Jessica Hynes on making her debut feature film as Writer & Director and starring in 'The Fight'

We are joined on this episode by Writer, Director, Producer and Actress 'Jessica Hynes', who sits down to chat with Giles Alderson & CJ about her brilliant directorial debut 'The Fight'. Jessica who has starred in Spaced, Learners, 2012, Shaun of the Dead, Bridget Jones 2&3, Dr Who, Son of Rambow, The Royle Family, Years and Years, & Paddington 2 to name a few, makes her directorial debut with 'The Fight' and she explains how and why she made it. We chat all about how you should leave the actor at the door whilst you are directing and how to collaborate with DOP's on particular colours and themes. She mentions why she brought certain people on set with her to work on harder scenes and we also dive deep into what it's like working with incredible directors and her experiences on set. We hope you enjoy this weeks podcast and remember 'The Fight' is available now, so please don't miss it!  WATCH The Fight on Amazon Prime NOW   COMPETITION We've teamed up with Greenlit to bring you a brilliant FREE to enter COMPETITION!! Ready to launch your crowdfunding campaign for your film? The you could WIN: *Two hours of one-to-one consultancy with Peter Storey and the Greenlit team •All who enter WIN free entry to live event '10 Myths of Crowdfunding Your Film' *FREE access for the rest of 2021 to all the events from our friends at CineCircle *A half-hour Zoom consultancy with podcast host Giles Alderson   Details here: https://thefilmmakerspodcast.com/competition/   EVENTS & CROWDFUNDERS Join us on ClubHouse on Thursday's 6.30 GMT https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/M5X0Qzvx Support How to Cope with Oliver Pope - Alex Di Cuffa's Crowdfunder https://greenlit.com/project/how-cope-oliver-pope SUPPORT THE PODCAST Read & Sign Up for The Wrap Up - Our weekly Newsletter with news and information from the world of film Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects. 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 and edited by Robbie McKane @robbiemckane & Samuel Evans @SamuelHEvans_ 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