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Live show site http://www.productionoffice.org The Production Office mail@livingspirit.com http://www.filmpod24.com/ProductionOfficeSeason001/ituneslogo.jpg http://www.livestream.com/guerillafilm 2.5 Writer Tom Williamson and SEO Guru and Producer Mike Mindel join Chris and Judy Taking the long walk up the stairs this week are Screenwriter Tom Williams whose first script ‘Chalet Girl’ has just been produced on a £multimillion budget, stars a ‘Gossip Girl’ guy and is released this week in the UK. And Googling his way into the office is SEO Guru and Producer Mike Mindel, with lots of invaluable advice for all of us on how to build a better web presence for our movies. Plus, there’s another instalment of the fabulously funny ‘Misery Bear’ -- find out what our favorite lonely, furious and drunken Teddy Bear is doing for Comic Relief and how you can help him reach his goal (if Kate Moss doesn’t murder him to death first!). Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:30:00 GMT 107:40 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers 2.4 Indie film-making guru Elliot Grove and Vicky Jewson join Chris and Judy Taking meetings in the office this week are veteran Indie film making guru and Raindance founder Elliot Grove. Plus the world’s youngest film maker Vicky Jewson drops in to tell the inspiring story of how she raised £1.2m to write and direct her first feature (‘Lady Godiva’), all while she was still in her teens! Plus a sneak preview of one of the upcoming sessions at next months London Comedy Writers Festival in the form of a lonely, miserable, drunken, zombie fighting Teddy – aka, ‘Misery Bear’. This is one you really don’t want to miss! Thu, 3 Mar 2011 19:30:00 GMT 71:30 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers 2.3 Creative business expert Alison Branagan and Director David Reynolds join Chris and Judy All jacked up on the good stuff, Chris and Judy are charging straight into episode three and they’re not taking any prisoners! Swinging by to join them this week are entrepreneur and creative business expert Alison Branagan with her advice on how to stand out in the crowd and make a meaningful mark. And someone who’s currently making one hell of a mark for himself with his Pepsi Max hit short film, Director David Reynolds sits down to tell the inspiring story behind the short and talk about his action packed kick ass Indie feature ‘Zomblies’. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:30:00 GMT 70:56 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers 2.2 Time Out Film Critic Nigel Floyd and Director James Hacking join the flu-ridden Chris and Judy Taking their chances in the flu-ridden Production Office to join the somewhat over medicated Chris and Judy are Time Out Film Critic Nigel Floyd, giving his unique perspective on what audiences are looking for on their Indie film viewing menus in 2011. And director James Hacking slips into the quarantine zone to talk about his new movie ‘No Ordinary Trifle’ and how he went from having one short under his belt to a big budget, big cast feature in less than 2 years. Thu, 3 Feb 2011 19:30:00 GMT 78:17 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers 2.1 DSLR Guru Philip Bloom pops in with a bag full of gadgets and chats with Chris about cameras In this ratings busting premiere episode of Season Two DSLR Guru Philip Bloom pops in with a bag full of gadgets and chats with Chris about cameras, lenses and puts in his two-peneth worth on the great debate – FCP vs Adobe CS5 vs Avid. Plus Aussie film maker Mark Deere gets up super early for a Skype chat with Chris about self distributing his new feature ‘The Damndest Thing’ on Vimeo. Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:30:00 GMT 70:59 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep 12, London Screenwriters' Festival review with David Chamberlain plus Jonathan Newman on breaking into The Business Join Chris and Judy as they sit back, reflect, take stock and wrap up the huge success that was The London Screenwriters’ Festival 2010. You can be sure that screenwriting tips and tricks will flow aplenty. Making the long journey up the stairs this week is LSF director and aspiring Englishman David Chamberlain who is forgoing his Thanksgiving Turkey to tell us what on earth inspired him to launch the festival in the first place and, now that it’s over, what role the LSF has to play in the future of the UK Film making community. And screenwriter, director and Production Office veteran Jonathan Newman will be sliding Judy right off her chair and facing off with Chris in a sensational showdown that will leave you chomping at your (mega) bits for more! During the festival, Jonathan ran a session called ’50 Ways Into The Business…’ It went so well that he only managed to get to number 11! So he will be sharing some of the other nuggets of wisdom he skipped at the festival. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, Chris’s here, Judy’s queer – get used to it! Thu, 26 Nov 2010 19:00:00 GMT 64:30 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep 11, London Screenwriters' Festival Short Script Winner, Scripchat's Mina Zahar, DP James Layton For a one-off special, to announce the winner of the London Screenwriters' Festival short script award, the Production Office LIVE will be crashing into your air space this Thursday at 7.00pm UK time. Joining Chris in the studio will be regular co-host Judy Goldberg, tossing her familiar verbal spanners into the works, as well as a bevy of very, very special guests. ScriptChat founder Mina Zahar is first in the hotseat, offering tips for festival delegates, as well as insights into how to improve YUR screenplay with her Twitter based community ScriptChat. Also in the office is DP James Layton sharing his experiences shooting on the Cannon 5D Mk2. Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:00:00 GMT 59:02 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Bonus interview with Sheri Candler With a season simply busting at the seams with great guests, we always knew one would get away, and it did. Join Chris as he gets insights into social media and marketing with Sheri Candler. Thu, 1 Jul 2010 19:02:00 GMT 16:05 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Behind the scenes at The Productiopn Office LIVE! Join Chris and the team for an exclusive behind the scenes sneak peek at the making of 'The Production Office'. Watch how it's done (and probably shouldn't be done!) as they plan, schedule rehearse and finally broadcast the show. Feel the tension rise as the gremlins start appearing and the chaos comes a calling. Hair gel - check! Balloon hands - check! And we're live in 5...4...3... Thu, 1 Jul 2010 19:01:00 GMT 15:09 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep10, with director David Williams (Beyond The Pole) and writer/actor/producer Freddie Connor (Baseline) We promised you ten! We’re giving you ten! Like all good things, season one of The Production Office is coming to an end... So crank up the laptop, turn the lights down low, grab a handful of Kleenex and get ready to bump cyber boots with Chris and Judy for the last time this year. Sliding into the office this week is director David Williams talking about his wonderfully funny mock-umentary ‘Beyond The Pole’ which follows the first ever carbon neutral, organic, vegetarian expedition to attempt the North Pole. Now there’s a pitch we’d love to have been in the room for! Also swinging by for a chat at the water cooler is Freddie Connor, writer, actor and producer of the low budget ‘Baseline’. Made with not much more than a pocketful of pittance, this Indie Brit flick has managed to secure distribution and screens in London this weekend. Tune in to hear all about how exactly Freddie finally managed to get his Script to Screen. All this plus our usual smorgasbord of film maker insights, advice, tips, tricks, gossip, chit-chat and quite possibly, if the planets align in time, a lairy shirt and balloon adorned hand or two! We’ve saved the best till last people! Jump in with us so we can all get wet together!! Thu, 1 Jul 2010 19:00:00 GMT 104:58 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep9, with stuntman Jude Poyer and director Ross Boyask (Ten Dead Men) Somersaulting into the office with Chris and Judy this week is stuntman Jude Poyer... sharing his knowledge about stunts, action and general mayhem on low budget films. Jude worked on our Oscars short listed ‘Gone Fishing’, so now he will get to tell us just how much fun it was operating a stunt ‘fin’ attached to a tennis racket! And in keeping with our action theme, director Ross Boyask drops in to talk about his very smartly titled ‘Ten Dead Men’ which does exactly what it says on the tin... But more importantly, it sold near to 30,000 units on DVD here in the UK alone. Ross will give us the full low down on making an action movie for ten grand and then getting MASSIVE distribution! All this plus our usual smorgasbord of film maker insights, advice, tips, tricks, gossip, chit-chat and possibly even Judy, green screened, on wires and filmed in ‘bullet time’! It’s really quite simple - if you want to make movies, then this is where you need to be! Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 109:47 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep8, with Producer Sam Fazackerley and film maker Craig McCall ('Cameraman, The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff') Squeezing in and sitting down with Chris and Judy this week is Producer Sam Fazackerley, the epitome of a new producer who is dropped in at the deep end and needs to learn at break neck speed and on the job. She will be sharing her extraordinary personal journey, about the importance of aiming high, shooting big and having a great 'hook'. Just like she did for her debut short film, the ridiculously ambitious 'Chasing Cotards', literally the biggest short film ever! Also dropping into the Production Office will be film maker Craig McCall discussing his critically acclaimed documentary 'Cameraman, The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff'. Craig will also be chatting about his hugely successful walk up the red carpet in Cannes where the film was officially selected this year. His decade long access to one of the greatest cameramen of all time has given Craig unique insight into the man who shot classics such as ‘The Red Shoes’, 'The African Queen' (witch astonishingly just one light!) and ‘A Matter Of Life And Death’. This is a MUST for ANY movie lover. The pic here is of director Craig McCall shooting Martin Scorsese on his clockwork Bolex camera. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 97:07 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep7, with screenwriter Dean Craig ('Death At A Funeral') and distributing and marketing guru Jon Reiss In a land where the offices are tiny and the shirts are garish, two British film makers have embarked on a quest to.... Educate. Enlighten. Empower. And - if Judy's drinking again - to entertain! So forget the football and, "I don't think so" Simon Cowell -- there's somewhere much more important to be on Thursday nights: THE PRODUCTION OFFICE (ALMOST) LIVE Thursday 3rd June, 7.30pm (UK time) Joining Chris and Judy in the office this week are Brit screenwriter made very good in LA, Dean Craig. Fresh from his hugely successful Script2Screen Q&A with us last weekend Dean stops by to talk about ‘Death At A Funeral’ in all three of it's big screen incarnations. He also discusses his experiences of being a British screenwriter working in Hollywood and shares lots of practical advice for aspiring writers everywhere. Also, distributing and marketing guru Jon Reiss, author of the best selling 'Think Outside The Box Office' sits down with Chris to discuss self distribution and the increasingly important and necessary role of the PMD. If you're serious about making movies then you seriously need to watch! Thu, 3 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT 61:28 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep6, with Director Jonny Newman, Actress/Producer Kate Madison and screenwriter Dean Craig ('Death At A Funeral') So it's 'au revoir' to our luxurious Cannes Yacht and 'bonjour' to the tiny Ealing Studios cubby hole also known as The Production Office! Joining Chris and Judy in the office this week are Director Jonny Newman who exclusively premieres clips from his upcoming features 'Foster' and 'Swinging With The Finkles'. And Zoologist turned Actress turned Producer (yes you heard that right!) Kate Madison whose low budget ŒLord Of The Rings¹ prequel ŒBorn Of Hope¹ caused and almighty stir in Cannes this year. And Brit screenwriter made very good in Hollywood, Dean Craig ('Death At A Funeral') pops his head around the door to share some practical tips about living and working successfully in Los Angeles. All this plus our regular mish mash of insights, tips, tricks, gossip, chit-chat and just the right amount of unrehearsed chaos! What more could any aspiring film maker ask for? Thu, 20 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT 104:16 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep5, from a Yacht in Cannes with director Sebastian Smith, pitching guru Jan Miller and sales agent Lise Romanoff It's debauchery meets decadence and tacky vs taste as The Production Office broadcasts live from the Cannes Film Festival. Joining Chris and Judy as they blag their way around the Riviera are Deadwood director Sebastian Smith, pitching guru Jan Miller and sales agent Lise Romanoff. Plus an exclusive interview with Lt Mike Scottie, subject of the hard hitting controversial new documentary 'Severe Clear'. Plus our usual mish mash of insights, tips, news, gossip and general chit-chat with a dash of Croissette chaos for extra flavour. We really are gonna need a bigger boat!! Thu, 13 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT 53:36 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep4, with producer Mark Sutherland and Costume Designer Linda Haysman An hour to air and we lose a camera. Twenty minutes to air and a system crash wipes all our clips -- no time for that rehearsal then...?!! Join Chris and Judy as they come crashing on air for the forth episode of 'The Production Office'. Guests this week are brick layer turned producer Mark Sutherland ('SUS') and Costume Designer Linda Haysman. Plus legendary director John Landis gets his hands on a Pocketbook! And hear all about our new campaign to get acting God Brian Blessed onto the show -- GORDON'S ALIVE!!! Plus our regular mish mash of news, insights, tips, tricks, gossip, chit-chat and just the right amount of completely unrehearsed chaos! Thu, 6 May 2010 19:00:00 GMT 99:06 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep3, with Director Simon Cox and UK Distributor David Wilkinson Joining Chris in 'The Production Office' this week is Director Simon Cox talking about money making models and techniques for film makers to sustain themselves in order to make the movies they really want to make. And legendary UK Distributor David Wilkinson tells it exactly like it is in the wonderful world of distribution today. Plus our regular mish mash of news, insights, tips, tricks, gossip, chit-chat and just the right amount of chaos! Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT 104:45 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers Ep2, with Director Jan Dunn and Allin Kempthorne Hot on the heels of the ratings busting premiere last week, Chris is joined in The Production Office by Director Jan Dunn ('Ruby Blue', The Calling') talking about how to woo an 'A' List cast on low budgets productions. And professional Background Extra turned Director Allin Kempthorne ('The Vampires of Bloody Island') shares some cunning self distribution tricks. Plus a wildly entertaining mish mash of news, insights, tips, tricks, gossip, chit-chat and just a touch of chaos! Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT 102:32 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers The Very First Show! Join Guerilla 'Film Makers Handbook Author' Chris Jones for the launch of his innovative new TV Show 'The Production Office'. For film makers, by film makers, about film making! The premiere episode features in-depth guest interviews with film maker Oscar Sharp and casting director Catherine Arton. Plus a wildly entertaining mish mash of news, insights, tips, tricks, gossip, chit-chat and a measured amount of organized chaos! Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:00:00 GMT 97:47 film, movies, filmmaking, filmmakers