How to Make an Award winning Indie Hit 'Nina Forever' with the Chris and Ben Blaine AKA Blaine Brothers.

Today on the show, Giles Alderson and his co-host Dom Lenoir welcome the fantastic Blaine Brothers, Chris and Ben. They are the writers and directors of the award-winning indie hit film Nina Forever and the directors of the new BBC2 comedy series Out of her Mind. Chris and Ben dive deep into their filmmaking journey, how they started making films and earning money with them in school, and how one of their early short films was shortlisted for BAFTA. They also talk about working, writing and directing together as brothers, and discuss how they made their debut feature film Nina Forever, including raising the money, prepping for filming, working with actors, editing their own film, distribution, and many, many more things. This epic conversation is an absolute masterclass for indie filmmakers with tons of great, thoughtful, and inspiring advice. We hope you'll enjoy this conversation as much as we did!   EPISODE LINKS Watch NINA FOREVER now | TRAILER Watch Out of her Mind on Iplayer The Blaine Brothers on Twitter   OUR SPONSORS Coin Corner With an easy-to-use site and a friendly customer support team on hand to help, CoinCorner is a quick and easy way to buy Bitcoin in the UK. You can sign up and buy Bitcoin in under 10 minutes! Bitcoin is the best performing asset of the last decade – outperforming gold, silver and many others – so if you’re looking to buy Bitcoin, CoinCorner is here to make the process simple. Visit CoinCorner.com and enter code “FILMBTC” at sign up for some free sats – or small amounts of bitcoin – to get you started. Coin Corner link URL: coincorner.com/filmbtc Code: FILMBTC   PATREON Big thank you to: Marli J Monroe Kevin Pybus Want your name in the show notes? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects. Our new 4 tier structure is in place. Come join the community! https://www.patreon.com/thefilmmakerspodcast   EVENTS & CROWDFUNDERS Barnes Film Festival: https://barnesfilmfestival.com/ Love without Walls – Support Jane Gull – https://greenlit.com/project/love-without-walls Granada Nights – Support indie filmmaker Abid Khan feature debut out in cinemas nowhttp://granadanights.com/ Join the Female Film Club online community here: https://www.femalefilmclub.com/ Join us on ClubHouse on Thursday’s 6.30 here: GMT https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/M5X0Qzvx   SUPPORT THE PODCAST Read & Sign Up for The Wrap Up – Our weekly Newsletter with news and information from the world of film Spread the Word with Our Merch T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Help us out and write us a review (a good one!), tell your friends and CHOOSE FILM. Get in touch? Email us [email protected] Follow us on Twitter Facebook and Instagram Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com   CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Produced by Giles Alderson, Robbie McKane @robbiemckane & Samuel Evans @SamuelHEvans_ Edited by @tobiasvees Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com   WATCH OUR FILMS The Dare UK | Trailer The Dare Canada and USA A Serial Killers Guide to Life | Trailer Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot Winter Ridge UK The Isle Fanged Up The Marker Star Wars: Origins   MORE FROM OUR FRIENDS Follow our Regular Hosts @LucindaRhodes @DirDomLenoir @35mmdop @philmblog @IanSharp1 @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths Follow Make Your Film for Live Events with our Guests @makeyourfilm20  Follow our Movies @thedaremovie @Food4ThoughtDoc @FangedUpFilm Raindance events www.raindance.org The Filmmakers Podcast recommends Performance Insurance Music from musicbed.com Giles Alderson’s website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices