Surviving Your First Indie Feature Film - From Dog Soldiers to Director with Craig Conway

About this episode

Craig Conway discusses his transition from actor to director and the challenges of producing his first indie feature film.

Send us Fan Mail #filmmakingpodcast #filmmaking #indiefilmfest #moviemaking #indiefilm #movieproduction You might know Craig Conway from Dog Soldiers, The Descent, and his long collaboration with Neil Marshall. In this conversation, we focus on something different, his move from actor to director, and what it really takes to get a first feature off the ground. Craig shares how Red Riding came together, how the film was financed, and what it meant to have Neil Marshall onboard as executi...

People in this episode

Host: Jim Eaves

Guest: Craig Conway

Topics covered

• indie filmmaking
• director transition
• film financing
• feature film production
• actor to director
• collaboration in film

Keywords

• indie film
• filmmaking
• movie production
• feature film
• director
• actor
• film financing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Red Riding

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