22 episodes

I'm a film director. I love what I do. I love emotions. I struggle. I fail. I succeed. I love all of it, specifically all the people intersecting with my journey. After doing a few first episodes on my own, I thought it's much more engaging to remember the memorable moments with them together.

PS: I'm also a mom, a tattoo lover, a challenge seeker and I live in Germany... if you must know.

I'm a film director and this podcast is my way of socialising‪.‬ Juliane Block

    • TV & Film

I'm a film director. I love what I do. I love emotions. I struggle. I fail. I succeed. I love all of it, specifically all the people intersecting with my journey. After doing a few first episodes on my own, I thought it's much more engaging to remember the memorable moments with them together.

PS: I'm also a mom, a tattoo lover, a challenge seeker and I live in Germany... if you must know.

    Filmmaker Darcy Weir - interview

    Filmmaker Darcy Weir - interview

    Today I’m talking to Darcy Weir, a documentary filmmaker. We released our films through the same distributor and I was extremely impressed with Darcy’s ability to promote his docs.


    0:07 Documentary filmmaker Darcy Weir
    0:34 How “X-Files” and “Harry and the Hendersons” led to UFOs and Sasquatch documentaries
    4:10 Having a distinctive target audience & getting your film out there: be passionate about what you do
    6:31 Are members of UFO groups believers?
    9:09 Telling your side of the story and how to deal with charlatans
    16:25 Filming on sight, finding and interviewing your subjects



    If you want to connect with Darcy you’ll find all his films & trailers here:

    http://www.occultjourneys.com/

    • 22 min
    Storyboard artist Graham Wyn Jones - interview

    Storyboard artist Graham Wyn Jones - interview

    Today I’m talking to Graham Wyn Jones, a storyboard artist who has done huge blockbuster films, but also small, independent type of films, where he worked with only a small team. Listen to how he got into the industry and the joys of being a storyboard artist:


    0:00 Graham Wyn Jones
    0:52 The journey from merchant seaman to storyboard artist
    6:44 Working on Hollywood blockbuster movies & the time it takes to get there
    9:49 The storyboarding workflow
    11:35 The skillset of a good storyboard artist
    15:16 Different languages on set
    16:42 Concept artist, storyboard artist, digital or pencil & paper

    Connect with Graham:

    uk.linkedin.com/pub/graham-wyn-jones/2/212/31a/

    www.imdb.com/name/nm1517086/

    About Graham:

    "Drawing storyboards is a richly rewarding experience for me. I visualise the written word from the script into cinematic storyboards. It is above all a communication tool of the Director`s vision for the production in terms of realising the narrative, composition/framing, lenses, lighting, stunts and vfx requirements. The drawings freeze lines, shapes light and visualises what the script can't describe in words."

    GRAHAM WYN JONES B.A. (HONS) is an award-winning free-lance storyboard artist with 23 years of experience in the film industry. He has worked the full spectrum of the media, from major Hollywood studios such as Marvel & Disney, to low-budget independent films, high-end TV drama, commercials, games, music, corporate, documentaries and 4D animation. Graham has been invited to teach Art & Design, illustration, MA Media studies across the UK in his downtime.

    • 19 min
    Actor and musician Jeff Weber - interview

    Actor and musician Jeff Weber - interview

    For everyone who doesn’t know, once in a while I also do poster work, and that’s how I met Texas-based actor Jeff Weber, and we decided to do a podcast! Have a listen:


    1:11 Introduction of Texas-based musician & actor Jeff Weber, and learning a classical instrument in your childhood
    5:01 Getting into the movie industry (in your 40s)
    7:42 The difference between shooting music videos vs a narrative film, and the story behind "What I’d Do For You"
    11:37 Advice for aspiring actors and musicians
    13:16 Killing bugs, spiders & scorpions
    15:07 We are all a product of our environment
    18:58 “The Curse of Hobbes House” & the characters of Naser (Waleed Elgadi) and Eury Saul (Jo Price)
    20:40 What’s next

    Connect with Jeff:

    Instagram: @gojaydub

    Facebook: @theradiogunners

    Website: theradiogunners.com



    Referenced in the podcast:

    Podcast: Interview with language coach Clifford De Spenser

    Podcast: Interview with actor Waleed Elgadi

    "The Curse of Hobbes House"

    "Kinks"

    • 22 min
    Language coach Clifford De Spenser - interview

    Language coach Clifford De Spenser - interview

    Today I spoke to Clifford De Spenser, who I first collaborated with on the film “3 Lives” and who become an invaluable member of my team ever since.


    0:35 Intro of voice / language / dialect / dialogue coach Clifford De Spenser
    2:27 The ups and downs in the film industry & the importance of networking
    3:37 Glamour on set (or the absence of it) & wearing the right clothes
    4.53 Shooting the film “3 Lives”
    7:49 Guerrilla filmmaking has similarities to being in the army
    10:16 The bigger the budget [..] the more silly they become
    13:44 A film set is like a medieval court
    15:03 The difference between dialect and dialogue coach (with a small detour to the early days of cinema)
    17:52 Advice to actresses and actors who aspire to be successful internationally
    21:07 What’s next



    If you want to connect with Clifford: clemencyfilms.com

    Link to "3 Lives" 3livesmovie.com

    • 24 min
    Colourist Filipe Fernandes - interview

    Colourist Filipe Fernandes - interview

    Today I'm talking to Filipe Fernandes, a colourist I had the pleasure of working with on 3 of my films: "8 Remains", "3 Lives" and "The Curse of Hobbes House"



    0:00 How Filipe Fernandes became a colourist in the film industry

    3:01 What skills do a colourist need? 

    4:28 Advice to filmmakers from a colourist what not to avoid during shooting

    5:44 The story about turning the runner into forest greenery (Filipe’s magic wand) 

    7:16 The process of colour grading

    9:24 "8 Remains" - a project saved in colour grade (DoP Marcus Schwemin)  

    13:22 Case study "The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady", a short film with a VFX animated statue as the lead character in a real environment  

    16:24 Working and living the European dream 



    Connect with Filipe:

    Website: filipe-fernandes.com
    Instagram: @filipe_fernandes_grade
    Film Shed’s Website: www.film-shed.co.uk

    Trailer of "The Marvelous Misadventures of the Stone Lady" https://vimeo.com/336579000

    Link to "8 Remains" 8remains.com

    • 18 min
    Singer-songwriter Georgie Fisher - interview

    Singer-songwriter Georgie Fisher - interview

    Georgie Fisher is a singer-songwriter from Sydney, who has made Berlin her home. Have a listen:

    0:00 Georgie Fisher

    1:16 Career choice: singer-songwriter

    5:08 Writing music for a film vs creating a song

    7:02 What’s next?

    8:44 How do you create a pop song?

    11:05 Next: the production of the song - a different skillset

    12:30 Advice for aspiring musicians

    14:49 Talking about the glamour of being a musician on tour



    Connect with Georgie:

    Music Streaming

    Spotify

    Bandcamp

    Website/Socials

    Website

    Instagram

    Facebook

    • 22 min

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