Hosts Dan Allen, Eleri Jones and James Walker chat with Marc Coleman about his debut feature film 'Manfish'. This unreleased pilot episode from 2022 sheds more light on Marc's journey, as explored in the last episode. At this point in time the show was going to be called "the young filmmakers podcast", hence us calling it such in the episode. Learn how to get your no-budget film off the ground and the kind of work you need to put in to make it happen!

Hosts Dan Allen and guest host Ryan Duke chat with comedy horror filmmaker Marc Coleman about going from no budget filmmaking to suddenly having money to play with to bring your vision to life. What’s it REALLY like suddenly having some financial resources for your film? How do YOU get funding for your film? And HOW do you make a whole feature film with no budget whilst never taking no for an answer!

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with film and TV stills photographer Jack Merriman, whose worked with incredibly famous faces such as Sir Ian McKellen, Domhall Gleeson, Sir Roger Moore and MORE! Discover what a stills photographer does on set, how YOU can become a stills photographer, what producers REALLY want, and the skills you need to succeed in the world of film and TV.

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary and Oscar Winning Editor Joe Walker about how on earth you begin editing the biggest and most epic films on the planet! Joe has edited Dune 1 and 2, Sicario, The Creator, Arrival, 12 Years a Slave, Widows, Shame, Harry Brown and more! Learn about his incredible creative partnerships with directors Denis Villeneuve and Steve McQueen. Discover what editing REALLY is, and what it’s REALLY like, and how you shape personal intimate stories on the biggest scale and with the biggest backdrops

This week Amelia Sciandra chats with Rebekah Smith, known as 'The Film Festival Doctor' offering advice and mentoring for filmmakers who are on the festival circuit. She is the author of the book "Film Festivals & Looking After Your Mental Health". If you've ever wondered HOW TO MAKE THE MOST out of your film festival submissions, then look now further! The IMPORTANT DO'S and DONT'S are right here.

Host James Walker chats with Steve Potts and Jessica Bradley from Helion Partners, LIVE from the Media Production & Technology Show. Helion is a leading M&A adviser to the media sector, with unrivalled expertise and experience in advising owners in the TV production, kids IP, advertising, marketing and creative services industries on maximising the value of their businesses on a sale or in a fundraising. Find out what does and doesn't get funded to increase your chances of getting your film made!
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Host James Walker, coming live from the Canon Podcast booth at the Media Production & Technology Show, chats with Brian Moseley & Andrew Wilson about how they make incredible BBC and Netflix television shows and movies sound amazing. There's MORE TO SOUND THAN YOU KNOW! Learn about what its like working on great natural history shows with DAVID ATTENBOROUGH, including PLANET EARTH, BAKE OFF, SUPER/NATURAL and MORE.
Watch video version: https://youtu.be/RbFcUndUweo

VIDEO VERSION available on YouTube.
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Host James Walker coming LIVE from partner Canon's podcasting booth in the Media Production and Technology Show. Students Calypso and Ashton tell ALL about their incredible experience starring in 'Strings', the student film made as part of Project Paradiso 2024.

Project Paradiso is a prestige project from Young Film Academy (FA), offering a select group of YA's most promising students aged 16-20 the chance to create a stunning short film in a cinematic location in Sicily, Italy.

This ambitious not-for-profit project unites educational training with a real-world film industry opportunity - offering participants the experience of a lifetime.