The Filmmakers Podcast

Grant Pichla joins Giles Alderson to chat how he made his feature film Making Time in TWO DAYS!! Giles and Grant had a good natter on film-making and the joys and sacrifices we make to make films. We talk about Grant's background, how he got into filmmaking and his first feature film 'Niners' How making a feature film whilst having a job and renovating a house is a tough thing to do but so rewardi...

Get you FREE Shotlister App Just email filmmakerspodcast@shotlister.com for your FREE copy! No catch. This week we are joined by the team behind brilliant indie film Lancaster Skies. Giles Alderson (The Dare, World of Darkness) sits down with director Callum Burn, Producer Andy Burn, Cinematographer Sam Parsons and actor Kris Saddler to chat how they made their World War II epic We talk about thei...

This week Giles Alderson (The Dare, World of Darkness) is joined by screenwriter and director Stephanie McBain who talks about her journey into making her debut feature Roads, Trees and Honey Bees and how she raised the money on credit and worked two jobs while doing it. We chat with the inspiring Stephanie about how she started off acting and moved to directing after switching courses and having...

Giles Alderson (The Dare, World of Darkness) sits down with director, writer and producer Tom Paton to chat how he made his films, Pandorica, Redwood, Black Site, Stairs and G-Loc and how important it is to have a business head on as a filmmaker. Ep Sponsored by The Tracking Board https://www.tracking-board.com/ On the podcast this week we chat with Tom Paton about how he went from a Club Rep in C...

Our Sponsors this week THE TRACKING BOARD   On this WEEKS PODCAST Bert Marcus dropped in for a chat with Giles Alderson to discuss how he makes his Indie films and documentaries. Bert Marcus’ production company BMP has been in the industry for over a decade and has released critically acclaimed documentaries such as Teenage Paparazzo (2010), How To Make Money Selling Drugs (2013), Champs (2015), W...

  The wonderful and highly talented and fun director, writer and VFX superstar Hasraf 'Haz' Dulull sat down with Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to chat how he went from VFX work on The Dark Knight to making his own films 'The Beyond' and '2036 Origin Unknown' and his TV show Fast Layne.   We chat about his star in video games making cut scene graphics in an autonomous self-starting role. How he...

Jim Cummings joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk about his debut feature film Thunder Road. Jim wrote, directed and starred in the film which was developed from his short film of the same name which won the grand Jury prize in Sundance. He tells us about his journey from making shorts as a producer to doing it yourself, where the idea for Thunder Road came from...

Joining us this week is Director and Screenwriter Alberto Sciamma who talks about his new film I Love My Mum and how he made it Guerrilla Style across Europe. Giles Alderson is joined by Producer and actor Matt Hookings, Director Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and our producer /editor Robbie McKane They talk about Alberto's debut feature Killer Tongue and how he got finance from the American film marke...

  Joining Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) this week are film-making duo Stéphanie Joalland & Sean McConville from Frenzy Films who discuss how they make their films. From producing, directing, writing, casting, raising finance and getting the films seen.   Stéphanie Joalland grew up in a small town in Brittany, France. She moved to America to study producing, directing an...

Zach Lipovski joins Giles Alderson to chat how he went from making indie films (FREAKS) with his friends and family's money to making an huge studio movie for Disney with his film KIM POSSIBLE Zach talks about making his ace indie film Freaks how to work with young actors - auditioning them and on set. How to cast, direct and work with named actors such as Bruce Dern & Emile Hirsh and how he was e...

 Timo Vuorensola sits down with Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to chat making his epic Iron Sky feature and his latest release in the trilogy Iron Sky: The Coming Race. He talks about his start as a filmmaker by creating a studio in his mates garage and how he made Star Wreck and watching as it grew into something huge. How he created a buzz for his 'Nazi's on the Moon' concept in Cannes and got...

Giles Alderson sat down with Katie Sheridan and Ian Diaz to chat about their new webseries Rebecca Gold and the indie films they have worked on and made. Katie talks about going from young child actor to adult actor. The latest films she starred in Heretics & Together, Working on a horror and using green screen. Ian tells us how he used to do graphics on Top of the Pops and football and realised h...

Dominic Brunt joins us to chat acting, film-making and directing horror & thriller indie films. He chats going from Emmerdale, a TV soap to making horror movies via running a zombie short film festival which got him and his wife Joanne Mitchell talking about making their own movie which they did with Before Dawn. And how making his debit feature was the hardest thing he’s ever done. How he shot in...

  Giles Alderson (The Dare) sits down with Film and TV director James Kent to chat his feature films Testament of Youth and The Aftermath   We start of by talking about Directors U.K. and how important and useful it is for filmmakers https://directors.uk.com/   The freedom in Documentary film-making that you can use in feature film or TV work as a director and when your in edit suite it is just yo...

 Jason Wingard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson about his latest feature film Eaten by Lions. He chats going from shorts and winning short film festivals like Virgin Media shorts and making more films from the prize money. Then went onto make his debut feature In Another Life set in the Calais jungle while he waited for his other feature to happen . During this time he went out and learnt...

Giles Alderson sits down for a natter with director and producer Scott Mann to chat indie film-making working in the studio film system and dealing with on set nerves. Filming in Bulgaria with The Tournament and the great film crews they have there. We talk how he made a teaser trailer for the Tournament. Got offered a mil as soon as he got to Cannes to get it made but no guarantee he would direct...

This is our 100th EPISODE. Thank you all so much for supporting and listening to our podcast, it means the world to us!!   In this special episode host Giles Alderson dives down the rabbit hole of podcasts past and pulls out some gems from our guests that we have had so far. Some great guests and amazing episodes had to miss out but maybe there will be another 'Best Of' soon.   In the meantime you...

  Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) sit down with director James Bushe to chat about his debut feature film 'Cannibals and Carpet Fitters'.   How loving zombie films as a kid made him want to be a filmmakers and how other people can have the same idea you've had since you were a child.   Making short film cannibals and carpet fitters and turning it into a feature film...

  In Part 2 of our chat with producer and financier Jack Binder we talk about Reign Over Me star Adam Sandler, how he is on set and how you should carry yourself as the star of any production   Jack's new platform FilmBudget.com. How as Guerilla filmmakers we have to have solid knowledge of your budgets and finance plan and schedule that make sense created by professionals so your investors can se...

  Experienced Hollywood producer Jack Binder has not only worked with some of Hollywood's A-listers including Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler and Kevin Costner but he has also produced studio movies as well as the studio indie and the outright indiefilm. His latest film First Reformed staring Ethan Hawke was Oscar Nominated this year for best screenplay!   Starting out as an assistant and ended up creat...

  Giles Alderson is joined on this weeks podcast by quadruple treat Josh Folan who talks about he makes his movies from just producing or being in them or directing them to all four.   We talk making a feature on an i-phone and turning a stage play into a feature. What compromises you have to make and how to self distribute your feature film.   How he made the films 'All God's Creatures' and 'What...

Host and director Dom Lenoir talks about his early feature films with Giles Alderson and also with his producer and actor Matt Hookings about how they made feature thriller Winter Ridge, issues with investors and lack of rehearsal time. How to get your film in many cinemas across the country and win awards. Phin Glynn talks making bigger budget indie films, how to get big name actors in your films...

  Hosts Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir treat you to their LIVE recording of the first ever #MakeYourFilm event!! Director and writer Adam Morse - talks making his film LUCID without having anything in place. Blagging cast including Billy Zane and crew and learning how to make budgets and schedules in your bedroom from online videos! Getting cast when you have no money. Finding money in the most une...

Director Brian Barnes sits down with Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Andrew Rodger (To Dream) to talk about his debut feature film The Redeeming which became a No.1 selling film on amazon for 6 weeks! We talk how he made his indie film, what happened on set. How he had learnt so much from making corporate films and short films that prepared him for making The Redeeming. We discuss how being an edito...

Giles Alderson sits down with director and writer Nathan VonMinden to chat how he made his indie film The Challenger Disaster by raising finance and getting distribution himself . They chat about how scary and wonderful it is to see your film on a big screen and how you can't hide the flaws when it's up there for all to see. There are no set rules for filmmakers, you find your own path but you hav...