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This week Giles Alderson (The Dare) sits down for a natter with directing & producing legend AND master of horror Danny Draven to talk about his journey and how and why he can make very successful movies some in just four days! Including William Shatner’s Full Moon Fright Night’s Horror Vision, Danny Draven’s Masters of Terror & Horror Vault, Patient Seven, Stuart Gordon Presents Deathbed, The Offerings (a.k.a. Ghost Month), Hell Asylum, and Reel Evil. We chat about his books, he has written three on making films plus how he got his break in film-making. They discuss his debut feature, Patient Seven shot in four days and starring Michael Ironside which shot him into the horror making world with a bang. How he learned to edit, He has edited over 200 movies, working with horror master Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and how he learned to delegate, working with blood and gore and how having a great UPM and VFX supervisor is essential. And we discuss his latest feature the puppet frenzy/rubber monsters madness that is Weedjees: Halloweed Night which he also shot in four days and LIVE streamed the whole process on YouTube as he went. LINKS Danny Draven’s series on Amazon Prime - tons of behind the scenes that is incredibly informative. Danny Draven’s Masters of Terror USA: https://www.amazon.com/Danny-Dravens-Masters-Terror/dp/B07FP8V5Q8 UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Danny-Dravens-Masters-Terror/dp/B07FPDGQYF Danny Draven’s Horror Vault USA: https://www.amazon.com/Danny-Dravens-Horror-Vault/dp/B07NW3332D UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Danny-Dravens-Horror-Vault/dp/B07NSFKDSC Weedjees : Halloweed Night TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mapNTePcKc Behind the Scenes LIVE STREAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0MSt8xtdPc&list=PLABtAlsRvKyho8Etmk4MBlohGbB2kPugS LINKS SPONSORS FREEBIES EVENTS & PROMOS Our NEW The Filmmakers Podcast MERCHANDISE is now available. T-Shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Masks and Water Bottles all now available in some very cool designs. Have a look: https://thefilmmakerspodcast.com/merch-2/ MAKE YOUR FILM - online summit v4 - 9th July - with announced guests showrunner Dara Resnik and hollywood producer Todd Garner. GRAB TICKETS HERE https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-film-online-summit-v4-tickets-109138474114 WATCH Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot trailer https://vimeo.com/426306134 PRE ORDER Arthur & Merlin: Knights of Camelot: https://amzn.to/30dCdUa WATCH The Dare FULL MOVIE Or check out the Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY WATCH A Serial Killers Guide to Life (OUT NOW) www.aserialkillersguidetolife.com Raindance events www.raindance.org The Filmmakers Podcast recommends Performance Insurance here https://www.astonlark.com/performance/ Giles Alderson's website Help us out and Subscribe, listen and review us on iTunes , Spotify, Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts but more importantly, tell you pals about this podcast Follow us on Twitter @filmmakerspod @makeyourfilm20 @ gilesalderson @ robbiemckane @DirDomLenoir @ Food4ThoughtDoc @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @philmblog @IanSharp1 Music from musicbed.com Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com Head to The Filmmakers Podcast for more episodes on film-making Get in touch? Email us thefilmmakerspodcast@gmail.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0MSt8xtdPc&list=PLABtAlsRvKyho8Etmk4MBlohGbB2kPugS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices