FMLY & Friends

A huge thanks going out to all of our guests, as well as all of you at home having a listen! We've had a great time with this initial foray into the podcasting world, season two coming later this year =) Big Love!!!

Our guest this week is director Somayeh Jafari. Somayeh has been one to watch for some time now and has shown continued dedication to her craft through a number of self-funded films which have all reinforced her career and illustrated her talent as a director. We talk about getting chicken pox during your exams, wiping an editors project from the server with a few to deadline, the importance and benefit of self-funding productions whilst building your reel, and as ever finish with advice for anyone maybe looking to follow her example.

Our guest this week is photographer Jennifer McCord. Jen's been shooting professionally for some years now, having carved her career in the live music genre of photography. Now shooting a wide variety of work around music and portraiture, it was great to hear her path into the industry. We talk going on her first tour with a band at the age of 18, working and learning from more senior photographers at the Olympics, and as ever finish with any advice for people thinking about making a start in the creative field of photography.

Our guest this week is Wickers CEO, Barrie Laslett. We at Family Creative have been collaborating recently on workshops for young people from Hackney, introducing them to the creative industry by spending time with our staff, in our studio near London Fields. The classes have been a huge success, and it was great to hear some feedback from Barrie. We discuss his past, his career in the charity sector, and talk more on the crucial work that the Wickers have been doing in the local community.

Our guest this week is a great friend of ours, the talented photographer, Rob Jones. Rob's been busy in the events genre, beginning whilst at university in Manchester and taking full advantage of a thriving music scene, he soon found himself as one of the resident photographers at Warehouse Project. He's not let lockdown stop him, curating a series of prints showcasing the impact of coronavirus on nightlife here in the capital. We talk moving to London and how to be aware of opportunities in the creative sector, what to do if your lens gets steamy whilst shooting at festivals, and as ever finish with some advice for anyone looking to make a start in his creative field.

Our guest this week is director Giorgio Bruni. We're pleased to be representing Giorgio here at FMLY, his trademark style of work in the commercial field of sports content proving to be an excellent fit with us. Having began in music videos coming out of university, Giorgio has now worked on global campaigns with internationally known athletes across a number of sports and brands. We talk studying at St. Martins, being an extra in Harry Potter, and as always end with some advice for anyone out there considering a career in the industry.

Our guest this week is photographer and director, Lauren Luxenberg. Lauren is a new addition to our circle here at FMLY, and one we're really excited to collaborate with in the coming months. We talk starting out in London at Mr. Porter, spilling coffee on expensive couches, her first independently funded film, and as ever we finish with some advice for anyone thinking of working in the creative industry.

Our guest this week is a regular collaborator at FMLY and another good friend, director Louis Ellison. Louis has made his way up the ranks in the directing world these past few years and now boasts a fantastic reel, showcasing a vast and diverse repertoire of film, both commercial and documentary with international brands and artists. We talk smoking too much weed at uni, running into armed paramilitaries in South America, and as always end with any advice for those looking to perhaps make a start in his creative field.

Our guest this week is set and production designer, Lyndon Ogbourne. Lyndon comes from an acting background, featuring in a number of series and films before deciding to move his career behind the camera, starting his own set-design company a few years ago. He's been incredibly busy these past few years and is now well established in the field. We catch up with him between jobs for a quick chat where we discuss breaking away from a successful career and beginning a new, how to approach a load-out when you have a giant tree to wheel out of the studio, and as ever end with any advice for those with an interest in his medium of creativity when it comes to production.

We have a special episode for you guys this week! A brand new format we've been working on here at FMLY - On Location. For this new, immersive format, we'll be mixing live sound from location whilst on location, as well as interviews and clips from the people we met along the way. This week we'll be focusing on our recent feature-length documentary for Patron tequila. An international doco is a great way to kick things off with our new concept - I'm joined by our director on the project, Niall Coffey.