E103 - How we shadowed on TOPBOY and HOUSE OF THE DRAGON.

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Director and visual artist Riffy Ahmed, where they talk you through the experiences they had in shadowing the Directors' on Season 1 of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and the upcoming season of TOPBOY.

 

-Riffy tells us her incredible story of how she had a show featured in the Saatchi Gallery.

-We talk practically about how you should shadow on a high-end TV show.

-We talk about our relationships with the Directors and Showrunners.

-We cover what we learnt about the role of a Director working with the TV system and becoming a 'midwife'.

-We touch on what it is to be a Second Unit Director in TV.

-We talk about diversity in the TV & Film Industry based on our own experiences.

-We talk about emotional resilience and the importance of on set experience.

 

Riffy Ahmed is a multi-disciplined visual artist and has had her work featured in Directors' Notes, Dazed and the Saatchi Gallery. Now signed to Independent talent, she is currently developing her own original TV and Feature work and most recently shadowed Myriam Raja on Season 3 of Netflix's TOPBOY.

 

http://www.riffy.com/

 

Nuggets of the Week

 

YouTube Channel: Great Art Explained

Podcast: The Last of Us Podcast

 

Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

 

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