I Am Do Filmmaker

This is the fifth and final episode in the series of IADF podcasts recorded at Film City Glasgow. FCG administrator Sarah Potter completes her tour - passing through the fascinating post production area - as we make our way back to the main entrance of the Govan premises of FCG. Check out the rest of the podcasts in this series - it gives a good insight into what claims to be the heart of Scotland's filmmaking industry. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

This is the fourth episode in the five part series of IADF podcasts at Film City Glasgow. FCG administrator Sarah Potter takes me round the offices and production spaces to show how the orgainsation works and the services it offers. Check out the rest of the podcasts in this series - it gives a good insight into what claims to be the heart of Scotland's filmmaking industry. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

This is the third episode in the five part series of IADF podcasts at Film City Glasgow. FCG administrator Sarah Potter takes me round the offices and production spaces to show how the orgainsation works and the services it offers. Check out the rest of the podcasts in this series - it gives a good insight into what claims to be the heart of Scotland's filmmaking industry. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

This is Part 2 of the IADF tour of Film City Glasgow. FCG is a film production and creative media hub based in the old Govan Town Hall, on the edge of Govan and Glasgow's Digital Media Quarter. Sarah Potter, Film City administrator, tookme on the tour, through a warren of coridors and ending up in the old theatre space. Did I say the building used to be a theatre as well as a town hall? No? Well, all the more reason to listen to the podcasts. There's also a bit of background on how Film City was developed. Keep tuning into IADF podcasts. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

Film City Glasgow is just what its name says - a place where films, TV shows and videos are planned, recorded and edited. I visited the offices of FCG in March 2012 and administrator Sarah Potter gave me a tour, which I recorded. Then when I got back home I cut it into 5 episodes. This is Episode 1: Sarah gives some of the history of the building and an overview of the structure of Film City Glasgow. Look out for the other four episodes. http://www.filmcityglasgow.com/ http://iamdofilmmaker.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/IAmDoFilmmaker

Dons Dee Productions is an Aberdeen-based, three-man filmmaking unit, comprising, Nicci, Dave and Mike. (Mike wasn't present for the pic, I'm afraid.) When I met Nicci and Dave at the Aberdeen Actors and Directors networking evening at the start of March, they told me about their current production. They say it's a story about drug addiction and how it can destroy a person's life. There was lots of chat about realism and graphic portrayal...so I think the audience will find it a difficult watch. A timetable for the production? All I could get out of them was that they're planning to have it completed by September when Nicci is leaving the country (there's a filmmaking story there...hopefully he'll give an IADF podcast interview on that nearer the time). Have a listen to the podcast. Nicci and Dave are good fun - thanks for giving this interview.

If wondering how to introduce yourself at the Aberdeen Actors and Directors networking event is holding you back from attending, then try Jenni Wright's approach: just get off your bum and do it! I was speaking to someone in the downstairs bar at the Belmont, when she strode up and stood there...beside us...waiting. In my experience, that's the best way to do it. She's got interesting things to say about the difference between the acting/filmmaking scenes in Glasgow and Aberdeen, eg. groups don't seem to mix so much here in the North East. I think most people would agree that's true - never mind the reason why. That's why Kim Temnpleton and Jamie Rodden's monthly networking event is important. Thanks, Jenni.

Dream Girl is a production written and directed by Andrew Forbes and Alistair Stewart: the two young filmmakers behind Reel Moon Productions - and the same pair behind The Only Way is Garioch (see previous post).  They gave this interview for the IADF podcast at March's Aberdeen Actors and Directors networking evening in the Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen. They've got plenty of enthusiasm, but have they got the staying power to get through pre-, production and post-, without going bananas? I'll catch up with them thorughout the year and check on their sanity. Good luck to you both. Find out more about their productions on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reelmoonproductions And, of course, the networking evening is all thanks to Kim Templeton and Jamie Rodden of Aberdeen Launch PAD: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Aberdeen-Launch-PAD/376315115712311 Read more about Andrew and Alistair on the IADF webpage: http://www.iamdofilmmaker.co.uk

Kathy Hubbard, Head of Development for Shetland Arts, is the brains behind an exciting filmmakers' project called A Hansel of Film 2012 - part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. The Hansel of Film 2012 is a great opportunityfor filmmakers from the North East to showcase their moviemaking prowess with a film of 5mins or less. Kathy's the first contributor to join the I Am Do Filmmaker podcast by Skype, and you may find the audio quality a little ropey, but it's all about content, isn't it.(I'll try tweaking my Skype settings and using a headset to see if I can improve things for the next Skype interview.) She's got a good story to tell, so have a listen. A Hansel of Film 2012: http://hansel2012.org/ Shetland Arts: http://www.shetlandarts.org Mareel: http://www.mareel.org/ (http://www.shetlandarts.org/venues/mareel/) London 2012: http://www.london2012.com/