"Life on the Film Set" Podcast

lifeonthefilmset

A podcast about how to work on a film set and be great at it.

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  1. 1d ago

    The Director is a Leader | James Stewart Keene / Director

    What happens when you're directing a film and things start to go wrong with the people that are working for you? In this episode we talk to director James Stewart Keene about what we learnt about leadership directing his first short film and how those lessons have shaped how he's set up his new team for his feature film "Sherbrooke Down: Valley of Tears".

    The Director is a Leader | James Stewart Keene / Director

  2. Nov 4

    "Life on the Film Set" is back

    "Life on the Film Set" is back. It's been a hot minute, but we're back. In this episode we do a quick re-cap on the key lessons from last season and what we've been up to since then. We introduce this new season with a new format... special guests and we talk about why we've chosen these guests in particular.

    "Life on the Film Set" is back

  3. 09/07/2024

    Building culture

    You might think the experience and skills of important crew members determine the success of a film project. But how many times have you been on a set with a super capable crew who just can't work together? And have you been on a set with an inexperienced crew who performed beyond their capability because of their ability to work together with each other? This is the realm of "culture". In this episode we talk about how to create culture in order to maximise your chances of creating a film that is great.

    Building culture

  4. 08/24/2024

    Estimating work

    Have you ever been given a call sheet and thought to yourself "they must be dreaming"? How many times have you felt yourself compromising your work in order to meet a schedule that's plainly ridiculous?! In this episode we talk about some techniques for estimating and planning work in order to create more realistic plans resulting in better work being created.

    Estimating work

  5. 08/11/2024

    Fuelling innovation on set

    We all want to make films that are as good as they can be and that impact and inspire our audiences. But so often we find ourselves rushing and compromising our art instead of giving everything the care and attention it deserves. So how do you set up the environment on set to create the environment for innovation to occur? Hint... it's fuelling people for collaboration.

    Fuelling innovation on set

  6. 07/28/2024

    Getting work flowing

    Film sets are busy places with lots of things going on at once. How do you organise a film set to ensure that all this different work flows together to achieve the making of a film? When is the right time to muck in and help others and when is it better to give people space to do their own job?

    Getting work flowing

  7. 07/14/2024

    Leading and Following

    Working on a film set fundamentally involves interacting and cooperating with other people. So how do you effectively lead and follow? In this episode we talk about using "intent" as a way of directing others and communicating what you intend to do. We also touch on how to have "hard" conversations with others.

    Leading and Following

  8. 07/14/2024

    Welcome to "Life on the Film Set"

    Introducing Nick Payne and George Artin, two passionate filmmakers and friends, connected through working on many film projects together. In this podcast, they introduce themselves and talk about what the "Life on the Film Set" podcast is about, and why they're doing it.

    Welcome to "Life on the Film Set"

  9. Season 1 Trailer

    Coming soon... "Life on the Film Set"

    A new podcast about how to work on a film set and be great at it. This is not about technical skills, but rather the human skills you need to work effectively and positively with the people around you.

    Coming soon... "Life on the Film Set"
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