On this episode, we welcome the team behind Break, a competitive sports/crime drama from first-time writer/director Michael Elkin, first-time producer Terri Dwyer and veteran producer Dean Fisher
Giles discusses scripting with Michael and the challenges of getting the film financed and greenlit with Terri and Dean, including their pitch deck and presentation strategies to individual investors. They also talk about purposefully incorporating international elements to the story such as filming in China as well as on location and set in the UK.
As an actor/director Michael lets us in on his approach to working with the cast, Terri gives tips on balancing her producer role with her own role as an actor. Dean provides unique and empowering examples of how a film of this budget level and genre can be marketed, sold and self-distributed in the UK, even during the current COVID social restrictions.
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Ep16 HOW TO MAKE AN ACTION FILM THAT SELLS WITH ‘AUX’ & ‘VENGEANCE’ DIRECTORS John Adams & Ross Boyask
Ep15 HOW TO MAKE A SUPERMAN FAN FILM & NEW HORROR FILM CAIN HILL (with Gene Fallaize and Tony Cook)
Ep14 DIRECTING A FEATURE FILM IN 2 DAYS & HOW TO DIRECT A HORROR LEGEND with Phil Hawkins
Ep 13, HOW TO WRITE A HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER AND OVERCOMING WRITERS BLOCK with screenwriter Andy Briggs
Ep12 HOW TO GO FROM MUSIC VIDS TO MAKING MOVIES STARRING AIDAN GILLEN (with Jamie Thraves & Phil Bowman)
Ep 11 WORKING FOR DISNEY, GETTING YOUR FIRST JOB AND BEING AN ACTOR (with Dan Richardson)
Ep 10 HOW TO EDIT GRAVITY & TRANSFORMERS AND WIN AN OSCAR FOR DOING IT WITH EDITOR MARK SANGER
Ep 9 DIRECTING TV: LUTHER, RELLIK, LUKE CAGE WITH DIRECTOR SAM MILLER
Ep 8 MAKING AN ACTION MOVIE IN 9 DAYS WITH A HOLLYWOOD STAR AS YOUR LEAD
Ep 7 BOOKING A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE
Ep 6 HOW TO GET YOUR FILM OSCAR SHORT LISTED
Ep 5 ACTING & DIRECTING AT THE SAME TIME IS HARD
Ep 4 HOW TO GET YOUR FILM ON HBO !
Ep 3 BEING A SUCCESSFUL CINEMATOGRAPHER
Ep 2 HOW TO GET INTO FRIGHTFEST
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