ScreenWorks Podcast

ScreenWorks
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Learn about the people and jobs that make up Northern Ireland's vibrant screen industry.

Episodes

  1. 10/14/2021

    Concept Art for Games with Stephen Downey

    Stephen began his career as a freelance comic artist 15 years ago, creating his own work and showing it at comic conventions. His networking paid off and he got hired to draw for comics Torchwood, How to Train Your Dragon and Flash Gordon. He continued to network and got work drawing storyboards for Halo: Nightfall and Krypton as well as working with movie studios to create apps used to promote their films. Stephen also has his own games company Outsider Games and has 2 playable games  - Jennifer Wilde & Wailing Heights.  Which you can get via the app store! Listen to what Stephen has to say about growing up and finding his niche.

  2. 09/30/2021

    Location Management with Adam Wilkinson

    This week are joined by top location manager Adam Wilkinson – whose previous credits include the likes of Dungeons & Dragons, Dublin Murders,  Game of Thrones, The Fall, Krypton, Morgan, The Frankenstein Chronicles and The Lost City of Z! Adam has a vast amount of knowledge in his field and has worn many hats!  He chats to us about this journey, how he set foot on set when he was 12 and what it takes to be a great Locations Manager here in Northern Ireland.

  3. 09/16/2021

    Story Development with Amanda Verlaque

    Amanda’s career in the creative industries began as an arts and entertainment journalist writing for publications including The Irish News. She has 25 years’ award winning experience in TV drama as a script editor, storyliner, producer and executive producer for the BBC, RTE, Blinder Films and Tiger Aspect before turning her attention to writing. She has showcased plays at Outburst Queer Arts Festival and been published in flash fiction and short story anthologies. She recently executive produced On The Street Where We Live, a series of audio plays for The MAC Belfast and her play Lolly features in the series. Amanda’s play, This Sh*t Happens All The Time, about homophobic hate crime, will premiere at Belfast’s Imagine! Festival in March 2022, and Distortion produced by The MAC, will be streamed worldwide in September 2021.

  4. 09/02/2021

    Music Composition With Mark Gordon

    Mark started Score Draw Music in 2004 after a career as a musician that included recording 4 Peel Sessions, playing live shows in the USA, Russia and Japan, and having tracks he had co-written placed on shows such as Malcolm in the Middle and Sesame Street.  Outside of the company Mark is a member of the Ivors Academy Media Committee Board, dealing with ongoing issues for media composers around copyright, skills, and opportunities. He also sits on the Future Screens NI Board, delivering expert technical skills, opportunity, and growth across film and broadcast, animation, games, and immersive technologies and industries in Northern Ireland. Mark also programmes Output Belfast - Ireland’s largest music conference. Mark shares his story with us as well as giving some helpful tips and tricks on how you can build a portfolio in the music composing world.

  5. 08/19/2021

    TV Development with Stellify Media

    This week, we're joined by Stellify Media, one of Northern Ireland's leading producers of factual entertainment television. Best known for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Blind Date and original shows including, Flinch, No Place like Tyrone, and Secret Body, their award-winning content has been shown across the world. Kieran Doherty (CEO & Co-Founder) and Tracie O'Neill (Executive Producer) share their stories and some of their thoughts on TV Development.

  6. 08/05/2021

    Casting With Carla Stronge

    We're joined this week by triple Emmy Award-Winning Casting Director Carla Stronge.  Carla talks to us about her journey to get to where she is today and gives us some useful tips on how you can follow in her footsteps

  7. 07/22/2021

    The Screen Industries with Richard Williams

    We're joined in our first episode by Richard Williams, CEO of Northern Ireland Screen. Richard talks to us about the current state of Northern Ireland's screen industries, how it's grown, and how he sees it developing in future. www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk

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Learn about the people and jobs that make up Northern Ireland's vibrant screen industry.

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  • Creator
    ScreenWorks
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 ScreenWorks Podcast
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