Giles Alderson (The Dare) and producer/editor Robbie McKane sit down with the lovely and talented Shakespeare Sisters to chat how they made their micro budget indie films 'Soundtrack to Sixteen' and 'Much Ado' without ever having made a film before. Now deep into the edit on their second film the girls regale us with their stories about how they roped their friends into making the film, how they chose to make the film last minute before Hilary went off to University and how they learned on te jo...
Jul 23, 2019•57 min•Ep. 153
Joining us on the podcast this week is the director, writer and producer of the newly released horror drama 13 Graves! John joins hosts Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Julian Kostov who produced the The Dare to chat the ins and outs of indie film-making John talks about his issues making his 'first' feature film and the investor problems and his actual 'debut' feature film Four and what happened on that film set which will scare all filmmakers. We talk screenwriting- using index cards and magic wh...
Jul 16, 2019•57 min•Ep. 152
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 rewarding at the same time.And how Grant used the renovation as production design in the film. How he devis...
Jul 08, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 151
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 their backgrounds, how they became filmmakers and their journey to Lancaster Skies We chat how what it i...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 150
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 to prep but not make a short as part of her course but after a chance conversation how her friend sa...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 149
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 Cyprus to becoming a Filmmaker and how he started with no real knowledge of cameras or production. Ho...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 148
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), What We Started (2018) and The American Meme (2018) that was most recently released on Netflix and has ...
Jun 11, 2019•53 min•Ep. 147
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 moved into the VFX film industry - specialised in compositing (combining different VFX elements into the...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 111
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 and how he ended up the lead in his own short and subsequent feature film. Thunder Road is a hilario...
May 27, 2019•57 min•Ep. 146
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 market, How he found a Spanish production company and shooting a film in Spain The learning process of ma...
May 21, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 145
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 and screenwriting at UCLA where she graduated in 2008. After writing, co-producing and directing her f...
May 13, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 144
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 encouraged by Mark Duplass. He tells of some great ways on how you co-direct a feature film (in h...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 143
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 interest from some big players and how he started an early kickstarter to raise money to shoot the f...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 142
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 he wanted to direct. How he Crowdfunded a feature in 1995 in the back of Loot magazine and got in...
Apr 22, 2019•58 min•Ep. 141
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 his own house and rehearsed it but how hard it was to direct and star in Before Dawn and how he...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 140
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 you and the editor and you need to have got your coverage and material on set. With docs there is not often ...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 139
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 how to raise money and how to make a film from the ground up. We discuss how he used his writing / di...
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 138
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 it so he turned it down. People suddenly wanted the project but he wanted to direct. And even with ...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 137
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 have the pleasure of listening again to moments and advice from actors and filmmakers that were wonderf...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 136
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. Making a short film and the problems on set. Turning them into positives. How he made Predator; Dark Age...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 135
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 see you are serious and understand what you are actually doing “The film budget is a reflection upon you ...
Mar 08, 2019•45 min•Ep. 134
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 creative director and working with Oscar winning producer Michael Phillips (The Sting) How as a producer you ...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 133
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 would Bear do?' and got an advance from sales and how he distributes his movies and give you advice on ho...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 132
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 and how you can make yours We also answers questions from the audience. Listen here: LINK for The 2...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 131
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 unexpected places. Actress, producer, writer and director of L'Áge d'Or, Jenna Suru talks about the impor...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 130
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 editor made a huge difference not only in shooting but in the post production stage as well. How test scr...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 129
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 have to become a business person and how he phoned around and cold called people to raise the finance t...
Feb 05, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 128
Giles Alderson (The Dare) sits down with director, editor and writer Harry Locke IV to talk How he made his action adventure movie in the jungle in Hawaii. He talks going to USC film school and the amazing contacts he made there and how he learned to grade and edit though necessity when making his short films which led to coloring work on big features including The Wolverine! How he shot for 16 days in the jungle and had to juggle weather and shooting action, how he went to AFM and sold his film...
Jan 29, 2019•56 min•Ep. 127
We sit down with the rather inspiring Elizabeth Blake-Thomas and chat about how she made SEVEN features films in TWO and a half years !! Which means you can make yours. We discuss making a film when you’ve never directed before, Working with your daughter, Shooting oners, Getting on IMDb and the importance of festivals. We talk about Film-making without fear - which is the title of her upcoming book. Shooting and editing a film at the same time, How to find investors and money to make your film....
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 126
This week we chat to ace documentary filmmaker Joe Pearlman about how he makes his docs. How he started in the business and worked at well known Fulwell 73 Production company, got his foot in the door and started making indie docs. Living with Mo Farah the Olympic gold winning Marathon runner whilst he made the documentary on him. How he was asked to make the Bros doc and his original opinion. We ask if the doc was staged or is it all real? How you can make a doc about twins from an 80’s boy ban...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 125
