In the episode we speak with award winning documentary filmmaker Sophie Robinson.  Sophie had great success with her first documentary feature film 'My Beautiful Broken Brain' in 2014, which was executive produced by David Lynch, nominated for an Emmy and bought by Netflix.  We chat with Sophie about what happened after the success of her first feature film and her recent journey setting up her own production company 'So&So Pictures'. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and...

In this episode we meet with BAFTA award winning editor Joby Gee, who has been editing factual film and TV for over 30 years, on a wide variety of subjects. We speak with him to learn more about the process and challenges of editing feature length documentary films. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully).

In this episode we continue our conversation with professional filmmaker Thomas Meadmore, discussing his experience of successfully raising £40k through popular Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to fund one of his latest feature documentary films titled The Cancer Conflict. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully). ------------------------ Episode guide: 01:10 - Synopsis of ‘The Cancer Conflict’ and it’s background 04:27 - Starting the project without...

In this episode we visit VICE Media in London, where we speak with their award winning lead video editor Marta Velasquez to get practical advice on editing short form documentary films. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully). ------------------------------------ Episode guide: 00:52 - Marta's editing journey 03:04 - Opening with impact – The first shot is the most important 04:46 - The narrative structure in short docs 05:40 - The ethics of editing...

In this episode we speak with professional filmmaker Thomas Meadmore about his experience being a character in his first feature length documentary film titled How to lose jobs and alienate girlfriends which was rated 4 out of 5 stars by Total Film.  In this film Tom choses to follow his girlfriend and boss as they chase their dreams to become professional musicians. He finds that his own insecurities flare while struggling to find a story, and begins challenging their flaws, on camera,...

In this episode we’re back at two time Oscar nominated documentary film production company Spring Films. We meet again with their Head of Global Development Figs Jackman, this time to discuss the distribution process for documentary films. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully). ------------------- Episode guide: 01:44 - The difference between commission, acquisition and distribution 06:55 - What is distribution 10:24 - How the film is sold,...

We visit two time Oscar nominated documentary film production company Spring Films. This is the first of two conversations we have with their Head of global development Figs Jackman about commissioning documentary films. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully). ----------------------- Episode guide: 00:32 - Introductions 01:14 - Getting to know Fig's: backstory, advice and current role at Spring Films 08:36 - Identifying your audience and who you...

In this episode we visit Spring Films who are a twice Oscar nominated London based independent production company, specialising in international co-productions and factual programming for television and cinema. We speak with their Managing Director and executive producer Richard Melman to learn about how Spring Films operate and what the opportunity is for independent filmmakers to work with them. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan...

In this episode we’re back with ‘the story consultant’ Nic Guttridge to learn more about the art of storytelling - deconstructing the successful Netflix original documentary feature film Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully). ------------------- Episode guide: 02:50 - The story of "Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened" 05:40 - What kind of documentary is Fyre? 10:33 - Opening with impact 14:21...

We speak with BAFTA nominated executive producer and professional story consultant Nic Guttridge about how to craft the documentary story. Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully). ------------------ Episode guide: 00:36 - Introduction 01:26 - What a ‘story consultant’ is, and who hires one 03:25 - Favourite story that he’s worked on 06:07 - Shaping a story that’s unfolding naturally / in real time 08:12 - The importance of following your...