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The Directors’ Take Podcast
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Hosted by Directing rising stars Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad, The Directors’ Take is a podcast which explores how you go from directing something with your mates, to being the most senior decision maker on a film set. Whether it is the two of them breaking down the craft and trials of directing, or one of their industry guests dropping knowledge-nuggets for you to consume, they will offer you a unique look behind the curtain to demystify the process of becoming a successful director in Film and Television.
Episodes
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E309 - From Directing Shorts to Longform with Marcus & Oz
PODBEAN COPY This is episode 9 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast. Your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are back, having both largely finished their longform projects, Marcus with his debut feature film CAST ME! and Oz with a couple of TV directing jobs now under his…
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E308: Road to Becoming a Star of Tomorrow with Liam White
This is episode 8 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by Manchester based Writer/Director and 2025 Screen Daily Star of Tomorrow Liam White. Liam built traction through his short film...
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E307: Road to Feature Debut SURVIVING EARTH with Thea Gajic & Sophie Reynolds
This is episode 7 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by some of the creative team behind SURVIVING EARTH, the BFI & FILM4 backed debut feature film from Writer/Director Thea Gajic....
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E306 - From Bradford to BAFTAS with Hollie Bryan & Jack King
This is episode 6 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by Producer Hollie Bryan and Writer/Director Jack King, the BAFTA nominated team behind The Ceremony, the indie feature film that…
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E305 - Breaking into Acting with 100 Short Films with Corin Silva
This is episode 5 in the third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad were joined for a LIVE conversation at the wonderful venue of MetFilm School Manchester by acclaimed actor Corin Silva. Corin is a rising star in the...
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E304 - My journey to Directing TV with Claire Tailyour
This is episode 4 of the third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad were joined for a LIVE conversation at the wonderful venue of Manchester HOME by Writer & Director Claire Tailyour. Claire is a working director whose...
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E303 - How I directed She Rides Shotgun with Nick Rowland
This is episode 3 of the third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by Director Nick Rowland, who is seen as one of the UK’s and Hollywood’s brightest young stars. He joins us to talk about…
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E302 - It's time to get honest...
This is episode 2 of the BRAND NEW third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad get honest about what they’ve been up to in the show’s close season, explaining the introspective work that they’ve completed and the…
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E301 - 30 Years of Acting to Directing Waterloo Road with Angela Griffin
This is episode 1 of the BRAND NEW third season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by UK TV legend Angela Griffin, who discusses her transition from distinguished actor with over 500 hours of...
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E234 - The Season 2 Finale with Marcus & Oz
This is episode 34 and the FINAL EPISODE in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad do a round up of their 2024 highlights, lowlights and their favourite episodes from the second season of the podcast, before throwing...
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E233 - Directing Continuing Drama to Apple TV Series with Jim O'Hanlon
This is episode 33 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Director Jim O’Hanlon, whose directorial work has been nominated for BAFTAs, Golden Globes and Emmy’s. Jim began his career working in...
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E232 - A Conversation with NFTS Director of School Dr. Jon Wardle
This is episode 32 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by the Director of the National Film & Television School, Dr. Jon Wardle. In this episode we demystify exactly what the NFTS is to give you all…
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E231 - How we created EMILIA PÉREZ with Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain
This is episode 31 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s special episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined in conversation by legendary French Director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust and Bone) and his long-time Writer and Artistic…
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E230 - The Journey to Directing ONE PIECE with Marc Jobst - Part 2
This is episode 30 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by High-End TV Director Marc Jobst for the second part of our conversation. Marc began his career working in continuing drama on Casualty and...
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E229 - The Journey to Directing ONE PIECE with Marc Jobst - Part 1
This is episode 29 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by High-End TV Director Marc Jobst. Marc began his career working in continuing drama on Casualty and Eastenders before working his way up to...
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E228 - TDT LIVE PODCAST: Filmmaker Pathways with Actor, Writer, and Director Charlotte Hamblin
This is episode 28 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Award winning actor, writer and director Charlotte Hamblin. This conversation was recorded at the Norwich Film Festival 2024. In this chat we...
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E227 - The Production Diaries Space Plug & Opening Up
This is episode 27 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad take you behind the scenes of their short films, Space Plug and Opening Up. Recorded in June 2023, the episode gives you their fresh thoughts on the wins…
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E226 - TDT LIVE PODCAST: Demystifying Producing 2 with BAFTA Winner Chris Hees
This is episode 26 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by BAFTA winning producer Chris Hees, who works across both animation and live-action. This conversation was recorded at the Spirit of…
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E225 - The Insider's Guide to Notes, Script Editing & Development with Venetia Hawkes
This is episode 25 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad discuss the process of giving and receiving notes as a Writer & Director. We were joined in this conversation by Venetia Hawkes, who is the author of the…
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E224 - How Do We Direct Actors?
This is episode 24 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad get candid about directing actors and building trust on set. From early mistakes to big lessons, they share stories about casting, blocking, and working…
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E223 - Acting in Netflix's 3 BODY PROBLEM with Jess Hong
This is episode 23 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Jess Hong a New Zealand actor who since graduating from Drama School landed the lead role in Showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss Game of...
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E222 - Acting in A24's A Different Man with Adam Pearson
This is episode 22 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Adam Pearson who is an actor and star of the new A24 feature film, A Different Man alongside Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter...
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E221 - The Art of Sound Design with Paul Davies
This is episode 21 in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Paul Davies, the legendary Sound Designer who is best known for being one of Director Lynne Ramsay’s closest collaborators, with their...
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E220 - From Directing Shorts to Continuing Drama with Writer/Director Nichola Wong
This is episode 20 in our second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Nichola Wong, a Writer and Director who has successfully navigated her way from making short films to directing over 20 episodes of the...
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E219 - Demystifying the Road to BAFTAs & OSCARs with London Flair PR's Catherine Lyn Scott
This is episode 19 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Catherine Lyn Scott from London Flair PR, who specialise in running BAFTA and Oscar award campaigns for short films. Catherine has helped her...
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E218 - A conversation with DIRECTORS UK CEO Andy Harrower
This is episode 18 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Andy Harrower who is the CEO of DIRECTORS UK, who help amplify the collective voice of working directors in the UK in tackling the multitude…
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E217 - Demystifying VFX with BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE’s Angus Bickerton
This is episode 17 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by legendary VFX Supervisor Angus Bickerton, whose career has stretched over 40 years and landed him jobs on films such as Lost in Space, Tim...
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E216 - The Journey to Directing PRESUMED INNOCENT with Greg Yaitanes Part 2
This is episode 16 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by legendary TV Director Greg Yaitanes, whose career has stretched over 30 years and landed him jobs on shows such as House M.D., Grey’s Anatomy,...
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E215 - The Journey to Directing PRESUMED INNOCENT with Greg Yaitanes Part 1
This is episode 15 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by legendary Emmy winning TV Director Greg Yaitanes, whose career has stretched over 30 years and landed him jobs on shows such as House M.D.,...
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E214 - The Journey to Directing SUPACELL with Sebastian Thiel Part 2
This is Episode 14 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Sebastian Thiel for the second part of their conversation on how he directed three episodes of the global number one Netflix show, SUPACELL....
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E213 - The Journey to Directing SUPACELL with Sebastian Thiel Part 1
This is Episode 13 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Sebastian Thiel, who is one of the directors on Netflix’s global number one show, SUPACELL. Sebastian is also a writer, producer and all-round...
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E212 - The Art of Performance with Brian Gilbert - Part 2
This is Episode 12 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Brian Gilbert, a BAFTA and Oscar Nominated Director and one of the lead tutors at the National Film and Television School, who specialises in...
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E211 - The Art of Performance with Brian Gilbert - Part 1
This is Episode 11 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by Brian Gilbert, a BAFTA and Oscar Nominated Director and one of the lead tutors at the National Film and Television School, who specialises in...
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E210 - How We Became Writer/Directors with Marcus & Oz
Episode 10 of The Directors Take Podcast is AVAILABLE NOW on all major platforms. In this week’s episode your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by absolutely no-one, as they break down how they became Writer/Directors… With a special emphasis on the writer part. Writing is one…
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E209 - How I Directed HOUSE OF THE DRAGON with Clare Kilner
This is Episode 9 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast… and we’ve hit a very special milestone as this is our 50th Episode overall! To mark this special occasion your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by one of the directors of HBO’s HOUSE OF THE DRAGON and our...
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E208 - Showrunning BBC's Domino Day with Lauren Sequeira
This is Episode 8 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast. In this week’s episode your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Writer & Showrunner Lauren Sequeira. A BAFTA nominated writer and a member of the BBC’s Hotlist, they wrote on Kiss Me First and seasons 1 & 2…
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E207 - Oliver Kassman on Producing Modern Horrors
This is Episode 7 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast. This week's episode is a conversation with Producer Oliver Kassman from Escape Plan, who have made waves in the genre space in creating films such as SAINT MAUD, OUT OF DARKNESS and the recent feature LOVE LIES BLEEDING...
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E206 - Is Perfectionism Killing Your Creativity? With Dr. Thomas Curran
This is Episode 6 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast. This week's episode is a conversation with Dr. Thomas Curran, a renowned Psychologist and Associate Professor in the esteemed Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Author…
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E205 - After 16 Months on House of the Dragon, What Did We Learn?
This is Episode 5 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast. This weeks episode is a chat between Marcus and Oz, where they talk about their experience as Director Shadows/Mentees on House of the Dragon for the very first time. -What was the scheme and selection process? -Our first…
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E204 - Costume Designing on Rye Lane with Cynthia Lawrence-John
This is Episode 4 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast. This weeks episode is with the exceptional Costume Designer, Cynthia Lawrence-John. She has worked with some of the biggest brands in the world such as Adidas, Samsung, Amex and with a slew of directors such as Melina...
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E203 - How Directors Shape Stories
This is Episode 3 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast. This weeks episode is a chat with just Marcus and Oz, where they break down exactly how YOU as a director need to be thinking, planning and prepping in order to shape the story that you’re working on. This is a deep dive on...
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E202 - How I Directed Love Lies Bleeding with Rose Glass
Hello again... This is Episode 2 of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast. This weeks episode is our live podcast recording with Writer/Director Rose Glass, which was recorded at our very first live event and was performed immediately after the screening of her latest film LOVE LIES...
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E201 - How I Directed Baby Reindeer with Weronika Tofilska
WE'RE BACK! This is the very first exciting episode of our brand new season of The Directors Take Podcast, In this episode we'll be speaking to Weronika Tofilska who is the lead director (Eps1-4) of the Netflix global phenomenon BABY REINDEER. As ever we break down directing craft to gain a…
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E141 - How We Made a BAFTA Nominated Short
In this Bafta Special episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by BAFTA nominees Yasmin Afifi and Elham Ehsas. Yasmin is an award-winning writer/director based in London and her her grad film Jellyfish and Lobster has gone on to receive...
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E140 - This Is The End
In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by absolutely nobody, as they do a recap on all of The Directors' Take Podcast episodes so far... This is the end... In this episode we talk about the following:- -Why we started the podcast...
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E139 - Money, Mental Health & Bullying with The Film and TV Charity
In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Justine Walton and Lucy Tallon from the Film and TV Charity. About the Film and TV Charity The Film and TV Charity is here to support everyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, and...
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E138 - Writing BBC’s TIME Season 2 with Writer Helen Black
In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Writer Helen Black. Helen has transitioned into TV after writing a series of successful crime novels, picking up credits on shows such as Life and Death in the Warehouse, Grantchester and...
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E137 - 10 shorts to Doctor Who with Annetta Laufer
In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Annetta Laufer, a Writer/Director who has directed episodes of Dr. Who and the upcoming HBO series Get Millie Black. Annetta, like many of us, was stuck in an endless loop of directing…
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E136 - What Makes a Great Short Film?
In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by absolutely no-one this week, as we decided to create a list of the short films that have inspired them. We break down their story structure and try to deconstruct what makes these films…
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E135 - To Sundance and Back Again with Writer/Director Tomisin Adepeju
In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Writer/Director Tomisin Adepeju. Tomisin is a Nigerian-British Filmmaker based in London whose work has travelled to several major film festivals including Sundance and BFI London Film...
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Hosted by Directing rising stars Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad, The Directors’ Take is a podcast which explores how you go from directing something with your mates, to being the most senior decision maker on a film set. Whether it is the two of them breaking down the craft and trials of directing, or one of their industry guests dropping knowledge-nuggets for you to consume, they will offer you a unique look behind the curtain to demystify the process of becoming a successful director in Film and Television.
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