Girl with a Camera

Charles was a truck driver and after his head injury he was sidelined. During the recovery he discovered his love for writing. He wrote short stories and even books that got published on Amazon. Charles didn't stop there and he wrote a screenplay for a horror film The Hollow which he filmed, producer and edited. The Hollow will be released on 1 January 2022!

Chris Carr is a film director, producer and writer and maybe a secret spy. His film The Dry Cleaner is the main topic of this episode. The amount of research you have to make in order to make a spy film which would not only be believable but also accurate and factual is a lot of work but for Chris, it's a piece of cake as he's incredibly passionate about everything spy-related. We're also talking about using different locations in London for filming and how to visualise, film and edit a sequence where someone is being followed. If you want to dig deeper into spy world, you can check out Chris's podcast Secrets and Spies.

In this episode, I'm talking to an actor Rhys Hamlyn who took on a leading role in a short film called Unspoken (You can watch on Youtube). We talk about challenges that arise from making a film about suicide that is based on true events. How do you prepare for a role like this and how do you detach from it after? As well as how to take care of your mental health, especially if you're starting out as an actor and you're having a lot of rejection from your auditions.

If you're feeling depressed and you need help, please call 116 123 (UK), 1300 659 467 (Australia), 1-800-273-8255 (USA)

Watch Unspoken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k269NkuKK7Y&t

I'm talking to a film director Rob Ayling who made a Batman fan film called Living in crime alley. This episode is not only for Batman fans, but for everyone who wants to get inspired by Rob's story - from being made redundant to make a film which has won not only our heart but also collected 30 awards.

Living in crime alley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZhv92mb7I 

Hands (A 90-second documentary about Rob's mum after she had a stroke): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmNbVZh_x50

In this episode, I'm talking to writer and director of a short film Sticky, Cameron Johanning. 'Sticky' is a heartfelt story about a teenager finding out her parents are getting divorced and her dad found a new family.   Cameron has put all his savings into this film and he takes us through the whole process of writing, pre-producing, casting, directing, filming and editing of his film which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIILanPhFXU&t Sticky has a great cast Katie Balen, Melinda Mo, Chuja Seo as well as Daniel Cosgrove you've seen in the first season of You.

Danny Drysdale is a music video director, known especially for working with The Killers (Directed and edited Human, The world we live in, Rut) and Echosmith (Directed and edited all videos for Lonely Generation album). This episode is all about pitching your ideas, working with musicians, planning complicated shoots, taking risks, thinking outside the box, making it happen under incredibly tight deadlines, behind the scenes and very funny stories! Enjoy the ride!

Halloween special edition of my podcast Girl With A Camera! I invited LA based director and actor Emily Rua to chat with me all things horror filmmaking. Emily gives great advice for horror filmmakers on building tension, mistakes to avoid, cast and much more. Emily also offers to answer any of your questions relating horror filmmaking, so get in touch: http://thehorrorofbeingemily.com or her Instagram: @emilyishorror

I'm happy to welcome a visual effects artist TEDJ (Instagram: @imtedj) on my podcast Girl with A camera. We talked about why we're so fascinated by bending the reality in film, watching Marvel movies and just becoming addicted to it? Also some tips on how to become a visual artist and how much time it takes to learn something like this!

From London to Hollywood.