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.
The Young Film Academy Podcast
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 the screen’s most unforgettable creatures to life, safely, ethically, and with a deep respect for the animals she works with. She has worked for and alongside one of Europe’s most highly esteemed providers of trained wild animals for media since 2002 and continued to work freelance in this industry from 2013 as both an animal wrangler, stunt double/extra and animal coordinator and trainer specialising in reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and rodents as well as supporting other reputable names in the industry.
But WHAT exactly goes into training animals for film?
How do productions balance storytelling, safety, and animal welfare on set?
What’s it like to direct a tiger, a cockroach… or even a snake?
And what are the behind-the-scenes challenges and magical moments that come with working alongside Hollywood’s wildest co-stars?