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Chris Overton

Director who won an Oscar for the short film The Silent Child and co-founder of Slick Films with partner Rachel Shenton.

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Jul 18, 2023 • 1h 13min

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 herePOST PRODUCTION DEMYSTIFIED COURSE linkJoin 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=checkoutSUPPORT DAGR crowdfunder for Matt and Tori Butler Hart herePATREONBig thank you to:Serena GardnerMark HammettLee HutchingsMarli J MonroeKaren NewmanWant 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 PODCASTCheck out our full episode archive at TheFilmmakersPodcast.comCREDITSThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited and written by Giles Alderson @gilesaldersonSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci @kallieepMarketing Huw SiddleLogo and Banner Art by Lois Creative Theme Music by John J. HarveyMusic supplied by – Music Bed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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