Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Lish Steiling, an Emmy and James Beard winning culinary producer. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and for over 25 years has worked in the culinary arts and food service industries. For over seven years she was the VP of Culinary Operations and Productions for the celebrity chef, Giada De Laurentiis.

Do you LOVE food?

What are the REAL SECRETS behind food shows on TV?

Is baking a cake REALLY that different from MAKING A FILM?

What can go wrong? And how to blend your love of both worlds...

Dan Allen chats with Chiara Fulgoni, lecturer at MET Film School, cinematographer and crew member on various projects. Notably contributing as Cinematographer and Composer for BIFA Qualifying Sunrise Film Festival winning short film "Pops" with Director Molly Vandermeer and extensive work with Director and Screenwriter Bruna Pias. Work includes the shorts “Braids" and “Perfidia", webseries "The Stairs".

So HOW do you manage a FREELANCE career?

Is it the right path for you?

What makes shots look great?

Find your own visual style and more in this super visual-focused episode.

Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with stunt performers Tom Jackson and Jeśka Pike about what it's like to be DRAGGED BY CARS, be SET ON FIRE, stunt drive MOTORBIKES and become a JEDI in a GALAXY FAR FAR AWAY! How Safe is stunt performing REALLY!?! How do you train and become a stuntman or woman?!?! Can anyone do it? Or is it for adrenaline junkies? Or does it require more? Tune in for this ACTION-PACKED episode.

Tom Jackson has worked as a stunt performer and fight arranger for 10 years, on Indian productions as well as UK shows such as The Burning Girls (Paramount) and Half-Bad (Netflix).

Jeśka (“Yesh-ka”) is an actress, producer and action performer, trained in South Africa, New York City and London. She can be seen playing ‘Gill’ in Netflix fantasy series Half Bad, special action in Slow Horses (Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas; Apple TV+) and most recently in Secret Invasion (Disney+). On the horizon, ​Jeśka will be seen in Masters of the Air (Apple TV+), CIA operative in Our Man From Jersey (Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry), Heads of State (Idris Elba, John Cena) as well as The Acolyte (Lucas)

Host Dan Allen and guest host Ryan Duke chat with legendary SFX Prosthetics and Animatronics creator Shaune Harrison, who has worked on every cool film you can possibly imagine. From Voldermort and Goblins in HARRY POTTER, to creatures in STAR WARS, horror Winnie the Pooh, MARVEL's Captain America, Avengers Age of Ultra and a badgillion other iconic and cult, classic movies from Nightbreed to Fifth Element and Hellraiser. Find out what it takes to bring such iconic creatures and characters to life; the DEDICATION, CRAFTSMANSHIP & SKILL. How can YOU get into this career? And how can you STAND OUT in todays crowded world of SFX.

Hosts Dan Allen and James Walker chat with Maria and Alex from Media Tracks, an independent production music service providing high-quality, authentic and innovative music for TV, film, advertising, podcasts and more.

Find out WHY you should NEVER download music from YOUTUBE! And how to make your film SOUNDTRACKS standout from the crowd! And why AI MUSIC IS A BAD IDEA... plus hear an AI generated song about Dan's dad...

Hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas chat with Anna Smith, one of the UK's top film critics and broadcast journalists. She is the former President of the UK Critics’ Circle, the host of the Girls On Film podcast and a regular film critic for BBC News, Sky News, BBC Radio, Deadline Hollywood, Time Out, Metro, The Guardian, Sight & Sound, Empire and more. She has spent over a decade interviewing major actors and directors on stage, on screen and in print. A former magazine editor, Anna decided to go freelance in 2000, and has since enjoyed stints as Acting Film Editor of both Time Out London and Metro UK Newspaper. Find out HOW YOU CAN BECOME A FILM CRITIC, and what it takes to talk about film and discuss movies with the MOVIESTARS who are in them!!!

This week, hosts Dan Allen and Ellen Thomas, chat with Olly Williams, who has worked on some of the biggest films and TV shows, from Ridley, Scott's Gladiator 2, Marvel's Loki, Apple TV's Silo and many more! But what does an Art Director do exactly? How do they bring past lands or imaginary places to life?!? Find out more on this episode!