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This week on the podcast I talk to filmmakers Georgia Colan and Martin Hardwick.
Their film 'Charlotte' recently premiered at the Fright Fest Film Festival and has now been released on Amazon Prime and Tubi both in the UK and the USA.

I talked to them about the film, what it was like shooting on a  low budget, I asked Georgia about directing herself in the lead role, the challenges they both faced along the way. We talked about sales and distribution, the film was released via Film Hub, we talked about that process and advice for people same position working on thier debut film.

Watch Charlotte on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Charlotte-Georgia-Conlan/dp/B0D7B19NX8

Watch Charlotte on TUBI https://tubitv.com/movies/100020863/charlotte

Watch Jim's latest film The Apocalypse Box http://apocalypsebox.co.uk

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This week I'm talking to filmmaker Hakim Zziwa. Hakim is from Uganda where he started out as a dancer and went onto make corporate films after a scholarship in America. He's also made several short films that have done really well on the festival circuit and have a high end high quality look to them. 

I talked to Hakim about how he achieved the high end look, he gave me tips on working on a low budget and we talked about documentary filmmaking and his tips for getting the most out of film festivals.

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This week I'm speaking to Costume Designer Cynthia Summers. Cynthia ia an Emmy Award Winning Costume Designer that has worked on massive shows like HBO's The Last of Us and the Netflix show Lemony Snickets Series of Unfortunate Events. 

I talked to Cynthia about how she got into the industry, we talked about the logistics of how a costume designer works on a big production, she gave me her tips for being a costume designer and getting into the business and we talked about The Last of Us and Lemony Snicket.

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This week on the podcast I talk to filmmaker James Chick. James recently finished his debut feature film 'Feet of Death'.

We talked about what it was like to work on a micro budget feature, how he gets such high quality results when shooting on a micro budget, some of the struggles along the way and about the sales and distribution of the film, he's recently signed with Indie Rights, but we talked about some of the offers he had before he made that decision.

Watch the film now on Amazon: https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Feet-of-Death/0N4TDVVVZRCCNGJDNE07TD3B2L

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This week on the podcast I talk to Production Designer Phil Sims. Phil started in theatre, worked in music videos before moving onto big budget movies like Skyfall, The Last Jedi, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America The First Avenger, Age of Ultron and the latest series of Doctor Who for Disney and the BBC.. 

I spoke to Phil about how he got into the industry, we talked about his first big film The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, his work on the Milano spaceship on Guardians of the Galaxy and what it was like working on Mission Impossible Fallout and Dead Reckoning Part 1 and the challenges of integrating big stunts with production design.

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This week on the podcast I’m chatting to television and theatre actor Tom Butcher. Tom is best known for his leading roles in popular TV dramas “The Bill" and "Doctors". Butcher's dedication to his craft and his ability to bring depth to his characters have earned him acclaim from audiences and critics alike.

Tom also appears in my latest feature film 'The Apocalypse Box' so I thought this was a great opportunity to sit down with Tom and talk about all those years working on The Bill then BBC’s Doctors and his theatre work then have a general chat about what it was like working on big shows with fast turnarounds. We also talked about The Apocalypse Box where Tom plays the evil villainous MP  Piers Stonesmith and very much revels in playing this character. Enjoy! 

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This week on the podcast I'm chatting to Sam, one of the founders of the ERIC Creative Careers App.  The App is aimed at people from ages 16-25 - once registered the app will serve up thousands of internships, bootcamps, events, courses, podcast and anything else that will help you kickstart your creative career.

We chatted about the App, who it's for, how it can help you, some of the opportunities, success stories and CV tips.  I also asked if Sam thinks it still worth going to University. 

Find out more about the ERIC App here: https://www.meet-eric.com
Read the BFI report: https://www.bfi.org.uk/industry-data-insights/reports/bfi-eric-screen-careers-research

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This week on the Podcast I'm talking to television actress Corrinne Wicks. Corrinne shot to fame in BBC One’s flagship drama Doctors playing ‘Dr. Helen Thompson’ for over five years. She went on to appear as ‘Ella Heart’ in ITV’s Prime time soap Emmerdale, receiving two best actress nominations during her time on the show.

Corrinne has also appeared in two films that I have directed, You Might Get Lost and The Apocalypse Box. And with The Apocalypse Box out now I wanted to talk to Corrinne about her Career and also chat about her role in the new film.

Watch the Apocalypse Box now: http://www.apocalypsebox.co.uk 

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This week I'm talking to Television Director Jamie Donoughue - Jamie had a very interesting route into television directing. He started out by creating a short film called Shok that went onto get an Oscar Nomination, this led to him working on big budget US Television shows like "The Last Kingdom" before returning to the UK to direct the season finale of the latest series of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa. 

Jamie gave me som great tips for working in television as a director, what to do and what not to do when meeting with television executives and his advice for starting your career.

The moment Shok was Oscar Nominated: https://youtu.be/xLHU3D88n_k?si=MwOVuWTI8SB-YE8K 

Watch the short film Shok https://vimeo.com/564100836 

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#tubi #filmmaker #lowbudget
 
 Today I’m talking to Producer and Director Justin Milton

Justin has produced a bunch of low budget thrillers and dramas that have done very well on online streaming platforms and have begun to earn him significant profit.
 
 In this chat I talked to Justin about how he got into the business, he gave me his tips for creating a film thats going to end up on Tubi, how to make the most money out of it, excellent tips for things to do and not to do in that film to help your film do well on the platform and we also talked about the advantages of making a thriller.

Check out Justin's book "Turning Six Thousand into Six Figures in Six Month"
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/turning-six-thousand-into-six-figures-in-six-months-justin-milton/1146059422?fbclid=IwY2xjawEU8jVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXDlshJeXJPIXixxpq7LCg86TlJ_S3wLyIXFkBcf2QEssHTpXwyhDT9WMA_aem_IiQ9zQDOLP73YLGDbvQ2ag

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