How to go from Shorts to Features, Raise Finance and make a hit Zombie Musical Feature Film with John McPhail director of Anna & The Apocalypse

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 ask for things - and especially how to get money from people. The SEIS route  Getting post help to complete the feature after being turning down for government funding  Why and how to get Into film festivals and how to use them to your advantage  John describes how Anna And The Apocalypse came about and having imposter syndrome and how it felt amazing to be directing and he gives some amazing advice for filmmakers  WATCH Anna and the Apocalypse here: AATA WATCH Where do we go from Here? here: WDWGFH Follow John on Twitter here https://twitter.com/worryingdrake LINKS SPONSORS FREEBIES EVENTS & PROMOS  Our NEW The Filmmakers Podcast Merchandise is now available. T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Have a look: https://thefilmmakerspodcast.com/merch-2/ MAKE YOUR FILM is back! Joining us on June 4th at 6pm (GMT) for our ONLINE SUMMIT are guests Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones Dairy, Bridget Jones' Baby) Dan Mazer (Borat, Bruno, Home Alone re-boot), Angie Peters (UK Actors Tweet Up) & Shakyra Dowling (Casting Director)! Grab your Tickets here: https://makeyourfilmwebinarv3.eventbrite.co.uk We will, as per usual be donating to support FILM AND TV EMERGENCY COVID 19 FUND   WATCH The Dare Or check out the Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY WATCH A Serial Killers Guide to Life (OUT NOW) www.aserialkillersguidetolife.com WATCH Fanged Up Raindance events www.raindance.org The Filmmakers Podcast recommends Performance Insurance here https://www.astonlark.com/performance/ Giles Alderson's website  Help us out and Subscribe, listen and review us on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts but more importantly, tell you pals about this podcast Follow us on Twitter @filmmakerspod @makeyourfilm20 @gilesalderson @robbiemckane @DirDomLenoir @Food4ThoughtDoc @35mmdop@Cjamesdirect @dan710ths  @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @philmblog @IanSharp1 Music musicbed.com Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com Head to The Filmmakers Podcast for more episodes on film-making Get in touch? Email us [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices