How to Make a 17 year sci-fi Micro Budget Passion Project and get it released in cinemas with Invasion Planet Earth's director and screenwriter Simon Cox

Director and screenwriter Simon Cox joins us to talk how he made his epic sci-fi passion project Invasion of Planet Earth with very little money and managed to get a cinema release! Simon sits down with Giles Alderson to talk about his journey as an director, his first film Driven, how that nearly broke him, how to deal with disappointments in film-making and what he learnt from that experience. Simon goes into detail about how he learnt as an editor on kids TV and how he made his first short film through to his passion fro sci-f and wanting to write a film he believed in. How with Invasion Planet Earth he managed to crowdfund most of the movie and also persuade 900! extras to hi set through social media! They talk about depression in film-making and how you have to pick yourself up and why you have to enjoy the journey and Giles explains why this is his last podcast for a month! Follow Simon on Twitter here www.twitter/simoncoxfilm Check out the website https://www.invasionplanetearth.com/ LINKS SCI FI VFX MASTERCLASS with Haz Dulull - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/filmmaking101 Or via https://hazvfx.com/Here are the promo codes to use: Rent: FMPodcast2019 $15 to rent ( original price to rent is $25) Buy: FMPodcast2019X $25 to buy (original price to buy is $55) The Promotion starts today and is only valid until end of September, so hurry up not to miss out !! WATCH The Dare trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY Giles Alderson website WATCH World of Darkness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D WATCH Fanged Up https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Up-Daniel-OReilly/dp/B07F83JN6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1542670909&sr=1-1&keywords=fanged Follow us on Twitter @filmmakerspod @Food4ThoughtDoc @gilesalderson @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @RobbiemcKane Part of the www.podfixnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices