The Filmmaker’s Podcast #369: ‘Catching Dust’ writer and director Stuart Gatt
Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the 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, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about 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 filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.
The Filmmaker’s Podcast #369: From award winning short to festival feature with Catching Dust writer and director Stuart Gatt
This week on the podcast we chat with writer and director Stuart Gatt about his debut feature film, the festival darling Catching Dust. Stuart sits down with fellow filmmaker Giles Alderson and discusses making the leap from shorts to feature, how he felt making Catching Dust and what he learnt along the way. They also discuss:
- Why making a short film a calling card is vital .
- Why he wants to make movies in and set in the US.
- His screenwriting process and using flow charts.
- Pitching to investors.
- Why he feels likes he’s made films in a vacuum with no help from anyone before Catching Dust.
- Why you should know your material.
- Talking to the cast and creating connections
- Directing tips and tricks that are the core of the scene.
- Directing process – what did he do?
- Being challenged by your DP in a good way.
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