The Filmmaker’s Podcast #298: Scary Success Live Panel (Horror Special)
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #298: Scary Success Live Panel – with Jake West, Frighfest’s Paul McEvoy, Alix Austin, Keir Siewert, Sarah Appleton, Giles Alderson and director/sales agent Julian Richard.
It’s October! Therefore, it’s scary season. That’s why we decided to share with you our live event that we recorded a couple of months ago. It was the scary success live panel run by Peter Storey of Greenlit in association with Kino. On the panel were Jake West, Frighfest’s Paul McEvoy, Alix Austin, Keir Siewert, Sarah Appleton, Giles Alderson and director/sales agent Julian Richard. In their conversation they talked about:
- making horror films in 2022
- film festivals
- the importance of cast
- knowing your audience
- platforms for horror content
- value of short films nowadays
- new ways of marketing
- merchandise
- how to animate your audience
- casting and getting cast
- getting named actors on board… and so much more.
This is a feature-length masterclass in indie filmmaking with a focus on the horror genre. You do not want to miss this! So, sit back, relax and listen to our amazing chat!
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