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Show host Nicholas Penrake talks to a gamut of filmmakers, from those just breaking through to those breaking higher, in a bid to learn more about the elusive magic that gets a film or video project off the ground, gets it looking and sounding great.
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How do you go from being a director of photography to a successful business owner of a film production company starting from scratch? Some people say you have to be a specialist to succeed in this modern world.And there’s a lot of truth in that. But filmmaker Daniel Fazio has gone about things differently. In his own words, he’s not been amazingly successful at any one thing, but he’s been pretty damn good at a lot of things - and that’s what has enabled him to build a solid b...
How do you go from being a director of photography to a successful business owner of a film production company starting from scratch? Some people say you have to be a specialist to succeed in this modern world.And there’s a lot of truth in that. But filmmaker Daniel Fazio has gone about things differently. In his own words, he’s not been amazingly successful at any one thing, but he’s been pretty damn good at a lot of things - and that’s what has enabled him to build a solid b...
If you’re doing anything in film right now, over the past year or so, you’ve probably come across a plethora of posts and threads written by filmmakers bemoaning the broken model of independent filmmaking today. If you can even raise a budget to make a film, how do you even break even once you’ve completed it? Unless you’re friends with an A lister or B lister or your uncle’s a billionaire, you’re pretty much consigned to the graveyard of filmmakers who give up having bet their house on ...
If you’re doing anything in film right now, over the past year or so, you’ve probably come across a plethora of posts and threads written by filmmakers bemoaning the broken model of independent filmmaking today. If you can even raise a budget to make a film, how do you even break even once you’ve completed it? Unless you’re friends with an A lister or B lister or your uncle’s a billionaire, you’re pretty much consigned to the graveyard of filmmakers who give up having bet their house on ...
So you know about Ukraine, you know about Gaza, but did you know there’s an even bigger war raging in Africa? At least in terms of death toll. i'm referring to the war in the Congo. Even though millions have died and many thousands are still dying, it’s a conflict that's hardly reported. My guest for this episode is a man who set out to make a film about what’s been going on, and in so doing put an assassin’s mark on his back. Kim Yew, filmmaker and trader, talks to me about film an...
Towards the end of 2023, I got together with actor, writer/director and producer, Titus Paar. He’s the kind of guy who when faced with 100 rejections in a row will simply reach out to friends and family, pitch them his mad cap adventure and go do it anyway. It’s that can-do spirit that’s taken him from shooting on a zero budget to working with Hollywood stars. And no, he’s not based in LA, he’s based in a village in Sweden. Out in the wilderness, he says. All that wide open space keeps h...
Titus Paar made his first feature film at the age of fifteen on a cheap video camera with a bunch of mates. It was crap, he says, but the point is, he managed it. It’s that same can-do spirit that’s taken him from shooting on a zero budget to working with Hollywood stars today. If you're feeling even slightly jaded from banging your head against a brick wall funding your first or next feature film and could do with a shot of inspiration, this episode is for you. Support the Show.
Writer/director Michael DiBasio Ornelas shot his second feature film in 8 days. Impressive. It was hard, he said, but we didn’t go into overtime. Even more impressive. - Two leads with extensive theatre experience - Five days of paid rehearsals - Lightweight camera on a lightweight gimbal - We hired a great crew, that gelled easily - All locations within a 4 mile radius Michael has been directing content for some time. Sleepless, his 8-day feature, is out now on am...
Writer/Director Michael DiBasio Ornelas talks to me about his second feature film, Sleepless, an engaging, talkie movie about a couple of insomniacs who meet by chance inside a 24/7 store and then get to hang out one sleepless night walking through the streets of New York. As well as an in-depth look at the film, we also look at how he made the film, from picking a script to fit his budget to casting and distribution. Support the Show.
Friederich Oetker, film & TV producer of the highly compelling Netflix series, Dear Child (Das Kind). We discuss the series - from inception to screen and Friederich's career as a producer in Germany. Support the Show.
Friederich Oetker, producer of the highly compelling Netflix series. Join us for the rest of the conversation, episode 57, and find out more about how the series was made. Support the Show.
Actor and stuntman, writer/director and producer, Lee Whittaker. Lee has appeared in dozens of action movies as actor and stuntman – but has a real passion for telling the kinds of stories that seldom interest Hollywood studios. Although he stuck to the action genre for his directorial debut, The Vigilante, out this year on Tubi, his next project, still in development, is a story that borrows from magical realism and seeks to invoke compassion is us for a homeless mother and ...
Lee Whittaker talks to me about his life in movies as actor, stuntman and film director. For a man who has spent so much of his life in the action genre it was a little surprising – if not gratifying – to hear that his next movie is a character piece influenced by stories like Pan’s Labyrinth. To hear the rest of our conversation, listen to episode 56 of One Good Take.Support the Show.
I first came across Sophie Robinson’s work on Netflix. She’s the writer/director of one of 4 films that make up a mini-series called The Surgeon’s Cut. Her film – Living Donor – focuses on the life and career of the hugely talented liver surgeon Nancy Ascher. Each of these four films are, in my view, equally superb. Sophie just happened to be the only director in the group who is based in London – which made it fairly straightforward for us to get together at the end of August 2023...
With DVDs a thing of the past, and streaming the norm, it seems to me making an independent film that actually makes a profit gets harder and harder. Which does rather pose the question, How in hell’s name do you persuade anyone to invest in such a venture? I thought I’d bring onto the show a filmmaker who might have an answer to that question. James Smith is a British film director who has on more than one occasion half killed himself making feature films on micro budgets at breakn...
With DVDs a thing of the past, and streaming the norm, it seems to me making an independent film that actually makes a profit gets harder and harder. Which does rather pose the question, How in hell’s name do you persuade anyone to invest in such a venture? I thought I’d bring onto the show a filmmaker who might have an answer to that question. James Smith is a British film director who has on more than one occasion half killed himself making feature films on micro budgets at breakn...
In episode 54 I talk with film editor Matteo Bini.Matteo moved to London from Italy in 2011 for the MA in Editing at the prestigious National Film and Television School. He graduated in 2013 with a distinction and received the Christie Award for Most Promising Student.Among Bini's recent works as an editor are Charlotte Regan’s debut feature film Scrapper, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2023. Cathy Brady’s debut feature film Wildfire, winner of the BIFA best debut scree...
In episode 54 I talk with film editor Matteo Bini.Matteo moved to London from Italy in 2011 for the MA in Editing at the prestigious National Film and Television School. He graduated in 2013 with a distinction and received the Christie Award for Most Promising Student.Among Bini's recent works as an editor are Charlotte Regan’s debut feature film Scrapper, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2023. Cathy Brady’s debut feature film Wildfire, winner of the BIFA best debut scree...
Shamim Sarif is an award-winning filmmaker who started her creative career writing novels. Whereas most filmmakers go through a rash of shorts before they can take a crack at directing a feature, Shamim was able to bypass all of that and dive straight in to her first feature in 2007. Her fifth feature film, an indie drama called Polarized, was shot in Manitoba, Canada, and released earlier this year. It’s this film that we’ll be discussing for most of the episode. Enjoy this take. Suppor...
Introducing filmmaker and novelist Shamim Sarif talking to me on Episode 52 of One Good Take. Our main reason for getting together was to discuss her latest film, Polarized, an indie drama that explores the friendship and, later, romantic connection between two young women who come from the same town in North America, but very different worlds: one being white, the other Palestinian. Polarized is a well observed, deeply authentic story with a truly inclusive spirit to carry it along...
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