DIY Cinema Cult

Part two of our Perineum Black Box Recorder. Once again we apologise for the recording quality for some of this episode. As we got more drunk we neglected to check the levels on the recorder I had stuffed into my bag. We leave Ally Pally in twinkly London darkness and end up in a pub. Spoiler alert.

This is the first part of our two part Christmas and New Year's special. Apologies for the audio quality on this one. It was rather windy up on Ally Pally and once we had a few drinks our field-recording techniques went south. Listen out for the drunk family from Yorkshire who interrupt us as they slide past us covered in mud. On their way to Primark, apparently.

Aaron and Marc chat about Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary epic 'Get Back', Marc's new documentary short 'Even After Death, My Darling', the great micro-budget movies of the past 40 years and how 'The Old Man' suddenly became a feature film and then almost imploded in a 'Naked Lunch' moment. 

Aaron heads to Barcelona to screen a work-in-progress of Free Party and Marc calls him up to see how it goes down. 

DIY Cinema Cult is now busy on two productions. Aaron and Marc chat about the art of the "Just Start", locking in big locations, blank-page screenplay re-writes, finding your champions and having a working relationship with YouTube.

Aaron and Marc discuss the rampaging Kickstarter campaign for 'Free Party: A Folk History of the Free Party Movement'. In light of the incredible response, Aaron discusses what this now means for the future of this DIY documentary. He also lays out the key steps to planning your own successful crowdfunding campaign.

Imaginary bands, Mysticism, The KLF, dealing with advertising executives in the 90s and much, much more. Okay, not much more, but Aaron and Marc do deal with the prospect of doubling-down on their DIY filmmaking values as they pull together the budget for their first feature.

Aaron and Marc venture out into that wintery no-man's land between Christmas and New Year to record their Christmas Special. They wander aimlessly around the frozen streets of North London and glance back at the mad year that has come to pass. Along the way they discuss Magical Christmas Tramps, Shane MacGowan's pints of Bailey's, Boxing Day crying, Chris Rea and, for their big finale, end up partaking in that most Christmassy of pass-times... drinking gin in a graveyard.

A very quick bonus episode to shout about Marc's DIY documentary 'The Chewing Gum Man: A Portrait of the Artist Ben Wilson'. It will be getting its broadcast premiere on Sky Arts at 11pm Tuesday November 24th. No Funding, NoPermission, No Problem.

After hitting a bit of a pandemic-shaped brick wall in setting up their feature film, Aaron and Marc go back to the DIY Manifesto they had been formulating at the very start. This leads to an inspiring kick up the arse and a change in direction. They also delve into virtual reality, lucid dreams and Chris Nolan's debut low budget feature, 'Following'.

Marc and Aaron try out an electronic plot generator that throws up some interesting results; not least a terrifying old-man-eating antagonist lion called Alison Giant-Bulb. They also chat about film location incidents, runner anxiety and on-set celebrity toilet encounters.

Aaron and Marc are back after a brief faff break and are joined by two of the winners for the recent Freaky One Minute Film Festival. They also discuss plot removal, Zen filmmaking and Hadi's dubious bath photo.

Aaron and Marc are joined by filmmaker Jamie Ross-Hulme to discuss his fascinating new doc feature that takes an intimate look into the life of a larger-than-life Jungle icon Stevie Hyper-D. Marc and Aaron discuss surprise Twitter fame and announce the winners of the DIY Cinema Cult One Minute Film Festival.

Aaron and Marc emerge from Lock-Down like a couple of sexy moles and record their first 'in-person' episode in a hundred years. They chat under a tree about crowd-funding, location and cast hunting and play each other a few bits of other weirdness they have created. Marc gets a bit giggly and can't seem to deal with his beer and the experience of being outdoors. It's been a long Lock-Down.

Marc and Aaron chat with writer and producer David Cecil on the very last of their Lock-Down episodes. David talks about his fantastic new indie feature 'Imperial Blue'. Shot in the UK, India and Africa it is a film of great vision and ambition and David gives some fantastic insights into shooting films overseas. He also talks about the vital skills he learnt during his time in the Free Party scene and how they apply to film production. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/269077566  Imperial Blue will be available online from November 2020, with screenings and festivals TBA.  Please follow Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/Blueimpproductions More information about the production can be found at: imperialbluefilm.com Inquiries: info@imperialbluefilm.com

Writer and director Mark A. C. Brown joins Aaron and Marc to discuss his directorial debut 'Guardians'. We chat about the importance of locations, the power of collaboration, discuss DIY film-making tips and hacks, and look at how to successfully sell your low-budget feature.

As Marc continues to make the screenplay more economical for a small budget, Aaron and Marc discuss the murky world of screenwriting gurus. Are they useful? Can they even be damaging? They chat about story-telling conventions, screenplay structure and all with a generous dose of lockdown fatigue.

Marc and Aaron chat to actor Luca Zizzari. Luca talks about his work on 'Rush' with Ron Howard and acting alongside Adrien Brody and Tom Hardy in 'Peaky Blinders'. Aaron and Marc also get him to spill the beans on doing scenes with Robert DeNiro. There is also some interesting chat about the actors process, diversity in film and the idea of actors creating their own material.

Our conversation with the lovely Prano Bailey-Bond over-ran and we were unable to squeeze it all in to episode 8. Once we finished our interview we carried on chatting a little longer and it turned into quite an enlightening little chin-wag. So much so that we have decided to release it as a bonus episode. Enjoy!

Aaron and Marc are joined by prolific indie horror director Prano Bailey-Bond. They talk David Lynch, nightmares, The Shining obsessions, obscure 70s horror and Prano's upcoming debut feature 'Censor'.

Marc and Aaron get together to discuss the next steps following the dressing down from Hadi Hajaig in episode 6. They take a new look at 'Routine' and Marc sets about writing a new draft. They chat about Robert Rodriguez, resourceful production solutions and film as a magic trick.

Independent screenwriter, film producer and director Hadi Hajaig joins Marc and Aaron for the second of their Lockdown episodes. He discusses making commercial features outside of the Hollywood system that attract stars such as Sean Bean, Sam Rockwell, James Fox and Charlotte Rampling. He also unleashes a bombastic tirade on Aaron and Marc with regards to their own filmmaking approach.

Aaron and Marc chat remotely during lock-down and Marc surprises Aaron with gifts. They discuss David Bowie Apocalypse theories, screenwriting on the tube and ultimate creative obstructions. They chat about the fifth draft of 'Routine' and the first draft of the eight-part web series 'Old Man'.

Marc is in Belgium to screen his documentary film 'The Chewing Gum Man'. He mumbles on about re-writes, first-crush story twists, foreign biscuits, making films for love not reward, doing Q&A's and seeing your film from a fresh perspective.

Marc has a new baby and gets his DIY documentary snapped up by a major broadcaster. Aaron and Marc sup on Shed Martinis and talk film festivals, raves, surreal comedy, gate-crashing Cannes, imposter syndrome and their recent script read-through for 'Routine'.

Marc and Aaron have been busy making kidney stones and babies (not together). They discuss documentaries, acid house, pirates, DIY distribution, the possibility of launching a web-series and give an update on the progress of their feature-film 'Routine'.

Aaron and Marc introduce their feature script, discuss the genius of Luis Bunuel, make a Shed Martini and come up with a cunning plan.