Directing Yourself with Gregg Chilingirian

Short Films, Big Questions

Gregg Chilingirian, also known by his stage name Gregg Chillin, is a writer, director and actor.

He recently directed and lead performed in the short film, George. It's achieved much success on the film festival circuit, with official selections at Bolton International Film Festival, Kerry International Film Festival and the Hollyshorts Festival.

A lot of what we discuss is specifically about this film, and how to effectively both direct and act in a project. So if you're interested in balancing those two disciplines, this episode is absolutely for you.

Gregg has had a successful acting career, appearing in many television shows over the years, including leads in Da Vinci's Demons, Being Human, Inside Men, A Discovery of Witches and The Wheel of Time. He made his stage debut at the Royal National Theatre playing Mark in Dennis Kelly's DNA in 2008.

As well as both directing and acting in a project, we spoke about shooting on film, achieving an abrupt tonal shifts on screen, the directing lessons he's learnt as an actor, as well as another upcoming short film project.

To watch George, which we encourage you to, please get in touch via email to [e-mail], with GEORGE SCREENING LINK, in the subject box, and we'll send over a private link.

Links:

The George Short Film Trailer:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6rJsoOrtO/?hl=en

Gregg's IMDB page:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1209486/

The George Short Film Instagram Page:

https://www.instagram.com/george_slickfilms/?hl=en

Gregg's favourite short film (accessed with a MUBI subscription):

https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/an-avocado-pit