The Filmmaker’s Playbook

Welcome to episode #39 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guests this week are Jo Spain and Dave Logan. Jo and Dave are writers and producers. Together they write and executive produce Harry Wild, which stars Jane Seymour in the title role. Other credits as collaborators include the widely acclaimed adaptation of The Boy That Never Was. Outside of their c...

Welcome to episode #38 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is two time Academy Award Nominated Cinematographer, Seamus McGarvey. Seamus was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Atonement in 2007 and Anna Karenina in 2012. Other credits include The Avengers, The Greatest Showman, Nocturnal Animals, Godzilla...

Welcome to episode #37 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is writer and director, Waris Islam. Waris's directing credits include TV shows like The Bay, Vera, Holby City and EastEnders. He also wrote and directed on the BBC series, Bishaash and has multiple feature films in development.  -- Today, Waris and I discuss how he got started in t...

Welcome to episode #34 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is actor and filmmaker, Baz Black. As an actor, Baz has starred in Brassic, KIN, Swing Bout, and Dublin Crust, amongst others. As a writer, director and producer he has made award-winning short films, but is most well known for his indie-feature, Dublin Crust, which hit #1 on Amazon...

Welcome to episode #36 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is Gráinne Humphreys. Gráinne is the Executive Director of the Dublin International Film Festival. Today, we talk about how Gráinne got started in film programming, how programming a major festival like DIFF works, submissions tips for filmmakers, the importance of Gala screening sp...

Welcome to episode #35 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is director, Darcia Martin. Darcia’s credits include Call The Midwife, Queen Charlotte, Casualty, The Chelsea Detective, Riches, Three Little Birds and more. -- Today, we talk about how Darcia moved from documentary to drama, making short films, pitching to JJ Abrams' production com...

Welcome to episode #33 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is Casting director, Wayne Linge. Wayne started his career as an actor and theatre maker before moving into casting. He worked extensively for the BBC before setting up Crampsie Linge Casting . Some of Wayne’s credits include We Hunt Together, EastEnders, Father Brown, Shakespeare a...

Welcome to episode #32 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is producer, Alex Jones. Alex started her career in the AD department where she worked on shows like Game Of Thrones, Penny Dreadful and Vikings. Her most recent work is producing high-end television drama such as Penance, Witness Number 3 and The Night Caller. Her latest show, The...

Welcome to episode #31 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- My guest this week is editor, Tony Kearns . Throughout his career Tony has edited iconic music videos for artists like Prodigy, Blur, The Chemical Bothers, Coldplay, Radiohead, Paul McCartney and more. His film and TV credits include Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Smother, and Black Mirror, including Band...

Welcome to episode #30 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to production designer, Lauren Kelly . Lauren was the production designer on the internationally acclaimed feature film ' You Are Not My Mother ’. Other feature films include Claire Dix’s ‘ Sunlight ’, Damian McCarthy’s ‘ODDITY’ and Marian Quinn's 'TWIG’. Upcoming releases inclu...

Welcome to episode #29 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to producer, Louise Say. Louise has 25 years experience across high end drama and landmark documentaries. Some of Louise's credits include iconic BBC series' like Shetland , Dracula and Les Miserables . Other credits include Air Ambulance ER, How The Universe Works and Titanic:...

Welcome to episode #28 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to actor, Natalia Kostrzewa. Some of Natalia’s credits include Line of Duty , Krypton , Rosie, The Cured and one of Netflix’s biggest TV shows, Fool Me Once . She also runs Owning It Acting Studio in London and she’ll next appear in BBC’s Casualty and ITV’s Out There . -- In our...

Welcome to episode #27 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to director, Daniel O’Hara. Some of Daniel’s credits include Harlan Coben's SAFE and The Stranger for Netflix, Brassic , Doctor Who, Silent Witness, The Game, Being Human and most recently, The Red King . -- In our conversation we discuss how Daniel got started in magazine TV an...

Welcome to episode #26 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to writer and director, Phil Hawkins. Some of Phil’s credits include his epic Star Wars fan film, Star Wars: Origins , Prancer: A Christmas Tale for Universal Studios and the family, action-adventure film Robin and The Hoods for Sky Studios, starring Oscar-nominee, Naomie Harris...

Welcome to episode #25 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to Acting Coach, Helena Walsh. Helena is an International Voice, Acting and Empowerment and Resiliency Coach and has worked with some of my favourite actors. She is the Founder of Helena Walsh Empowerment Studios; an Organic Intelligence® Coach, a Fitzmaurice Voicework® teacher...

Welcome to episode #24 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to cinematographer, JJ Rolfe. JJ’s feature film credits include Dublin Old School, The Bright Side and Deadly Cuts. His TV works includes KIN, Smother, Blackshore, Witness Number 3, The Night Caller, and Harry Wild, amongst others.   -- In our conversation we discuss JJ’s time a...

Welcome to episode #23 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to actor and writer, Jade Jordan. Jade’s credits include Blackshore, TWIG, You Are Not My Mother, KIN, Northern Lights and more. She wrote and starred in the IFTA nominated short film, The Color Between and in 2021 published her first book, Nanny, Ma and Me.  -- In our conversat...

Welcome to episode #22 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to creative consultant and filmmaker, Des Doyle. Des started his career in the camera department working on films like Reign of Fire, The Ringer, Ordinary Decent Criminal before making his acclaimed feature length documentary, Showrunners. He also works extensively as an educato...

Welcome to episode #21 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to Academy-award and Emmy-award winning director, writer and producer, Edward Zwick. Ed’s credits include Glory, Legends of the Fall, The Siege, Courage Under Fire, Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, amongst many others.  -- In our conversation we d...

Welcome to episode #20 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to Script Supervisor and emerging Producer, Carley Armstrong. Carley’s credits as a script supervisor include Slow Horses, Boiling Point, Brassic, The Red King, Ferrari and more. She is a BAFTA Connect Producer, an RTS Nominated Rising Star Producer, and an alumnus of BFI Networ...

Welcome to episode #19 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to Director, Conor Morrissey. Conor’s credits include documentary series like MacIntyre’s Underworld and TV drama series such as Red Rock, Hollyoaks, BBC’s EastEnders and Casualty.  -- In our conversation we discuss Conor’s background as an actor, how he got his first directing...

Welcome to episode #18 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to Producer, John Wallace. John’s credits include acclaimed feature films like Rialto, Lola, Ballywalter and Songs for While I’m Away. TV credits include dramas such as Redemption, Too Good To Be True and the upcoming Dead and Buried. -- In our conversation we discuss how John b...

Welcome to episode #17 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to 1st Assistant Director, Sarah Lucas. Sarah's credits include A Gentleman in Moscow, Boiling Point, Malpractice, Midsomer Murders, Father Brown and Doctors, among many others. -- In our conversation we discuss how Sarah got started in the industry, how she climbed the AD ladde...

Welcome to episode #16 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to Writer, Script Editor and Development Executive, Nadine Flynn. Nadine currently works in Development with Galway based Danú Media where she heads up their slate. Other work includes script editing on TV series like EastEnders and Fair City, as well as writing her own scripts....

Welcome to episode #15 of The Filmmaker's Playbook , hosted by writer-director Jason Branagan. -- On today’s show I talk to directors Rob and Ronan Burke. Rob and Ronan direct as a duo and individually and their credits include Red Rock, Harry Wild, Netflix's Free Rein, Find Me In Paris and the feature films Standby and Damo & Ivor: The Movie. -- In our conversation we discuss how they started...