This episode is with Director, Writer and Producer, Marc Jobst.
Marc is probably best known for his work on the Netflix Shows Daredevil, The Witcher and One Piece but has enjoyed a wide ranging and fascinating career in theatre, radio, television and film.
Marc is an alumnus of Newcastle University, where he studied Agriculture. During his time as an undergraduate he was drawn towards acting and storytelling through his involvement with NUTs (The Newcastle University Theatre Society), The Gulbenkian Theatre – now Northern Stage, and the Shakespeare residency at the Theatre Royal.
We chat about his first theatre company – Three Monkeys, which he formed after university, and toured the UK with, before starring in a critically acclaimed one-man production of the Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner, directed by John Yorke.
After producing both television and radio shows for the BBC and Tyne Tees television, Marc went moved into freelance television and Film directing.
In our conversation we chat about what is like to direct huge shows for major studios like Netflix and how he approaches the creative process of storytelling.
Most recently, Marc developed and directed the live action adaptation of the tremendously successful Japanese anime series, One Piece which premiered on Netflix in 2023.
Links:
Marc Jobst: https://www.marcjobst.com/
Marc Jobst IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1305344/
One Piece (Netflix Series): https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80217863
The Witcher (Netflix Series): https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80189685
Luke Cage (Netflix Series): https://www.netflix.com/title/80002537
Daredevil (Netflix Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322312/
Ted Serandos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Sarandos
The Special Camera Lens used for One Piece: https://www.filmmakersacademy.com/blog-one-piece-cinematography/
Philip Silvera (Stunt Co-ordinator): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2856661/
Wade Eastwood (Stuntman): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004590/
Wolfgang Stegemann: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1025329/
Agriculture Newcastle University: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/d400/
NUTS (Newcastle University): https://nusu.co.uk/activities/view-society/190
Gulbenkian Studio/ Northern Stage: https://northernstage.co.uk/about-us/our-story/
Royal Shakespeare Company: https://www.rsc.org.uk/
3 Monkeys Theatre Company: https://www.marcjobst.com/about/#earlydays
John York (Into the Woods – book on story structure): https://www.johnyorkestory.com/about/the-book/
The Withered Arm (Thomas Hardey): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex_Tales
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loneliness_of_the_Long-Distance_Runner
Tyne Tees Television: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_Tyne_Tees
BBC Countryfile: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t0bv
Anthony Minghella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Minghella
The Talented Mr Ripley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Talented_Mr._Ripley_(film)
Hannibal: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2243973/
Calling the Wild (Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358410/
The Musketeers Series 2 (BBC Series): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02fby7m
Casualty (BBC Series): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8wd
Sleep with me (Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231280/
Criminal Justice (BBC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Justice_(British_TV_series)
Bryan Fuller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Fuller
Lawrence Fishburne: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000401/
Mads Mikkelsen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586568/
Gillian Anderson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000096/
The Talented Mr Ripley Piano reflection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHryIucVqis