In each episode, filmmakers Will Liney and Ieuan Coombs focus on finding answers to the big questions in short filmmaking.They do so by discussing filmmaking with inspirational film industry insiders, and dissecting the process themselves. They&#39;re all about giving their audience specific, actionable advice that they can take with them on their filmmaking journeys.You can find out more about them and the amazing guests they have on via their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shortfilmsbigquestions/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">instagram page</a>.

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Grant is a writer and director with a passion for telling upbeat stories about disability and care. His award-winning shorts have screened at BAFTA, BFI and festivals worldwide. He’s directed LGBTQ+ series ‘Flatshare’, web series #Reality, award-winning short ‘Emigrant’ and his latest film ‘Ecstasy’ is a heartfelt adventure about a disabled father and son’s attempt to buy drugs so the Dad can dance with his wife... one last time.It is this short ‘Ecstasy’ which we specifically focus on in this episode. We dig deep into every aspect of Grant’s process from the two kickstarter campaigns he and his team ran in order to get the project off the ground, working with production designer Elena Muntoni and his DOP Hamish Anderson, his in depth shot lists to get the crew all on the same page, his choice of music and working with the actors to do his Dad justice and create an authentic portrayal of Parkinsons. We have linked Ecstasy below. In order to get the most out of this episode we highly recommend you watch the short first before tuning in. Watch the short film Ecstasy here:https://directorsnotes.com/2023/05/16/grant-taylor-ecstasy/Shot List:https://vimeo.com/439519137/c49657403aCrowdfunding Campaign:https://vimeo.com/granttaylor27/download/371501358/50a04e4840 Social Media: Grant: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylor_film_director/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Short Films, Big Questions: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shortfilmsbigquestions/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Will: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/will.liney/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Ieuan: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ieuancoombs/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>

A Deep Dive into the Short Film 'Ecstasy' with Film Director Grant Taylor

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Charlotte Hamblin is a British actor, director and writer based in London.She trained at RADA on the Foundation Course and studied English, Drama with Education at Cambridge University.Charlotte&#39;s acting theatre credits include &#39;Strings&#39; (Royal Court Upstairs) and &#39;Miss Julie&#39; (Jermyn Street Theatre). Her acting TV credits Includes &#39;The Alienist&#39;: Series 2 (Netflix), &#39;McMafia&#39; (BBC1), &#39;Downton Abbey&#39; (ITV1), and her film credits include &#39;Operation Mincemeat&#39; (Archery Pictures).She&#39;s also performed in various well received short films, including &#39;Cubicle&#39; directed by Chloë Wicks, and &#39;Extinction&#39; directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson.Charlotte has also been working as a professional screenwriter for the last six years. Her TV writing credits include writing an episode of ‘Hanna’ (NBC Universal/Working Title for Amazon prime), and participating in the writers room for black comedy series Personal Assistance.As a director Charlotte’s debut short film &#39;Everybody dies sometimes…&#39; won Best British Short at the British Short Film Awards, and was an official selection at Tribeca film festival.It’s recently been released online on Omeleto, and Directors Notes. We speak about working with name talent, her festival journey with ‘Everybody Dies Sometimes…,’ how she approaches visuals, her writing process, and much more.Links to Charlotte’s work:Everybody Dies Sometimes… <a href="https://directorsnotes.com/2024/03/16/charlotte-hamblin-everybody-dies-sometimes/" rel="nofollow">https://directorsnotes.com/2024/03/16/charlotte-hamblin-everybody-dies-sometimes/</a>Cubicle: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3paYPdpj9Y" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3paYPdpj9Y</a>Extinction: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD24LntwRow" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD24LntwRow</a>Hanna, episode 6, season 2 (accessed with an Amazon Prime subscription):<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hanna-Season-2/dp/B08BXPKS8D" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hanna-Season-2/dp/B08BXPKS8D</a>Charlotte’s favourite short film: Shadow Brother Sunday (trailer):<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCum3x7OIzA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCum3x7OIzA</a>Social Media:Charlotte:<a href="https://twitter.com/cehamblin" rel="nofollow"> Twitter</a> &amp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/charlotteehamblin/?hl=en" rel="nofollow"> Instagram</a>Short Films, Big Questions:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shortfilmsbigquestions/?hl=en" rel="nofollow"> Instagram</a>Ieuan:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ieuancoombs/?hl=en" rel="nofollow"> Instagram</a>Will:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/will.liney/?hl=en" rel="nofollow"> Instagram</a>

What my Acting Career has Taught me About Directing with Charlotte Hamblin

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A departure from the norm for us here at Short Films, Big Questions… In this episode, filmmaker Sam Baron helps us workshop two of our short film ideas. He guides us through his process of breaking down an idea, interrogating character motivation, and examining what we can personally bring as filmmakers to the story. The approach Sam takes can be applied to all short films, as well as fiction generally. As such, we feel the episode will be valuable to anyone in the midst of writing a narrative project.  A bit of background about Sam: He is a writer, director and actor. In 2014, he won the coveted Academy&#39;s Nicholl Fellowship for his script, The Science of Love, kicking off an impressive career as a screenwriter. He’s written for TV shows including the BBC’s “Chloe” and Netflix’s “Lockwood &amp; Co”, as well as developing his own originals with Sky Comedy, Netflix and the BBC.  Sam has written and directed many short films that have played at festivals worldwide. He has recently completed a trilogy of short films starring Amit Shah and is now busy developing one of these, &#34;The Orgy,&#34; as a TV series with Sony Pictures. Sam also teaches on the NFTS short filmmaking course. You can find links to Sam&#39;s trilogy of short films in full below, including his most recent, &#34;Tall Dark and Handsome.&#34; We’d recommend listening to part 1 of our conversation, ‘Making your Short Film Personal with Sam Baron’, to get more insight into his work and process.  Links to Sam’s work: Tall, Dark and Handsome: <a href="https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/02/01/tall-dark-and-handsome/" rel="nofollow">https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/02/01/tall-dark-and-handsome/</a>Big Ears: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RWeJTVXWqM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RWeJTVXWqM</a>The Orgy: <a href="https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/06/07/the-orgy/" rel="nofollow">https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/06/07/the-orgy/</a>Sam’s speech accepting the Academy&#39;s Nicholl Fellowship: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr3u_SA2Rg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr3u_SA2Rg</a>Website: <a href="https://www.sambaron.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.sambaron.com/</a> Social Media:Sam: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baronifish?igsh=MXN2amRjcGFkaGdlcw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/baronifish" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>Short Films, Big Questions: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shortfilmsbigquestions/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Ieuan: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ieuancoombs/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Will: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/will.liney/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>

Workshopping a Short Film Idea with Sam Baron- Part 2

A departure from the norm for us here at Short Films, Big Questions…



In this episode, filmmaker Sam Baron helps us workshop two of our short film ideas. He guides us through his process of breaking down an idea, interrogating character motivation, and examining what we can personally bring as filmmakers to the story. The approach Sam takes can be applied to all short films, as well as fiction generally. As such, we feel the episode will be valuable to anyone in the midst of writing a narrative project. 



A bit of background about Sam: He is a writer, director and actor. In 2014, he won the coveted Academy's Nicholl Fellowship for his script, The Science of Love, kicking off an impressive career as a screenwriter. He’s written for TV shows including the BBC’s “Chloe” and Netflix’s “Lockwood & Co”, as well as developing his own originals with Sky Comedy, Netflix and the BBC. 



Sam has written and directed many short films that have played at festivals worldwide. He has recently completed a trilogy of short films starring Amit Shah and is now busy developing one of these, "The Orgy," as a TV series with Sony Pictures. Sam also teaches on the NFTS short filmmaking course.



You can find links to Sam's trilogy of short films in full below, including his most recent, "Tall Dark and Handsome."



We’d recommend listening to part 1 of our conversation, ‘Making your Short Film Personal with Sam Baron’, to get more insight into his work and process. 



Links to Sam’s work:



Tall, Dark and Handsome: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/02/01/tall-dark-and-handsome/

Big Ears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RWeJTVXWqM

The Orgy: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/06/07/the-orgy/

Sam’s speech accepting the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr3u_SA2Rg

Website: https://www.sambaron.com/



Social Media:

Sam: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baronifish/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/baronifish?lang=en

Short Films, Big Questions: https://www.instagram.com/shortfilmsbigquestions/?hl=en

Ieuan: https://www.instagram.com/ieuancoombs/?hl=en

Will: https://www.instagram.com/will.liney/?hl=en

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Sam Baron is a writer, director and actor. In 2014, Sam won the coveted Academy&#39;s Nicholl Fellowship for his script, The Science of Love, kicking off an impressive career as a screenwriter. He’s written for TV shows including the BBC’s “Chloe” and Netflix’s “Lockwood &amp; Co”, as well as developing his own originals with Sky Comedy, Netflix and the BBC.However, our main focal point in our conversation is about Sam&#39;s amazing short films. Specifically, a trilogy of shorts he&#39;s written and directed starring Amit Shah. He is currently busy developing one of these, &#34;The Orgy&#34; as a TV series with Sony Pictures.We talk about Sam&#39;s process with actors, his approach to visuals, the value of making his short films personal, zero budget features and much more.You can find links to Sam&#39;s trilogy of short films in full below, including his most recent, which just premiered on Short of the Week, &#34;Tall Dark and Handsome.&#34; We encourage you to watch these to get the most out of our conversation, as we spend a lot of time discussing Sam&#39;s specific process within these projects.This is part 1 of our conversation with Sam. In part 2, we are fortunate enough to have Sam helping us workshop our short film ideas. Stay tuned for this episode!  Links to Sam’s work: Tall, Dark and Handsome: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/02/01/tall-dark-and-handsome/Big Ears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RWeJTVXWqMThe Orgy: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/06/07/the-orgy/Sam’s speech accepting the Academy&#39;s Nicholl Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr3u_SA2RgWebsite: https://www.sambaron.com/Sam’s favourite short film (accessed via a subscription to Mubi): <a href="https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/wasp" rel="nofollow">https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/wasp</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baronifish?igsh=MXN2amRjcGFkaGdlcw%3D%3D" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/baronifish?igsh=MXN2amRjcGFkaGdlcw==</a> Follow us on instagram @shortfilmsbigquestions to get more content about all things short films, and the amazing guests we have on!

Sam Baron is a writer, director and actor. In 2014, Sam won the coveted Academy's Nicholl Fellowship for his script, The Science of Love, kicking off an impressive career as a screenwriter. He’s written for TV shows including the BBC’s “Chloe” and Netflix’s “Lockwood & Co”, as well as developing his own originals with Sky Comedy, Netflix and the BBC. 

However, our main focal point in our conversation is about Sam's amazing short films. Specifically, a trilogy of shorts he's written and directed starring Amit Shah. He is currently busy developing one of these, "The Orgy" as a TV series with Sony Pictures.

We talk about Sam's process with actors, his approach to visuals, the value of making his short films personal, zero budget features and much more.

You can find links to Sam's trilogy of short films in full below, including his most recent, which just premiered on Short of the Week, "Tall Dark and Handsome." We encourage you to watch these to get the most out of our conversation, as we spend a lot of time discussing Sam's specific process within these projects.

This is part 1 of our conversation with Sam. In part 2, we are fortunate enough to have Sam helping us workshop our short film ideas. Stay tuned for this episode! 



Links to Sam’s work:



Tall, Dark and Handsome: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/02/01/tall-dark-and-handsome/

Big Ears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RWeJTVXWqM

The Orgy: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/06/07/the-orgy/

Sam’s speech accepting the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr3u_SA2Rg

Website: https://www.sambaron.com/

Sam’s favourite short film (accessed via a subscription to Mubi): https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/wasp

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baronifish?igsh=MXN2amRjcGFkaGdlcw==



Follow us on instagram @shortfilmsbigquestions to get more content about all things short films, and the amazing guests we have on!

Making your Short Film Personal with Sam Baron- Part 1

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Gregg Chilingirian, also known by his stage name Gregg Chillin, is a writer, director and actor. He recently directed and lead performed in the short film, George. It&#39;s achieved much success on the film festival circuit, with official selections at Bolton International Film Festival, Kerry International Film Festival and the Hollyshorts Festival. A lot of what we discuss is specifically about this film, and how to effectively both direct and act in a project. So if you&#39;re interested in balancing those two disciplines, this episode is absolutely for you.Gregg has had a successful acting career, appearing in many television shows over the years, including leads in Da Vinci&#39;s Demons, Being Human, Inside Men, A Discovery of Witches and The Wheel of Time. He made his stage debut at the Royal National Theatre playing Mark in Dennis Kelly&#39;s DNA in 2008.As well as both directing and acting in a project, we spoke about shooting on film, achieving an abrupt tonal shifts on screen, the directing lessons he&#39;s learnt as an actor, as well as another upcoming short film project.To watch George, which we encourage you to, please get in touch via email to ieuancoombs@gmail.com, with GEORGE SCREENING LINK, in the subject box, and we&#39;ll send over a private link. Links: The George Short Film Trailer:https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6rJsoOrtO/?hl=en Gregg&#39;s IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1209486/ The George Short Film Instagram Page:https://www.instagram.com/george_slickfilms/?hl=en Gregg&#39;s favourite short film (accessed with a MUBI subscription): https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/an-avocado-pit

Directing Yourself with Gregg Chilingirian

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In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking to the co- founder of the prestigious London Short Film Festival, Phillip Ilson. Phillip co-founded LSFF with Kate Taylor in 2003 under its original moniker Halloween Short Film Festival, following ten years of running its predecessor The Halloween Society. Phillip is also a vastly experienced short film programmer. He’s currently the Short Film Programmer for <a href="https://twitter.com/BFI" rel="nofollow">@BFI</a> London Film Festival and has previously programmed for East End Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, Branchage Festival, Latitude and Curzon Soho. In short (pun intended), there&#39;s not much Phillip Ilson doesn&#39;t know about short films. We talk about all sorts, including his journey with LSFF, what filmmakers have to gain from submitting to a festival, what makes a short film stand out, how the festival runs its selection process, as well as the process by which they come up with their film strands. This was a fresh perspective for us (we haven&#39;t interviewed a festival founder before), and it was fascinating for us to get this insight. We&#39;ve spoken before on the podcast about how we absolutely love LSFF, and were blown away when we went last January. Links: You can find out more about LSFF here: https://shortfilms.org.uk/about/ Some of Phillip&#39;s favourite short films: Wasp- dir. Andrea Arnold (watch with Mubi) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.c37439e8-7d54-449d-a0ed-4fa4e9639316?autoplay=0&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb Smart Alec (Andrew Kotting) http://www.andrewkotting.com/ak%20web/smartalexvideo.html

How to Navigate Film Festivals with London Short Film Festival Co-founder Phillip Ilson

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In this episode we chat to Elena Muntoni.Elena is an incredibly talented and accomplished production designer.Some of her credits include the BAFTA nominated short film, ‘Standby,’ music promos for artists like Mumford and Sons, Arlo Parks and Dave, as well as commercials for brands like Yamaha, Samsung and Asics. Recently, Elena was the production designer on the feature film, “Scrapper” the debut from director, Charlotte Regan starring Harris Dickinson and Lola Campbell. We talk about how she dissects a script when she first receives it, what she talks about in her meetings with her director, as well as how she works with her team. We delve into why you may need a production designer for your film and we also touch on her love of excel spreadsheets!  Here is the link to the short film ‘Standby’: https://vimeo.com/207630463 Here is the trailer for ‘Scrapper’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcEY8_9n2U8 You can find out more about her work here:https://www.elenamuntoni.com/

Approaching the Feature Film 'Scrapper' with Production Designer Elena Muntoni

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In this episode we speak with Joe Beverley. Joe is one part of the commercial and narrative directorial duo, ‘That Jam’. Joe talks us through his process working on big budget commercials which have allowed him and his directing partner, Sam, to explore genre and cement their unique style. They’ve made heist films for Cadburys, filmed car chases and flying cars as well as blown up entire film sets. We speak about how he balances his work on commercials with his work on short films as well as dive into the world of VFX (which is new ground for us on the show.)His short film, ‘This Is English’ was accepted all over the UK into festivals like Crystal Palace International Film Festival, London Short Film Festival and Aesthetica. You can check it out here:  https://vimeo.com/408869149Joe also speaks about buying the rights to a book of short stories which he and his creative partner, Sam are turning into a short film anthology. You can find the teaser for the first film they&#39;ve made based on this here: Find out more about Joe, and &#39;That Jam&#39; here: https://www.thatjam.co.uk/Here are links to the two commercials we reference most: Cadburys: https://www.thatjam.co.uk/creme-egg-the-last-deliverySuperbet: https://www.thatjam.co.uk/superbet-gosuper

Directing Commercials and Short Films with Joe Beverley

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In this episode we speak with film director, Richard Raymond. We focus on his journey from directing the feature film ‘Desert Dancer’ which starred Freida Pinto and was distributed by Relativity to directing the short film “Souls of Totality” - the only film ever to have been shot during a solar eclipse!‘Souls’ won Best Short Film at Raindance in 2018, the Grand Jury prize at Hollyshorts, had a special mention at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and was selected for Tribeca Film Festival. Online it’s everywhere from platforms like ‘DUST’ to ‘Alter’ and ‘Omeleto,’ and has had millions of views. Richard also takes us through why he went back into short films, the planning involved in shooting a film during an actual solar eclipse, how he gets his work funded and his methods for making sure his work is seen by the right people. We really encourage you to watch ‘Souls Of Totality’ before listening. You can watch it here on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/295048498 We also delve into the brilliant “A Million Eyes,’ his latest short film. You can watch that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unyb8wu4FDo And here is the trailer for Desert Dancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCdDC3e0AE We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!

Why I Went Back to Making Short Films with Feature Film Director Richard Raymond

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For this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Alexander Jeremy. AJ is a filmmaker, actor and member of the comedy improv group, &#34;Shoot from the Hip.&#34; He’s recently wrapped post production on a film called The Spaceman, starring none other than Woody Norman (C’mon C’mon, Poldark), Colin Farrell (Banshees of Inesherrin, The Lobster), and Amanda Abbington (Sherlock, Mr Selfridge). Our conversation has two main themes to it: first, how he made The Spaceman and specifically, how he amassed such a star studded cast for the project. Secondly, his comedy improv group, Shoot from the Hip, and how they’ve built an audience for themselves.  As of writing this, they have 186,000 followers on instagram and 1.2 million followers on TikTok. We have a great conversation about how we, as filmmakers, can apply the lessons AJ’s learnt, and as a consequence, gain more power as creatives.  AJ is incredibly candid about the life of a filmmaker- we massively appreciated this and feel like there’s so much to learn from what he has to say. You can find out more about him via the links below: YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@atjeremyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/atjeremy/?hl=enShoot from the Hip’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shootimpro/?hl=en AJ’s favourite short films: https://www.nowness.asia/picks/red-feng-yu-chaohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1xPBIfOS4

For this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Alexander Jeremy. AJ is a filmmaker, actor and member of the comedy improv group, "Shoot from the Hip."



He’s recently wrapped post production on a film called The Spaceman, starring none other than Woody Norman (C’mon C’mon, Poldark), Colin Farrell (Banshees of Inesherrin, The Lobster), and Amanda Abbington (Sherlock, Mr Selfridge).



Our conversation has two main themes to it: first, how he made The Spaceman and specifically, how he amassed such a star studded cast for the project. Secondly, his comedy improv group, Shoot from the Hip, and how they’ve built an audience for themselves. 



As of writing this, they have 186,000 followers on instagram and 1.2 million followers on TikTok. We have a great conversation about how we, as filmmakers, can apply the lessons AJ’s learnt, and as a consequence, gain more power as creatives. 



AJ is incredibly candid about the life of a filmmaker- we massively appreciated this and feel like there’s so much to learn from what he has to say.



You can find out more about him via the links below:



YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@atjeremy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atjeremy/?hl=en

Shoot from the Hip’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shootimpro/?hl=en



AJ’s favourite short films: 

https://www.nowness.asia/picks/red-feng-yu-chao

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1xPBIfOS4

How I Got a Movie Star to be in my Short Film with Alexander Jeremy

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In this episode we speak with Academy Award winning film director, Chris Overton. Chris received the &#39;Best Live Action Short Film&#39; Oscar for ‘The Silent Child,’ along with his wife, Rachel Shenton, who wrote the project. Chris shares how he started life in the industry as an actor, performing in films directed by Joel Schumacher and Roman Polanski, and the current projects he&#39;s working on. We discuss the road to the Oscars with &#39;The Silent Child,&#39; as well as what happens after you win an Oscar! We also get into why he set up his production company Slick Films and how he distributes and makes money back on his shorts.  This was truly inspiring and we are so grateful to Chris for taking the time to speak with us.Here are some links to his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbxFIVQv8c (The Silent Child - Oscar Winner)https://slickfilms.co.uk/leader/ (Leader - his short film shot on a phone)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3C5zbjjWTE (Chris&#39; favourite short film).

In this episode we speak with Academy Award winning film director, Chris Overton. Chris received the 'Best Live Action Short Film' Oscar for ‘The Silent Child,’ along with his wife, Rachel Shenton, who wrote the project. 

Chris shares how he started life in the industry as an actor, performing in films directed by Joel Schumacher and Roman Polanski, and the current projects he's working on. We discuss the road to the Oscars with 'The Silent Child,' as well as what happens after you win an Oscar! We also get into why he set up his production company Slick Films and how he distributes and makes money back on his shorts.  

This was truly inspiring and we are so grateful to Chris for taking the time to speak with us.

Here are some links to his work: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbxFIVQv8c (The Silent Child - Oscar Winner)

https://slickfilms.co.uk/leader/ (Leader - his short film shot on a phone)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3C5zbjjWTE (Chris' favourite short film).

How I won an Oscar with my Short Film with Chris Overton

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In this episode Will and Ieuan had the pleasure of speaking with Owain Astles; a neurodivergent director and 1st AD based in Bristol &amp; London. Owain’s work focuses on social impact, participatory filmmaking and visual activism, and spans narrative, documentary and commercial.We talk about Owain&#39;s perspective on docu-dramas, his work as a first AD, his experience teaching prison inmates filmmaking, and his experience so far on the BFI Network’s Shorts2Features programme.Owain’s work has screened at multiple BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festivals. Please find details to specific projects below: https://www.owainastles.com/work/sleeping-roughhttps://www.owainastles.com/work/thehardestfighthttps://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09j7fdm/new-creatives-to-my-younger-self

How to Make a Docu-Drama with Owain Astles

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In this episode, we have a conversation with the visionary filmmaker that is Mark Jenkin.Mark Kermode referred to his debut feature film, Bait (2019) as a &#34;genuine modern masterpiece, which establishes Jenkin as one of the most arresting and intriguing British film-makers of his generation.”The film premiered at Berlinale, and won him the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.His unique style and methods make for strikingly powerful short films. Some of our favourites are David Bowie is Dead, Dear Marianne, and Hard Cracked the Wind (all available on BFI Player.) He’s also made music videos for the likes of Thom Yorke’s new project The Smile and Bicep. Mark’s most recent film is Enys Men, a mind-bending Cornish folk horror set on an island off the Cornish coast. It is released on Blu-ray &amp; DVD (Dual Format Edition) and on BFI Player on 8 May.We talk about a range of topics, including his process, his opinions on shorts, his history with them, and of course the brilliant Enys Men.This was truly a very special episode for us. We walked away from it with our minds blown, inspired and excited about the possibilities of filmmaking. Mark is an innovator, and one to keep a close eye on. He’s also a lovely guy!A massive thank you to the great London Short Film Festival, who were instrumental in setting this conversation up. Please find the link to their website here:<a href="https://shortfilms.org.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://shortfilms.org.uk/</a>You can find out more about Mark here:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mark_jenkin/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/mark_jenkin/?hl=en</a><a href="https://markjenkin.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://markjenkin.co.uk/</a>Mark&#39;s favourite short films:Jaunt- Dir. Andrew Kottinghttps://vimeo.com/55220005World Of Glory- Dir. Roy Andersonhttps://vimeo.com/2867971

Embracing Imperfection with Mark Jenkin

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In this episode we sit down with George Magner to speak about his journey as a filmmaker and his latest short film, &#39;Fall Better&#39;. We go into all sorts of topics in this episode, from his decision to shoot on film to how George pitched his short film to charities in order to secure funding. He goes through the long pitching process and the hustle required of both him and his producers to bring his very personal project to life.His previous short films &#39;Cost of Bronze&#39; and &#39;Skipping Lunch&#39; (links below) both qualified for Underwire Festival with Cost of Bronze also winning Best Short Film at the Venice Fine Arts Film Festival.George is also the co-founder of &#39;Mountain Way&#39; which specialises in producing films for charity and arts organisations. Previous clients include the Royal Opera House, the Barbican Centre, Humane Society International and the National Children’s Bureau.Will and George met at a BAFTA Guru event back in 2018 and have kept the relationship alive since then, providing feedback on each others work and bumping into each other at festivals and networking events. It was great to catch up!Here are some links to his work:georgemagner.com/fallbettershortgeorgemagner.com/the-cost-of-bronzegeorgemagner.com/skipping-lunchgeorgemagner.com/derek-jarman-my-gardens-boundaries-are-the-horizon

How I Got My Short Film Funded by a Charity with George Magner

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In this episode we speak to renowned casting director Andrea Clarke.  Prior to setting up her own company Andrea co- cast many acclaimed feature films, including Dog Soldiers, Keeping Mum and The Thief Lord, which starred a young George MacKay and Aaron Taylor Johnson.  As an associate casting director, she collaborated on the casting of blockbusters such as Hellboy, Blade II and Hidalgo. Since founding her own company in 2006, Andrea has worked on award winning feature films, commercials and short films. She also casts a variety of other projects including video games, corporate films, and new media content.  We talk about why you should consider using a casting director on your short film, thinking outside the box when casting, the benefits of in person vs. self tape auditions, and much more! You can find Andrea&#39;s website here: https://www.aclarkcasting.com/ Andrea&#39;s favourite short film: https://www.paulcampion.com/portfolio/the-naughty-list A big thank you to <a href="http://www.producedbycoops.com/" rel="nofollow">Thomas Benjamin Cooper</a> for the music on this podcast! Instagram: @shortfilmsbigquestions @ieuancoombs @w.liney

In this episode we speak to renowned casting director Andrea Clarke. 



Prior to setting up her own company Andrea co- cast many acclaimed feature films, including Dog Soldiers, Keeping Mum and The Thief Lord, which starred a young George MacKay and Aaron Taylor Johnson. 



As an associate casting director, she collaborated on the casting of blockbusters such as Hellboy, Blade II and Hidalgo.



Since founding her own company in 2006, Andrea has worked on award winning feature films, commercials and short films. She also casts a variety of other projects including video games, corporate films, and new media content. 



We talk about why you should consider using a casting director on your short film, thinking outside the box when casting, the benefits of in person vs. self tape auditions, and much more!



You can find Andrea's website here: 

https://www.aclarkcasting.com/



Andrea's favourite short film: 

https://www.paulcampion.com/portfolio/the-naughty-list

Fish and Chips with Casting Director Andrea Clark

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In this episode we had the pleasure of speaking with Riffy Ahmed, an award-winning Film Director, Writer, and Visual Artist based in London.  Riffy trained as a visual artist at Central Saint Martins, and graduated with a masters in Directing fiction at NFTS with a full scholarship from Channel 4. Riffy loves to tell stories about ‘unlikely heroes’ we don’t always see on the big screen at turning points in their lives, particularly framed around women and diaspora identities. She is currently finishing her coming of age short THE CALL, supported by the BFI Network.  We spoke to Riffy about her work on experimental short films and narrative fiction work. We also talk to her about her experience second unit directing on Top Boy, her attitude towards representation, and how to persist in this challenging industry. Please find the link to her experimental short film, Afloat, here:https://vimeo.com/riffy?embedded=false&amp;source=owner_name&amp;owner=5278135You can also find details and trailers for her other work here:http://www.riffy.com/work Full length links available on request. Send via instagram to @shortfilmsbigquestions.

Experimental vs. Narrative Filmmaking with Riffy Ahmed

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In this episode we interview the inspiring Amos Eretusi. Amos is the founder of The Kusp, an organisation that facilitates accessibility into the film and fashion industries for people from underrepresented backgrounds. They recently partnered with Somesuch and have been running some awesome talks with directors such as Oscar winning Aneil Karia.   It was fascinating to speak with Amos about his past business endeavours and how they’ve ultimately led him to The Kusp. We spoke about representation, networking for introverts, how best to brand yourself as a creative and much more. There are tonnes of golden nuggets of information in the episode and it was a joy to spend an hour with Amos. This is a great one for anyone who’s frustrated with how difficult it can be to break into the film industry.  We have linked The Kusp below: https://www.thekusp.co.uk/

Access with Amos Eretusi

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Today on the podcast, we’re lucky enough to be in Hansel Rodrigues’ office to ask him all sorts of questions. Hansel has directed several short films to great acclaim, including Horseplay (Cannes Film Festival), and The Messenger (Norwich Film Festival). He’s just had a large, award winning production company come on board for his latest documentary project, ‘King Putt,’ the story of the current king of British crazy golf, and his bid to defend his world title. Alongside directing, Hansel is a freelance editor. He has edited everything from documentaries to commercials for brands like Mercedes and PlayStation. Hansel shares the questions he asks himself before taking on a short film, as well as valuable insight into how he pitched King Putt to production companies, and much more!  Sit back, you’re in for a treat... We recommend you check out the links below:  Concept trailer for King Putt: https://vimeo.com/699052154/683e4505d5Short film- Horseplay: https://vimeo.com/345744622Short film- The Messenger: https://vimeo.com/363148307Hansel’s website: https://www.hanselrodrigues.com/The Kusp: https://www.thekusp.co.uk/

Keeping the Balance with Hansel Rodrigues

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In todays episode we speak to the incredibly talented Rose Baker! We cannot explain how excited we are about this one. We met Rose at Aesthetica Film Festival in York last year where Rose was screening her latest short film “Lesbian” which was commissioned by Random Acts and made in collaboration with the poet Lisa Luxx. It was also an official selection for the Iris Prize (world&#39;s biggest LGBTQ film prize) as well as Broadcast Digislast and the RTS Cymru awards this year. She has also directed TV documentaries, her latest being &#39;How to make it on Only Fans&#39; for Channel 4. Rose is an absolute delight to listen to. We go into depth about everything from pitching to her process working on ‘Lesbian’ to self shooting and how she got the opportunity to direct TV documentaries for Channel 4 and BBC Three! ‘You can check out Lesbian’ here: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/random-acts-lesbian/on-demand/71306-001 ‘Hayley goes naked’ here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09rxbg0/hayley-goes-series-3-2-naked ‘How to make it on only fans’ here: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/how-to-make-it-on-onlyfans Rose&#39;s pitch for Random Acts can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZtIU8kLGUc

From Shorts to TV with Rosemary Baker

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Today’s episode is a fun one. Get ready for Wouter Verheul and all of his energy. Wouter is an amazing Director of Photography who worked with Will on a commercial back in December. Wouter has shot everything from music videos to documentaries, short films and commercials.He details his journey so far, from living and partying in Mexico to working his way up to being a successful cinematographer in the Netherlands, before making the decision to move to the UK.We talk about how he works with directors on projects of all budget levels, why he chooses to work on a project and what it takes to make it as a cinematographer and filmmaker. Here are links to Wouter&#39;s work that we discuss in this episode:Disgraced: https://vimeo.com/333621668 (with english subs)Worthy Music Video: https://vimeo.com/284136734The Ritual (Commercial Wouter and Will worked on together): <a href="https://vimeo.com/667366166" rel="nofollow">https://vimeo.com/667366166</a>Commercial and Music Video Reel: https://vimeo.com/631242192The Dinner After: https://www.wouterverheul.nl/project/the-dinner-after/ (viewing on request - send via instagram to &#39;@will.liney&#39; or &#39;@ieuancoombs&#39; we will then see if Wouter and the director will share a private link)Wouter&#39;s Instagram: @wouterverheuldpWe explain a lot of the film role terms in this episode but if there’s any term you’re uncertain about, here’s a helpful glossary of film roles to refer to: https://www.freelancevideocollective.com/filmmaker-resources/film-crew-glossary/

Seeing the Light with Wouter Verheul

In each episode, filmmakers Will Liney and Ieuan Coombs focus on finding answers to the big questions in short filmmaking.

They do so by discussing filmmaking with inspirational film industry insiders, and dissecting the process themselves. They're all about giving their audience specific, actionable advice that they can take with them on their filmmaking journeys.

You can find out more about them and the amazing guests they have on via their instagram page: @shortfilmsbigquestions