Crossing the Line

Ben Coren joined Film4’s development team in 2013 and has worked across films including Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, Steve McQueen’s Widows, Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang, Michael Winterbottom’s Greed, Nick Rowland’s Calm With Horses and Rungano Nyoni’s BAFTA and BIFA-winning I Am Not a Witch.

Jake Garber is an American make-up artist who has worked on over 140 movies and television shows, including the much-loved Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Walking Dead, Hellboy, Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained.

His incredible career has led him to travel the world, netted him an Oscar nomination for Best Makeup, and given him a wealth of stories which he shares with us today.

Stay tuned to hear how he got into the industry, advice for newcomers, and how he pretty much became the personal make-up artist for Samuel L. Jackson.

Mark Jenkin is a Cornish director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer known for writing and directing the film Bait which had been brewing in his mind for the best part of twenty years. Beautifully shot on black and white 16mm film, Bait tackles the struggles of the fishing industry in Cornwall and the knock-on effects of modern tourism for the people who live there. The film earned him a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. He is currently in post production for his latest feature, Enys Men.

In this episode we discuss his breakthrough feature ‘Bait’, his creative process, and how the film changed the trajectory of his career, his future ambitions, the importance of knowing when to say no to a project and his taste in movies.

After studying Film, TV and Theatre at York St John University, Maggie Kruger started her career making the tea at theatrical agency RKM, eventually moving up to become a junior agent and establishing the agency’s commercial division. She moved on to a different agency in 2004 to work in the voiceover department, finally starting Babble with Sarah in 2007.

Known for starring in The Usual Suspects and more recently the television adaptation of War of the Worlds, Gabriel Byrne is an incredible actor with years of experience and over 80 movie titles to his name. In 2018 he was given a lifetime achievement award by the Irish Film and Television Academy.

In this episode, we sit down and discuss how he began in his career, struggles new actors face, and our age-old question - which movie he's ashamed he hasn't seen.

Gabriel Byrne's Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Byrne

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000321

Crossing the Line:

https://twitter.com/CTL_Podcast

https://www.instagram.com/crossingthelinepod/

https://crossingthelinepod.com

With a career spanning film, TV and theatre since the 90’s, Adam James has gone from strength to strength in a job his parents never thought he would do. So how does someone go from being pushed to attend Oxford or Cambridge university, to becoming such a recognisable face in so many shows such as Band of Brothers, Doctor Foster, and more recently the hit I May Destroy You?

In this episode we find out how Adam forged an unlikely career in the arts, and how he feels young actors are more aware of themselves and the industry - more so than he ever was at that age, thanks to the ease of access to information. And stay tuned to hear the story of how he thought he was going to be fired from the set of Ricky Gervais’ Extras.

Adam James's Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_James_(actor)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416253

https://www.instagram.com/thisadamjames

Crossing the Line:

https://twitter.com/CTL_Podcast

https://www.instagram.com/crossingthelinepod/

https://crossingthelinepod.com

Mike Leigh is a staple of British cinema and theatre having had a directing career that spans seven decades. Seven is also the number of Oscars he's been nominated for. He's also helped to create stars we know and love today including Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Liz Smith, as well as collaborating with well known actors such as Timothy Spall and Jim Broadbent.

There's a lot of myths and misconceptions around the way Mike works, from how he chooses his actors, to how much he improvises. So in this episode we spend plenty of time clarifying those topics, and delve into how he got started and his thoughts on newcomer filmmakers. Are there too many new actors each year? Do we have less creative freedom now? Are our dwindling attention spans dictating movie styles?

Sit back and enjoy this week's episode of Crossing the Line.

Mike's Links:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005139/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Leigh

Crossing the Line:

https://twitter.com/CTL_Podcast

https://www.instagram.com/crossingthelinepod/

https://crossingthelinepod.com

Guardians of the Galaxy; Lego Star Wars; Spyro; Gears of War 5; Call of Duty. If you’ve watched an animated show or played video games you’ve likely heard Trevor Devall’s distinctive voice.

Trevor spent 15 years in Vancouver's voice-over industry as an animation and commercial voice actor, before continuing his career in Los Angeles. He is a prolific voice artist, having performed in hundreds of animated productions including television movies, series, feature films and video games.

Trevor hosts a podcast called Voiceprint with Trevor Devall and Guests where he chats with and interviews fellow Vancouver-based voice actors.

In this episode, we discuss how he got into voice over, the difference between performance capture and motion capture, and get a little bit nerdy over Dungeons and Dragons.

Phillip Jackson began his career in Repertory Theatre before moving into West End shows, television and film.

Phillip is best known for playing Chief Inspector Japp in Agatha Christie’s Poirot alongside David Suchet between 1989-2013.

His many television appearances have included Robin of Sherwood, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War, Little Britain, Raised by Wolves and Last of the Summer Wine. He has also appeared in films, including the 1979 Scum and Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street, Brassed Off, The Fourth Protocol, My Week with Marilyn, Little Voice and Mike Leigh’s Peterloo.

In these episode we discuss the many projects Phillip has worked on, breaking into the business, how the industry has changed and meeting with the young George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg.

Jennifer is a trained actress and voice over artist, and her range and attention to detail really make her stand out. Her versatility does not stop with accents, being able to throw herself into any character and script - lending her voice to be the perfect choice for games and animations.

Due to Jennifer’s versatility, she has voiced many worldwide commercials, for brands in the US and the UK - Google, Philips, British Gas and St Ives to name a few.

She then set up her own Podcast - Actor and Agent - showing both sides of the entertainment industry, and offering tips and light-hearted stories along the way.

We sat down with Jennifer to talk common ground when starting a podcast, and get her view on one of the most popular and approachable types of media in the modern world!

Find 'Actor and Agent' podcast here:

https://open.spotify.com/show/6cJ0nG0xRXbetRK5Zfrtze?si=V4NRqx9ZSnid1K0mc6FvQg&nd=1

Jennifer's Links:

https://www.damngoodvoices.com/Talents/Jennifer-Bradley

https://twitter.com/JenCBradley

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4868714/

Crossing The Line:

https://twitter.com/CTL_Podcast

https://www.instagram.com/crossingthelinepod/

https://crossingthelinepod.com

Audio Only Version: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.m4a/crossingthelinepod.com/