Girl with a Camera

In this episode I'm discussing top actors whose performances were ignored by The Academy and didn't receive any nominations for their performances.

Have you watched the new docu-film on Netflix The Tinder Swindler? It's a true story of a guy who fooled women all around Europe to give him over 10 million dollars for his lifestyle. A fraudster who pretended to be a millionaire was looking for gold diggers to fool them into sending him money. 

Simon Cox has been a filmmaker his whole life. He brought Hollywood into the UK with his film Invasion Planet Earth when he turned the streets of Birmingham into an Alien war zone. 900 supporters joined his filming to run away from enemies attacking Planet Earth. Simon is currently raising money for his new film Of Infinite Worlds with selling 20,000 mugs: https://www.ofinfiniteworlds.com

Director, producer and writer Dom Lenoir talks with me about the importance of aiming for excellence rather than just trying to make a good film. You learn so much even if you fall short on your goal. It plays a big role especially when you transition from shorts to features. Dom is a producer so he also talks about how to pitch your film and what definitely not to do.

Craig made his debut feature film in 1995 and currently has at least 4 films in production. We talk about all the obstacles you come across before you're able to make your film but also while you're making it. It is a never ending struggle but that's what we love about it. Are we a bit of masochists or are we just crazy?

I'm talking to Aharon Keshales, Israeli film director of a horror film Rabies (the best film of the year in Quentin Tarantino's words), South Of Heaven starring Jason Sudeikis. Aharon tells his story of becoming a filmmaker with all the bumps on the road. Started as a film critic, he made a horror film which wasn't a huge success in Israel which seemed like an end to his career as a director but t...

I talked to jack of all trades Raine McCormack who made his first feature film The Village in the Woods (Available on Prime Video, Apple TV). Raine shares great advice for filmmakers who want to make their features, what are the pitfalls, what mistakes he's done along the way, pros and cons of filming locations, but also he was able to catch the real paranormal activity on camera! And he kept it i...

I'm talking to a director of a feature documentary A Manchester Story Anton Arenko. It was actually his first documentary he has ever made and we talked about all the joys and challenges that came with it.

Get into the Christmas mood and listen to my interview with film director Shaun Piccinino about his sequel A California Christmas: City Lights - streaming now on Netflix. Shaun has 5 films on Netflix and he talks about how do you get there as a film director.

Charles was a truck driver and after his head injury he was sidelined. During the recovery he discovered his love for writing. He wrote short stories and even books that got published on Amazon. Charles didn't stop there and he wrote a screenplay for a horror film The Hollow which he filmed, producer and edited. The Hollow will be released on 1 January 2022!

Chris Carr is a film director, producer and writer and maybe a secret spy. His film The Dry Cleaner is the main topic of this episode. The amount of research you have to make in order to make a spy film which would not only be believable but also accurate and factual is a lot of work but for Chris, it's a piece of cake as he's incredibly passionate about everything spy-related. We're also talking...

In this episode, I'm talking to an actor Rhys Hamlyn who took on a leading role in a short film called Unspoken (You can watch on Youtube). We talk about challenges that arise from making a film about suicide that is based on true events. How do you prepare for a role like this and how do you detach from it after? As well as how to take care of your mental health, especially if you're starting out...

I'm talking to a film director Rob Ayling who made a Batman fan film called Living in crime alley. This episode is not only for Batman fans, but for everyone who wants to get inspired by Rob's story - from being made redundant to make a film which has won not only our heart but also collected 30 awards. Living in crime alley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZhv92mb7I  Hands (A 90-second doc...

In this episode, I'm talking to writer and director of a short film Sticky, Cameron Johanning. 'Sticky' is a heartfelt story about a teenager finding out her parents are getting divorced and her dad found a new family.   Cameron has put all his savings into this film and he takes us through the whole process of writing, pre-producing, casting, directing, filming and editing of his film w...

In this episode, I'm talking to a British actor Matthew Leitch about his experience of being part of a hugely successful HBO mini-series Band of brothers. Matthew played a real life character, Floyd Talbert, who was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company. The attention to detail from the crew 'geeks' in order to keep the performance as true and close as it can be to a real Floyd Talbert and...

Danny Drysdale is a music video director, known especially for working with The Killers (Directed and edited Human, The world we live in, Rut) and Echosmith (Directed and edited all videos for Lonely Generation album). This episode is all about pitching your ideas, working with musicians, planning complicated shoots, taking risks, thinking outside the box, making it happen under incredibly tight d...

Halloween special edition of my podcast Girl With A Camera! I invited LA based director and actor Emily Rua to chat with me all things horror filmmaking. Emily gives great advice for horror filmmakers on building tension, mistakes to avoid, cast and much more. Emily also offers to answer any of your questions relating horror filmmaking, so get in touch: http://thehorrorofbeingemily.com or her Inst...

I'm happy to welcome a visual effects artist TEDJ (Instagram: @imtedj) on my podcast Girl with A camera. We talked about why we're so fascinated by bending the reality in film, watching Marvel movies and just becoming addicted to it? Also some tips on how to become a visual artist and how much time it takes to learn something like this!

In this episode of my podcast Girl With A Camera, I'm talking to a writer and director from LA Justin Best about his short film called Face On. It's creepy and I love it! We are discussing the fact that people are fascinated by creepy, odd, weird and violent content on screen, why is that? Help Justin make Face on as a feature film here: https://seedandspark.com/fund/faceonmovie#story

I had a pleasure to meet an award-winning filmmaker, writer and drummer Elliot Manarin and we talked about his filmmaking experience on the set. What was his biggest mistake during filming? How to be a leader on the set and why you maybe don't need the best camera to create the best film. Elliot shared a very insightful point of view and uncovered the secret to really get the foot in the film indu...

For my 10th episode of my podcast I spoke to a London-Based film director Abbie Lucas. For close to a decade she has forged a wide and varied career path, in both creative and technical roles.   In 2018, Levile TV listed her as one of the Top 20 Rising Female Filmmakers in the UK. She is a member of Directors UK and BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew 2021.  We had so much fun talking about up...

I have met with Corina Mueller, a herbalist and owner of Heal & Relax, and we talked about what happens in our body when we're stressed and what to do about it. Amazing tips and a lovely chat!  To get in touch with Corina, visit: https://www.healandrelax.co.uk

I had a chat with actor, voice-actor, musical theatre performer and singer Tony George-Owens on all things acting, auditioning, freelancing, audio equipment, funny stories and career lessons!

Discussing film-making, production, war movies, westerns and funny stories from behind the scenes with BWC Films.

Do we need a viral video or a set of consistent videos across all social media platforms? Creating video content will become a must if you want to bring business to your company. Hoping for one viral video that will push you to heights and make your company well-known is a little bit of fairy-tale and I will tell you why in this podcast.