Face Down Your Filmmaking Challenges with this Approach From Medieval Director Petr Jakl

Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 8 a.m.

Most filmmakers don\u2019t have the resources to make a film turn out exactly the way we plan, but if we can apply the \u201cJudo-style of Filmmaking,\u201d we can still create wonderful projects. Filmmaker Petr Jakl explains how he applied this approach to the new film, Medieval, starring Ben Foster and Michael Caine.\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nWhat made Petr decide to make the film about famous Czech military leader - Jan \u017di\u017eka\n\nRe-writing the script and getting the script to big actors such as Ben Foster and Michael Caine\n\nWorking with Caine and developing friendship with the actor\n\nTrying to have no big expectations for the film\u2019s release\n\nHow shooting the film was \u201cthe most brutal experience\u201d of Petr\u2019s life\n\nThe various challenges that arose during specific battle scenes\n\nHow Petr\u2019s Judo training helped him overcome the challenges of filming\xa0\n\n\n\nMentioned in the episode:\nMedieval\n\nJan \u017di\u017eka\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\xa0\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\xa0\nVisit https://nordvpn.com/nofilmschool\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices