On this episode, award winning cinematographer Eben Bolter, who talks about HBO's huge TV show The Last of Us.

Eben is the DoP of feature films such as, Confine, Chicken, Night Teeth, iBoy, Acres and Acres, Level Up, Road Games and The Hoarder and TV shows such as The Woman in White, The Feed, The Girl Before, Avenue 5, The Last of Us and the upcoming Marvel series Secret Invasion.

He chats to Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about:

• Making over 100 short films
• The Last of Us on set process
• The art of filmmaking
• Working collaboration with crew
• Why there is no magic formular to get projects made
• Getting TV work
• Cinematic Naturalism

The Last of Us on on HBO and Sky now!

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The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson

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Oscar winner Florian Zeller join us to talk his Anthony Hopkins starring The Father and his latest film The Son.

Florian's debut feature The Father was nominated for7 Academy Awards, winning Best Adapted screenplay and nominated for six bafta's sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir in London and they discuss:

-Adapting his plays in feature films

-Mental health and male suicide in films

-His writing process

-Why he often doesn't rehearse and kept actors apart before filming

-How to direct actors

-Working with Anthony Hopkins and why an email from Hugh Jackman was a game changer

-How he believes anyone can learn to be a filmmaker

-And why Cows become quite a bit topic on this weeks episode

The Son is OUT NOW - Trailer here

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On this weeks show we welcome Sir Richard Eyre director of the Oscar nominated Iris, Notes on a Scandal and the recent feature film Allelujah.

Richard sits down for a chat with Giles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart and Matthew Butler -Hart all about his career up until this point.

They talk about:

Moving from Theatre to TV and TV to film

How he learnt on the job and became a better director.

The importance of rehearsal

The differences between actors

How editing is key to making a film work

And he gives some amazing advice for filmmakers.

Allelujah is in CINEMAS now.

Filmmaking Book:

Full to the Brim with Fizz, Ginger, and Fierce Determination;

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LIVE EVENT – TFP at London Independent Film Festival

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On this weeks episode we welcome Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with directors John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and producer Jeremy Latcham

Hosts Christian James and Huw Siddle chat with the gang about how they made their huge blockbuster.

• The story behind D&D
• How the MCU got started
• On set of a bug budget film
• How you make a film that makes you laugh, cry and cheer in one
• and the new rise of genre.

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is released in cinemas Friday 31st April.

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One the 2nd episode of our new strand on the filmmakers podcast called The Business of Film Explained we go deep in facts, stats, percentages and figures of film-making with film data researcher Stephen Follows and directors and producers Giles Alderson and Phil Hawkins

-We discuss how we got our films made.

-Is there a typical route to becoming a film director

-Why is their a gender equality in directors

-Getting your film on Netflix and the benefits for filmmakers/

-What percentage of directors do other roles (ie DoP, stunt co-ordinator ).

-Films with more than one director.

-And who will get more answers right? Giles or Phil?

Do you have any questions for us for the next Business of Film Explained episode? Answer below or email thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com

Stephen Follows is an established data researcher in the film industry, has been nominated at the British Independent Film Awards, and long-listed for a BAFTA

Stephen has produced over 100 short films and two features, Baseline and The Grind.

Check his amazing website at https://stephenfollows.com/

LINKS we discussed

https://stephenfollows.com/how-many-films-does-the-average-director-make/ 

https://stephenfollows.com/become-film-director/

https://stephenfollows.com/actor-directors/

https://stephenfollows.com/do-writer-directors-make-better-movies-than-directors-who-dont-also-write/

https://stephenfollows.com/do-more-experienced-directors-make-longer-movies/

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On this lovely Tuesday, we chat with writer-director Eddie Sternberg! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his filmmaking journey to get his debut feature film I used to be famous (2022) made.

They discuss:

- networking events

- the thing about making shorts

- balancing building a career and making a living

- developing a feature script

- getting I used to be famous made

- pitching to Netflix

- learnings from making the first feature

- working with a neurodivergent cast

Watch I USED TO BE FAMOUS on Netflix!

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On this Friday's show we talk to award winning writer and director Saim Sadiq on his Pakistani trans culture feature debut Joyland.

Giles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart & Matthew Butler-Hart chat with Saim about:

-Where ideas come from

-Pakistani film-making.

-How he raised the finance.

-Short to feature process

-Trans culture, Patriarchy and creative desire.

-His writing process and collaboration.

-Why you need to be patient as a director

-Editing process and why he shot the film in 4:3

A patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious trans starlet.

JOYLAND is out in UK cinemas now. For more information please head here

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On this week’s episode, we chat with writer, director, and actor Nathaniel Martello-White! He chats with Giles Alderson & Dom Lenoir about his debut feature film The Strays (2023).

They discuss:

- acting to directing

-pros & cons of collaborating with funding bodies

- references

- rehearsing for key sequences

- shifting from actor to director

- working with Netflix

- screenwriting

- making a psychological horror

THE STRAYS is out now on Netflix!

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On this weeks episode we chat with writer, producer and director Mali Elfman.

Mali chats with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about her debut feature as a director NEXT EXIT.

They discuss:

-How she learnt to run and set and become a producer first

-Benefits to writing your own script

-Directing Karen Gillen

-Film festivals and tips for attending

-Why shooting in order worked for her

-How worrying does not work

-The stamina of a making a feature film

and how to make your film for under $1M

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On this weeks episode is Peyton Reed! The Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania director chats with Giles Alderson about making the movie.

They discuss

-The Volume and filmming in a new space

-Directing giants of the acting game

-How he learnt film-making from making films and watching other directors work

-The disappointments - Fantastic Four

-Pitching to Marvel

-Why you have to passionate about the project

-Success and making mistakes

-and why relationships with the crew is vital

Ant-man and The Wasp: Quantumania is OUT NOW in cinemas

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