The Filmmaker’s Podcast #363: Foe director Garth Davis & co-writer Iain Reid
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 #363: ‘FOE’ & ‘LION’ director & screenwriter Garth Davis and co-writer Iain Reid on making beautiful award winning films
On this weeks podcast we have a double whammy of Foe (and Friends) director Garth Davis and co writer Iain Reid who talk making their film based on the novel of the same name, Foe. Foe stars Saoirse Ronan, Aaron Pierre and Paul Mescal and our on Prime NOW. Garth and Iain sit down with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir to chat film-making. They discuss:
- Casting, how they got Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal on board.
- Building a believable sci-fi world.
- Masking plot twists.
- Making Garth’s debut movie Lion starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman.
- And adapting a novel into a screenplay.
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