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A DIY filmmaking podcast for DIY filmmakers. Follow Aaron Trinder and Marc Hardman, step-by-step, through their struggle to get a low-budget feature film from page to screen.
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Jun 8, 2020
Jun 8, 2020
56 min
As Marc continues to make the screenplay more economical for a small budget, Aaron and Marc discuss the murky world of screenwriting gurus. Are they useful? Can they even be damaging? They chat about story-telling conventions, screenplay structure and all with a generous dose of lockdown fatigue.
Jun 1, 2020
Jun 1, 2020
1hr 13 min
Marc and Aaron chat to actor Luca Zizzari. Luca talks about his work on 'Rush' with Ron Howard and acting alongside Adrien Brody and Tom Hardy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Aaron and Marc also get him to spill the beans on doing scenes with Robert DeNiro. There is also some interesting chat about the actors process, diversity in film and the idea of actors creating their own material.
May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020
21 min
Our conversation with the lovely Prano Bailey-Bond over-ran and we were unable to squeeze it all in to episode 8. Once we finished our interview we carried on chatting a little longer and it turned into quite an enlightening little chin-wag. So much so that we have decided to release it as a bonus episode. Enjoy!
May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020
1hr 9 min
Aaron and Marc are joined by prolific indie horror director Prano Bailey-Bond. They talk David Lynch, nightmares, The Shining obsessions, obscure 70s horror and Prano's upcoming debut feature 'Censor'.
May 18, 2020
May 18, 2020
46 min
Marc and Aaron get together to discuss the next steps following the dressing down from Hadi Hajaig in episode 6. They take a new look at 'Routine' and Marc sets about writing a new draft. They chat about Robert Rodriguez, resourceful production solutions and film as a magic trick.
May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
1hr 18 min
Independent screenwriter, film producer and director Hadi Hajaig joins Marc and Aaron for the second of their Lockdown episodes. He discusses making commercial features outside of the Hollywood system that attract stars such as Sean Bean, Sam Rockwell, James Fox and Charlotte Rampling. He also unleashes a bombastic tirade on Aaron and Marc with regards to their own filmmaking approach.
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
41 min
Aaron and Marc chat remotely during lock-down and Marc surprises Aaron with gifts. They discuss David Bowie Apocalypse theories, screenwriting on the tube and ultimate creative obstructions. They chat about the fifth draft of 'Routine' and the first draft of the eight-part web series 'Old Man'.
Apr 27, 2020
Apr 27, 2020
39 min
Marc is in Belgium to screen his documentary film 'The Chewing Gum Man'. He mumbles on about re-writes, first-crush story twists, foreign biscuits, making films for love not reward, doing Q&A's and seeing your film from a fresh perspective.
Apr 20, 2020
Apr 20, 2020
47 min
Marc has a new baby and gets his DIY documentary snapped up by a major broadcaster. Aaron and Marc sup on Shed Martinis and talk film festivals, raves, surreal comedy, gate-crashing Cannes, imposter syndrome and their recent script read-through for 'Routine'.
Apr 12, 2020
Apr 12, 2020
49 min
Marc and Aaron have been busy making kidney stones and babies (not together). They discuss documentaries, acid house, pirates, DIY distribution, the possibility of launching a web-series and give an update on the progress of their feature-film 'Routine'.