The Directors Take Podcast

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Mark Brennan from United Agents and we have a very candid conversation which demystifies the process of being signed by an agent and what that relationship then looks like. We cover...

-At what point should you being looking for representation as a Director.

-How should you approach agents?

-What do agents look for in potential clients and how do they make their decisions on who to sign?

-What happens when you sign with an agent?

-What does the relationship look like once you've signed?

-What is the thinking process of an agent when  putting a director forward for a job?

-From their perspective, what does the pathway into being a working director really look like?

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Music by Oliver Wegmüller

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In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus are joined by Director and visual artist Riffy Ahmed, where they talk you through the experiences they had in shadowing the Directors' on Season 1 of HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and the upcoming season of TOPBOY.

-Riffy tells us her incredible story of how she had a show featured in the Saatchi Gallery.

-We talk practically about how you should shadow on a high-end TV show.

-We talk about our relationships with the Directors and Showrunners.

-We cover what we learnt about the role of a Director working with the TV system and becoming a 'midwife'.

-We touch on what it is to be a Second Unit Director in TV.

-We talk about diversity in the TV & Film Industry based on our own experiences.

-We talk about emotional resilience and the importance of on set experience.

Riffy Ahmed is a multi-disciplined visual artist and has had her work featured in Directors' Notes, Dazed and the Saatchi Gallery. Now signed to Independent talent, she is currently developing her own original TV and Feature work and most recently shadowed Myriam Raja on Season 3 of Netflix's TOPBOY.

http://www.riffy.com/

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Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at [email protected].

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas talk you through what happened once they finished making the films that propelled them into the film industry.

Welcome to the very first episode of The Directors' Take podcast, where your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas talk you through their individual journeys and break down how they made their first films.

Welcome to The Directors' Take, a podcast where we explore how you go from directing something with your mates, to being the most senior decision-maker on a film set.

Your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are both Writer & Directors at the beginning of their TV and Feature Film Directing journeys and are offering a look behind the curtain of high-end TV and feature filmmaking.

For Directors... The pathway doesn't exist, so we are going to do our best to help bridge the gap.