KinoCast Ep7 - The Acting Life

In this episode we spoke with Angela Peters, producer, actor and festival director of TweetFest, who took time out from a busy schedule to talk about what it takes to be a successful actor in 2018 and why 1-to-1 networking interactions can lead to your biggest break! And we had so much to talk about we've split the conversation into two parts. Part 2 coming soon!

Origins of Actors Tweet Up

Networking for Actors

The Life of an Actor - 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

KinoCast Ep6 - Fun Size Horror

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…

• From child actor to producer and director
• Fun Size Horror - a platform for filmmakers
• Creating anthologies
• Getting your shorts seen
• The importance of partnerships
• Short film distribution
• Film festivals in perspective
• Short films - a promotion tool
• Sharing is caring
• Be proactive in your promotion
• Horror as a supportive community of filmmakers
• The business of horror
• Karen Gillan: Features to shorts to features
• Submitting to Fun Size
• Fun Size recommendations
• Some thoughts on short form horror filmmaking
• Story, story, story
• Try to do everything in camera
• Use what you have access to

KinoCast Episode 5 - Producing & Directing

In this episode, Kino talks to filmmaker Dustin Murphy and producer Adnan Raja about how they put together their short film Nora, a celebration of 70 years of the NHS...

KinoCast is here! Episode 1 - Making Films in 2018

Welcome to KinoCast, our regular podcast full of information about filmmaking and how to get the most out of your creative projects.

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