ASK & DISCUSS INDEX

7 years, 4 months ago - PHIL WEST

I would be interested if the 3 way discussion of conflicting views on how they (film makers, producers etc) go about making, distributing and selling their films. This would give the listener something they could learn and implement what is the right path for them. As there is no right or wrong answer, the listeners can decide what is more suitable to them.

I'm not sure I could listen/watch any more dissecting classic films, it's been over done and all that info is readily available on youtube. It is a nice idea but I may not be your target audience for your themed podcast.

To get a bit of revenue or to cover your costs you could do monthly or fortnightly interviews with film makers who want to plug their films to your audience. I would certainly be interested in that :)

7 years, 4 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin

Could be interesting. I don't really like podcasts as they're often too long and unedited, but highlights presented well can be fun.

I can yak on for hours mind you, I need editing ;-)

7 years, 4 months ago - Nick Hilton

@Philip: I think I may have explained the concept poorly (which is a problem in itself!). It wouldn't be a dissection of a classic film, but use a scene from a classic film as the jumping off point for what you're talking about in terms of making/distributing the films. So if the guests were, say, a VFX person and an underwater photographer, I might choose Jack's death from Titanic and then we could discuss the practicalities of shooting that scene as indie filmmakers, how you do low budget tank shoots, how you can work green screen on a budget, that sort of thing. It's basically an idea for creating a conduit to discussing their experience and advice. I had originally thought that we could take a very short script and look at how they'd go about making it, but worried that would involve the listener having to fill in too many blanks. Now that I think of it, perhaps an interesting logline would work as well as a classic movie scene...

As for your revenue idea, it's an interesting one. There are certain ethical implications, for one, and I'm not sure how many indie filmmakers have the budget required to make it a viable idea, but I'll drop you a PM because I'm certainly curious about it as a concept!

@Paddy: Yes, I agree with what you're saying. I've been a professional podcast producer for the past few years, and the difference in quality between homemade stuff that is just friends shooting the breeze for an hour and properly edited, structured 20-30 minute discussions is huge. For me, much of that comes down to the host – the best hosts I've worked with know exactly when to interject, when to marshall the discussion, when to switch guests, and don't get overawed by people wanting to talk. For me, getting the discussion properly hosted in the first place is better than making massive changes in the edit, especially as I can probably only afford to give this 2-3 hours a week of my time, including recording.

7 years, 4 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin

Nick, that sounds like a great approach, makes a lot of sense and is going to make far better listening than a rambling hour ;-)

7 years, 4 months ago - Glyn Carter

Nick - I plan to do a podcast as part of my soon-to-be-launched short film review website. In the absence of a garage (I'm limited to a garden shed full of lawnmower), there may be a partnership opportunity. Maybe we could have a chat? I'll contact you via your site
Glyn Carter, ShortFilmReviews.video

7 years, 2 months ago - Nick Hilton

Hi everyone – I'm starting production work on this now with a view to commencing releases over the summer. One of the things I need for the first few weeks are a variety of guests with different areas of expertise (and preferably not people who all know each other). I've got a little form, below, if you'd be interested, or you can message me here or email nick@podotpods.com

We'll be recording in London, in person, so for now this is only really open to people who are going to be around the city. Maybe in the future I can branch out, but am trying to keep costs to am absolutely minimum at the moment. Anyhow, here't the form and do send me any recommendations for people I should hit up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8FADKaX23dxUxQSE3ucIZbqjuhMv7iJTjTqgMYbb0TNXYHA/viewform?c=0&w=1

6 years, 11 months ago - Nick Hilton

Hi all:

I'm kicking off this project in the next month or so and hopefully it will be a useful, interesting resource. Primarily, at the moment, I'm looking for partners to advertise on the show (very good prices at the moment) to make sure that it's financially viable and I can give it plenty of time and professionalism. If you run a film business – or film adjacent business – and think it could be a good fit, drop me a line to nick@podotpods.com and we can arrange a chat and I'll send over a rate card.

And if you have any thoughts or ideas for the show, do send them my way too via that same email address. For more about my work, go to podotpods.com – thanks!

6 years, 11 months ago - Frederic Casella

Hi Nick - I love podcasts and like this idea very much. Keep the whole thing to 30-40min (editing time is crucial) and the MC/Host can be very informed on the original workflow of the film while the two guests, as you say, are unrelated (job-wise and socially) talk about their work flow today, problems as well as good point and how things will change. GOOD LUCK!

6 years, 11 months ago - Nick Hilton

I ended up racing into production a first episode of this, for a variety of external reasons. Will shortly hit a regular schedule and hopefully provide you all with some interesting interviews. For the time being, I've decided to go with a classic interview format – doesn't reinvent the wheel but makes it much easier for me to get good guests. We'll see how it goes and perhaps make adjustments in the future. The first episode is with Chloe Trayner, the festival director at the Open City Documentary Festival, which finished yesterday. It's probably the second biggest documentary festival in Britain after Sheffield, and I basically asked her about how you can make it more likely that your film will be accepted. (Disclaimer: was a bit of a scramble to get this recorded at a terrible location and with a very finite amount of time – hopefully future episode will have less frantic intensity!).

https://audioboom.com/posts/6999025-how-to-get-your-film-into-open-city-documentary-festival

6 years, 11 months ago - Stuart Wright

I've been hosting and producing the Britflicks podcast for a few years now... I stray from UK film occasionally for horror during Frightfest but it's largely interviews with filmmakers talking about how they wrote, produced and/or distributed their films ... You can access it via... http://www.britflicks.com/podcasts.aspx or https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/britflicks-com/id724955683?mt=2 or https://soundcloud.com/stuart-wright-3