The Filmmakers Podcast

Director Rob Savage (Host) joins us to chat about his latest horror feature 'The Boogeyman'. He sits down with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to discuss how he made the leap to studio movie and creating horror scares. They also discuss: How to shoot scare ad big horror scenes. Pitching, how he got in the room and what to do when in there. Casting incredible actors. Lighting and the 'Moon Ball'. How...

On this weeks episode Oscar winning director and producer team Rob Marshall (Chicago) and John DeLuca (Mary Poppins Returns) chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about re-creating Disney's classic The Little Mermaid as a live action epic. They also discuss: Using under water stages. Virtual Backgrounds. Shooting huge action sequences. Casting a classic. Longstanding collaborations. and how thei...

On this weeks episode director, producer and writer Erige Sehiri joins us to talk How to make festival films, raise finance and win awards with her debut move Under The Fig Trees. Joining Giles Alderson as fellow host this week is Female Film Club's CEO Liza van der Smissen! Erige, Giles and Liza discuss: How to make festival films and win awards. Why you should just start. How she raised finance....

How will will the writers strike and AI affect filmmakers? On the 3rd episode of our new strand on the filmmakers podcast called The Business of Film Explained we go deep in facts, stats, percentages and figures of film-making with film data researcher Stephen Follows and directors, producers and screenwriters Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins! Why is the WGA writers strike happening? Wh...

The trials and tribulations of making your debut indie film with Kindling director and writer Connor O'Hara Connor joins Giles Alderson and Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar to talk making indie films They discuss: How you feel on release of your film. Going from Short to feature. Why it took eight years to get Kindling made. Getting a producer on board. Why teh director can be a plug hole of a sink. The pro...

This week we are LIVE (well it was recorded LIVE) at Genesis Cinema at the Make Your Film event from the London Independent Film Festival. with guests: Debs Paterson who is known for helming the Paramount + TV series Halo, Disney's Willow, Strike Back, A discover of Witches and the feature films Africa United and The Skywalker Legacy. Coz Greenop the director of the films Dark Beacon, Demon Baby, ...

Dexter Fletcher, the award winning director join us to talk making Wild Bill, Sunshine on Leith, Eddie the Eagle, Bohemian Rhapsody, Rocketman and his latest feature Ghosted staring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. Dexter also chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about: -Pitching for movies. -First film vs studio movie . -Why is still has work to harder and harder. -Action and stunts. -Why rehear...

On this episode, award winning cinematographer Eben Bolter, who talks about HBO's huge TV show The Last of Us. Eben is the DoP of feature films such as, Confine, Chicken, Night Teeth, iBoy, Acres and Acres, Level Up, Road Games and The Hoarder and TV shows such as The Woman in White, The Feed, The Girl Before, Avenue 5, The Last of Us and the upcoming Marvel series Secret Invasion. He chats to Gil...

Oscar winner Florian Zeller join us to talk his Anthony Hopkins starring The Father and his latest film The Son. Florian's debut feature The Father was nominated for7 Academy Awards, winning Best Adapted screenplay and nominated for six bafta's sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir in London and they discuss: -Adapting his plays in feature films -Mental health and male suicide in...

On this weeks show we welcome Sir Richard Eyre director of the Oscar nominated Iris, Notes on a Scandal and the recent feature film Allelujah. Richard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart and Matthew Butler -Hart all about his career up until this point. They talk about: Moving from Theatre to TV and TV to film How he learnt on the job and became a better director. The import...

On this weeks episode we welcome Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with directors John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and producer Jeremy Latcham Hosts Christian James and Huw Siddle chat with the gang about how they made their huge blockbuster. The story behind D&D How the MCU got started On set of a bug budget film How you make a film that makes you laugh, cry and cheer in one and the...

One the 2nd episode of our new strand on the filmmakers podcast called The Business of Film Explained we go deep in facts, stats, percentages and figures of film-making with film data researcher Stephen Follows and directors and producers Giles Alderson and Phil Hawkins -We discuss how we got our films made. -Is there a typical route to becoming a film director -Why is their a gender equality in d...

On this lovely Tuesday, we chat with writer-director Eddie Sternberg! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his filmmaking journey to get his debut feature film I used to be famous (2022) made.   They discuss:   - networking events - the thing about making shorts - balancing building a career and making a living - developing a feature script - getting I used to be famous made - pitching...

On this Friday's show we talk to award winning writer and director Saim Sadiq on his Pakistani trans culture feature debut Joyland. Giles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart & Matthew Butler-Hart chat with Saim about: -Where ideas come from -Pakistani film-making. -How he raised the finance. -Short to feature process -Trans culture, Patriarchy and creative desire. -His writing process and collaboration. -W...

On this week’s episode, we chat with writer, director, and actor Nathaniel Martello-White! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his debut feature film The Strays (2023).   They discuss:   - acting to directing -pros & cons of collaborating with funding bodies - references - rehearsing for key sequences - shifting from actor to director - working with Netflix - screenwriting - making a p...

On this weeks episode we chat with writer, producer and director Mali Elfman. Mali chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about her debut feature as a director NEXT EXIT. They discuss: -How she learnt to run and set and become a producer first -Benefits to writing your own script -Directing Karen Gillen -Film festivals and tips for attending -Why shooting in order worked for her -How worrying do...

On this weeks episode is Peyton Reed! The Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania director chats with Giles Alderson about making the movie. They discuss -The Volume and filmming in a new space -Directing giants of the acting game -How he learnt film-making from making films and watching other directors work -The disappointments - Fantastic Four -Pitching to Marvel -Why you have to passionate about the...

How to Make Netflix Original Comedy Horror films with director and writer Christopher Landon! On this fabulous episode we chat to Freaky, Happy Death Day, Disturbia, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse & Paranormal Activity 2,3 and 4 screenwriter and/or director dive deep into making horror films and comedy and a Netflix Original film with We Have A Ghost's director and screenwriter Christopher...

Returning hero Ben Caron joins Giles Alderson and Christian James to chat about his new film Sharper. Ben is the director of 11 episodes of The Crown winning an Emmy along the way he resently directed the last two episodes of Andor And his feature film Sharper stars Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan. They chat about: Working with actors Name dropping Pitching your projects to get the job Being in...

Oscar Nominated director Todd Field chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir all about his Academy Award nominated feature Tár. It's a real 'Field Good' episode! He talks: Going from Acting to Directing How Tom Cruise challenged him Casting Cate Blanchett What he learnt from Stanley Kubrik and Jan de Bont Working with high profile talent on his debut (and Oscar nominated) feature In The Bedroom Ho...

Extra special mini episode for you as we are joined by AFTERSUN casting director Lucy Pardee Lucy has not only been BAFTA nominated for casting Aftersun but has also cast the BAFTA winning Rocks, Perfect 10 and American Honey to name a few. She chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about: What she looks for in a young actor Street Casting Working with directors Why directors need to be open min...

Charlotte Wells joins Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir on this weeks episode to talk about her remarkable debut feature film Aftersun On the podcast we talk: Structuring an unstructured film Street Casting Working with her actors on set Developing a relationship with her DoP Her writing process and why it took eight years to get Aftersun made. Aftersun has been nominated for the below BAFTAs:   Best...

Samuel D Hunter on writing 'The Whale'. He sits down with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to chat: Adapting his own play into a feature screenplay Creating characters Working on dialogue Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink & working with director Darren Aronofsky The Whale is our in cinemas on Friday 3rd February SPONSOR Check out Q SCRIPTS Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Join...

Kristie Macosko Krieger who produces movies for and with Stephen Spielberg sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about making the Golden Globe winning The Fabelmans! Kristie is an American film producer and is a longtime associate of Steven Spielberg at DreamWorks/ Amblin Partners. Her works include such titles as; The Last Days (1998), A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Minority Repo...

BAFTA and BIFA winning director Mark Jenkin talks to Giles Alderson on this weeks episode about making his films and they dive deep into shooting on 16mm film and his latest feature, Enys Men which is OUT NOW! One of the most exciting filmmakers working in the UK today. Mark has been showered with praise for his BAFTA-winning feature film 'BAIT'. A native son of Cornwall, Mark Jenkin is a British...