Scott Adkins joins us to chat working as an action and martial arts star on indie films and big studio movies including Expendables, Ip Man 4, Accident Man and UndisputedHe talks about getting his start as an actor on British TV and his big break on a Hong Kong action movie and how he over came disappointments to learn from the best.How having a niche and using martial arts as a way in worked very well for him.We discuss the best way to shoot fight scenes in movies and how directors should work ...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 102
Actor and comedian Daniel O'Reilly AKA Dapper Laughs sets the record straight about his controversial past, how he made his name on social media and how he wrote and starred in his first feature film Fanged Up. He talks about his love for musicals, his first performance in fishnet tights and being a family entertainer before he became his famous alter ego Dapper Laughs. He talks about the controversy that surrounded him and tells the story of what happened with the media and how he rose up again...
Aug 03, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 101
Chatting screenwriting and acting in vampire comedy horror indie film Fanged Up with screenwriter and actor Dan Palmer and actress Danielle Harold With director Christian James and Giles Alderson on hosting duties. We delve into making the film, what happened on set and how the film came to CJ and Dan Palmer, how he re-wrote the script in a week and how Danielle got used to boys on set, the difference between TV and indie films and creating a character. Danielle Harold starred in TV drama Easten...
Jul 31, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 100
Indie film and career talk with Stu Bennett. Stu Bennett had his first acting role in the 2013 crime thriller film Dead Man Down, which starred Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrance Howard & Dominic Cooper In April 2015, it was announced that he would star as "Europe's most dangerous assassin" in a WWE Studios-Richwater Films action thriller film titled Eliminators starring friend of the show and soon guest Scott Adkins & directed by James Nunn He then took his first lead role in Ross Boyask’s b...
Jul 23, 2018•50 min•Ep. 99
Simon Rumley talks with Giles Alderson about how he directed his latest feature films Fashionista, Crowhurst and Once Upon A Time in London.And he tells us about his Hollywood experience making Johnny Frank Garret's Last Stand and the dramas that surrounded the film.How he met many influential and future collaborators on the festival circuits, the problems shooting on a small boat and making, going head to head with Colin Firth's The Mercy and making a film that wasn't script ready.Simon’s featu...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 98
Making 'Of Gods and Warriors' an Indie action adventure with director and screenwriter David LG Hughes. He talks how he made the film, got the cast and got a cinematic release. Joined by Giles Alderson and Christian James who talk about 'Fanged Up' being released on the 30th July and Giles' new producing job on new feature film 'Cassette'. David LG Hughes is a screenwriter and director After Film School, where he won a Fuji Film Scholarship for screenwriting, David began an award winning career ...
Jul 10, 2018•56 min•Ep. 97
Screenwriters Namitas Kabilas and Jonny Grant join host and fellow screenwriter Giles Alderson to talk how they actually write their scripts. Where to get inspiration and keep writing even when you don't want to. When and where to write and Understanding how story structure. Joining director, screenwriter and host Giles Alderson is Jonny Grant who has written the screenplay The Nobodies, optioned by Park House Pictures, the team behind Anna and The Apocalypse, is co-writer on the darkly thrillin...
Jul 03, 2018•59 min•Ep. 96
Director Alex D'lerma has directed the recent indie hit Fear, Love and Agoraphobia which is out now on i-tunes and amazon.He sits down with host and fellow director Giles Alderson to talk making the most of life, making indie films, how he made his latest film and film-making in general.Alex D'Lerma is a writer, producer, and director. He created his own production company, TOSTADO PRODUCTIONS, in 2003 and made his screenwriting and directing debut with the feature film ALVAREZ & CRUZ.He is also...
Jun 26, 2018•54 min•Ep. 95
Actor Timothy Spall & director Stephen Cookson talk acting, working on Harry Potter, directing tips and their new film Stanley A Man of Variety with Giles Alderson and Andrew RodgerWe talk with Stephen about finding the locations, Shooting black and white. The look and visuals of a feature film, VFX and the Editing process. Making his debut film My Angel where he brought in Timothy who made calls to bring on Brenda Blethin and it snowballed from there.Learning not to give to many notes to actors...
Jun 22, 2018•41 min•Ep. 94
In Part 1 of our great chat with acting legend Timothy Spall and director Stephen Cookson.We discuss working with Tom Cruise & Cameron Crow. Making 'Rock Star' with Jennifer Aniston and Mark Walberg and how going to a Hollywood movie from indie films is the same but bigger. The difference between the two.How Tim and Stephen worked together for The first time on 'My Angel' feature film. Casting and delivering a project together after that.The go into detail about how they wrote STANLEY, A MAN OF ...
Jun 19, 2018•56 min•Ep. 93
A brilliant chat with the very successful indie film producer and actor Tom Malloy who has raised over 25M for his own feature films. we chat indie film-making and how he made his latest film the found footage horror feature Screamers. (out now) Host Giles Alderson (The Dare) introduces our new collaboration with Raindance and speaks to founder Elliot Grove about the discount on their latest course Moneyball that you can get ONLY through the filmmakers podcast by using this code RDPODCAST20 Clic...
Jun 11, 2018•56 min•Ep. 92
The wonderful and delightfully film investment savvy Exec Producer Peter Dunphy from Gizmo Film joins us to discuss film finance, how important your investors are not just at the beginning and How the feature film Funny Cow starring Maxine Peake, which is out now came to be.How being an Exec Producer can have it's perks but also it's downfalls like having to sack actors but gives us the best way to do it.We discuss his latest TV show Mad to be Normal starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Moss whi...
Jun 05, 2018•56 min•Ep. 91
Filled full of wisdom and knowledge from experienced directors and producers who have been there and done that and the fact The Bromley Boys took seven years to get to the big screen explains the hard work and dedication that went into it.They debate about when to shout out that you are making films. Should you scream fromm ten rooftops or keep it under wraps ? When is the best time to say I am making a film.Wanting to prove yourself as a filmmaker. Do it as soon as possibleFor director Steve Ke...
May 29, 2018•58 min•Ep. 90
The Filmmakers Podcast meets the Indie Film Hustle !!Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Alex Ferrari (This Is Meg) chat together about making indie films, podcasting and how Alex made his latest film On The Corner of Ego and Desire at the Sundance Film Festival when the festival was in full swing right under the noses of the every day public and staff.We start at the beginning though and how Alex got started in film-making and his ups and downs before he finally made his first feature film This is Me...
May 22, 2018•54 min•Ep. 89
Part 2 of our chat with indie filmmakers and the team behind ace action thriller Tango One, Trish Rybarczyk & Sacha Bennett sit down with Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dan Richardson (Retribution) in Just Voices Studio to chat about how they made it. *We have an exclusive on their new film Ethel with a CAST announcement. They tell us how they made Tango One. Getting all the money from the investor and getting Universal on board. Only issue with that is having to wait behind the big releases to c...
May 18, 2018•33 min•Ep. 88
The team behind ace action thriller Tango One, Trish Rybarczyk & Sacha Bennett sit down with Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dan Richardson (Retribution) in Just Voices Studio to chat about how they made it. Trish started out working on Scorsese's The Departed and American Gangster and Spiderman3. Got to see how a huge company worked on set. She wanted to learn the craft of filmmaking and not jump into it. So did loads of jobs in film to get the experience. Sacha “Id still argue being on set, watc...
May 15, 2018•44 min•Ep. 87
You wanna be a filmmaker? What you doing about it? A short motivational chat about getting off you ass, being in the right mindset, working hard and making your film happen with Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up). If you are a screenwriter, director, filmmaker or all three. Listen to this. Then go out and make your script, film or project. There is no excuse not to. Follow us at www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com Twitter: @filmmakerspod @GilesAlderson @CJamesDirect @TheDareMovie...
May 10, 2018•6 min•Ep. 86
Or how to go from being a Assistant Director to directing your own feature film. Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) chat with director Daniel Jerome Gill about going from an AD on many big movies to taking Modern Life is Rubbish award winning short into a feature film. After University and his gap year Daniel made a pact to make it in the film industry and sent 100s of emails our to productions companies asking for a job. He got a few responses but that is all he needed to...
May 08, 2018•55 min•Ep. 85
Host Giles Alderson (The Dare) heads to the the London Independent Film Festival and chats to the filmmakers attending including the team behind Winter Ridge, Dom Lenoir, Matt Hookings, Michael McKell, Hannah Waddingham, Alistair Ager and Ian Pirie as well as filmmakers and actors Jon Campling, Simeon Willis, Toby Osmond, Ben Richards, Andromeda Godfrey, the team behind short film Stationary and the festival director Natasher Marberger. NEW WINTER RIDGE TRAILER https://vimeo.com/267988 Natasha M...
May 04, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 84
Screenwriter and Producer Guy J Jackson and stars of the movie Arielle Brachfeld and Ashley Park join Giles Alderson (The Dare) to talk about their new indie noir thriller LA Overnight How Arielle jumped into the indie world by making Return of the Ghostbusters - A Ghostbusters fan film and her second written feature Chemical Peel and how LA is often not very welcoming to filmmakers but it does have a base and group of people who will help out to make indie films but with technology around now t...
May 01, 2018•57 min•Ep. 83
Director Mark AC Brown and actor David Whitney talk about how they made their new indie film Guardians. We also chat about how Mark made a film for his degree but it was a great experiment and not to be seen again. How he wrote a feature script for Nu Image but the 'Expendables' ruined it and how it is best to write something to make yourself for free or on a micro budget with what you have available to you. How when making an indie film, continuity is not as important as the story. How the esta...
Apr 26, 2018•52 min•Ep. 82
Oliver Veysey (The Railway Man) and Bryn Higgins (Black Mirror / Electricity) join host Giles Alderson (The Dare) to chat about their latest film Access All Areas which was shot at Bestival music festival and stars Ella Purnell, Jordan Stephens, Georgie Henley, Jason Flemying and Phil Daniels. For one of his first jobs in film we learn how Oliver, while working as Robert de Niro's assistant on Starfish had to make the best Martini or risk being fired. How he got a assistant job at Working Title ...
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 81
Part 2 of our chat with the Dark Beacon film team on How to Make Indie Horror Films and Get Investors & Distributors on board. Coz Greenop, Lee Apsey and The Film Label's Nick Sadler join host Giles Alderson (The Dare) to talk about their latest indie films Dark Beacon and House Red. Part 1 is available here: goo.gl/q4UYjL On this episode we chat working with kids, are storyboards useful, finding creative moments in a small space, getting coverage and how learning to edit is very useful as a dir...
Apr 26, 2018•35 min•Ep. 80
Part 1 of How to Make Indie Horror Films and Get Investors & distributors on board with Coz Greenop, Lee Apsey and The Film Label's Nick Sadler who join Giles Alderson (The Dare) to talk about their latest indie film Dark Beacon starring April Pearson, Jon Campling and Toby Osmond. Part 2 is out on Friday. They talk about how finding out your debut feature film is renamed from Wandering Rose to Demon Baby by the distributors with neither a Demon or a Baby in it. How they went to Cannes with 50 D...
Apr 26, 2018•49 min•Ep. 79
Andy Nyman drops by to chat about his debut as a director on his feature film Ghost Stories. Based on his stage play of the same name, he co wrote and directed with Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) to make a haunting and chilling ghost story (or two). He chats about his acting background, how seeing Richard Dreyfus in Jaws as a curly haired Jewish guy made him think he could also be in films, made him want to act and go into filmmaking. Working with Rian Johnson and being in Star Wars and ...
Apr 26, 2018•39 min•Ep. 78
Our Podcast Hosts and Filmmakers Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dan Richardson (Retribution) and Andrew Rodger (World of Darkness) sit down to chat about the Five Things they Wish they Known Before Making their first Feature Films.They chat about who you know and if that could be Ridley ScottHow less is more and how you should make yourself useful on set regardless of your role..How you should try and enjoy it and be in the moment.how having a solid script is essential before getting to set and how ...
Apr 26, 2018•49 min•Ep. 77
Producer, Director and screenwriter, Lee Chambers joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Christian James (Fanged Up) to talk about his new indie movie The Pineville Heist.Made for 100k and a lot of help from local crew and nearby locations in Cananda, Lee set out to make his debut feature film and came across a whole heap of problems. We chat about his award winning short film Hugh Jackman Saves the World, His time helping out on a movie LVJ, which was Giles' first ever feature film and the how the...
Apr 26, 2018•53 min•Ep. 76
Filmmaker Deborah Haywood joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and guest host Julian Kostov (Another Mothers Son) to chat about her brilliant debut feature film Pin Cushion and how making shorts was the best way to prep for the mammoth task of making a feature.We chat about the new Martson's Beer Town Film Festival in Burton and go in-depth about going from shorts to feature films and how it can really be a calling card. From making her first short Lady Margaret with Michael Sorcha to winning awards ...
Apr 26, 2018•54 min•Ep. 75
How to distribute your short film, web-series or feature film. Klaus Badelt, composer of Gladiator and Pirates of the Caribbean and CEO of distribution platform Filmhub joins Giles Alderson to chat indie film, getting his first job and making 'movie-movies'.How he went from a low budget first movie to a $100m second movie.From Making coffee to working and composing with Hans Zimmer.How he learned as a creative to play to an audience.And when working on a giant film like Gladiator you still have ...
Apr 26, 2018•46 min•Ep. 74
Joining us this week is actor Rupert Graves and director Daniel Fitzsimmons to chat about their latest film, the indie sci-fi 'Native'We talk about both their starts in film and TV to getting roles and films made. Rupert chats about how Directors should work with actors and Daniel tells us how actors should work with directors.Both insightful, frank and informative about he film-making business and how finding stories first then find the genre can help you make any film let alone a sci fi.INFO o...
Apr 26, 2018•54 min•Ep. 73
