The Directors’ Take Podcast

This is episode 8 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by Manchester based Writer/Director and 2025 Screen Daily Star of Tomorrow Liam White.  Liam built traction through his short film work which includes Doughnut (2020), Tick Tick Tick (2020), Punch-Drunk an exceptional thriller set in...

This is episode 7 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by some of the creative team behind SURVIVING EARTH, the BFI & FILM4 backed debut feature film from Writer/Director Thea Gajic.  Producer Sophie Reynolds also joins us to talk through the film’s life cycle, as it successfully nav...

This is episode 6 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by Producer Hollie Bryan and Writer/Director Jack King, the BAFTA nominated team behind The Ceremony, the indie feature film that won the Sean Connery Prize at Edinburgh International Film Festival before going on to earn two BIFA no...

This is episode 5 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad were joined for a LIVE conversation at the wonderful venue of MetFilm School Manchester by acclaimed actor Corin Silva.  Corin is a rising star in the Film & TV industry with roles in SAS Rogue Heroes, Masters of the Air, All the Light We Cannot Se...

This is episode 4 of the third season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad were joined for a LIVE conversation at the wonderful venue of Manchester HOME by Writer & Director Claire Tailyour.  Claire is a working director whose credits include The Wives, Beyond Paradise, Phoenix Rise and Netflix/BBC’s Get Even. Her debut f...

This is episode 3 of the third season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by Director Nick Rowland, who is seen as one of the UK’s and Hollywood’s brightest young stars. He joins us to talk about his latest release She Rides Shotgun, an action thriller which stars Taron Egerton and Ana Sophia Heger...

This is episode 2 of the BRAND NEW third season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad get honest about what they’ve been up to in the show’s close season, explaining the introspective work that they’ve completed and the journey that has taken them on. Oz has explored the origins of his own artistry which has seen him sign on t...

This is episode 1 of the BRAND NEW third season of The Directors Take Podcast .   In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by UK TV legend Angela Griffin, who discusses her transition from distinguished actor with over 500 hours of broadcast TV under her belt into the Directors chair on Season 16 of Waterloo Road.   This conversation...

This is episode 34 and the FINAL EPISODE in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad do a round up of their 2024 highlights, lowlights and their favourite episodes from the second season of the podcast, before throwing out some optimistic feels for the year ahead.  It’s been a tough year, but we are here to bring you so...

This is episode 33 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Director Jim O’Hanlon, whose directorial work has been nominated for BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Emmy’s. Jim began his career working in continuing Drama on Coronation Street and has since gone on to direct Inside Number 9, 100 Streets with Idris...

This is episode 32 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by the Director of the National Film & Television School , Dr. Jon Wardle. In this episode we demystify exactly what the NFTS is to give you all of the information necessary to understand how it can fit into your pathway into the industry.   ...

This is episode 31 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by legendary French Director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone) and his long-time Writer and Artistic collaborator Thomas Bidegain to discuss their latest project in partnership with Netflix, the musical crime comed...

This is episode 30 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by High-End TV Director Marc Jobst for the second part of our conversation. Marc began his career working in continuing drama on Casualty and Eastenders before working his way up to creating exceptional work on Hannibal, Daredevil, The Witcher and...

This is episode 29 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by High-End TV Director Marc Jobst . Marc began his career working in continuing drama on Casualty and Eastenders before working his way up to creating exceptional work on Hannibal, Daredevil, The Witcher and most recently as the lead director on...

This is episode 28 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Award winning  actor, writer and director Charlotte Hamblin. This conversation was recorded at the Norwich Film Festival 2024.   In this chat we cover:- The importance of preparation in development Developing an idea Preparation Meets Improvisa...

This is episode 27 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad take you behind the scenes of their short films, Space Plug and Opening Up.  Recorded in June 2023, the episode gives you their fresh thoughts on the wins and challenges of production one week after they wrapped on set.  This conversation covers:  - We break...

This is episode 26 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by BAFTA winning producer Chris Hees, who works across both animation and live-action.  This conversation was recorded at the Spirit of Independence Film Festival in Sheffield alongside a bunch of other industry talks, as we aim to demystify produ...

This is episode 25 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast .   In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad discuss the process of giving and receiving notes as a Writer & Director. We were joined in this conversation by Venetia Hawkes , who is the author of the book We Have Some Notes… The Insider’s Guide to Notes, Script Editing and Development . This book...

This is episode 24 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad get candid about directing actors and building trust on set. From early mistakes to big lessons, they share stories about casting, blocking, and working with actors to elevate on-screen moments. Drawing on experiences from their respective works, they break...

This is episode 23 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Jess Hong a New Zealand actor who since graduating from Drama School landed the lead role in Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss Game of Thrones follow up, the Multi-Emmy award nominated show 3 BODY PROBLEM, which was also created by Alex...

This is episode 22 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Adam Pearson who is an actor and star of the new A24 feature film, A Different Man alongside Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) and is written & directed by Aaron Schimberg....

This is episode 21 in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Paul Davies , the legendary Sound Designer who is best known for being one of Director Lynne Ramsay’s closest collaborators, with their relationship spanning all the way back to her first feature film, Ratcatcher. He is exceptional in his own r...

This is episode 20 in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Nichola Wong , a Writer and Director who has successfully navigated her way from making short films to directing over 20 episodes of the continuing drama Hollyoaks.  The transition from shorts to TV is one of the most challenging leaps to make...

This is episode 19 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Catherine Lyn Scott from London Flair PR, who specialise in running BAFTA and Oscar award campaigns for short films. Catherine has helped her clients gain 32 Oscar nominations including 6 wins with films such as An Irish Goodbye (2023), The Lon...

This is episode 18 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast . In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Andy Harrower who is the CEO of DIRECTORS UK , who help amplify the collective voice of working directors in the UK in tackling the multitude of issues that they might face. The TV & Film industry has undergone massive amounts of change ove...