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Creation: Set Visit
published 17 Sep 09
Film Network visits the set of Creation, the new film about Charles Darwin and his quest to publish his infamous work
Lessons from Tormented
published 14 May 09
How To Make A Horror Movie
Franklyn Set Visit
published 21 Jan 09
Gerald McMorrow, Sam Riley and Alexandra Stone on the ins and outs of filming in the UK.
Machinima: Films without Cameras
published 19 Sep 08
A preview of the Cambridge Film Festival Machinima programme.
Crack Willow
published 12 Jun 08
Interview
On the set of Faintheart
published 12 Jun 08
We visited the set of Faintheart the Myspace Movie Mash Up competition winner to see how filming was going
Cinema Extreme 5
published 27 Mar 08
Watch interviews with directors at Cinema Extreme 5 at London's ICA.
On The Set Of Ten Dead Men
published 15 Feb 08
How do you make an action movie without a budget? We visit the set of Ten Dead Men to find out why money isn't everything.
On The Set Of Shifty
published 04 Feb 08
Looking ahead to Brit films out in 2008, we pay a visit to the set of Eran Creevy's debut feature, Shifty.
Paul Haggis On In The Valley Of Elah
published 25 Jan 08
The writer-director of In The Valley Of Elah on why total control is the only way to work.
Vicky Jewson On The Making Of Lady Godiva
published 25 Jan 08
Writer/director Vicky Jewson on the ups and downs of making her first feature...
2008 Preview: Hush Set Visit
published 14 Jan 08
Over the next month we'll be spotlight some of the Brit pics heading your way in 2008. We start with the Warp X thriller Hush...
Andrew Dominik On The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
published 28 Nov 07
The Aussie director on how he used the star system to make a personal movie in Hollywood.
Kasi Lemmons On Talk To Me
published 21 Nov 07
The American director of Talk To Me discusses her biopic and recreating the 60s on a budget.
Scott Frank On The Lookout
published 01 Nov 07
Hollywood screenwriter Scott Frank talks here about making the transition to directing with his debut feature, The Lookout.
Back Story: Leslee Udwin
published 24 Sep 07
The producer of East Is East and Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution has some sobering words on the British film industry.
Michael Winterbottom On A Mighty Heart
published 20 Sep 07
The director of A Mighty Heart on the benefits and perils of filming a controversial film in Pakistan.
Back Story: Tom Shankland
published 07 Aug 07
The director of BAFTA-nominated shorts Going Down and Bait, and upcoming feature WAZ on his film career.
Back Story: Ringan Ledwidge
published 23 Jul 07
The commercials director talks about making the transition to features and his strange route into filmmaking.
Back Story: Richard Loncraine
published 20 Jul 07
The sculptor-turned-director on his filmmaking career, including bouncing back from the sack.
Back Story: Marc Evans
published 16 Jul 07
The director of Snow Cake and My Little Eye on his filmmaking career.
On The Set Of Mum & Dad
published 13 Jul 07
How do you make a horror movie for £100,000? We visit the set of the first Microwave feature, Mum & Dad, to find out.
How To Fund Your Movie
published 12 Jul 07
Looking for the money to finance your indie pic? Nicol Wistreich writes here about where to find those pots of cash.
Back Story: Asif Kapadia
published 29 Jun 07
The director of The Warrior and The Return on his filmmaking career.
Back Story: Penny Woolcock
published 25 Jun 07
The director of Mischief Night and The Principles Of Lust on her filmmaking career.
On The Set Of French Film
published 25 Jun 07
We visit one of Britain's busiest train stations to see French Film in action.
Back Story: Tony Grisoni
published 21 Jun 07
Tony Grisoni, writer of The Lives of The Saints and Brothers Of The Head, on his career.
Back Story: Ed Blum
published 15 Jun 07
Ed Blum on his career in filmmaking and moving into features.
Back Story: Ken Loach
published 06 Jun 07
Ken Loach on his path into filmmaking, on censorship and the UK Film Industry.
Back Story: Joanna Quinn
published 25 May 07
Animator Joanna Quinn on funding her shorts with toilet roll.
Back Story: Kevin Macdonald
published 17 May 07
The Last King Of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald discusses his route into filmmaking.
Stevan Riley On Blue Blood
published 10 May 07
The director of Varsity boxing documentary Blue Blood writes about his film's long journey to success.
Back Story: Natasha Braier
published 09 May 07
Emerging director of photography Natasha Braier on her route into filmmaking.
John Curran On The Painted Veil
published 26 Apr 07
The Painted Veil director John Curran discusses the challenges of shooting in China.
Back Story: Gina Carter
published 19 Apr 07
Gina Carter, one of the UK's leading producers, on her path into production and how to raise funding.
Back Story: Garth Jennings
published 18 Apr 07
Garth Jennings talks about making the transition from cheap-as-chips music vids to big budget sci-fi adventure.
Back Story: Alex Heffes
published 18 Apr 07
Alex Heffes discusses the job of a film composer, the experience of being forced to listen to producers' CD collections and the importance of collaboration.
Back Story: Richard Eyre
published 13 Apr 07
Richard Eyre on his journey from playing a small part in Hamlet to directing features.
Back Story: Lisa Gunning
published 27 Mar 07
Lisa Gunning tells you about her journey from Domestos adverts to editing features.
Back Story: Jan Dunn
published 22 Mar 07
To mark the upcoming relaunch of our filmmaking guide we've asked UK filmmakers to tell you how they made it. First up is Gypo director Jan Dunn...
Simon Ellis Goes Dogging
published 15 Mar 07
Acclaimed shorts director Simon Ellis writes here about making the transition to features with his debut, Dogging.
Bobcat Goldthwait On Sleeping Dogs
published 15 Mar 07
Ex-Police Academy star Bobcat Goldthwait on his indie pic about one woman and her dog.
Nick Love On Outlaw
published 08 Mar 07
The director of Outlaw talks about creating graphic and believable on-screen violence.
Bad Dennis: The First Film In MySpace?
published 08 Feb 07
They're calling it the first ever MySpace movie. Find out more about the horror short Bad Dennis...
On The Set Of Daylight Robbery
published 31 Jan 07
We go behind the scenes on Paris Leonti's debut feature, the heist pic Daylight Robbery.
On The Set Of Duane Hopkins' Better Things
published 23 Jan 07
We go behind the scenes of Duane Hopkins' long-awaited debut feature, Better Things.
Dayton & Faris On Little Miss Sunshine
published 16 Jan 07
Little Miss Sunshine was the indie sensation of 2006. With the movie now out on DVD, the directors talk about making the transition from music videos to film...
Tom Tykwer And Ben Whishaw On Perfume
published 14 Dec 06
German director Tom Tykwer reveals all about Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer.
John Cameron Mitchell On Shortbus
published 30 Nov 06
Or: How to make a hardcore movie with a soft centre...
Tom Vaughan & David Nicholls: Starter For Ten
published 07 Nov 06
The writer and director of Starter For Ten talk about their American-financed Brit romantic comedy.
Ed Blum On Scenes Of A Sexual Nature
published 02 Nov 06
Scenes Of A Sexual Nature director Ed Blum talks about the joys of shooting on Hampstead Heath.
Greg Hall On The Making Of The Plague
published 06 Oct 06
Greg Hall funded The Plague with his graduate loan. He writes here about his film's long journey from set to screen...
Boys And The Hood
published 27 Sep 06
Hoodwinked director Cory Edwards on the secrets of making cheap computer animation.
The Making Of Rabbit Fever
published 11 Sep 06
A surprise discovery set writer/producer Stephen Raphael on the road to Rabbit Fever...
High Concepts And Low Budgets
published 08 Sep 06
Right At Your Door writer/director Chris Gorak reveals how to make a disaster movie for less than $1million.
Christopher Smith On The Making Of Severance
published 10 Aug 06
Horror helmer Christopher Smith writes about the benefits of low budget filmmaking in Eastern Europe.
Gil Kenan's Monster Break
published 10 Aug 06
The director of Monster House talks about the joys of motion capture animation.
Cinema Extreme 4: Martin Radich's Dog's Mercury
published 31 Jul 06
Director Martin Radich talks about his new short Dog's Mercury, and we pay a visit to the Blackpool set
Cinema Extreme 3: Blaine Brothers' Hallo Panda
published 19 Jul 06
The Blaine Brothers tell you how a children's film about a talking panda turned into a completely different beast.
Cinema Extreme 2: Miranda Bowen's Honeymoon
published 13 Jul 06
Director Miranda Bowen and producer Lisa Trnovski on their atmospheric short Honeymoon.
Cinema Extreme 1: Simon Ellis Goes Soft
published 04 Jul 06
Kicking off our look at this year's Cinema Extreme shorts, Simon Ellis writes about his new drama, Soft.
Jacqueline Wright On Stiffy
published 21 Jun 06
Director Jacqueline Wright gives it to you dead straight on her short comedy Stiffy.
Dominik Moll Interview
published 27 Apr 06
The director of Lemming talks about his approach to sound on film.
The Baker: Set Report
published 09 Apr 06
We pay a visit to the set of Gareth Lewis' comedy The Baker, now shooting in South Wales.
Shooting Dogs Special
published 23 Mar 06
We go behind the scenes on British genocide drama Shooting Dogs.
Gavin Hood On Tsotsi
published 15 Mar 06
The director of Tsotsi discusses the key artistic decisions in his Oscar-winning film.
The Making Of Dad's Dead
published 30 Jan 06
Go behind the scenes on Chris Shepherd's award-winning animation.
David Siegel and Scott McGehee
published 27 Jan 06
The directors of Bee Season discuss how their partnership works.
Lower City
published 14 Dec 05
Director Sérgio Machado on how to shoot a cockfight.
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