The Young Film Academy Podcast

Dan Allen chats with Chiara Fulgoni, lecturer at MET Film School, cinematographer and crew member on various projects. Notably contributing as Cinematographer and Composer for BIFA Qualifying Sunrise Film Festival winning short film "Pops" with Director Molly Vandermeer and extensive work with Director and Screenwriter Bruna Pias. Work includes the shorts “Braids" and “Perfidia&quot...

Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with stunt performers Tom Jackson and Jeśka Pike about what it's like to be DRAGGED BY CARS, be SET ON FIRE, stunt drive MOTORBIKES and become a JEDI in a GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY! How Safe is stunt performing REALLY!?! How do you train  and become a stuntman or woman?!?! Can anyone do it? Or is it for adrenaline junkies? Or does it require more? Tune in for t...

Host Dan Allen and guest host Ryan Duke chat with legendary SFX Prosthetics and Animatronics creator Shaune Harrison, who has worked on every cool film you can possibly imagine. From Voldermort and Goblins in HARRY POTTER, to creatures in STAR WARS, horror Winnie the Pooh, MARVEL's Captain America, Avengers Age of Ultra and a badgillion other iconic and cult, classic movies from Nightbreed to...

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Maria and Alex from Media Tracks, an independent production music service providing high-quality, authentic and innovative music for TV, film, advertising, podcasts and more. Find out WHY you should NEVER download music from YOUTUBE! And how to make your film SOUNDTRACKS standout from the crowd! And why AI MUSIC IS A BAD IDEA... plus hear an AI generated...

Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Anna Smith, one of the UK's top film critics and broadcast journalists. She is the former President of the UK Critics’ Circle , the host of the Girls On Film podcast and a regular film critic for BBC News, Sky News, BBC Radio, Deadline Hollywood, Time Out, Metro, The Guardian, Sight & Sound, Empire and more. She has spent over a decade interviewi...

This week, hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas, chat with Olly Williams, who has worked on some of the biggest films and TV shows, from Ridley, Scott's Gladiator 2, Marvel's Loki, Apple TV's Silo and many more! But what does an Art Director do exactly? How do they bring past lands or imaginary places to life?!? Find out more on this episode!

PLAY ALONG! Join guests and YFA friends – Duke, Kit-Room-Keith and Actor Annabel along with QUIZMASTER / director, writer & editor Dan Allen for this end of year special episode! We have an EPIC 2024 as well as Christmas movie quiz that goes right down to the wire... But can you beat the quizzers?!?!   How well do you know this year's top films...?  And how good is your Christmas knowledg...

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary editor Myron Kerstein about his niche working (mostly) as an editor of musicals, from the new WICKED for Jon Chu, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. He has also worked With Lyn Manuel Miranda on his cinematic debut 'Tick Tick, Boom!' as well as editing the movie adaptation of his Broadway show 'In The Heights' which pr...

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Candice Mausner. Candice has worked for the biggest names in TV, including Apple TV shows, The Boys, The Handmaid's Tale, Chucky the TV Show and more... She has extensive experience in Social Media, Behind The Scenes & EPK Content, Corporate and Gallery Promo Shoots. But WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?!?! If you've ever wondered how those "beh...

Hosts Dan Allen, Eleri Jones and James Walker chat with Marc Coleman about his debut feature film 'Manfish'. This unreleased pilot episode from 2022 sheds more light on Marc's journey, as explored in the last episode. At this point in time the show was going to be called "the young filmmakers podcast", hence us calling it such in the episode. Learn how to get your no-budge...

Hosts Dan Allen and guest host Ryan Duke chat with comedy horror filmmaker Marc Coleman about going from no budget filmmaking to suddenly having money to play with to bring your vision to life. What’s it REALLY like suddenly having some financial resources for your film? How do YOU get funding for your film? And HOW do you make a whole feature film with no budget whilst never taking no for an answ...

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with film and TV stills photographer Jack Merriman, who has worked with incredibly famous faces such as Sir Ian McKellen, Domhall Gleeson, Sir Roger Moore and MORE! Discover what a stills photographer does on set, how YOU can become a stills photographer, what producers REALLY want, and the skills you need to succeed in the world of film and TV.

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary and Oscar Winning Editor Joe Walker about how on earth you begin editing the biggest and most epic films on the planet! Joe has edited Dune 1 and 2, Sicario, The Creator, Arrival, 12 Years a Slave, Widows, Shame, Harry Brown and more! Learn about his incredible creative partnerships with directors Denis Villeneuve and Steve McQueen. Discover wha...

This week Amelia Sciandra chats with Rebekah Smith, known as 'The Film Festival Doctor' offering advice and mentoring for filmmakers who are on the festival circuit. She is the author of the book "Film Festivals & Looking After Your Mental Health". If you've ever wondered HOW TO MAKE THE MOST out of your film festival submissions, then look now further! The IMPORTANT D...

Host James Walker chats with Steve Potts and Jessica Bradley from Helion Partners, LIVE from the Media Production & Technology Show. Helion is a leading M&A adviser to the media sector, with unrivalled expertise and experience in advising owners in the TV production, kids IP, advertising, marketing and creative services industries on maximising the value of their businesses on a sale or in...

Host James Walker, coming live from the Canon Podcast booth at the Media Production & Technology Show, chats with Brian Moseley & Andrew Wilson about how they make incredible BBC and Netflix television shows and movies sound amazing. There's MORE TO SOUND THAN YOU KNOW! Learn about what its like working on great natural history shows with DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, including PLANET EARTH, BA...

VIDEO VERSION available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUP-3gjM2lE&pp=ygUQeW91bmdmaWxtYWNhZGVteQ%3D%3D Host James Walker coming LIVE from partner Canon's podcasting booth in the Media Production and Technology Show. Students Calypso and Ashton tell ALL about their incredible experience starring in 'Strings', the student film made as part of Project Paradiso 2024. Pr...

VIDEO VERSION available on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6X--3ut-1Q&pp=ygUQeW91bmdmaWxtYWNhZGVteQ%3D%3D Host James Walker coming LIVE from partner Canon's podcasting booth in the Media Production and Technology Show. Students tell ALL about their incredible experience making short film 'Strings', and being chosen for Project Paradiso 2024.  Project Paradiso is a pres...

Hosts Amelia Sciandra and Dan Allen chat with award-winning documentary filmmaker Eriksen Dickens about his work as a storyteller and a filmmaker for hire! Hear about his personal loss of his father which turned into the foundation for everything he has built with his brother at Platinum Peek and Dickens Brothers! 

Hosts Dan Allen and Amelia Sciandra chat with the brilliant and incredibly versatile actor Fiona Dourif. She is known for her role as Bart Curlish in BBC America's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and as the young Diane Jones in Dustin Lance Black's When We Rise, as well as featuring in Christopher Nolan's Tenet. Hear about her journey, the crazy world of auditions, what...

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary blockbuster film editor Eddie Hamilton about his work on some of the biggest movies on the planet, including all the latest Mission Impossible films from Dead Reckoning to Rogue Nation, as well as the highly acclaimed Top Gun Sequel, Maverick! As a frequent collaborator with both Christopher McQuarrie and Matthew Vaughn, he's  also worked o...

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary writer ABOUT cinema, Sam Wasson. His works include the biography Fosse, the history books Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art and The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood and the co-authored Hollywood: The Oral History. Find out how to actually sit down and get your writing DONE! & what makes a writer tick and h...

Hosts Dan Allen and Amelia Sciandra chat with costume designer Samantha Hobart about how to REALLY do costume in film. It's not just about looking good... and it's more than just frills... Learn what not to do and how to do great work on a budget, whilst ALSO thinking about genre and how that affects the decisions. 

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Jack Dolman, music editor of some of the biggest films of recent years. From Marvel to Star Wars, Kickass to Kingsman, Jack has worked with the biggest names in the business; Ron Howard; John Williams; Mathew Vaughn, Paul Greengrass and more... and boy does he have a story or three to tell! Is this THE coolest job in Hollywood? What does a music editor do...

Hosts Dan Allen and Amelia Sciandra chat with cinematographer Beatriz Delgado Mena about her journey from modelling to shooting features, commercials and music videos. How can you get into features so quickly out of film school? Can you be a cinematographer without knowing how to set up a camera or the difference between certain lights? Learn how to be YOUR OWN type of filmmaker in this episode.!