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 78 How to Write & Produce a Movie When You’ve Never Been on a Movie Set Before with Claire Harris Screenwriter & Producer of Newly Released Romantic Drama ‘Zelos’
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
Ep 73 How to Make Psychological Nunsploitiation Horror feature ‘St. Agatha’, with Producer and Actor Seth Michaels
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
How to be a Female Filmaker, Being a Black director and making indiefilm 'No Shade' w/ Clare & Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe
Ep 68 Rebel Without a Crew! Making indie film 'Monday' for 7K in 14 days with director Alejandro Montoya Marin and host Giles Alderson
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
Ep 62 HOW TO MAKE A SWORD AND SANDALS EPIC STARRING TERENCE STAMP with 'Of Gods and Warriors' director David LG Hughes
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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