Giles Alderson sat down with Katie Sheridan and Ian Diaz to chat about their new webseries Rebecca Gold and the indie films they have worked on and made.
Katie talks about going from young child actor to adult actor. The latest films she starred in Heretics & Together, Working on a horror and using green screen.
Ian tells us how he used to do graphics on Top of the Pops and football and realised he wanted to direct.
How he Crowdfunded a feature in 1995 in the back of Loot magazine and got inundated by people calling wanting to donate to his film and raised 14,000 pounds and made his debut feature The Killing Zone on super 16 with producer Julian Boote
How while shooting he go one hour sleep per night as it was so difficult but
they sold the film at Cannes after a screening.
How he produced Dead Room and worked with the same DoP ALAN Dunlop and we discuss how he raised the money for his feature Bad Day and got his names actors involved.
How he insists on rehearsals to make it easier when you come on set. How the actors can build a connection there and understand other characters.
We chat how they made their action filled web-series Rebecca Gold and How to write short 5 minute episode with a beginning middle and end.
What to do when working with a new director/actor.
How they did the training for the stunts in the series and trying to make it not look like a standard web-series by adding action.
How they didn't shoot in one block but over months
Then sold it to Amazon and how with Web-series is there is no rules.
WATCH Rebecca Gold series - YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCux4qx4Z0xv7WrK-VudnADA/videos
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How to Direct Produce, Write, Star and Sell your own feature film with Love is Dead's Josh Folan and host Giles Alderson
Make Your Film LIVE Event Pt 2 Join Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Matt Hookings, Adam Morse, Jenna Suru and Phin Glynn as they talk how to make indie films
How to Make Your Film LIVE Event Pt 1 Join Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Matt Hookings, Adam Morse, Jenna Suru and Phin Glynn as they talk how to make indie films
Ep 95 How to Make a No-Budget Indie Thriller and stay at No.1 in the Amazon charts for 6 Weeks with The Redeeming's director Brian Barnes and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew Rodger
Ep 94 How to raise finance & get distribution for your indie film by cold calling with Nathan VonMinden director of The Challenger Disaster
Ep 93 How to make an Action Adventure indie in the Hawaiian Jungle with City of Gold Director Harry Locke IV and Giles Alderson
Ep 92 How to Make SEVEN Indie Films in TWO (and a half) Years with Director & Writer Elizabeth Blake-Thomas & Hosts Giles Alderson & Dan Richardson
Ep 91 How to Make a hit Documentary Feature, with Bros: After the Screaming Stops director Joe Pearlman and hosts Giles Alderson & Christian James
NEIL MARSHALL - Part 2 Directing Indie films to Studio Movies 'Doomsday, Centurion and TV's Game of Thrones, Lost in Space and his new film The Reckoning with hosts Giles Alderson and Christian James
NEIL MARSHALL How to Direct Indie Films to Big Studio movies & making Game of Thrones & Exec Producing big TV with hosts Giles Alderson & Christian James
Ep 88 How to make Indie Films, Film-making tips, Q&A and our top 10 Podcasts so far with Giles Alderson, Andrew Rodger, Christian James and Dan Richardson
Ep 87 How to Make a feature in Six Days from a short with director & screenwriter Nicole Albarelli, DoP Andrew Rodger and Giles Alderson
Ep 86 How to make an indie horror Sci-Fi with Await Further Instructions director Johnny Kevorkian and producer Jack Tarling
Ep 85 How to Produce Indie Films and Finance Films with Ian Sharp and hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew Rodger
Ep 84 How to Make an Improvised Feature Film in 24hrs on New Years Eve with writer & director Sarah Jayne Portelli and host Giles Alderson
Ep 83 How to Make an Indie Film in one Location with Two People - The Escort's director Bizhan Tong & actors Olivia Moyles and Kevin Leslie with Giles Alderson & Christian James
Ep 82 How to go from short films to big budget romantic comedy You, Me And Him starring David Tennant & Lucy Punchwith director & screenwriter Daisy Aitkens
Ep 81 How to make Indie Films & Action Adventure Feature Robin Hood The Rebellion with Producer Lucinda Rhodes-Thakrar & hosts Giles Alderson & Andrew Rodger
Ep 80 How to Produce Indie Films with Craig Conway who talks new horror film Mara and a way forward for filmmakers with Giles Alderson
Ep 79 How to Make a Film in A Foreign Language, Making Commercials and Indie Film 12KM with director & writer Mike Pecci and host Giles Alderson
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