Listen "EP5 - John Carlin - Directing Your First Feature Film"
Episode Synopsis
It's been long road for John but his journey has made him more than ready for his upcoming feature film directorial debut Lie of the Land. John began his career editing in television and working with Northern Ireland production company Stirling Productions. John went on to direct a number of short films including Exposure (2013), Echoes (2018), The Silence Between (2022). The quality of his short films led to him getting to direct his first feature film Lie of the Land which has just finished production. John reveals his filmmaking journey and what it takes to make a feature film on this latest edition of The Scene.You can watch Lie of the Land at the upcoming Belfast Film Festival on Tuesday the 7th of November at 8.30pm at The Strand cinema in Belfast.You can buy tickets at:https://tinyurl.com/mvvwtjcc============================================================Contents -intro-Lie of the Land Screening Info-John's Origins as a filmmaker-Early Learning Curve-Difference Between Shorts and Feature Films-Importance of prep-Working with actor Nigel O'Neill-Shooting Lie of the Land-John's take on: Horror, Exposition, Editing-Having a Plan B-The Value Actors Bring-Working with Another Editor -What does a Shoot Day Look Like For a Director?-Making it to the Galway Film Festival-Music in John's Films-How Shorts Prepared John For Making a Feature-Cinematography of Lie of the Land-Echoes - How John Made a Sci Fi Short-Impending Doom in John's Work-Collaborating with Screenwriter of LOTL-Actor: Ali White-Stunts-Actor: Barry John Kinsella-The Silence Between (2022): Why John chose a different Genre for Shooting This Short Film-Finishing Lie of the Land-Winning Best Irish Debut at Galway Film Festival-Advice For Aspiring Filmmakers-The Future for John CarlinFollow John's work via his production comapany outlets via:Instagram -tinyurl.com/yjy3ymfyWebsite -www.causeascenefilms.co.uk============================================================The Scene is released every Thursday on all podcast outletsFollow Gino on the following socials:Insta: tinyurl.com/tcmkydhmTikTok: tinyurl.com/2p8y8wu4Facebook: tinyurl.com/5n7x2am3
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