Philm Blog with Director Phil Hawkins

Recorded as part of a live Q&A. Subscribe at youtube.com/philmblog and join in the next one.Thoughts/mini-rant about the the BFI Film Fund and the lack of support of commercial filmmakers.

Recorded as part of a live Q&A. Subscribe on youtube.com/philmblog to join in the next one.Question... can you explain the 'pencilling' of actors and who has the final say in commercials casting?

ONE focus puller. THREE minutes. A BUNCH of questions.... This is THE LUNCH BREAK where I drag my film industry colleagues away from their hard-earned lunches on set and give them three minutes to answer as many of my questions as possible

Some more casting truths in this final part! - Spending money on headshots - Phone selfies & photoshopping - Two things to know about headshots - Tips for a Spotlight page - How Spotlight works for a Casting Director and how that affects actors, - Why lazy agents costs actors work - Why a good audition makes me feel like a better director

Get ready for some MORE truth bombs in Part 2! An unedited conversation between me, a director, and my casting director Martin Gibbons who, between us, have made hundreds of commercials and audition thousands of actors! Important advice for actors and directors (if we do say so ourselves!)

"I fell into it from acting"This week is GILES ALDERSON, a director, producer, actor and host of the amazing FILMMAKER'S PODCAST. He has recently written & directed the feature film THE DARD for Millennium Films (Expendables, London Has Fallen) and directed and produced the documentary 'World of Darkness' for Lucky Day and White Wolf which premiered at Sitges Festival late last year. The film is release now on Amazon Prime.

"All I want is time..."This week is DAN MORAN, a freelance senior colourist. He's graded top commercials for brands such as Gucci, Nike, H&M and music videos for Radiohead, Bjork and Sam Smith. 

Get ready for some truth bombs! An unedited conversation between me, a director, and my casting director Martin Gibbons who, between us, have made hundreds of commercials and audition thousands of actors! Important advice for actors and directors (if we do say so ourselves!)

"As long as you're good, I don't care!"This is THE LUNCH BREAK where I drag my film industry colleagues away from their hard-earned lunches on set and give them three minutes to answer as many of my questions as possible.This week is MARTIN GIBBONS a casting director of award-winning Film, TV and Theatre projects as well as hundreds of commercials for major international and UK companies.

"I killed the last guy!"This is THE LUNCH BREAK where I drag my film industry colleagues away from their hard-earned lunches on set and give them three minutes to answer as many of my questions as possible.This week is ED MOORE (BSC) a director of photography of primetime television drama, film and commercials.

How I find, choose and think about locations, the balance between story and production needs, tools, apps and equipment I always carry on a director's scout.

A quick introduction from director Phil Hawkins about the podcast