How to Direct a Hollywood Movie with Clive Tonge

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This week I spoke to writer/director Clive Tonge about his Horror Movie Mara. The movie is about sleep paralysis and stars Olga Kurylenko.
It had a budget of $5 million so this was an interesting chat with somebody about low budget film production. Clive gave me some great war stories about that production. He talked about working with actors, getting the feature film off the ground in the first place and some tips for you to do the same.

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1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. How did Clive go from short films to $5 million debut feature? (00:00:49)

3. What was the key to getting the green light on the movie? (00:05:29)

4. How to pitch your movie without coming across as desperate? (00:08:06)

5. Sleep paralysis - latching onto an existing fear (00:10:27)

6. Signing a contract as first time director (00:12:47)

7. What should you look out for when signing up for a project? (00:15:34)

8. Things to watch out for in a contract (00:16:15)

9. Dealing with executive interference - learning on a shoot (00:19:17)

10. Advice for directing actors (00:20:58)

11. What don't they teach at university? (00:24:14)

12. Tips for dealing with the press and promoting your movie (00:27:18)