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.
Podcasting since 2022 • 89 episodes
The Young Film Academy Podcast
Latest Episodes
Teddy Blanks — TITLE DESIGNER for GRETA GERWIG and HOLLYWOOD - Crafting Iconic Opening Sequences and the Art of Text on screen Storytelling
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Teddy Blanks, acclaimed title designer and co-founder of CHIPS, the New York-based design studio behind striking title designs for films and series such as NosferatuFrom concepts t...
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Yemi Bamiro — DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER (One Man and His Shoes, Black is Beautiful, Fight the Power): Telling Real Stories & Breaking into the Film Industry
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with acclaimed documentary filmmaker Yemi Bamiro, fresh off the back of his BFI LFF screening of his latest film, Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story. His work includes One Man and His...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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Grace Dickinson - HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! Training CREEPY CRAWLIES and EXOTIC ANIMALS for FILM & TV: Behind the Scenes with Hollywood’s Wildest Stars
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Grace Dickinson, a professional animal trainer and handler who works with exotic animals for film and television. From big cats to crocodiles and rats, Grace has brought some of th...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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Steven Bernstein - MONSTER, White Chicks, SCARY MOVIE 2 Cinematography to Writer / Director
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Steven Bernstein, acclaimed cinematographer, director, and writer, whose work includes the Oscar-winning Monster, Like Water for Chocolate, White Chicks, Scary Movie, SW...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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1:26:36
Vince Knight - BLOOD AND HONEY Cinematographer on Visual HORROR & Building a FILM FESTIVAL from Scratch
Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with cinematographer Vince Knight, whose striking visuals have shaped everything from genre films to glossy TV and music videos. Vince’s recent work includes the viral horror phenomenon Winnie-th...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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