1917 Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns joins Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir & Robbie McKane to talk filmmaking and screenwriting

We chat with the lovely and talented Krysty Wilson-Cairns on this weeks podcast all about screenwriting, her process and working with Sam Mendes on the brilliant and epic 1917 war film. OUT on 10th Jan 2020 Krysty chats with Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and Robbie McKane about what a typical full time screenwriting day look like - when do you get up? How many Deliveroos do you have? Hanging out ‘like a waif’ on the set of Taggart, Rebus and other Scottish TV shows at age 14 - Watching Arnold Schwarzenegger’s DVD commentaries - Your first short unintentionally looking like a tribute to The Cure - Going to NFTS - inspired by key writers and teachers - Writing about killer Guinea Pigs for script assignments - a fascination for the macabre - Being a young female untested writer in the UK - working in the US - Writing on Penny Dreadful - Writing 1917 on spec with Sam Mendes, using screenwriting skill to lay the blueprint for a story set in real time - Sam Mendes & cooking perfect pancakes every time. 1917 Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqNYrYUiMfg 1917 is in cinemas on 10th Jan 2020 Thank you to Cameo PR and EOne LINKS FREEBIES SPONSORS & PROMOS This episode is sponsored by the amazing people at ScreenCraft.org . The 2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship is now accepting applications - and the final deadline to apply is coming up - the last day of February! Up to four winners of the 2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship will receive all-expenses paid travel to Los Angeles for a week of meetings and mentor-ship with top Hollywood professionals. Apply with your feature or TV screenplay at screencraft.org/fellowship before the end of February. The ScreenCraft team is currently reading submissions. Good Luck :-) Pre-order A Serial Killers Guide to Life here https://www.aserialkillersguidetolife.com/ WATCH Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395fp-nEkoU Released Jan 13th Tickets to the latest MAKEYOURFILM event on 28th Jan 2020 here Gold Movie Awards info https://www.goldmovieawards.com/ This weeks code for 20% off the film directing masterclass at Raindance! It is presented with one of Europe’s most respected and seasoned film directors: Ate de Jong. He will be illustrating his masterclass with clips from his films such as DROP DEAD FRED, ENIGMA, DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN, HIGHWAY TO HELL, MIAMI VICE, DEADLY VIRTUES, LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER and many more. Type in 2020director for your 20% off, https://www.raindance.org/courses/film-directing-masterclass-ate-de-jong/ Raindance Use promo code LO To NO BUDGET MASTERCLASS for 20% OFF! WATCH The Dare trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY Watch Winter Ridge trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3BENJ2kf7U WATCH Star Wars Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSox0qApO4 Phil Hawkins' already cult 'fan film' Dirt in the Gate screenings https://www.cineplo.com/GB/Bournemouth/1735230893370573/Dirt-In-The-Gate-Movies Giles Alderson's website WATCH World of Darkness https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D WATCH Fanged Up https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Up-Daniel-OReilly/dp/B07F83JN6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1542670909&sr=1-1&keywords=fanged Follow us on Twitter @filmmakerspod @ gilesalderson @ robbiemckane @ Food4ThoughtDoc @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie @philmblog @DirDomLenoir Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices