Director Mark AC Brown and actor David Whitney talk about how they made their new indie film Guardians.
We also chat about how Mark made a film for his degree but it was a great experiment and not to be seen again. How he wrote a feature script for Nu Image but the 'Expendables' ruined it and how it is best to write something to make yourself for free or on a micro budget with what you have available to you.
How when making an indie film, continuity is not as important as the story. How the establishing scene of a character is so important. But don’t waste time on drone shots. Then get the most amount of permissions you can get. And if not shoot anyway.
Suzanne Smith - their DoP was a runner on a Brainehound short and worked her way up. Made short film Beard with David and Mark and proved herself as a brilliant DoP and How having great all rounders like Fred Fournier and Joe Starrs as editor and 1st AD respectively is vital as is keeping your ‘team’ from your shorts/music videos and bringing them with you.
With low budget movies you have to juggle and workaround peoples schedules and how 'Withnails' - Richard E Grant's marvelous book was an inspiration (as was The Wah Wah Diaries)
When you are supposed to be doing he scene in 4 shots but end up doing it in one due to time constraints but it’s one of the best moments in the film so it's not always best to stick to your shot lists.
Why post can take so long when you are asking for favours on a micro budget film.
How they learned from other filmmakers on how they distributed their films - Ben Cookson, Fizz and Ginger's Two Down and James Rumsey's Drunk on Love.
Mark wanted to have a cinema run so chose Our Screen to have a theatrical release. Then the release got extended as it sold out for the second night.
And how they opened a festival in a double bill with recent horror film IT.
Links:
The Film: www.guardiansfilm.co.uk/
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq25LXWmsps&t=10s
Twitter twitter.com/guardiansbhf
Facebook www.facebook.com/guardiansfilm/
Mark AC Brown www.markacbrown.com/ Twitter : twitter.com/Brainehowndfilm
David Whitney www.davidwhitney.org/ Twitter: twitter.com/DWhitney
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Giles Alderson www.directedbygiles T: @gilesalderson
Recorded at Just Voices Studios in London
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Ep 77 How to Make a Micro Budget Indie Drama with director of SINK, Mark Gillis and Giles Alderson & Dan Richardson
Ep 76 How to Make Indie Films & Getting into Film Festivals with the director, Justin McConnell and producer Avi Federgreen who chat new film Shape Shifting Body Horror 'Lifechanger'
EP 75 How to Make a Feature Film for £45 and Making New Action IndieFilm 'Nightshooters' with guest director Marc V Price and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew Rodger
Ep 74 How to Make a Music Documentary with 'The Man from Mo Wax' director & producers Matthew Jones and MJ McMahon
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Ep 72 How To Make a Hollywood Mockumentary - Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story with director Scott Fivelson and Giles Alderson
Ep 71 How To Stay at the top of the Charts with your Debut Found Footage horror film Unlisted Owner with Jed Brian and Giles Alderson
Ep 70 Making Indie Film 'No Shade' with Clare Anyiam-Osigwe and BUFFOriginals Emmanuel Anyian-Osigwe
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Ep 67 SCOTT ADKINS Making action films, working with your heroes and acting in indie films
Ep 66 Daniel O'Reilly AKA Dapper Laughs. How to go from being an internet star to a making movies with director Christian James and Giles Alderson
Ep 65 WRITING & STARRING IN 'FANGED UP' with Danielle Harold, Dan Palmer & Christian James
Ep 64 Stu Bennett talks Fanged Up with director Christian James and Giles Alderson
Ep 63 HOW TO GO FROM INDIEFILMS TO HOLLYWOOD & BACK AGAIN with 'Crowhurst' director Simon Rumley
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Ep 61 WRITING SCREENPLAYS, DIALOGUE & CHARACTERS with Namita Kabilas, Jonny Grant & Giles Alderson
Ep 60 HOW TO WRITE, DIRECT AND EDIT YOUR OWN INDIE FILM with Alex D'Lerma and Giles Alderson
Ep 59 (Part 2) Timothy Spall & Stephen Cookson talk Acting, Harry Potter, On set directing & Stanley A Man of Variety
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