How to Make a Webseries & Indie Films with Katie Sheridan and Ian Diaz director of 'Rebecca Gold'

Giles Alderson sat down with Katie Sheridan and Ian Diaz to chat about their new webseries Rebecca Gold and the indie films they have worked on and made. Katie talks about going from young child actor to adult actor. The latest films she starred in Heretics & Together, Working on a horror and using green screen. Ian tells us how he used to do graphics on Top of the Pops and football and realised he wanted to direct. How he Crowdfunded a feature in 1995 in the back of Loot magazine and got inundated by people calling wanting to donate to his film and raised 14,000 pounds and made his debut feature The Killing Zone on super 16 with producer Julian Boote How while shooting he go one hour sleep per night as it was so difficult but they sold the film at Cannes after a screening. How he produced Dead Room and worked with the same DoP ALAN Dunlop and we discuss how he raised the money for his feature Bad Day and got his names actors involved. How he insists on rehearsals to make it easier when you come on set. How the actors can build a connection there and understand other characters. We chat how they made their action filled web-series Rebecca Gold and How to write short 5 minute episode with a beginning middle and end. What to do when working with a new director/actor. How they did the training for the stunts in the series and trying to make it not look like a standard web-series by adding action. How they didn't shoot in one block but over months Then sold it to Amazon and how with Web-series is there is no rules. WATCH Rebecca Gold series - YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCux4qx4Z0xv7WrK-VudnADA/videos LINKS Our sponsors: PERFORMANCE INSURANCE https://www.astonlark.com/performance/ They are our insurance company who have been providing insurance for the Media Industry for over 20 years, offering bespoke policies on both annual and short term insurance visit our website www.astonlark.com/performance or call 02082564929 and mention us! MAKE YOUR FILM The next event is THIS EVENING (Tuesday 23rd April). Guests announced are ALICE LOWE, LUCINDA RHODES-THAKRAR & ADO YOSHIZAKI CASSUTO Link for tickets here: http://bit.ly/2Txvayp Greenlit Crowdfunder MASTERCLASS https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-crowdfunding-masterclass-tickets-59759503283 Greenlit Crowfunding page https://greenlit.fund/ RAINDANCE- 20% Raindance Film Festival Entry. Raindance aims to show the boldest and most innovative work that challenges the boundaries of filmmaking. And, they’re an Academy Award and BAFTA-qualifying festival for short films, and a BIFA-qualifying festival for British films. Submit your film by 26th April with the Early Bird fee, and get 20% off on your submission with the discount code PODCAST 20. https://filmfreeway.com/Raindance 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 @ Food4ThoughtDoc @gilesalderson @35mmdop @ Cjamesdirect @ dan710ths @ FangedUp Film @ thedaremovie Follow Robbie McKane Our new Producer/editor @RobbiemcKane Part of the www.podfixnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices