Odins Light Podcast

Craig Hinde and Gillan Williams talk about the good and the bad about producing the movie Hosts, which is out in the UK on Monday 18th Jan 2021! You can pre-order Hosts on iTunes today and watch it on Sky Store, iTunes and Amazon tomorrow!.

In the final episode of the first season, Gillan talks with Don Gallacher about how he got into the music industry, what a music supervisor is exactly, and why it's so important to have one on your film production.

In this episode of the Odin’s Light Podcast, Gillan talks with Benjamin Symons, a fantastic music composer on how he got into the role. He has some great advice on how to get yourself out there as a composer and how he approaches each project with a unique angle.

The Honeymoon Phase is a horror film based on a fake marriage and all of the awful things that can happen in an abusive relationship. Gillan talks to Philip Carroll, the writer and director, and Chloe Carroll and Jim Schubin who star in the movie. They dive deep into the subtext of the film and what it was like to create this interesting new independent horror.

David Marmor, writer and director and Alok Mishra, producer, talk about the amazing success of their horror feature 1BR and how they got the film through an insane production, facing fire, truck robbery and more!

In this episode, I speak to Shaun Hodson of Loki Films who is also a DOP, 1st AC and Gaffer. A big deal in the music video scene, we chat about how he got into that, his transition into film and how he’s coping with the lockdown as a small business owner and independent filmmaker. The audio was recorded using Skype, which is pretty much the norm right now, so please forgive the quality.

We talk about how she started her work, the crazy places she’s worked and an ominous Bulgarian story! Kate did all of the practical SFX and makeup along with her assistant, Kailey Walker, for the film Hosts, which is where I met her. The directors, Richard Oakes and Adam Leader, were keen to have practical effects rather than rely on CGI, and Kate absolutely delivered.

David Babouline is a story consultant and narrative theorist who has developed the Knowledge Gap theory. Gillan and David discuss his theory to understand how it can help filmmakers and script writers create captivating and exciting stories that tap into the primal instincts of their audience.

Cinelytic provide a system that supports studios and independent content companies to make faster and better informed greenlight, acquisition, and release decisions. Gillan takes a look at the potential pitfalls of over-reliance of data analytics and how it might harm independent cinema, and even the big studios.

Gillan Williams talks to Lee Hunter about his new short film, On My Own, which covers mental health, suicide and how it affects men. A fascinating film with an interesting backstory.