This week, Giles Alderson and co-host Dom Lenoir welcome director Ryan Andrew Hooper to talk about his debut feature film The Toll, starring Michael Smiley, Annes Elwy, Iwan Rheon, Paul Kaye, Gary Beadle, Steve Oram and many, many more.
Ryan dives deep into the making of his debut film. He talks about why it’s important to know how each department works, why having a strategy for making a debut film is vital, and how to deal with reviews.
He also discusses pitching, storyboards, his directing style, how he shoots coverage, how he works with actors, and why having a post-production schedule is essential in order to save some money during production.
It was a joy to chat with Ryan. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s episode with Ryan Andrew Hooper.
The Toll is out NOW!
A darkly-comic thriller about a lone toll-booth operator with a past that is fast catching up with him.
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Ep 36 HOW TO DIRECT FIGHT SCENES & DIRECTING STREET FIGHTER Part 2 with Joey Ansah
Ep 35 DIRECTING STREET FIGHTER & ACTING IN BOURNE ULTIMATUM with Joey Ansah PART 1
Ep 34 CASTING NAMED TALENT IN YOUR FILMS & MAKING SHORTS with Nev Pierce and Jim Page
Ep 33 HOW TO PRODUCE BAFTA NOMM’D GOD’S OWN COUNTRY with Jack Tarling
Ep 32 NEVER GIVE UP! PART 2 OF HOW A BLOCKBUSTER TAX SCAM DIDN’T STOP FILMMAKER PAUL KNIGHT
Ep 31 LANDSCAPE OF LIES – THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW A BLOCKBUSTER TAX SCAM WOULDN’T STOP FILMMAKER Paul Knight – Pt 1
Ep 30 ‘TWO DOWN’ SPECIAL Pt2 with Tori & Matthew Butler-Hart, Giles Alderson & Christian James
Ep 29 TWO DOWN Part 1 with Matthew & Tori Butler-Hart
Ep 28 HOW TO MAKE A £1K PERIOD FEATURE FILM with George Popov & Harry Young
Ep 27 SIX IMPORTANT LESSONS WE LEARNT MAKING OUR FEATURE FILMS
Ep 26. HOW TO MAKE INDIE FILM WINTER RIDGE with Dom Lenoir and Matt Hookings
Ep 25 HOW TO GET NOTICED AS A FILMMAKER & CROWDSOURCING YOUR FILM with Rich Botto
Ep 24 HOW TO SHOOT, DIRECT & DOP A MICRO BUDGET INDIE FILM AND GET A CINEMA RELEASE – with Helier Bissell-Thomas
Ep 23 HOW TO DISTRIBUTE YOUR INDIE FILM with JASON BRUBAKER
Ep 22 PRODUCING & CINEMATOGRAPHY for FILM & TV with Sam Care & Julian Kostov
Ep 21 HOW TO MAKE A LOW BUDGET INDIE FEATURE with director James Kermack
Ep 20 LIVE at the LSF – Director’s CUT with JON SEN, JOHN STRICKLAND, JONATHAN NEWMAN & GILES ALDERSON
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