This week Giles and Robbie interview Anna Mastro to talk about how she built herself up from assistant to established film and tv director, accumulating in her new film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals, streaming now on Disney+. Anna talks about her start working as a development assistant and script reader for directors McG and J.J. Abrams, working in music videos and television before getting her debut feature Walter made with Milo Ventimiglia, Neve Campbell and William H. Macy. We also ta...
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 188
This is Part 2 of ‘The Dare’ podcast special as our hosts own movie is now released in the UK!You can find the movie on SkyStore, Amazon, iTunes, Playstation, Virgin Store, Google Play etcGiles Alderson (director & co writer) Julian Kostov (producer) and Andrew Rodger (cinematographer) pick up where the left off on Part 1 and are joined by cast members Bart Edwards (The Witcher), Alexandra Evans (Redistributors), Richard Short (Mary Kills People) and Devora Wilde (The Tombs).They wrap up the...
Oct 09, 2020•47 min•Ep. 222
This is ‘The Dare’ podcast special as our hosts own movie is now released in the UK! You can find the movie on SkyStore, Amazon, iTunes, Playstation, Virgin Store, Google Play etc Giles Alderson (director & co writer) Julian Kostov (producer) and Andrew Rodger (cinematographer) are joined by the co-writer & cast of film for this special episode of podcsat In the first section they chat with co-writer Jonny Grant (Arthur & Merlin) about how the film came about, how Giles and Jonny wro...
Oct 06, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 221
Actor and filmmakers Claes Bang joins us to talk making his latest feature film The Bay of Silence. Claes known for his work in Palm D’or winning The Square as well as The Girl in the Spiders Web and TV's The Affair and the lead role in Dracula joins Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane to talk about his career, working with directors and producing. He also talks about his latest project the Robert Eggers directed The Northmen as well as what he looks for in a script, a director and producers. But f...
Oct 02, 2020•40 min•Ep. 220
Actress, producer and screenwriter Caroline Goodall had a chat with Giles and Robbie all the way from Croatia about her debut written and produced feature film Bay of Silence starring Claes Bang, Olga Kurylenko and Brian Cox. Caroline who starred in the feature films Hook, Schindler’s List, Cliffhanger, The Princess Diaries, Dorian Gray and Hunter Killer to name a few, talks about filming during Covid, choosing to produce, turning the novel of Bay of Silence into a screenplay, how she raised the...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 219
This week Giles Alderson tells you The Dare is two weeks away from being released in the UK, that aside he sits down with Robbie McKane and special guest Faleena Hopkins who chats to you about how she made her indie film Just One More Kiss. She talks about how she came up with the idea, goes in-depth about how she wrote the screenplay, then turned it into a novel, raised the finance, got the cast and crew on board, directed it, learned to edit and finally on how she sold the movie ! She gives so...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 218
This weeks episode is with celebrated director Sarah Gavron who not only won a BAFTA for her first feature but worked with some acting greats including Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan on Suffragette but with first timers on her latest feature Rocks. Learn how Sarah cast, collaborated and directed the amazing kids in Rocks, how she worked with Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan and how she preps before a shoot and how she made her first feature This Little Life. She also gives advice to her younger ...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 217
This week Giles interviews writing and directing team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to discuss their impressive career and body of work from the indie scene to working with Marvel. Anna and Ryan first made an entrance with their indie hit Half Nelson, which picked up a best actor nominee for a little known actor named Ryan Gosling. Following on from that they’ve managed to make an intriguing combination of creative indies as well as studio hits, Giles asks them how they balanced both kinds of projec...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 216
Today Giles and Robbie are joined by Matthew Butler-Hart from Fizz and Ginger Films to interview legendary director John Badham about his celebrated films, his recent TV work as well as the new 2nd edition of his popular book 'On Directing'. John was very generous with his time and knowledge, giving us precise guidance on how he works with and directs actors, plans shooting for the edit as well as highlighting the differences between working in films Vs. television. John tells us about his start...
Aug 31, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 215
In this episode, we welcome to the podcast screenwriter Jed Shepherd to discuss streaming horror hit Host, the Shudder exclusive that’s been taking the internet by storm. Jed chats with Giles and screenwriter Jonny Grant on his writing process, collaboration with director Rob Savage and how they made their highly acclaimed shorts Absence, Dawn of the Deaf and Salt. We also talk working with Sam Raimi, shining the light on forgotten horror gems and how to make a film entirely on zoom with a full ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 214
This week Giles welcomes back Ian Sharp from Sharphouse Films to co-host our interview with Piers Tempest, producer on The Wife, Killing Bono, Military Wives and Love Wedding Repeat about the craft and intrigue of producing at different levels of the industry. That’s right, it’s a full-on producing masterclass. Piers tells us his route into film, how he got into the world of production, avoiding sharks and throwing himself into productions to learn the ropes. Ian quizzes Piers on development fin...
Aug 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 213
Today we welcome folklore-horror director André Ovredal to discuss his new indie horror Mortal. Known for his found-footage modern masterpiece Troll Hunter as well as the chilling The Autopsy of Jane Doe, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark André chats to Giles and Andy about his craft and process from pitch to shoot, including working with other top tier horror directors like Guillermo del Toro. André covers the road to his first feature Future Murder which he wrote in 8 days whilst at film s...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 212
Today we welcome back producer Lucinda Rhodes Thakrar as well as director Ben Mole to talk about their WW2 indie Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk. We dive into how writer/director Ben Mole came up with a fresh concept for a WW2 thriller, how Lucinda and rallied an art department meticulous enough to handle 1940’s’ period accuracy - and how a simple coffee in a Colchester car park can lead to a great collaboration. Just like a classic genre flick, Behind the Line was shot back to back with this...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 211
On this week's episode, we welcome writer and director Matt Eskandari to discuss his career which includes three collaborations with action superstar Bruce Willis. From the recently released Survive the Night, to their first feature together Trauma Center, and the upcoming Hard Kill. Matt lets us in on his approach to building a good rapport with bigger name actors, tells us the benefits of learning about cinema history and how he made his first short with off-cuts of 35mm film given to him by S...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 210
On this episode, we welcome the team behind Break, a competitive sports/crime drama from first-time writer/director Michael Elkin, first-time producer Terri Dwyer and veteran producer Dean Fisher Giles discusses scripting with Michael and the challenges of getting the film financed and greenlit with Terri and Dean, including their pitch deck and presentation strategies to individual investors. They also talk about purposefully incorporating international elements to the story such as filming in ...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 209
Part 2 of our inspiring Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot podcast Special Making Of Master Class with cast and crew from the film with Production Designer Jamie Foote, Editor Oliver Parker, Producer and Post Supervisor Jeet Thakrar and actors Jennifer Matter (Vortigone), Joel Phillimore (Modred) and Stella Stocker (Guinevere) We go deep into making a single film on this weeks bumper edition as some of the main cast and crew from the recently released Arthur & Merlin : Knights of Camelo...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 208
This is a Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot podcast Special Making Of with cast and crew from the film with actors including Richard Brake (Merlin) & Richard Short (King Arthur) and his Knights, crew members from Art Dept, Make Up, Costume, 1st AD, Production Manager, Editor and Post Supervisor. We go deep into making a single film on this weeks bumper edition as some of the main cast and crew from the recently released Arthur & Merlin : Knights of Camelot come and chat about how t...
Jul 14, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 207
This weeks we chat to experienced filmmaker and all round great guy Ross Boyask about making action films, creativity on set and his latest film and sequel, I am Vengeance: Retaliation starring Stu Bennett and Vinnie Jones . Hosts Giles Alderson (Arthur & Merlin) and producer Robbie McKane dive deep with Ross into action film-making, how to prepare the scenes, working on set, getting performance from actors and creating a safe environment to do so. We discuss the virtual Cannes Film Festival...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 206
This week Giles Alderson (The Dare) sits down for a natter with directing & producing legend AND master of horror Danny Draven to talk about his journey and how and why he can make very successful movies some in just four days! Including William Shatner’s Full Moon Fright Night’s Horror Vision, Danny Draven’s Masters of Terror & Horror Vault, Patient Seven, Stuart Gordon Presents Deathbed, The Offerings (a.k.a. Ghost Month), Hell Asylum, and Reel Evil. We chat about his books, he has wri...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 205
This week we are joined by prolific filmmaker James Cullen Bressack who has made over 50 released feature films and he's not yet 30! Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Ian Sharp (The Marker) had a good ol' natter with James about his career and what goes into making so many feature films. We talk about one of his latest feature films Beyond the Law starring Steven Segal and how he loves to change genres. We discuss how he was coming up with ideas for his Dad's shows when he was 3 and made his first f...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 204
This week we are joined by returning hero George Popov who appeared on Ep 28 talking about his first feature film HEX made for just 10k. Now after a very successful release with that film he is back to talk about his second feature film The Droving. He sits down (remotely, obviously) with director Giles Alderson (The Dare) and DoP Andrew Rodger (Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot) to chat about self distribution on Amazon, hoe he got success with HEX and how he brought on a distribution com...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 203
Exec Producer Marc Goldberg, CEO of Signature Entertainment and producer of movies including Final Score, The Courier, The Peanut Butter Falcon, American Woman, Robin Hood: The Rebellion, The Birdcatcher and Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot has a chat with Giles Alderson from his home in LA. They talk about acquiring and distributing films and the strategy behind producing movies, understanding the model and business of films and how a distribution company like Signature Ent. works. They ...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 202
Anna & The Apocalypse director John McPhail joins Giles Alderson to chat how to make films. They discuss what makes us fall in love with movies ? How important it is to know your audience. How John made a short called ‘Notes’ based on a real story of not ever meeting a guy he used to live with. They also chat about going from shorts to his first feature ‘Where do we go from Here?’ by using some of his award money winnings to pay for it. How important it is to have the ability to phone up and...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 201
Director Jack Spring joins Giles Alderson and Christian James to talk about how he made his debut feature 'Destination Dewsbury'. Jack tells us how he taught himself to raise money for his film by setting up a hot tub business at 18 years old and after netting over a £100K turnover sold it a year later so he could make his feature film Destination Dewsbury. He tells us how he learnt how to package a film, how he got Destination Dewsbury into cinemas, how he get signed with William Morris Agency....
May 26, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 200
Ep 164 - The delightful and very talented Neasa Hardiman joins us this week to talk about her new feature film, the excellent Sea Fever (OUT NOW!) Neasa joins Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) remotely to talk about her joy of film-making, the journey she took to get here and what she learnt along the way. They chat going from shorts and documentaries to TV and film. Making Happy Valley and winning a BAFTA for doing so, going on to big US TV shows such as Jessica Jones and ...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 199
This week we talk making a MMA style Cagefighting movie with director Jesse Quinones and producer Shayne Putzlocher which releases this SAT May 16th on FITE.com Giles Alderson had a chat with Jesse and Shayne about their careers, how they got to where they are. They talk about shooting and choreographing a action film, pre vis and storyboards and why you need to come as prepared as possible. They talk about Jesse's debut movie Calloused hands and what he learnt as a filmmaker and how he met Shay...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 198
This week MovieBar co owner and producer & director Esther Turan joins us to talk how to make feature films and specifically how to co-pro with a production company. Esther, whose production company Movie Bar, based in Budapest in Hungary, Europe has produced over 500 commercials and 30 films and TV productions sits down with Giles Alderson (The Dare, A Serial Killers Guide to Life) to chat about her career, how she made a name for herself producing and directing BP Underground and moving to...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 197
This week Giles Alderson (The Dare) and Ian Sharp (The Marker) had a natter with very well established movie producer Todd Garner about the state of the film industry, how you can get movies made and why now is the best time to get your projects ready! Todd Garner, the Hollywood veteran has overseen 170 films (and counting) who's credits include xXx, Are We There Yet, Next, 13 Going on 30, Anger Management, The Fog, The Sorcerers Apprentice, Scouts Guide to the Apocalypse, Haunt, HellBoy, Tag an...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 196
Join us on this weeks episode as we talk distribution! Alex Ferrari, director of 'This is Meg' and 'On the Corner of Ego & Desire' chats to Giles Alderson (The Dare) in his home in LA about how you can distribute your film and make money from it. They chat about the Distribber debacle, the Facebook group set up from it to help filmmakers and the best way to distribute your indie film. They also go into detail about when distribution should be talked about when making a film, how you need a n...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 195
Giles Alderson (The Dare) had a chat during isolation with Ravers director Bernhard Pucher about how he came to make his second feature film. They chat about his brilliant fun comedy horror film Ravers and delve into why Bernhard became a director. What his journey was to his first feature film 'Betsy & Lennard' and how he raised finance for both films! They also talk about tattoos, great films form 1999, American accents, great VFX, stunts and why you should always 'stick the landing' WATCH...
Apr 14, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 194
