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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Ep 58 TIMOTHY SPALL & STEPHEN COOKSON TALK ACTING, DIRECTING, INDIE FILMS AND STANLEY A MAN OF VARIETY with Giles Alderson & Andrew Rodger
Ep 57 HOW TO MAKE A FOUND FOOTAGE HORROR MOVIE SCREAMERS AND RAINSING FINANCE FOR INDIE FILMS WITH TOM MALLOY, HOSTED BY GILES ALDERSON
Ep 56 How to Speak to Film Investors, SEIS/EIS and film financing with EXEC PRODUCER Peter Dunphy
Ep 55 How to Make a Period Indie Film with the team behind The Bromley Boys, Dean Fisher, Steve Kelly, TJ Herbert and host Giles Alderson
Ep 54 HOW TO MAKE AN INDIEFILM AT SUNDANCE with Indie Film Hustle'sAlex Ferrari
Ep 53 Part2 HOW TO MAKE AN INDIE CRIME THRILLER FILM & GET CAST ATTACHED
Ep 52 HOW TO MAKE INDIE FEATURES and THE BENEFIT OF SHORT FILMS with Trish Rybarczyk & Sacha Bennett
Inspiration for Filmmakers - 'The Filmmakers Podcast Present' with Giles Alderson & Christian James
Ep 51 HOW TO TURN YOUR ROM-COM SHORT FILM INTO A FEATURE with MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH director Daniel Jerome Gill with hosts Giles Alderson & Christian James
LIVE from the London Independent Film Festival
Ep 49 HOW TO MAKE AN INDIE FILM NOIR ON THE STREETS OF LA with the team behind LA Overnight
Ep 48 HOW TO MAKE 'GUARDIANS' A MICRO BUDGET INDIEFILM, WIN AWARDS & GET A CINEMA RELEASE
Ep 47 How to Make an Indie film at a Music Festival with the team behind Access All Areas
Ep 46 Part 2 - How to Make Indie Horror Films with Coz Greenop, Lee Apsey & Nick Sadler
Ep 45 Part 1 How to Make Indie Horror Films & Get Investors on Board with the Dark Beacon team
Ep 44 ANDY NYMAN - MAKING 'GHOST STORIES' & FILMMAKING with Giles Alderson, CJ & Andy Rodger
Ep 43 Five Essentials To Know Before Making Your Feature Films - The Filmmakers Podcast Present
Ep 42 MAKING AN INDIE HEIST MOVIE with Lee Chambers, Giles Alderson & Christian James
Ep 41 HOW TO GO FROM SHORT FILMS TO FEATURES with Deborah Haywood, Giles Alderson & Julian Kostov
Ep 40 HOW TO GET FREE DISTRIBUTION FOR YOUR FEATURE, SHORT FILM OR WEBSERIES with Klaus Badelt
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