Three cheers for RED! It seems the company has finally conquered its longstanding PR issues by managing to ship something—the new 8K Helium brains—when it said it would. But why is the highest resolution option called "full frame"? We discuss that, introduce your new favorite streaming service, and tell you how to get the film look digitally in this episode ... Show More
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A Path to Profitability in an Industry Built on Fear?
GG Hawkins speaks with Kino co-founders Brit MacRae and Daril Fannin about the broken handoff between post-production and release, and how insecure screeners, fragmented feedback workflows, and fear-based distribution norms undermine independent film. They break down Kino’s evolu ... Show More
1h 10m
Apr 14
Reimagining Post: AI-Powered Rough Cuts Editing Overnight (Partner Episode)
In this sponsored episode, GG Hawkins speaks with Eddie AI co-founder and CEO Shamir Allibhai about Eddie AI’s latest release, Eddie v3, which launched on April 14, 2026 ahead of NAB Show 2026. Their conversation explores the new Night Shift workflow, designed to process footage ... Show More
39m 44s
Apr 11
From Evil Dead Rise to The Mummy: Lee Cronin on Evolving Horror
Writer-director Lee Cronin joins No Film School to discuss how he approached reimagining The Mummy through the lens of family trauma, mystery, and body horror. In conversation with GG Hawkins, Cronin breaks down the emotional architecture behind effective horror, the challenge of ... Show More
52m 21s
May 2021
How to Turn your Short Film into a Feature Film with Surge director & writer Aneil Karia
Today on The Filmmaker’s Podcast, Giles Alderson and his co-host Dom Lenoir chat with Aneil Karia, the writer and director of Surge starring Ben Whishaw, which premiered at the World Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2020.
They dive deep into how Aneil turned his short Beat i ... Show More
59m 34s
Jun 2024
400! Business of Film VI, Audience Questions, the Film Tax Credit, AI & Film Updates with Stephen Follows, Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Phil Hawkins
400 EPISODES!!!!
We are back with another Business of Film Explained chatting about the latest industry news, answering audience film-making questions.
We also discuss the Film Tax Credit which is officially here, and A.I which is also here unofficially!
We also chat film festi ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 2020
Going from Shorts to Marvel movies. Directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck on making Half Nelson, Mississippi Grind & Captain Marvel.
This week Giles interviews writing and directing team Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck to discuss their impressive career and body of work from the indie scene to working with Marvel.
Anna and Ryan first made an entrance with their indie hit Half Nelson, which picked up a best actor nom ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 2019
The Aeronauts, Peaky Blinders & Wild Rose director Tom Harper joins Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir and Robbie McKane to talk how to make films & TV
Director Tom Harper drops by Cameo Recording Studios to chat with Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and producer/editor Robbie McKane to talk about how he makes his films including 'Scouting Book For Boys', 'Woman in Black 2', 'War Book', 'Wild Rose' & 'The Aer ... Show More
1h 15m
Apr 2021
How to Direct, Produce, Write, Star and Distribute your Indie Film with guest Guy Pidgen - 'Older'
This weeks episode is with the brilliant director, writer, producer and actor Guy Pidgen who’s film Older is out now!
He talks to Giles Alderson and Robbie McKane about how he made his first film at 16, how he started in the business and how he got his break.
He discusses who his ... Show More
1h 19m
Sep 2024
The Best Movies at Telluride and the 10 Most Anticipated Fall Films
Sean and Amanda recap the long weekend in film news and discuss the biggest films out of the Telluride Film Festival, including the much-anticipated ‘Anora,’ the 'SNL' origin story ‘Saturday Night,’ the Trump biopic ‘The Apprentice,’ and more (1:00). Then, they react to the Venic ... Show More
1h 41m