Resources
Welcome to the Filmbase Resources section. We have compiled a range of handy articles on all aspects of filmmaking to help you get your film from script to screen. Check out each section or scroll down to view our most recent resource posts. We’ll be adding to this regularly so make sure to check back often.
Resource Topics:
Directing
An Interview With – Writer/Director Tom Hall
Advice on Digital Distribution – Laim O Mochain
An Interview With – Writer/Director Macdara Vallely
Tips for Directing Music Videos – by Bob Gallagher
An Interview with – Animator Tomm Moore
An Interview with – Director Lisa Mulcahy
An Interview with – Director Ciaran Donnelly
Writing
5 Tips for Aspiring Screenwriters
An Interview With – Writer Christopher Hampton
Advice from a Writer – Brendan Muldowney
Advice on Writing Comedy – from Graham Linehan
5 Ways to Kill Your Script – James Bartlett
An Interview With – Kirsten Sheridan
An Interview With – Writer Christian O’Reilly and Sales Agent Charlotte Mickie
Producing
InConversation – Short Film Festivals
An Interview With – Distributor Tony Safford
Advice on Digital Distribution – Laim O Mochain
Film Festival Strategies, by Kathleen McInnis
Pitching Top Tips – by Tue Steen Müller
Advice from Indie Producers – Ted Hope and Christine Vachon
Most Recent Posts:
An Interview With – DOP Tim Fleming
Tim Fleming is and Irish Cinematographer who has worked on the films Once, As if I’m Not There, Hideaways and Citadel as well as numerous TV series including Luther, Silent Witness and is currently working on the upcoming BBC drama, The Musketeers. He spoke to Film Ireland about his choices when it came to photographing Citadel, the Irish thriller directed by Ciaran Foy.
Directing Actors – Vinny Murphy
Actor and director, Vinny Murphy, talks about how to best direct actors.
Advice from a Casting Director – Maureen Hughes
Maureen Hughes trained as artistic assistant under Garry Hynes at Druid Theatre Company in the ’80s and went on in 1992 to work in the Abbey Theatre for two-and-a-half years as head of casting. She has since moved on to cast several major screen productions, including the Oscar®-winning films Six Shooter and Once. She was also the casting director for Love-Hate, which stared the likes of Aidan Gillen along side newcomers.
An Interview With – Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy is an Irish film and theatre actor. His early acting career comprised of a number of short films, including the Filmbase funded short, A Man of Few Words, before reprising his role in Kirsten Sheridan’s film version of Enda Walsh’s play, Disco Pigs. He has since stared in films such as 28 Days later, Sunshine, Inception, Perrier’s Bounty, Red Eye, as well as Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. He talked to Film Ireland about his approach to acting.
An Interview with – Tomm Moore
Tomm Moore is an Irish illustrator, director and is the co-founder of Cartoon Saloon. His first feature film, The Secret Life of Kells, was nominated for an Academy Award for the Best Animated Feature Film in 2010. The follow up, The Song of the Sea, is currently in production. He spoke to Film Ireland about making an animated feature and coordinating an international co-production.
An Interview with – Director Lisa Mulcahy
Lisa Mulcahy is an award winning director. Having directed numerous TV dramas and documentaries, her first feature film, Situations Vacant, was released in 2009. In 2010 she directed Gift of the Magi, a film for The Hallmark Channel, and she has recently finished the short, Coming Home. She spoke to Film Ireland about communicating her vision, auditioning actors and being both an Irish and female director.
An Interview with – Director Ciaran Donnelly
Ciaran Donnelly is an Irish film and television director. He has directed TV seris such as The Tudors, The Vikings, Titanic: Blood and Steel, Robin Hood, George Gentley, Spooks and Cold Feet. He has also directed the features Big Dippers and The Split. He spoke to Film Ireland about comunication, working with actors and what it means to be an Irish director.
Advice from the Director’s Chair – Bob Gallagher
Bob Gallagher is an Irish director and cinematographer who has worked on a number of short film and music videos.
Advice from a Writer – Colin Downey
Colin Downey is a writer, director and cinematographer who graduated from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin. He has written and directed a number of films including Babyface, The Looking Glass and, most recently, The Shadows , which premièred at the 25th Galway Film Fleadh. Here he explains how he looks into the mind of his characters and stays true to his own ideas.
Advice from Behind the Camera – Piers McGrail
Piers McGrail is an Irish born cinematographer who has worked on features, shorts, music videos, and commercials in countries around the world. He was the Director of Photography for the features Kelly + Victor, Out of Here and The Canal, and won the best cinematography award at the Fastnet Film Festival 2012 for Claire Dix’s short, Downpour. He owns a Red Epic and has used most formats including Alexa, Canon and film.