Masterclass: Making an Oscar winning short film with director Chris Overton

On this weeks episode we have a MASTERCLASS in short film making with Chris Overton who won an Oscar for his short film The Silent Child. Chris chats with Giles Alderson about the steps to making 10 award winning short film (with 4 in post) with his company Slick Films which he runs with his partner Rachel Shenton. The also discuss why he wanted to learn his craft as a filmmaker before making his first feature film, what it was like winning an Oscar, how he did it and how you can too. Plus: Why the script has to be the best it can be. What to do when approaching people and crew to help you make your film. Financing, crowdfunding and festival strategies. Why location, size of crew and running time is vital. How ambitious should you be? All that and more on this weeks The Filmmakers Podcast. Watch and check on Slick Films here POST PRODUCTION DEMYSTIFIED COURSE link Join us on Zoom on Saturday, July 22nd at 1pm BST, when our team of film professionals will guide you through all the elements you’ll need to plan, all the people you’ll need to hire, and all the questions you’ll need to answer in order to effectively schedule and budget for post-production. https://cutting-room.ck.page/products/post-production-demystified?step=checkout SUPPORT DAGR crowdfunder for Matt and Tori Butler Hart here PATREON Big thank you to: Serena Gardner Mark Hammett Lee Hutchings Marli J Monroe Karen Newman Want your name in the show notes or some great bonus material on film-making? Join our Patreon for bonus episodes, industry survival guides and feedback on your film projects! SUPPORT THE PODCAST Check out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.com CREDITS The Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson Social Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieep Marketing Huw Siddle Logo and Banner Art by Lois Creative  Theme Music by John J. Harvey Music supplied by – Music Bed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices