One Good Take
Show host Nicholas Penrake talks to a gamut of filmmakers, from those just breaking through to those breaking higher, in a bid to learn more about the elusive magic that gets a film or video project off the ground, gets it looking and sounding great.
Episodes
118 episodes
Daniel Fazio - Transitioning from cinematographer to writer/producer/director
How do you go from being a director of photography to a successful business owner of a film production company starting from scratch? Some people say you have to be a specialist to succeed i...
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Trailer | Daniel Fazio - Transitioning from cinematographer to writer/producer/director
How do you go from being a director of photography to a successful business owner of a film production company starting from scratch? Some people say you have to be a specialist to succeed i...
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Stephen Meier - writer/director/producer of Woodbridge
If you’re doing anything in film right now, over the past year or so, you’ve probably come across a plethora of posts and threads written by filmmakers bemoaning the broken model of independent filmmaking today. If you can...
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Trailer | Stephen Meier - writer/director/producer of Woodbridge
If you’re doing anything in film right now, over the past year or so, you’ve probably come across a plethora of posts and threads written by filmmakers bemoaning the broken model of independent filmmaking today. If you can even rais...
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Kim Yew - documentary filmmaker and trader with 100% win rate
So you know about Ukraine, you know about Gaza, but did you know there’s an even bigger war raging in Africa? At least in terms of death toll. i'm referring to the war in the Congo. Even though millions have died and many thousands are still dy...
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Titus Paar - director of the nr.1 NETFLIX US opener “The Perfect Weapon”
Towards the end of 2023, I got together with actor, writer/director and producer, Titus Paar. He’s the kind of guy who when faced with 100 rejections in a row will simply reach out ...
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Trailer to Episode 59 | Titus Paar director of the nr.1 NETFLIX US opener “The Perfect Weapon”
Titus Paar made his first feature film at the age of fifteen on a cheap video camera with a bunch of mates. It was crap, he says, but the point is, he managed it. It’s ...
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Writer/Director Michael DiBasio Ornelas on making an indie feature in 8 days
Writer/director Michael DiBasio Ornelas shot his second feature film in 8 days. Impressive. It was hard, he said, but we didn’t go into overtime. Even more impressive....
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Trailer to Episode 58 | Michael DiBasio Ornelas on making an indie feature in 8 days
Writer/Director Michael DiBasio Ornelas talks to me about his second feature film, Sleepless, an engaging, talkie movie about a couple of insomniacs who meet by chance...
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Episode 57 | Friederich Oetker - Producer Dear Child on Netfllix
Friederich Oetker, film & TV producer of the highly compelling Netflix series, Dear Child (Das Kind). We discuss the series - from inception to screen and Friederich's career as a producer ...
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Trailer to Episode 57 | Friederich Oetker - Producer of Dear Child on Netfllix
Friederich Oetker, producer of the highly compelling Netflix series. Join us for the rest of the conversation, episode 57, and find out more about how the series was made.
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Episode 56 | Lee Whittaker - actor/stuntman & writer/director
Actor and stuntman, writer/director and producer, Lee Whittaker. Lee has appeared in dozens of action movies as actor and stuntman – but has a real passion for telling the ki...
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Trailer to Episode 56 | Lee Whittaker - actor/stuntman, writer/director
Lee Whittaker talks to me about his life in movies as actor, stuntman and film director. For a man who has spent so much of his life in the action genre it was a little surprising – if not grat...
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Episode 55 | Sophie Robinson - Producer/Director | The Surgeon's Cut
I first came across Sophie Robinson’s work on Netflix. She’s the writer/director of one of 4 films that make up a mini-series called The Surgeon’s Cut. Her film – Living Donor – focuses on the life and career of the hugely talented liver surgeo...
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Episode 54 | James Smith - Producer/Director
With DVDs a thing of the past, and streaming the norm, it seems to me making an independent film that actually makes a profit gets harder and harder. Which does rather pose the question, How in hell’s name do you persuade anyone to invest in su...
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Trailer to Episode 54 | James Smith - Producer/Director
With DVDs a thing of the past, and streaming the norm, it seems to me making an independent film that actually makes a profit gets harder and harder. Which does rather pose the question, How in hell’s name do you persuade anyone to invest in su...
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Episode 53 | Matteo Bini - Film editor
In episode 54 I talk with film editor Matteo Bini.Matteo moved to London from Italy in 2011 for the MA in Editing at the prestigious National Film and Television School. He graduated in 2013 with a distinction and received t...
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Trailer to Episode 53 | Matteo Bini - Film editor
In episode 54 I talk with film editor Matteo Bini.Matteo moved to London from Italy in 2011 for the MA in Editing at the prestigious National Film and Television School. He graduated in 2013 with a distinction and received t...
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Episode 52 | Shamim Sarif - Writer/Director
Shamim Sarif is an award-winning filmmaker who started her creative career writing novels. Whereas most filmmakers go through a rash of shorts before they can take a crack at directing ...
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Trailer to Episode 52 | Shamim Sarif - Writer/Director
Introducing filmmaker and novelist Shamim Sarif talking to me on Episode 52 of One Good Take. Our main reason for getting together was to discuss her latest film, Polarized, an ind...
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Episode 51 | Brendan Cleaves - Writer/Producer/Director
If you're an indie filmmaker, I think you'll enjoy this one. I got together with writer/director Brendan Cleaves in February 2023 to discuss low to get short films and low budget features off the ground ...
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Episode 50 | Steve Longi - Producer & Consultant
Independent producer and consultant, Steve Longi, has a very clear mission for himself: to make movies with great stories that are, as he would put it, about something.
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Trailer to Episode 50 | Steve Longi - Producer & Consultant
Steve Longi is an independent producer and consultant, based in LA, with a very clear mission for himself: to make movies with great stories that are, as he would put it, about some...
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