Face Down Your Filmmaking Challenges with this Approach From Medieval Director Petr Jakl

Most filmmakers don’t have the resources to make a film turn out exactly the way we plan, but if we can apply the “Judo-style of Filmmaking,” we can still create wonderful projects. Filmmaker Petr Jakl explains how he applied this approach to the new film, Medieval, starring Ben Foster and Michael Caine. In this episode, we talk about… What made Petr decide to make the film about famous Czech military leader - Jan Žižka Re-writing the script and getting the script to big actors such as Ben Foster and Michael Caine Working with Caine and developing friendship with the actor Trying to have no big expectations for the film’s release How shooting the film was “the most brutal experience” of Petr’s life The various challenges that arose during specific battle scenes How Petr’s Judo training helped him overcome the challenges of filming  Mentioned in the episode: Medieval Jan Žižka Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool   Twitter  https://twitter.com/nofilmschool   YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool   Get your questions answered on the podcast by emailing [email protected]!  Visit https://nordvpn.com/nofilmschool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices