The Directors’ Take Podcast

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Producer and Writer Helen Simmons (F*CK & KLOKKENLUIDER). With the BFI Network funding applications currently open and there being a lack of Producers available, we did a deep dive to uncover the mystery of Producers. This covers...   -What are the different types of Producers? -What do Producers do? -How...

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Writer & Director Alice Seabright (SEX EDUCATION & CHLOE) for a deep dive on directing craft... We dove so deep that we had to split this conversation into two. This is Part 2, which covers....   -A sincere apology for the excellent cliffhanger at the end of Part 1. -Alice details how she got her very own...

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Writer & Director Alice Seabright (SEX EDUCATION & CHLOE) for a deep dive on directing craft... We dove so deep that we had to split this conversation into two, with Part 1 covering the following...   -Alice talks us through her journey into directing. -We talk about how she got her first job as a working...

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus discuss the biggest mistakes that young directors make! Using their own learnings that they've made whilst navigating the pathway into the industry, they outline the things they wish they had known at the start. They cover:   -The failure to finish work. -Chasing the 'film look'. -Searching for shortcuts. -Waiting for...

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Mark Brennan from United Agents and we have a very candid conversation which demystifies the process of being signed by an agent and what that relationship then looks like. We cover...   -At what point should you being looking for representation as a Director. -How should you approach agents? -What do age...

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Director and visual artist Riffy Ahmed, where they talk you through the experiences they had in shadowing the Directors' on Season 1 of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and the upcoming season of TOPBOY.   -Riffy tells us her incredible story of how she had a show featured in the Saatchi Gallery. -We talk practically...

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas talk you through what happened once they finished making the films that propelled them into the film industry.

Welcome to the very first episode of The Directors' Take podcast, where your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas talk you through their individual journeys and break down how they made their first films.

Welcome to The Directors' Take, a podcast where we explore how you go from directing something with your mates, to being the most senior decision-maker on a film set. Your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are both Writer & Directors at the beginning of their TV and Feature Film Directing journeys and are offering a look behind the curtain of high-end TV and feature filmmaking. For Directo...