Episode 53 - Marc Jobst (Director, Writer and Producer)

This episode is with Director, Writer and Producer, Marc Jobst. Marc is probably best known for his work on the Netflix Shows Daredevil, The Witcher and One Piece but has enjoyed a wide ranging and fascinating career in theatre, radio, television and film. Marc is an alumnus of Newcastle University, where he studied Agriculture. During his time as an undergraduate he was drawn towards acting and storytelling through his involvement with NUTs (The Newcastle University Theatre Society), The Gulbenkian Theatre – now Northern Stage, and the Shakespeare residency at the Theatre Royal. We chat about his first theatre company – Three Monkeys, which he formed after university, and toured the UK with, before starring in a critically acclaimed one-man production of the Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner, directed by John Yorke. After producing both television and radio shows for the BBC and Tyne Tees television, Marc went moved into freelance television and Film directing. In our conversation we chat about what is like to direct huge shows for major studios like Netflix and how he approaches the creative process of storytelling. Most recently, Marc developed and directed the live action adaptation of the tremendously successful Japanese anime series, One Piece which premiered on Netflix in 2023. Links: Marc Jobst: https://www.marcjobst.com/ Marc Jobst IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1305344/ One Piece (Netflix Series): https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80217863 The Witcher (Netflix Series): https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80189685 Luke Cage (Netflix Series): https://www.netflix.com/title/80002537 Daredevil (Netflix Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322312/ Ted Serandos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Sarandos The Special Camera Lens used for One Piece: https://www.filmmakersacademy.com/blog-one-piece-cinematography/ Philip Silvera (Stunt Co-ordinator): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2856661/ Wade Eastwood (Stuntman): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004590/ Wolfgang Stegemann: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1025329/ Agriculture Newcastle University: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/d400/ NUTS (Newcastle University): https://nusu.co.uk/activities/view-society/190 Gulbenkian Studio/ Northern Stage: https://northernstage.co.uk/about-us/our-story/ Royal Shakespeare Company: https://www.rsc.org.uk/ 3 Monkeys Theatre Company: https://www.marcjobst.com/about/#earlydays John York (Into the Woods – book on story structure): https://www.johnyorkestory.com/about/the-book/ The Withered Arm (Thomas Hardey): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wessex_Tales The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loneliness_of_the_Long-Distance_Runner Tyne Tees Television: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITV_Tyne_Tees BBC Countryfile: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t0bv Anthony Minghella: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Minghella The Talented Mr Ripley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Talented_Mr._Ripley_(film) Hannibal: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2243973/ Calling the Wild (Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358410/ The Musketeers Series 2 (BBC Series): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02fby7m Casualty (BBC Series): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8wd Sleep with me (Film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231280/ Criminal Justice (BBC): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Justice_(British_TV_series) Bryan Fuller: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Fuller Lawrence Fishburne: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000401/ Mads Mikkelsen: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586568/ Gillian Anderson: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000096/ The Talented Mr Ripley Piano reflection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHryIucVqis