The Filmmakers Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Screenwriter Rob Yescombe joins us the week to chat about going from failing with a game to succeeding with his screenwriting feature film 'Jackpot' starring John Cena and Awkwafina and directed by Paul Feig (Bridesmaids). Rob chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about how he wrote Jackpot, where the idea came from and why it 'moved so quickly into production. They talk development, selling the 2nd act, why you should have a process and having a presence. Working with Paul Feig. Going from game writing to film writing. And why it is important to pay the bills. Jackpot is OUT now on Amazon Prime! PODCAST MERCH Get your very own Tees, Hoodies, onset water bottles, mugs and more MERCH. https://my-store-11604768.creator-spring.com/ COURSES Want to learn how to finish your film? Take our POST PRODUCTION COURSE https://cuttingroom.info/post-production-demystified/   PATREON Big thank you to: Serena Gardner Mark Hammett Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides, and feedback on your film projects!   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Check out our full episode archive on how to make films at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com   CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode we chat with up and coming director and writer George Jaques and his producing partner Ken Petrie about their recently released indie feature film Black Dog.   They talk with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about raising funds, getting sales agents on board, the casting process and making your debut feature.   They also talk about: Filming in water. Getting Producers attached. How George started a production company at 16 and why he wanted to make movies. Why Ken, an experienced producer came on board and into George’s world. Making 3 ambitious shorts in one week! Being prepared and organised. George talks film directing tips and techniques, rehearsals , cameras and lenses. Ken gives some great advice on working on a film set and unlocking peoples potential. And they discuss getting a great producer in Ian Sharp and Exec Producer David Parfitt on board.   Black Dog stars Jamie Flatters, Keenan Munn-Francis, Nicholas Pinnock, Paul Kaye, Ruby Stokes, Hattie Morahan, Jason Flemyng and Leanne Best is out now! PODCAST MERCH Get your very own Tees, Hoodies, onset water bottles, mugs and more MERCH. https://my-store-11604768.creator-spring.com/ COURSES Want to learn how to finish your film? Take our POST PRODUCTION COURSE https://cuttingroom.info/post-production-demystified/   PATREON Big thank you to: Serena Gardner Mark Hammett Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides, and feedback on your film projects!   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Check out our full episode archive on how to make films at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com   CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, host Dom Lenoir welcomes Ryan J. Condal to the show! He is not only the writer of Hollywood blockbusters such as Hercules (2014) or Rampage (2018), he is also the showrunner, writer, AND executive producer of House of the Dragon, one of HBO's biggest television shows at the moment. That's right. House of the Dragon. How cool is that? Dom sat down with Ryan to chat all about shooting on several locations at the same time creating and writing House of the Dragon the key to great networking how Ryan got the job working with HBO and so much more! HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Season 2 is out NOW | Trailer An internal succession war within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. LINKS Check out https://www.kiffest.uk/festival-tickets-friday and get your ticket to meet Giles and Dom HERE PODCAST MERCH Get your very own Tees, Hoodies, onset water bottles, mugs and more MERCH. https://my-store-11604768.creator-spring.com/ COURSES Want to learn how to finish your film? Take our POST PRODUCTION COURSE https://cuttingroom.info/post-production-demystified/   PATREON Big thank you to: Serena Gardner Mark Hammett Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides, and feedback on your film projects!   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Check out our full episode archive on how to make films at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com   CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is produced and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Edited by @tobiasvees Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show, hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir welcome a familiar face: friend & host of the podcast Phil Hawkins! But today, he’s not interviewing anyone else, no – he’s our guest because his first studio movie, Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022), starring the Oscar-nominated James Cromwell, has just been released. We’re over the moon. This is a dream come true for Phil and that’s why we had a lot to talk about. Phil chats about ·      pitching to Universal ·      putting your stamp as a director on ·      making a family film with serious topics ·      working with animals on set ·      using CGI ·      directing the actors ·      mastering “oners” … and on Patreon, he discusses ·      the editing process ·      showing the first cut to the studio Phil’s heartwarming film is out now! Do go watch it, write some lovely reviews, and give it a nice rating. It would mean the world to him and us. Thank you! But for now, sit back, relax and listen to our amazing chat with Phil Hawkins.   PRANCER: A CHRISTMAS TALE is out now! Ten-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory will send him straight to a retirement home.   EPISODE LINKS Watch Prancer: A Christmas Tale | TRAILER Get your tickets: Three Day Millionaire Q and A Tour | Three Day Millionaire Check out Star Wars Origins - The award-winning, Mark Hamill approved “epic masterpiece” - Star Wars Fan Film - YouTube Listen to TFP presents: The Hosts chat filmmaking Vol 1 - Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins -PATREON Special - The Filmmakers Podcast   SPONSOR Check out Q SCRIPTS   PATREON Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Dom Lenoir welcomes one of the biggest guests we’ve ever had on the podcast: director Joseph Kosinski. His filmography includes feature films like Tron: Legacy (2010), Oblivion (2013), Only the Brave (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022), starring legendary actors such as Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer to name a few. Top Gun: Maverick grossed over $1 billion at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film of 2022. Joseph definitely knows what he’s doing. And we sat down with him for almost an hour to let him talk about ·      working with legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer ·      pitching Top Gun: Maverick to Tom Cruise ·      developing and making a Blockbuster ·      getting the cast and crew together ·      the importance of good taste ·      notes and test audiences ·      IMAX, cameras and working with the DOP ·      the opening of the film ·      humour ·      the most difficult scenes to shoot ·      directing Tom Cruise & Miles Teller ·      rewriting the film in the edit ·      working with composer Hans Zimmer & Lady Gaga Top Gun: Maverick is easily one of our favourite films of the year. If you haven’t seen it, do check it out as soon as possible. It’s a movie made for the cinema. But for now, sit back, relax and enjoy our conversation with legendary director Joseph Kosinski.   TOP GUN: MAVERICK is out in cinemas again!! After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.   EPISODE LINKS Watch Top Gun: Maverick | TRAILER Get your tickets: Three Day Millionaire Q and A Tour | Three Day Millionaire   PATREON Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects!   MERCH Spread the Word with Our Merch T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs.   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Get in touch? Email us thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s special Friday episode, our hosts, Dom Lenoir & Conor Boru, welcome director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre to the show! She started out as an actor but quickly shifted into directing. Her second film, Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022), which we are talking about today, written by the Oscar-nominated writer David Magee (Life of Pi) and starring Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell and Matthew Duckett, is a new adaptation of the famous novel by D.H. Lawrence. Laure talks about ·      adopting a novel ·      finding the right cast ·      pros of having an acting background as a director ·      shooting intimate scenes ·      creating the look for the film ·      moving from shorts to feature films ·      thoughts on the characters of Lady Chatterley’s Lover It’s Friday, so this is a shorter episode. Nevertheless, we enjoyed listening to Laure's insights. We hope you do too. So, sit back, relax and enjoy our lovely conversation with Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre!   LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER is out on Netflix! An unhappily married aristocrat begins a torrid affair with the gamekeeper on her husband's country estate.   EPISODE LINKS Watch the Lady Chatterley's Lover TRAILER Get your tickets: Three Day Millionaire Q and A Tour | Three Day Millionaire   PATREON Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! Our new 4 tier structure is in place. Come join the community! https://www.patreon.com/thefilmmakerspodcast   MERCH Spread the Word with Our Merch T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs.   CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Edited by @tobiasvees Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep Marketing Huw Siddle Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s special episode, we finally talk about the movie our hosts Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir won’t shut up about: Three Day Millionaire (2022), starring Colm Meaney, Jonas Armstrong, and Robbie Gee only to name a few! Along with young first-time director Jack Spring, they sat down during their cinema run to chat all about their journey on how they made the film. They talk about ·      ADHD ·      breaking down a script as a producer & director ·      the importance of a good trailer ·      the art of casting ·      the cinema run ·      Shush films ·      The soundtrack of Three Day Millionaire ·      talking to investors ·      working with the DOP Three Day Millionaire is out now! And we would really appreciate your support. Do go watch it, check it out in cinemas if you can, write some lovely reviews, and give it a nice rating, it would mean the world to us. Thank you! But for now, sit back, relax and listen to our amazing chat with Jack Spring and Giles Alderson.   THREE DAY MILLIONAIRE is out in cinemas! A raucous black comedy about a gang of Grimsby Trawler-men who carry out the heist of a lifetime   EPISODE LINKS Watch the Three Day Millionaire TRAILER Get your tickets: Three Day Millionaire Q and A Tour | Three Day Millionaire Check out Film — Shush (shushfilms.co.uk) Check out Jack Spring’s book recommendations: The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques: Amazon.co.uk: Weston, Judith: 9780941188784: Books and Directing Actors: 25th Anniversary Edition: Creating Memorable Performances for Film and Television : Judith Weston: Amazon.co.uk: Books   PATREON Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the credits? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, dream team Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir, welcome writer/director Sally El Hosaini, who you might know from her film My Brother the Devil (2012), and part of her wonderful cast of her latest film The Swimmers (2022), Matthias Schweighöfer (Army of Thieves), Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa. Sally chats about ·      choosing the right project for your career ·      finding the right cast ·      collaborating with Working Title & Netflix ·      tips & tricks on working with non-actors ·      working with the DOP ·      the shooting of The Swimmers ·      dealing with notes And her cast talks about ·      working with directors ·      being a first-time actor ·      the responsibility to tell a story in an authentic way The Swimmer is a truly impressive and important film. Sally and her cast gave a very interesting insight into the making of it. So do check out the movie and enjoy this week’s conversation with Sally El Hosaini, Matthias Schweighöfer, Manal Issa & Nathalie Issa.   THE SWIMMERS is out on Netflix! A story of the miraculous journey made by swimming sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini who fled as refugees from war-torn Syria all the way to the 2016 Rio Olympics.   EPISODE LINKS Watch The Swimmers TRAILER Get your tickets: Three Day Millionaire Q and A Tour | Three Day Millionaire   PATREON Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Edited by @tobiasvees Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep Marketing Huw Siddle Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s Friday special, we are back with a classic TFP episode. Hosts, Giles Alderson & Phil Hawkins, welcome writer/director Julian Gilbey to the show to talk about his inspiring journey as a filmmaker and his exciting features films. You might know him from films like Rise of the Footsoldier (2007), A Lonely Place to Die (2011), or Plastic (2014). Now he’s back with his intense Drama/Thriller Summit Fever (2022). Julian chats about ·      starting one’s career in today’s world ·      his film Rise of the Footsoldier ·      his film A Lonely Place to Die ·      shooting Summit Fever in the mountains ·      pre-production ·      formats & lenses ·      action sequences And on Patreon, he talks about ·      watching films with your kids ·      meeting Paul Greengrass ·      his film Plastic ·      Pros & Cons of operating the camera yourself ·      script ideas drawn from real life Julian was a great guest! He had so many stories, tips & tricks to share. Just hearing him talk will make you want to go out and shoot your next movie. So sit back, relax and enjoy our exciting chat with Julian Gilbey.   SUMMIT FEVER is out! A daring dream to scale the world's most challenging trio of mountains soon turns into a terrifying nightmare for a group of friends when a deadly storm traps the climbers near the summit and cuts off all hope of rescue. With the odds stacked against them, the friends are forced to trust each other to save themselves by any means necessary.   EPISODE LINKS Watch Summit Fever | TRAILER Get your tickets: Three Day Millionaire Q and A Tour | Three Day Millionaire Support When It's Over by Bruno Chiecco — Kickstarter   SPONSORS Soldo: Prepaid Company Cards & Automated Expenses Platform   PATREON Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, our host Dom Lenoir not only welcomes one brilliant guest, but three. Actor Niamh Algar, who you might know from TV shows like The Virtues (2019), Deceit (2021) or Raised by Wolves (2020), director Sebastián Lelio, whose credits include The Year of the Tiger (2011), the Oscar-winning feature film A Fantastic Woman (2017) and Gloria Bell (2018), and the Oscar-nominated writer Emma Donoghue, who you should know from the excellent film Room (2015). Together, they made The Wonder (2022), also starring Florence Pugh, Tom Burke, Toby Jones, and Ciarán Hinds, only to name a few. Niamh chats about ·      her preparation process ·      choosing projects ·      and about what makes a good director? Sebastián talks about ·      directing The Wonder ·      collaboration and prepping with his HODs ·      bringing together a great cast … while Emma discusses ·      adapting her novel ·      her writing process ·      playing with genre Three amazing guests in just one episode. What are you waiting for? Sit back, relax and enjoy our lovely conversations with Emma Donoghue, Sebastián Lelio & Niamh Algar!   THE WONDER is out in cinemas and on Netflix! A tale of two strangers who transform each other's lives, a psychological thriller, and a story of love pitted against evil.   EPISODE LINKS Watch The Wonder | TRAILER Get your tickets: Three Day Millionaire Q and A Tour | Three Day Millionaire   PATREON Big thank you to: Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on filmmaking? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Edited by @tobiasvees Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep Marketing Huw Siddle Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices