The Filmmaker’s Podcast #411: George Jaques & Ken Petrie talk ‘Black Dog’
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 #411: Black Dog: The Making of an independent masterpiece with George Jaques and Ken Petrie
On this weeks episode we chat with up and coming director and writer George Jaques and his producing partner Ken Petrie about their recently released indie feature film Black Dog. They talk with Giles Alderson and Dom Lenoir about raising funds, getting sales agents on board, the casting process and making your debut feature. They also talk about:
- Filming in water.
Getting Producers attached.- How George started a production company at 16 and why he wanted to make movies.
- Why Ken, an experienced producer came on board and into George’s world.
- Making 3 ambitious shorts in one week!
- Being prepared and organised.
- George talks film directing tips and techniques, rehearsals , cameras and lenses.
- Ken gives some great advice on working on a film set and unlocking peoples potential.
- And they discuss getting a great producer in Ian Sharp and Exec Producer David Parfitt on board.
Black Dog is out now.
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