The Filmmaker’s Podcast #325: Christopher Landon on Netflix’s ‘We Have A Ghost’
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 #325: How to make Netflix Original comedy horror films with director and writer Christopher Landon!
On this fabulous episode we chat to Freaky, Happy Death Day, Disturbia, Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse & Paranormal Activity 2,3 and 4 screenwriter and/or director Christopher Landon. We dive deep into making horror films and comedy and a Netflix Original film with We Have A Ghost’s director and screenwriter Christopher Landon! Chris chats with fellow director and screenwriter Giles Alderson about:
- Jason Blum, making found footage and how Paranormal Activity came to him
- Writing Disturbia and many others on spec
- Blocking, One-ers, Unmotivated camera moves
- How he got his first paid gig
- Outlining scripts
- Why casting is important
- Turning down big movies
- Sticking to your guns as a filmmaker
- How he made he latest feature the comedy ‘We Have a Ghost’.
Follow The Filmmakers Podcast on Twitter: @filmmakerspod | @gilesalderson and the official website
