Film By Numbers

This episode is number four and we are looking at ‘The Fourth Wall’, the invisible screen that exists between the characters on screen and the audience. Yet many films break that wall and has characters talking directly to the audience or even interacting with filming conventions such as editing and linear narrative. We’re going to be discussing why films do this, how it can be done well, situations where it works, situations where it doesn’t work and we will give you some recommendations of films that we love that break said wall.

Hosts: Phil Slatter and David Woods

Edited: Matt Simmonds

Music credits

Neil Parmar, YouTube Library and Pixies. 

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This episode is called ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri’ and we are going to be discussing the films of the great actor and producer Frances McDormand. The film that gives us our title was released in 2017 and was written and directed by Martin McDonagh. It stars McDormand as grieving mother Midlred Hayes who rents the advertising space of the billboards of the title and emblazons them with the phrases ‘Raped Whilst Dying’, ‘And still no arrests’, ‘How come, Chief Willoughby?’. The film was a huge box office and critical success and won McDormand the second of her four Oscars, three of which are for acting and one for producing the 2020 film Nomadland.

Episode three is a tribute to actor/producer Frances McDormand. 

Hosted by Phil Slatter and David Woods

Edited by Matt Simmonds

Music by Neil Parmar and YouTube library. 

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Hello and welcome to the latest episode of ‘Film by Numbers’ from Outward Film Network. We are the film podcast in which the topic of discussion is dictated by the number of the episode. In this episode – episode 2, we are discussing film sequels. What makes some work and others not work, how have they changed over time, are they a thing of the past, is timing key, planned and unplanned sequels, films that you didn’t know had sequels and films that you didn’t know were sequels 

Hosted by Phil Slatter and David Woods 

Edited by Matthew Simmonds 

Music by Neil Parmar and YouTube Music Studio 

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What was your first DVD? Trip to the cinema? Experience on a film set? In this episode Phil and Dave discuss their film firsts. 

Hosted by Phil Slatter and David Woods. 

Edited by Matthew Simmonds. 

Music by Neil Parmar.

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Welcome to Episode 0! In our first full episode we discuss all aspects of zero budget fimmaking.  

Hosted by Phil Slatter and David Woods.  

Edited by Matthew Simmonds. 

Music by Neil Parmar.

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