1917 Screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns joins Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir & Robbie McKane to talk filmmaking and screenwriting

Published: Jan. 7, 2020, 12:02 a.m.

b"We chat with the lovely and talented Krysty Wilson-Cairns on this weeks podcast all about screenwriting, her process and working with Sam Mendes on the brilliant and epic 1917 war film. OUT on 10th Jan 2020\\n\\nKrysty chats with Giles Alderson (The Dare), Dom Lenoir (Winter Ridge) and Robbie McKane about what a typical full time screenwriting day look like - when do you get up? How many Deliveroos do you have?\\xa0\\n\\nHanging out \\u2018like a waif\\u2019 on the set of Taggart, Rebus and other Scottish TV shows at age 14 - Watching Arnold Schwarzenegger\\u2019s DVD commentaries - Your first short unintentionally looking like a tribute to The Cure - Going to NFTS - inspired by key writers and teachers\\n\\n- Writing about killer Guinea Pigs for script assignments - a fascination for the macabre - Being a young female untested writer in the UK - working in the US - Writing on Penny Dreadful - Writing 1917 on spec with Sam Mendes, using screenwriting skill to lay the blueprint for a story set in real time - Sam Mendes & cooking perfect pancakes every time.\\xa0\\n1917 Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqNYrYUiMfg\\n1917 is in cinemas on 10th Jan 2020\\nThank you to Cameo PR and EOne\\nLINKS FREEBIES SPONSORS & PROMOS\\xa0\\nThis episode is sponsored by the amazing people at ScreenCraft.org. The 2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship is now accepting applications - and the final deadline to apply is coming up - the last day of February! Up to four winners of the 2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship will receive all-expenses paid travel to Los Angeles for a week of meetings and mentor-ship with top Hollywood professionals.\\xa0Apply with your feature or TV screenplay at screencraft.org/fellowship before the end of February. The ScreenCraft team is currently reading submissions. Good Luck :-)\\nPre-order A Serial Killers Guide to Life here https://www.aserialkillersguidetolife.com/ WATCH Trailer\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=395fp-nEkoU Released Jan 13th\\nTickets to the latest\\xa0MAKEYOURFILM event on 28th Jan 2020 here\\xa0\\nGold Movie Awards info https://www.goldmovieawards.com/\\nThis weeks code for 20% off the film directing masterclass at Raindance! It is presented with one of Europe\\u2019s most respected and seasoned film directors: Ate de Jong. He will be illustrating his masterclass with clips from his films such as DROP DEAD FRED, ENIGMA, DISCOVERY OF HEAVEN, HIGHWAY TO HELL, MIAMI VICE, DEADLY VIRTUES, LOVE IS THICKER THAN WATER and many more. Type in 2020director for your 20% off,\\xa0https://www.raindance.org/courses/film-directing-masterclass-ate-de-jong/\\nRaindance Use promo code LO To NO BUDGET MASTERCLASS for 20% OFF!\\nWATCH The Dare trailer\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY\\nWatch Winter Ridge trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3BENJ2kf7U\\nWATCH Star Wars Origins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVSox0qApO4 Phil Hawkins' already cult 'fan film'\\nDirt in the Gate screenings https://www.cineplo.com/GB/Bournemouth/1735230893370573/Dirt-In-The-Gate-Movies\\nGiles Alderson's website\\xa0\\nWATCH World of Darkness\\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BS35KQ2?pf_rd_p=855cdcfd-05d9-474f-b84d-8286a3530ba1&pf_rd_r=G5Q5NNQZR9PRZNQ4ME5D\\nWATCH Fanged Up\\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Up-Daniel-OReilly/dp/B07F83JN6G/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1542670909&sr=1-1&keywords=fanged\\nFollow us on Twitter\\xa0@filmmakerspod\\xa0@gilesalderson @robbiemckane\\xa0@Food4ThoughtDoc @35mmdop @Cjamesdirect @dan710ths\\xa0 @FangedUpFilm @thedaremovie\\xa0@philmblog @DirDomLenoir\\nPart of the\\xa0www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com\\n\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"