This episode is sponsored by Gelert.tv Follow them on Instagram –@gelert_postAre you looking to get into the film or TV industry but are not sure how to go about it or who to speak to? Or do you want to know more about what resources and education are available? Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Rhys Bebb and Allison Dowzell from Screen Alliance Wales. Allison is Managing Director and Rhys is the Welsh Language Education & Training Officer.In this...

Do you want to know what it's like to edit gripping factual documentaries? Do you want to know about some of the challenges an editor faces whilst in the edit?Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with freelance editor Sophie Pollock.Sophie has been working in TV for over a decade, mainly editing factual documentaries and I'd say there isn't a subject she can't lend her skills to and make a success of. For example, one of her most recent projects, Hell on Wheels for...

Do you want to know what it takes to make your first movie? Or how to go from making short films to feature-length movies?Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with award winning director Ryan Kruger.Born in England and now living in Cape Town, Ryan has become one of South Africa's top music video directors and film makers but has now made the switch to directing movies, with his first feature length film “Fried Barry”, which generating a lot of interest around the...

Do you want to know what it's like to compose music for films & TV dramas such as ITV's hugely popular “Des” staring David Tennant as seerial killer Dennis Nilsen ? Or maybe you're a musician who wants to know how to get into composing for the screenWell, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with film & TV composer Sarah Warne. Sarah's been composing music for the screen since 2011, for shows such as Dark Money, Humans, and more recently, Des; as well as many...

Do you want to know what it takes to be an all-round and versatile entertainer? Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with creative producer, entertainer, presenter and mentor, Mr. Producer himself; Stifyn Parri. Styfin has been working in the creative industries for over 40 years, having both a stage and screen career, having starred as Marius in Les Miserables in London's West End and also as Christopher Duncan in Channel 4's Brookside.Over the years, he's also...

Do you want to know what it takes make it as a documentary TV editor ?Do you want to know how the TV industry is adapting to this global health crisis? Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with freelance editor Dan Ablett. Dan has been working in TV for the best part of two decades and during that time has edited a whole range of TV shows, for BBC 1, 2, 3 & 4, Discovery, Channel 4 & Netflix and has edited show such as, 999: What’s Your Emergency?, Sunderland...

Do you want to know what it takes to become a successful programme maker? Or Do you want to know how to get your programme idea commissioned on broadcast?Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Exec Producer Tim Green.Tim is now the CEO of Hall of Mirrors, an independent TV production company in Cardiff, South Wales. He has a wealth of experience in TV, having worked in several senior roles over the last 20 odd years, such Director, Series Producer, Executive...

Do you want to know what it's like to provide fire safety on the sets of films and TV drama? Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Matt Owens, the operations manager of Rapid Fire Cover.Matt and his team of specialist fire crew provide fire safety for every aspect of film, TV and live events. From supplying one fire marshal with a fire extinguisher to providing fire crews and appliances on 24 hour standby fire cover on a long term basis, they make sure that...

Do you want to know what it's like to mix sound for high end drama and factual TV shows? Do you want to know how what some of the challenges to producing quality sound?Well, you'll want to stick around to the end of my interview with BAFTA nominated Dubbing Mixer Mark Ferda.Mark has been into sound and music since a young age and spent years as a musician, composer and record producer, working with bands and artists such as Simply Red, Sinead O'Connor, Sly & Robbie, Jah Wobble and Brian...

Do you want to know what it's like to supervise a department that produces VFX for some of the biggest TV shows in the world? Do you want to know what it takes to be a successful VFX artist? Well, you'll want to stick around to end of my interview with VFX supervisor and Co-Head of 3D at DNEGTV Andy Hargreaves. DNEGTV is the TV branch of the Oscar award-winning DNEG, who produce computer generated visual effects for some of the biggest movies in the world, such as Avengers End Game, Tenet,...

Do you want to know what it's like to produce and direct Welsh & English language TV shows? Do you want to know what it's like to direct fast turnaround drama?Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Producer Director and Edit Producer Manon Jones.Manon has been involved in the world of television since the early 90's, having starred in the TV drama, Take the High Road for 6 years. Since then she has worked in many roles, including radio and promos to directing...

Do you want to know what it's like to design costumes for one of the world's must successful sci-fi shows? Do you want to know about the challenges faced in creating memorable costumes for TV?Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with costume designer Ray Holman. Ray has been a costume designer for the best part of 30 years and has worked on shows such as Law & Order, Broadchurch, Liar, Torchwood, The Split & Fleabag. In this interview, we talk about his...

In this episode of In The Edit, I talk to Executive Producer Tom Ware. Tom is also the Director of Production & Performance at the University of South Wales and helps manage one of the largest Creative Industries faculties in the UK and leads Film & TV School Wales.With nearly 30 years’ experience within the screen industries, he's been instrumental in the creation, development and production of 100s of hours of content across a wide range of genres from drama to documentary, comedy...

In this episode of In The Edit, I talk to actor and presenter Simon O'Brien.Simon has been on British screens for nearly 40 years having started out as an actor fresh out of school playing Damon Grant in the hugely successful soap opera Brookside. He spent years acting on shows such as Fraggle Rock and Out All Night and has presented a range of programmes, from travel, football, children's & property shows to upcycling and restoration shows such as Find it, Fix it, Flog it on Channel 4...

In This Episode of In The Edit I talk to SERIES PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, PROGRAMME MAKER & JOURNALIST Iwan Roberts. He is an award-winning producer of engaging television; his work being nominated and winning multiple Best Current Affair BAFTA Cymru Awards, Celtic Media Festival Awards, and most recently he won an RTS Cymru award in the Best Factual category for Code Blue: Murder.Iwan has travelled the world making cutting edge documentaries over the last 15 plus years working for...

In this episode of In The Edit I talk to prime-time Emmy nominated and multi-time Bafta Cymru award-winning production designer Arwel Jones.Arwel has been working in the art department and production design for the best part of two decades. During that time he worked on a whole host of high end productions, such as Doctor Who, Upstairs Downstairs, Houdini and Doyle, Sherlock, Keeping Faith and most recently Dracula. In this interview we talk about his career, what his job entails, some of his...

In this episode I talk to Series Producer and Exec Producer Barry Hecker.Barry has been working in TV for over 20 years and quickly worked his way up the ladder as a director, having made the switch from the corporate world. He has worked on a wide variety of productions, from directing & producing three series of Sam & Shauna's Big Cookout, creating many inserts for The One Show, series producing fast turn-around docs such as Sinkholes for channel 5, to the science documentary...

In this episode I talk to one of the most in demand Stunt Coordinators in the UK, Crispin Layfield.Having started out as a stunt man in the mid 90's on productions such as Daylight with Sylvester Stallone, the Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies & Spice World, he's worked his way up the ladder to stunt co-ordinator and has worked on many top dramas including: Fortitude, Luther, Sex Education, Hunted, Happy Valley, Granchester, The Tunnel as well as 70 plus episodes of Dr Who.We talk about his...

The episode of In The Edit features Cardiff based producer director and edit producer Nick Denning. Nick has been working in TV for 20 years and during that time has worked on and produced a large variety of TV shows in the U.K. Show such as Countryfile, Dickinson's Real Deal, Extreme Cake Makers, Location Location Location and Bargain Hunt.In this interview we talk about what it takes to produce flagship formatted programmes, how he got started in TV and as usual, there's advice for those...

In this episode of In The Edit, I talk the multi award-winning director Euros Lyn.He has directed some of the UK's most successful and biggest dramas such as Broadchurch, Doctor Who, His Dark Materials, Happy Valley, Black Mirror & Sherlock.He's won BAFTA Cymru Best Director several times and and also the Bafta Cymru's Sian Phillips award. He has also directed movies, including most recently Dream Horse staring Tonni Collette & Damian Lewis.We talk about the many aspects of directing,...

In this episode of In The Edit I speak to Producer Director and Development Producer Paul Symonds about developing a TV shows. We talk about the various shows he's directed and produced and take a deep dive on the process of developing an initial idea and taking it all the way through to broadcast. Cardiff based Paul Symonds has a wealth of experience, having worked full-time in TV for over a decade and has produced documentaries, factual entertainment, day-time and much more, working on...

Special Effects Supervisor Danny Hargreaves - Creating Special Effects for Film & TV

An interview with Producer Director James Brailsford about his work in TV over the last 20 plus years.

In The Edit featuring Director of Photography Stephan Pehrsson BSC