Sanj Surati Talks
Episode 08
Farren Blackburn
Date: Wednesday 27th May 2020

This is the eighth episode of the Sanj Surati Talks podcast featuring Bafta award winning Director, Producer and Writer, Farren Blackburn and was recorded on Wednesday 27th May 2020 during the Corona Virus Lockdown.

In this podcast Farren talks about understanding the mechanics of a scene, his experience working on Marvel’s Daredevil and why Netflix is wonderful to work with.

Farren Blackburn can be contacted via:
https://twitter.com/FarrenBlackburn

Farren Blackburn is represented by Cathy King at 42 Management
https://www.42mp.com

What we spoke about:
Film
The Arts Council - https://www.artscouncil.org.uk
Football
Norwich City - https://www.canaries.co.uk
Cambridge United - https://www.cambridge-united.co.uk
Black & White Film
Casablanca - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/
Maltese Falcon - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/
Masters in Film & TV
Bournemouth Arts - https://aub.ac.uk
BBC - Production Training Scheme - https://bbc.in/2XNsD7I
Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/uk
Music
Arts
Script Development
Drama
If you could see me now - https://bit.ly/2Mb6OcG
Going for Broke - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1774386/
Channel 4 - https://www.channel4.com
Dogma TV - Dead Meat
David M. Thompson - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0860045/
BBC Film - http://www.bbc.co.uk/film/
Northern Soul Manchester
Late 60’s
Woody Allen - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/
16-millimetre film
Life is Sweet - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100024/
Mike Leigh - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005139/
Independent talent - https://www.independenttalent.com
42 Management
Fatherhood
Doctors - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mh9v
Ridley Scott - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000631/
Shot processes
Storyboard artists
Finding a US Agent
Netflix - http://netflix.com/
The Fades - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772379/
Bafta - http://www.bafta.org
Luther - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vk2lp
Marvel - https://www.marvel.com
Daredevil - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322312/
Iron Fist - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322310/
The Defenders - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4230076
CAA - https://www.caa.com
Marvel Television - https://www.marvel.com/tv-shows
Intellectual property
The Innocents - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8021824/
New Pictures - https://www.newpictures.co.uk
Elaine Pike - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1821347/
Covid 19
Simon Utlley – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3221038

Places:
United Kingdom
Lincolnshire
London
Bournemouth
Canada
Greece
USA
New York
Hell’s Kitchen
Harlem

Advice:
Find, develop and nurture your contacts.
The process of making film is gruelling but take pride in what you do.
You need endurance with a script.
Find an agent that understands you and gives you the advice you trust.
Try to make as many things as you can as cheaply as possible so that you can learn.
The stakes on a drama or film production are so high.
You need to learn to be ready.
Consider what you are going to get out of any experience.
Everyone works differently – Try to find your voice.
The US film making machine is very different to the UK film making machine.
Earn your stripes and then wave your successes.
Trust must come from the top.

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Launched over the Covid 19 lockdown, The Sanj Surati Talks Podcast is a channel for Sanj’s discussions with people he knows and a few discussions with himself. There is no agenda but hopefully some healthy debates. Feel free to tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #sanjsuratitalks on Twitter and instagram, and we’d love it if you could rate, review, listen on all the podcast places including iTunes, Google, Spotify, Stitcher and the lot. These Podcasts will also be running on Youtube.

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