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The Directors Take Podcast

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Welcome to The Directors’ Take, a podcast where we explore how you go from directing something with your mates, to being one of the most senior decision-makers on a film set.Hosted by Writer/Directors and rising stars Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas, The Directors’ Take Podcast will arm you with all of the knowledge you need to be a success in the Film & TV industry. Whether it’s the two of them talking through their own filmmaking journeys and experiences or conducting deep-dives on

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01:15:42

E234 - The Season 2 Finale with Marcus & Oz

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2025/01/05

This is episode 34 and the FINAL EPISODE in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad do a round up of their 2024 highlights, lowlights and their favourite episodes from the second season of the podcast, before throwing out some optimistic feels for the year ahead. It’s been a tough year, but we are here to bring you some positivity for 2025 with a little help from our friends and guests of past episodes. Our wonderful

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02:03:20

E233 - Directing Continuing Drama to Apple TV Series...

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2024/12/29

This is episode 33 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Director Jim O’Hanlon, whose directorial work has been nominated for BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Emmy’s. Jim began his career working in continuing Drama on Coronation Street and has since gone on to direct Inside Number 9, 100 Streets with Idris Elba, Netflix’s The Punisher, Catastrophe with Sharon Horgan & Rob Delaney and also on Apple TV’s

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01:27:39

E232 - A Conversation with NFTS Director of School...

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2024/12/22

This is episode 32 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by the Director of the National Film & Television School, Dr. Jon Wardle. In this episode we demystify exactly what the NFTS is to give you all of the information necessary to understand how it can fit into your pathway into the industry. This episode covers: -What is the NFTS? -What is the NFTS’ mission statement? -Is the NFTS the only

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E228 - TDT LIVE PODCAST: Filmmaker Pathways with...

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2024/11/24

This is episode 28 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Award winning actor, writer and director Charlotte Hamblin. This conversation was recorded at the Norwich Film Festival 2024. In this chat we cover:- The importance of preparation in development Developing an idea Preparation Meets Improvisation: Rehearsals and Blocking Navigating vulnerability. The creative grind of

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01:15:18

E227 - The Production Diaries Space Plug & Opening Up

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2024/11/17

This is episode 27 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad take you behind the scenes of their short films, Space Plug and Opening Up. Recorded in June 2023, the episode gives you their fresh thoughts on the wins and challenges of production one week after they wrapped on set. This conversation covers: - We break down the lessons learned, the challenges faced, and what it takes to bridge the gap between short films

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01:00:45

E226 - TDT LIVE PODCAST: Demystifying Producing 2...

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2024/11/10

This is episode 26 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by BAFTA winning producer Chris Hees, who works across both animation and live-action. This conversation was recorded at the Spirit of Independence Film Festival in Sheffield alongside a bunch of other industry talks, as we aim to demystify producers. In this chat we cover:- -What is producing? -What opportunities did a BAFTA win and an Oscar

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01:04:08

E224 - How Do We Direct Actors?

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2024/10/27

This is episode 24 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad get candid about directing actors and building trust on set. From early mistakes to big lessons, they share stories about casting, blocking, and working with actors to elevate on-screen moments. Drawing on experiences from their respective works, they break down the craft of guiding performance. This episode covers: First experiences directing actors The role

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01:33:05

E223 - Acting in Netflix's 3 BODY PROBLEM with Jess Hong

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2024/10/20

This is episode 23 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Jess Hong a New Zealand actor who since graduating from Drama School landed the lead role in Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss Game of Thrones follow up, the Multi-Emmy award nominated show 3 BODY PROBLEM, which was also created by Alexander Woo. In this episode we break down her early journey, successes and learnings in order to help

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01:02:24

E222 - Acting in A24's A Different Man with Adam Pearson

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2024/10/13

This is episode 22 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Adam Pearson who is an actor and star of the new A24 feature film, A Different Man alongside Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) and is written & directed by Aaron Schimberg. Adam got his first acting break in Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin starring Scarlett Johansson and he

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01:30:24

E221 - The Art of Sound Design with Paul Davies

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2024/10/06

This is episode 21 in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Paul Davies, the legendary Sound Designer who is best known for being one of Director Lynne Ramsay’s closest collaborators, with their relationship spanning all the way back to her first feature film, Ratcatcher. He is exceptional in his own right however and his unique style has landed him work with directors such as Stephen Frears, Yann Demange,

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01:34:51

E220 - From Directing Shorts to Continuing Drama with...

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2024/09/29

This is episode 20 in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Nichola Wong, a Writer and Director who has successfully navigated her way from making short films to directing over 20 episodes of the continuing drama Hollyoaks. The transition from shorts to TV is one of the most challenging leaps to make as a filmmaker and continuing drama’s often come with a very systemic approach to delivering a constant

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01:11:50

E219 - Demystifying the Road to BAFTAs & OSCARs with...

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2024/09/22

This is episode 19 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Catherine Lyn Scott from London Flair PR, who specialise in running BAFTA and Oscar award campaigns for short films. Catherine has helped her clients gain 32 Oscar nominations including 6 wins with films such as An Irish Goodbye (2023), The Long Goodbye (2022) starring Riz Ahmed and The Silent Child (2018). She was also attached to the most recent

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E218 - A conversation with DIRECTORS UK CEO Andy...

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2024/09/15

This is episode 18 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Andy Harrower who is the CEO of DIRECTORS UK, who help amplify the collective voice of working directors in the UK in tackling the multitude of issues that they might face. The TV & Film industry has undergone massive amounts of change over the last decade and beyond, so we wanted to get Directors UK’s perspective on the challenges faced by

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01:02:33

E216 - The Journey to Directing PRESUMED INNOCENT...

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2024/09/01

This is episode 16 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by legendary TV Director Greg Yaitanes, whose career has stretched over 30 years and landed him jobs on shows such as House M.D., Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Prison Break, Banshee, House of the Dragon and most recently on Apple TV’s most watched Drama of all time, PRESUMED INNOCENT starring Jake Gyllenhaal. In Part 2 we go in-depth to explore his time

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E212 - The Art of Performance with Brian Gilbert -...

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2024/08/04

This is Episode 12 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Brian Gilbert, a BAFTA and Oscar Nominated Director and one of the lead tutors at the National Film and Television School, who specialises in the art of performance and working with actors. This is the second part in our conversation with Brian, as we break down the fundamentals of working with actors and how you shape their performances for

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01:16:41

E209 - How I Directed HOUSE OF THE DRAGON with Clare...

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2024/07/14

This is Episode 9 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast… and we’ve hit a very special milestone as this is our 50th Episode overall!To mark this special occasion your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by one of the directors of HBO’s HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and our mentor Clare Kilner. She is an exceptional filmmaker whose craft has allowed her to direct shows such as Pennyworth, The Alienist, Snowpiercer, Gen V and the other recent smash hit show, FALLOUT. Clare is

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01:14:41

E208 - Showrunning BBC's Domino Day with Lauren Sequeira

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2024/07/07

This is Episode 8 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.In this week’s episode your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Writer & Showrunner Lauren Sequeira. A BAFTA nominated writer and a member of the BBC’s Hotlist, they wrote on Kiss Me First and seasons 1 & 2 of Gangs of London before Showrunning their very own show, BBC3’s original series Domino Day. As ever we break down Lauren’s journey and craft to uncover those delicious nuggets of information. This

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01:08:18

E205 - After 16 Months on House of the Dragon, What...

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2024/06/16

This is Episode 5 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast.This weeks episode is a chat between Marcus and Oz, where they talk about their experience as Director Shadows/Mentees on House of the Dragon for the very first time. -What was the scheme and selection process? -Our first few weeks on the production. -Reading the scripts. -Creating our workflow. -How we helped the production. -How we constructed our learning. Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is The National Film

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E204 - Costume Designing on Rye Lane with Cynthia...

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2024/06/09

This is Episode 4 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast. This weeks episode is with the exceptional Costume Designer, Cynthia Lawrence-John. She has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world such as Adidas, Samsung, Amex and with a slew of directors such as Melina Matsoukas (Queen & Slim), Kibwe Tavares (The Kitchen) and Nicholas Winding Refn (Drive). She also recently earned herself a BIFA nomination for her work on the beautiful RomCom RYE LANE and helped to elevate

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01:47:26

E201 - How I Directed Baby Reindeer with Weronika...

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2024/05/19

WE'RE BACK! This is the very first exciting episode of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast, In this episode we'll be speaking to Weronika Tofilska who is the lead director (Eps1-4) of the Netflix global phenomenon BABY REINDEER. As ever we break down directing craft to gain a greater understanding of how this smash hit show was created. This conversation includes: -Weronika's journey into filmmaking. -Her experience of film school in Poland and in the UK. -How she navigated the

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