I am sharing this rare interview with Stuart and Mark that I recorded after a screening of EXAM, a cracking British thriller set in one room. Mark, who died a few days ago, was a very close friend and also the editor of EXAM. I just wanted to share this footage as so little exists […]
Next Saturday I am hosting a special screening of my debut feature film ‘I Am The Prize’ along with in depth discussion on how I did it and how you can to. So… Making a micro-budget comedy feature film in 21 days is nothing if not educational. Here are my top 7 learnings: 1. Lack […]
The film market can sometimes be seen as a battle for eyeballs between the studios and lowly independent filmmakers – a kind of David versus Goliath showdown. There is no way your no-budget indie will ever make as much money as a studio film. No way you’ll ever be as well-known, and no way you’ll […]
As creative people we often beat ourselves up. We could have done more. We should have done more. Everyone else seems to be doing so much better. Hmmmm. Social media amplifies this as we watch other people share their successes with us. Even though we know these are often rose tinted, heavily edited, photo filtered […]
Over the last few weeks we have been making a Christmas film, commissioned and funded by Speak Life. It’s kind of what would happen if Meet The Parents bumped up against actual first century Nativity, set in Richard Curtis World of London. Episode one just went live (watch on this page) and has at this […]
Guest post by Ewan Thomas, Writer / Director I started working in the film industry 10 years ago, in post-production. But I’d always wanted to shoot my own film, so I moved to London wanting to “make it” as a film director. Shoot my first feature film. This means facing challenges and obstacles – so […]
Recently I was invited to introduce ‘Arthur and Merlin’ at the BFI, a new British fantasy epic shot on a remarkable budget. I asked director Marco Van Belle to share some of his experiences so if we choose to shoot an dark ages epic in the woods, we’ll know what we are in for! Over […]
Library music is a great resource for filmmakers. I am a huge fan of Audio Network with their simple and hugely cost effective pricing. I used them first (and extensively) on my Oscar shortlisted film ‘Gone Fishing’ (though not all music was Audio Network, but ALL was library music). However, one down side of library […]
