I Am Do Filmmaker

In this episode of the I Am Do Filmmaker podcast Sam Thom meets Claudia Yusef and discusses filmmakers and the opportunities they have in Scotland through the Scottish Film Talent Network. Claudia's the Talent Development Executive at the SFTN and she knows all about the funding opportunities available through the SFTN which administers funding for filmmakers in this way in Scotland.    

59:00 no lebanon,film,war,do,am,filmmaker,i,beirut,el,sabine,iadf,chamaa Sabine El Chamaa discusses her work as a filmma

50:33 no dan,the,uk,director,inside,filmmaking,man,britain,turner,iadf,elstree Writer director Dan Turner discusses bigger budget indie film produc

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57:02 no podcast,film,video,uk,keith,movie,going,indie,independent,do,am,filmmaker,i,britain,wright,stiff,harolds,ia

55:49 no podcast,film,uk,production,british,do,am,filmmaker,i,iadf London taxi driver Mark Fozbee balances his passion for VFX with cabbying in the

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01:06:02 no film,video,editor,movie,tv,do,scotland,am,filmmaker,i,aberdeen,jonny,iadf,craigmile Editor Jonny Craigmile describes his experiences editing since the 1990s and cutting visual narrativesdiscusses the editing sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Thom)

45:52 no podcast,film,david,do,scotland,am,filmmaker,i,dunfermline,iadf,izatt,zoghogg Dunfermline filmmaker David Izatt describes how Australia played a major part in his filmmaking career sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Thom)

01:15:49 no podcast,film,video,movie,farmer,cinema,do,scotland,am,filmmaker,i,simon,iadf Filmmaker Simon Farmer discusses filmmaking in Scotland

01:01:44 no podcast,web,comedy,it,all,do,am,filmmaker,i,explains,iain,iadf Filmmakers Iain Campbell and Ian Hendry discuss Iain Explains It All sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Thom

31:43 no film,video,movie,do,project,scotland,am,competition,filmmaker,hour,i,colin,donaldson,fiona,48,dundee,iadf,mcquillen In this week's I Am Do Filmmaker podcast Colin McQuillen explains how the 48 Hour Film Festival works. sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Thom)

53:42 no podcast,do,broadcast,scotland,am,filmmaker,bbc,i,clark,fiona,iadf,landward BBC TV director Fiona Clark describes the processes behind making 5 minute short films for broadcast. sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam

19:45 no film,video,mike,movie,one,do,scotland,am,filmmaking,filmmaker,day,i,stunts,clark,robertson,aberdeen,producers,kerwin,iadf,removals Indie film producers Mike Clark and Kerwin Robertson discuss their experiences making stunts f

26:58 no podcast,film,video,movie,lindsay,marine,do,scotland,underwater,am,filmmaker,i,brown,seal,stray,iadf Marine filmmaker Lindsay Brown describes the complexity of shooting film underwater sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Th

48:26 no podcast,scifi,film,video,uk,movie,chris,do,scotland,am,filmmaker,i,harrison,iadf,planetfall Dundee-based filmmaker Chris Harrison discusses Planetfall and how he's creating a new world with zero resources. sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Tho

35:24 no podcast,video,pro,editor,tv,final,do,broadcast,scotland,am,filmmaker,cut,i,freelance,glasgow,avid,shetland,iadf,vidlin,trawlermen Vieo producer Simon Thompson talks about his move to Shetland and making a living in a remote community. sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Thom)

54:37 no podcast,video,pro,editor,how,to,movie,tv,documentary,storytelling,do,broadcast,scotland,am,andy,filmmaker,feature,bbc,i,brains,aberdeen,iadf,twaddle This is how I make documentaries says Andy Twaddle in this I Am Do Filmmaker podcast. sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Tho

43:28 no Prof Paul Harris discusses a career in filmmaking and the techniques of storytelling in today's IADF podcast. sam@rufusrunsfast.co

28:29 no podcast,and,video,movie,in,north,tv,actors,do,scotland,east,am,launch,smith,filmmaker,centre,studio,moon,productions,i,directors,kim,stage,aberdeen,reel,pad,templeton,moray,angus,aberdeenshire,grampian,iadf,calan,donsdee,quids Kim Temepleton discusses acting and networking at the Aberdeen Actors and Directors Networking event in June sam@rufusrunsfast.com

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04:25 no podcast,the,film,video,movie,north,cinema,happy,do,stephen,student,college,scotland,belmont,east,am,filmmaker,forbes,i,peter,showcase,aberdeen,screenwriter,licence,moray,angus,downing,horne,aberdeenshire,grampian,iadf Peter Forbes and Stephen Horne from Aberdeen College chat about student filmmaking sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Tho

34:22 no podcast,film,video,boat,movie,films,north,producer,do,finance,scotland,east,am,filmmaker,i,blue,edinburgh,funding,katie,aberdeen,iris,moray,indiegogo,crook,aberdeenshire,grampian,iadf Edinburgh-based filmmaker Katie Crook discusses the role of the producer. sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Tho

09:18 no camera,film,black,gear,diy,movie,north,media,morgan,do,scotland,east,am,filmmaker,i,aberdeen,moray,angus,rigs,aberdeenshire,grampian,iadf,breached Filmmaker Morgan Black says you can save money and be creative by making your own DIY camera rigs. sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Thom

47:37 no podcast,news,video,movie,edit,michael,north,tv,sony,do,broadcast,al,scotland,shoot,east,am,filmmaker,bbc,i,colin,cnn,aberdeen,reporting,journalist,moray,angus,vj,wight,jazeera,stv,rosenblum,aberdeenshire,grampian,iadf Senior broadcast journalist at BBC Scotland Colin Wight discusses the high-pressure work of the solo shoot edit sam@rufusrunsfast.com (Sam Th

09:54 no podcast,and,the,of,james,film,video,movie,north,western,cinema,us,actors,wild,do,scotland,belmont,east,west,am,filmmaker,i,glen,canon,directors,stewart,extra,aberdeen,moray,angus,monarch,peacemaker,aberlour,aberdeenshire,grampian,iadf,xl1 Aberlour property developer James Stewart requires actors for his myster-western revenge movie, 'The Peacemaker' sam@rufusrunsfast.com

They live in the heart of the Shire, they're the team behind TOWIG (The Only Way Is Garioch), but filmmakers Alstair Stewart and Andrew Forbes are saving hard to buy the gear that will take their projects to the next level. That's in today's IADF podcast. If you have a great script then that's half the battle," says filmmaker Alistair Stewart, from Inverurie, who runs Reel Moon Productions with friend Andrew Forbes. The pair are working and saving to make money to buy equipment that will help them improve the production quality of their films.They've bought the Canon EOS 550D, one of the Canon DSLRs that are proving so popular among indie filmmakers around the world. That improves their video footage.Next on their shopping list is an audio recorder. Anyone who uses a DSLR knows that you have to record sound on a separate device to get the best audio results.Along with that there are the cables and boom pole to support the mic.And then there's the tripod."When you are doing a [tripod] pan you can hear a nice..creakkkkkkk!" laughs Alistair, making a mental note to add a tripod to their shopping list.However most pressing for the two filmmakers is to find someone with skills to operate and work behind the camera while Alistair's in front.They need volunteer(s) to help with all sorts of production work. You'll get a sandwich for your time (they reassured me!).They're jumping through hoops to make their productions work as best they can: TOWIG, Dream Girl and Tagged.Wouldn't it be great if a big-hearted local business offered a couple of hundred quid to pay for an audio recorder or a tripod to help Alistair and Andrew out.So, lads, start knocking on doors and see what help is out there.'If you don't ask, you don't get,' my ex-wife used to say to me.Find Reel Moon Productions here:FacebookYou Tube

This week's podcast guest is Aberdonian filmmaker Mark Stirton, the writer/director/cameraman/editor behind the North East's most famous Doric movie - One Day Removals. Mark's based in London, now, working on a project called Good Guys Versus Bad Guys, which he hopes will move his fimmaking career up a couple of notches. Listen to the podcast and hear the pitch for yourself. It's a great idea. Mark discusses One Day Removals, The Planet, Creative Scotland, Doric language in films, and film distribution among many other topics. If you're an aspiring filmmaker then Mark's journey will be a fascinating insight behind the scenes of the world of moviemaking. Find Mark here: Stirton Productions [http://www.stirtonproductions.com/] One Day Removals [http://www.stirtonproductions.com/onedayremovals/home/Home_odr.html]

In this week's I Am Do Filmmaker podcast, Aberdeen filmmaker and actor Scott Ironside discusses his latest project 'Bumping Granite'. It's a fascinating endeavour since a large part of the dialogue will be in Polish while the other half will be in Doric, the North East's own dialect. Scott is best known for starring alongside Patrick Wight in the 2009 hit film One Day Removals, directed by Aberdeen's own Mark Stirton. You can find more about Scott at Quick Productions, a video production company he recently founded with a couple of filmmaking colleagues. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quick-Productions/129741780465514 http://stirtonproductions.com/onedayremovals/home/Home_odr.html

This month's Aberdeen Actors and Directors networking event was a big success. Kim Templeton arranged for documentary filmmaker Anthony Baxter (You've Been Trumped) to give a presentation and Belmont-based film education officer Paul Foy showed a couple of trailers and announced plans for a regular film showing event. And of course, there was the pitching opportunity and the boozing and networking, too. In this podcast Kim talks through the various aspects to the event. If yiou missed it, check this podcast out - you'll pick up lots.

Filmmker Anthony Baxter, the man behind the highly successful doccumentary You've Been Trumped, spoke to I Am Do Filmmaker at teh Aberdeen Actors and Directors networkingn evening at the Belmont Cinema in Aberdeen last night. He gave an excellent presentation about his experiences with the film, and was candid about the lack of support and finance from the film sector in the UK, including Scotland.  In this podcast Anthony discusses money! You can find everything else you like about the film online, but we're filmmakers after all and we want to know these things. So no apologies to people who find this embarrassing. And thank you to Anthony for enlightening us all.

This is the fifth and final episode in the series of IADF podcasts recorded at Film City Glasgow. FCG administrator Sarah Potter completes her tour - passing through the fascinating post production area - as we make our way back to the main entrance of the Govan premises of FCG. Check out the rest of the podcasts in this series - it gives a good insight into what claims to be the heart of Scotland's filmmaking industry. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

This is the fourth episode in the five part series of IADF podcasts at Film City Glasgow. FCG administrator Sarah Potter takes me round the offices and production spaces to show how the orgainsation works and the services it offers. Check out the rest of the podcasts in this series - it gives a good insight into what claims to be the heart of Scotland's filmmaking industry. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

This is the third episode in the five part series of IADF podcasts at Film City Glasgow. FCG administrator Sarah Potter takes me round the offices and production spaces to show how the orgainsation works and the services it offers. Check out the rest of the podcasts in this series - it gives a good insight into what claims to be the heart of Scotland's filmmaking industry. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

This is Part 2 of the IADF tour of Film City Glasgow. FCG is a film production and creative media hub based in the old Govan Town Hall, on the edge of Govan and Glasgow's Digital Media Quarter. Sarah Potter, Film City administrator, tookme on the tour, through a warren of coridors and ending up in the old theatre space. Did I say the building used to be a theatre as well as a town hall? No? Well, all the more reason to listen to the podcasts. There's also a bit of background on how Film City was developed. Keep tuning into IADF podcasts. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

Film City Glasgow is just what its name says - a place where films, TV shows and videos are planned, recorded and edited. I visited the offices of FCG in March 2012 and administrator Sarah Potter gave me a tour, which I recorded. Then when I got back home I cut it into 5 episodes. This is Episode 1: Sarah gives some of the history of the building and an overview of the structure of Film City Glasgow. Look out for the other four episodes. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

Dons Dee Productions is an Aberdeen-based, three-man filmmaking unit, comprising, Nicci, Dave and Mike. (Mike wasn't present for the pic, I'm afraid.) When I met Nicci and Dave at the Aberdeen Actors and Directors networking evening at the start of March, they told me about their current production. They say it's a story about drug addiction and how it can destroy a person's life. There was lots of chat about realism and graphic portrayal...so I think the audience will find it a difficult watch. A timetable for the production? All I could get out of them was that they're planning to have it completed by September when Nicci is leaving the country (there's a filmmaking story there...hopefully he'll give an IADF podcast interview on that nearer the time). Have a listen to the podcast. Nicci and Dave are good fun - thanks for giving this interview.

If wondering how to introduce yourself at the Aberdeen Actors and Directors networking event is holding you back from attending, then try Jenni Wright's approach: just get off your bum and do it! I was speaking to someone in the downstairs bar at the Belmont, when she strode up and stood there...beside us...waiting. In my experience, that's the best way to do it. She's got interesting things to say about the difference between the acting/filmmaking scenes in Glasgow and Aberdeen, eg. groups don't seem to mix so much here in the North East. I think most people would agree that's true - never mind the reason why. That's why Kim Temnpleton and Jamie Rodden's monthly networking event is important. Thanks, Jenni.

Dream Girl is a production written and directed by Andrew Forbes and Alistair Stewart: the two young filmmakers behind Reel Moon Productions - and the same pair behind The Only Way is Garioch (see previous post).  They gave this interview for the IADF podcast at March's Aberdeen Actors and Directors networking evening in the Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen. They've got plenty of enthusiasm, but have they got the staying power to get through pre-, production and post-, without going bananas? I'll catch up with them thorughout the year and check on their sanity. Good luck to you both. Find out more about their productions on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reelmoonproductions And, of course, the networking evening is all thanks to Kim Templeton and Jamie Rodden of Aberdeen Launch PAD: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aberdeen-Launch-PAD/376315115712311 Read more about Andrew and Alistair on the IADF webpage: http://www.iamdofilmmaker.co.uk

Kathy Hubbard, Head of Development for Shetland Arts, is the brains behind an exciting filmmakers' project called A Hansel of Film 2012 - part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The Hansel of Film 2012 is a great opportunityfor filmmakers from the North East to showcase their moviemaking prowess with a film of 5mins or less. Kathy's the first contributor to join the I Am Do Filmmaker podcast by Skype, and you may find the audio quality a little ropey, but it's all about content, isn't it.(I'll try tweaking my Skype settings and using a headset to see if I can improve things for the next Skype interview.) She's got a good story to tell, so have a listen. A Hansel of Film 2012: http://hansel2012.org/ Shetland Arts: http://www.shetlandarts.org Mareel: http://www.mareel.org/ (http://www.shetlandarts.org/venues/mareel/) London 2012: http://www.london2012.com/