Host Dan Allen and guest host Ryan Duke chat with legendary SFX Prosthetics and Animatronics creator Shaune Harrison, who has worked on every cool film you can possibly imagine. From Voldermort and Goblins in HARRY POTTER, to creatures in STAR WARS, horror Winnie the Pooh, MARVEL's Captain America, Avengers Age of Ultra and a badgillion other iconic and cult, classic movies from Nightbreed to Fifth Element and Hellraiser. Find out what it takes to bring such iconic creatures and characters to life; the DEDICATION, CRAFTSMANSHIP & SKILL. How can YOU get into this career? And how can you STAND OUT in todays crowded world of SFX.

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Maria and Alex from Media Tracks, an independent production music service providing high-quality, authentic and innovative music for TV, film, advertising, podcasts and more.

Find out WHY you should NEVER download music from YOUTUBE! And how to make your film SOUNDTRACKS standout from the crowd! And why AI MUSIC IS A BAD IDEA... plus hear an AI generated song about Dan's dad...

Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Anna Smith, one of the UK's top film critics and broadcast journalists. She is the former President of the UK Critics’ Circle, the host of the Girls On Film podcast and a regular film critic for BBC News, Sky News, BBC Radio, Deadline Hollywood, Time Out, Metro, The Guardian, Sight & Sound, Empire and more. She has spent over a decade interviewing major actors and directors on stage, on screen and in print. A former magazine editor, Anna decided to go freelance in 2000, and has since enjoyed stints as Acting Film Editor of both Time Out London and Metro UK Newspaper. Find out HOW YOU CAN BECOME A FILM CRITIC, and what it takes to talk about film and discuss movies with the MOVIESTARS who are in them!!!

This week, hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas, chat with Olly Williams, who has worked on some of the biggest films and TV shows, from Ridley, Scott's Gladiator 2, Marvel's Loki, Apple TV's Silo and many more! But what does an Art Director do exactly? How do they bring past lands or imaginary places to life?!? Find out more on this episode!

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary editor Myron Kerstein about his niche working (mostly) as an editor of musicals, from the new WICKED for Jon Chu, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. He has also worked With Lyn Manuel Miranda on his cinematic debut 'Tick Tick, Boom!' as well as editing the movie adaptation of his Broadway show 'In The Heights' which proceeded 'Hamilton'! but just HOW do you edit a musical? How are they filmed on set and how does this affect the edit prodcess? Is it the same as regular movies? What do you do when ALL your footage is incredible? And how do you find gold from 20 different camera angles?! All of this and more!

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Candice Mausner. Candice has worked for the biggest names in TV, including Apple TV shows, The Boys, The Handmaid's Tale, Chucky the TV Show and more...
She has extensive experience in Social Media, Behind The Scenes & EPK Content, Corporate and Gallery Promo Shoots. But WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?!?!
If you've ever wondered how those "behind the scenes" films you see online or on Blu-Ray extras get made, then look no further!
What's it like interviewing A-listers?
How can you do your job and not get in anyone's way?
What's it like being right next to the director!?
All of this and more...

Hosts Dan Allen, Eleri Jones and James Walker chat with Marc Coleman about his debut feature film 'Manfish'. This unreleased pilot episode from 2022 sheds more light on Marc's journey, as explored in the last episode. At this point in time the show was going to be called "the young filmmakers podcast", hence us calling it such in the episode. Learn how to get your no-budget film off the ground and the kind of work you need to put in to make it happen!