KINOCAST

We continue our conversation with Dave Lojek, director, producer, writer, editor and festival director of Kino Berlino.

I Came From the Future

International Collaborations

Screenwriting mistakes

The Production Process

Adapting to the Situation

Working with all kinds of people - The Human Connection

The Berlin Filmmaking Scene

Making the step-up to Feature Films

Promoting Your Short Films

Learning by Doing - Evolution of a Filmmaker

In this week's show we talk to Dave Lojek,director, producer, writer, editor and festival director of Kino Berlino. This past weekend saw Berlin host its 14th International Kino Kabaret, and Dave chats to us about what it really means to get involved in the world of collaborative filmmaking…

This week we continue with our chat with Angela Peters, producer, actor and festival director of TweetFest, talking about how to make the best of your natural talents, working as an actor but also a mum and some invaluable tips for booking acting work in 2018.

actors becoming multi-skilled

Doing it yourself, putting in the work, getting discovered

choosing to go to drama school

the benefits of a drama education

the business of acting

acting when you have children

what to do if you can’t find acting work

working as an actor but also a mum

Don’t know what to do next? Some great and practical tips to get acting roles now!!

getting typecast, subverting that type

Be practical, not precious

TweetFest events coming up

In this episode we spoke with Angela Peters, producer, actor and festival director of TweetFest:

Origins of Actors Tweet Up

Networking for Actors

The Life of an Actors - Angie’s Journey

Tweet Fest

Being an Actor in London in 2018

Using the technology

Getting Auditions

UK vs US

Actors on Social Media

Turning up for Auditions

What you need to think about when you are starting out

Being a Professional

This week, Dustin talks to Michael May from Fun Size Horror, a self-described ‘jack-of-all-trades’ - actor, writer, producer, director and creator of the Fun Size Horror short-film platform and production company. They discuss short-film creation, monetisation, film festivals, promotion and lots more…

In this episode, Kino talks to the makers of Nora, a short film celebrating 70 years of the NHS...

This week we are delighted to have an interview with filmmaker Brandon Miller, who discusses his time at Chapman University in California:

- getting into filmmaking

- deciding to go to film school

- why Chapman?

- what's so good about film school anyway?

- disadvantages to attending film school

- what happens after?

- developing as a filmmaker

- being a film school graduate in 2018

- the value of a formal education

- advice for those can't afford film school

Check out the latest Kino events, workshops and happenings at www.kinoshortfilm.com

EPISODE 2 - Dustin and Jonny get back to basics on exactly how to break down your script…

1 - Recap and Update

2 - How to break down a script

3 - Location, location, location

4 - Accrue your crew

5 - Equipment blues

EPISODE 1 - Dustin and Jonny discuss the following:

- Making your first film in 2018 compared with making films 15-20 years ago

- Some thoughts on collaborating to help your film get finished

- What are some of the challenges facing new filmmakers these days?

- Start with shorts

- Developing as a filmmaker

- What is the business model for short films?

- We won’t give you ten minutes, but we will give you an hour and a half

- The evolution of Vimeo as a short film channel

- Wrapping up