How to be a successful television director with Andrew Gunn
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This week on the podcast I'm talking to prime time television director Andrew Gunn. Andrew's worked on a ton of big shows in the UK like Doctor Who with Matt Smith, Life on Mars and Hollyoaks.
This is a great one if you're interested in becoming a TV director, finding out how you get work, how to work with your agent and how to work with actors. Andrew tells me how he started his career, his advice for you to do the same and some stories from some of the sets he's worked on. Enjoy!
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Chapters
1. About Andrew and the shows he's worked on (00:00:00)
2. How did Andrew start in the industry? (00:00:40)
3. Andrews first professional directing gig (00:02:20)
4. Moving into TV directing (00:03:29)
5. What's the first day like on a big production? (00:05:33)
6. What advice would Andrew give himself starting out? (00:08:06)
7. The value of shooting on film (00:10:18)
8. The value of shooting on film (00:10:18)
9. Schmoozing and networking (00:12:06)
10. Life on Mars (00:14:55)
11. Does directing style get defined by the production? (00:16:44)
12. Advice for going to your first big meeting (00:19:44)
13. Doctor who (00:21:51)
14. Working with actors (00:24:06)
15. The casting process (00:27:16)
16. Creative differences and dealing with difficult people (00:27:47)
17. Producer/Director relationships (00:30:19)
18. The logistics of getting work (00:30:40)
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