The Young Film Academy Podcast
The Young Film Academy Podcast is essential listening for young people looking to find their way into the creative industries. We chat with industry professionals who've worked on the biggest TV shows and movies, demystifying their job role, uncovering how they broke into the industry and learning what they did during their teenage years to set themselves up for success.
Episodes
78 episodes
Nora Twomey - Directing OSCAR Nominated ANIMATED FILMS - CARTOON SALOON's Special Impact On The World of ANIMATION
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with OSCAR-NOMINATED Irish director and producer of ANIMATED films, Nora Twomey. Nora has directed 'The Breadwinner', 'My Father's Dragon' and more. She is one of the co-founders of CARTOON SALOON, alongsid...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:09:21
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James Everett - Epic Historical TV and Movies / War & Reenactment
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with James Everett, who has worked in the Art Department on Bridgerton, The Winter King, The Gallows Pole, The Power, The Souvenir Pt. 2, Fast and Furious 9. James has also worked as a Supporting Artist on ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:12:13
Lish Steiling - Emmy WINNER - TV and... FOOD!!!! The magic SECRETS of food on TV
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Lish Steiling, an Emmy and James Beard winning culinary producer. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and for over 25 years has worked in the culinary arts and food service in...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:02:58
Chiara Fulgoni - Lighting BEAUTIFUL shots - FILM SCHOOL?!?! and HOW to be FREELANCE
Dan Allen chats with Chiara Fulgoni, lecturer at MET Film School, cinematographer and crew member on various projects. Notably contributing as Cinematographer and Composer for BIFA Qualifying Sunrise Film Festival winning short film "Pops" with...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:10:20
Tom Jackson & Jeśka Pike - ACTION Stunt Performers - Cars, Fights, Fire, JEDI's!!! How DANGEROUS is it all really? And what does it REALLY take!?!
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with stunt performers Tom Jackson and Jeśka Pike about what it's like to be DRAGGED BY CARS, be SET ON FIRE, stunt drive MOTORBIKES and become a JEDI in a GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY! How Safe is stunt performing R...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:22:59
Shaune Harrison - SFX CREATURES! Harry Potter, Star Wars, Avengers, World War Z; How to bring Hollywoods most iconic creatures to life
Host Dan Allen and guest host Ryan Duke chat with legendary SFX Prosthetics and Animatronics creator Shaune Harrison, who has worked on every cool film you can possibly imagine. From Voldermort and Goblins in HARRY POTTER, to creatures in STAR ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:14:02
Media Tracks - Make YOUR MOVIES sound EPIC - With HIGH-END music tracks!
Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Maria and Alex from Media Tracks, an independent production music service providing high-quality, authentic and innovative music for TV, film, advertising, podcasts and more.Find out WHY you sh...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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57:05
Anna Smith - Being a FILM CRITIC! Writing and Talking ABOUT film & Working with A-LISTERS
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Anna Smith, one of the UK's top film critics and broadcast journalists. She is the former President of the UK Critics’ Circle, the host of the
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:02:01
Olly Williams Art Directing GLADIATOR, Loki, Bohemian Rhapsody - Bring INCREDIBLE far away lands to LIFE!
This week, hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas, chat with Olly Williams, who has worked on some of the biggest films and TV shows, from Ridley, Scott's Gladiator 2, Marvel's Loki, Apple TV's Silo and many more! But what does an Art Director do exa...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:08:40
2024 CHRISTMAS QUIZ! How well do YOU remember 2024 + Christmas Classics
PLAY ALONG! Join guests and YFA friends – Duke, Kit-Room-Keith and Actor Annabel along with QUIZMASTER / director, writer & editor Dan Allen for this end of year special episode! We have an EPIC 2024 as well as Christmas movie quiz that go...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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1:14:30
Myron Kerstein - WICKED the movie! EDITING Hollywood Musicals
Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary editor Myron Kerstein about his niche working (mostly) as an editor of musicals, from the new WICKED for Jon Chu, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. He has also worked With Lyn Manuel ...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:16:28
Candice Mausner - Behind The Behind The Scenes / How 'The Making Of's Get Made!
Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Candice Mausner. Candice has worked for the biggest names in TV, including Apple TV shows, The Boys, The Handmaid's Tale, Chucky the TV Show and more...She has extensive experience in Social Media,...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:15:45
Marc Coleman - BONUS PILOT EPISODE - Making your own no-budget feature
Hosts Dan Allen, Eleri Jones and James Walker chat with Marc Coleman about his debut feature film 'Manfish'. This unreleased pilot episode from 2022 sheds more light on Marc's journey, as explored in the last episode. At this point in time the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:04:49
Marc Coleman - From No Budget Filmmaking to Hiring Your Heroes!
Hosts Dan Allen and guest host Ryan Duke chat with comedy horror filmmaker Marc Coleman about going from no budget filmmaking to suddenly having money to play with to bring your vision to life. What’s it REALLY like suddenly having some financi...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:00:36
Jack Merriman - Photographing Film Sets - Capturing Important Stills!
Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with film and TV stills photographer Jack Merriman, who has worked with incredibly famous faces such as Sir Ian McKellen, Domhall Gleeson, Sir Roger Moore and MORE! Discover what a stills photographer does ...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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1:16:28
Joe Walker | Oscar Winner - Editing EPIC Blockbusters: Dune 2, Arrival, Sicario and more.
Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary and Oscar Winning Editor Joe Walker about how on earth you begin editing the biggest and most epic films on the planet! Joe has edited Dune 1 and 2, Sicario, The Creator, Arrival, 12 Years a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:37:32
Rebekah Smith - Festival Strategist Guru - Get YOUR film into festivals
This week Amelia Sciandra chats with Rebekah Smith, known as 'The Film Festival Doctor' offering advice and mentoring for filmmakers who are on the festival circuit. She is the author of the book "Film Festivals & Looking After Your Mental ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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59:23
Steve Potts and Jessica Bradley - Money to make YOUR movie! How do films GET FUNDED? Increase your chances with these tips!
Host James Walker chats with Steve Potts and Jessica Bradley from Helion Partners, LIVE from the Media Production & Technology Show. Helion is a leading M&A adviser to the media sector, with unrivalled expertise and experience in advisi...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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1:05:01
Brian Moseley & Andrew Wilson - Making Natural History & David Attenborough SOUND GREAT! How to create nature sounds & More!
Host James Walker, coming live from the Canon Podcast booth at the Media Production & Technology Show, chats with Brian Moseley & Andrew Wilson about how they make incredible BBC and Netflix television shows and movies sound amazing. Th...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:25:22
What's it like being a young actor on set?! ACTING in Sicily - Project Paradiso Special
VIDEO VERSION available on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUP-3gjM2lE&pp=ygUQeW91bmdmaWxtYWNhZGVteQ%3D%3DHost James Walker co...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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50:45
YFA Students in Sicily - what’s it like? / How to get chosen - Project Paradiso Special
VIDEO VERSION available on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6X--3ut-1Q&pp=ygUQeW91bmdmaWxtYWNhZGVteQ%3D%3DHost James Walker co...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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55:42
Eriksen Dickens - Documentary Filmmaking! How to Bring Other People's Stories to Life!
Hosts Amelia Sciandra and Dan Allen chat with award-winning documentary filmmaker Eriksen Dickens about his work as a storyteller and a filmmaker for hire! Hear about his personal loss of his father which turned into the foundation for everythi...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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57:52
Fiona Dourif - Acting in BIG Genre Films and TV Shows - TENET - DIRK GENTLY - CHUCKY / Making off-the-wall characters and how to survive auditions!
Hosts Dan Allen and Amelia Sciandra chat with the brilliant and incredibly versatile actor Fiona Dourif. She is known for her role as Bart Curlish in BBC America's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and as the young Diane Jones in Dustin L...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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48:40
Eddie Hamilton - Editing MISSION IMPOSSIBLE and TOP GUN!!! How to edit a blockbuster Tom Cruise action masterpiece!
Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary blockbuster film editor Eddie Hamilton about his work on some of the biggest movies on the planet, including all the latest Mission Impossible films from Dead Reckoning to Rogue Nation, as we...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:34:43
Sam Wasson - When, Where & How to Write! / Getting Published in the Modern World
Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with legendary writer ABOUT cinema, Sam Wasson. His works include the biography Fosse, the history books Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art and The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:19:53