The Film Gods

Isusko

A chat with the best of the UK Film crew passing on experiences, knowledge and some great stories.

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20 episodes
Updated July 26
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July 26 · 58 min
Ep. 130 Jim Jolliffe | DOP Pompeii Out of Time
Ep. 130 Jim Jolliffe | DOP Pompeii Out of Time Jim Jolliffe started his career in film working his way through the ranks of the camera department, working on films and TV commercials. After learning composition and storytelling from many years as a Camera Operator he progressed to become a Cinematographer. Jim quickly established his own look shooting hundreds of TV commercials. His cinematic documentary style earned him many accolades and awards in the world of TV commercials. His work has taken him all around the world, from shooting with the eagle hunters of the Altai mountains in Mongolia, to living with a Masai Mara tribe in northern Tanzania, to learning arctic survival skills from the Sami tribes people of northern Lapland. As well as shooting commercials Jim has recently moved into also shooting more long form work, collaborating with Nation Geographic to shoot the first season finale of ‘Limitless’ and the stand alone documentary ‘A Road Trip To Remember’, both starring Chris Hemsworth and Executive Produced by Darren Aronofsky. Jim again has teamed up with Director and Showrunner Tom Barbor-Might, National Geographic and Disney+ to shoot the groundbreaking series ‘Pompeii - Out of Time’ starring Tom Hiddleston. https://jimjolliffe.com @jimjolli As always, thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #DOP #docudrama
July 5 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 129 Dudley Cruse | BECTU “Broken Turnaround”
Ep. 129 Dudley Cruse | BECTU “Broken Turnaround” Working in the UK film and TV industry can be as hard as it is rewarding. The hours can be long, the demands unrelenting and the individuals determination to not let the rest of the crew down is a major part of what makes us the greatest film crews on the planet. That being said, we are human and recovery between wrap and call shouldn’t be a luxury. https://bectu.org.uk/broken-turnaround/ As always, thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgods @thetimescheduler @unscriptedbectu https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #brokenturnaround #unscripted #BECTU
April 25 · 57 min
EP. 128 Follow The Money | Hollywood's Real Fight (Pt. 1)
EP. 128 Follow The Money | Hollywood's Real Fight (Pt. 1) A new format for The Film Gods. Couldn't get a guest on for April so I sat down with Claude (yes I call him Van Damme) to dig into what's actually happening in our industry right now. Hollywood is in the middle of another labour fight — WGA already signed, SAG-AFTRA back at the table on April 27th, DGA up in May, all three contracts expire June 30th. AI is the headline. But the more I looked, the more I think the real fight is somewhere else entirely. Closer to home, the Bectu AD branch are mid-dispute with Pact over the new UK rate card landing May 1st. Same fight, different continent. This is Part 1. Part 2 lands next month — Bollywood, China, Critterz, and the grandchildren question. https://bectu.org.uk https://thewga.org https://www.sagaftra.org As always, thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgods @thetimescheduler @bectuofficial @sagaftra @wgawest https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #AI #SAGAFTRA #WGA #DGA #Bectu #ADBranch #HollywoodStrike #FilmIndustry #industryshifts
March 22 · 1 hr 3 min
Ep. 127 Jordi Bares | VFX Supervisor
Ep. 127 Jordi Bares | VFX Supervisor With 20 years in post production, this episode highlights the benefits of hard work, the importance of luck and how to make sure you are in the right place at the right time. Jordi worked at the top companies in London; the Mill and Framestore and won multiple awards for some iconic projects. Taking a leap of faith and committing to his to craft has lead to a wonderful career and this episode shows how passion to ones craft can lead to many magical career moments. https://www.rohtau.com https://www.instagram.com/rohtau/ https://www.instagram.com/jordibares/ As always, thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgods @thetimescheduler @jordibares @rohtau https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #VFX #AI #VFXsupervisor #industryshifts
February 28 · 1 hr 22 min
Ep 126. Jon Sen | MD & Exec Prod
Ep. 126 Jon Sen | MD & Exec Prod From cleaning toilets to running some of the UK’s most established and celebrated TV shows, Jon Sen is now the MD and Exec Prod at Esmerlda Productions, supporting and nurturing creatives to do their best work through the magic of story telling. As always, thank you for listening. Jons Substack links mentioned in ep: https://jonsen.substack.com/p/you-havent-worked-for-over-a-year?triedRedirect=true https://jonsen.substack.com/p/survive-till-25-was-a-lie-heres-how?r=2a15je&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay&triedRedirect=true https://www.esmereldaproductions.com @jonarthonsen Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #MD #ExecProd #storytelling
Dec 30, 2025 · 47 min
Ep. 125 | 2025 Wrap up
Ep 125. 2025 Wrap up Mental year with massive shifts. Too much for one ep but we have a go looking back at a few of what we think affected the industry in 2025. If we missed something let us know. As always, thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #AI #AIactor #industryshifts
Aug 17, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
Ep 124. Matt Palmer | Feature Film Director
Ep 124. Matt Palmer | Feature Film Director Our guest’s journey from teen film enthusiast to film director epitomises the passion, action and consistency it takes to make one person’s dreams another person’s reality. https://www.facebook.com/allnight.horrormadness/ As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #filmdirector #featurefilm #filmenthusiast
Jul 6, 2025 · 38 min
Ep 123. Zoe Brewer | Head of Production
Ep 123. Zoe Brewer | Head of Production Todays guest has worked on some of Amazons biggest UK shows. A life in TV, with some time out to be a mother, condensed into 40 minutes of wisdom and fond memories. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #highendtv #liveTV #factualentertainment
Jun 15, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Ep 122. Peter Cornes | TV Exec Producer
Ep 122. Peter Cornes | TV Exec Producer Todays ep is one that I had lots of fun recording. Our guest is not only a friend and a neighbour but also a talented individual with years of experience and loads of great stories and insights. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #highendtv #shinyfloor #saturdaynightTV #liveTV #factualentertainment
Jun 1, 2025 · 47 min
Ep 121. Film in the News | Canal+, Cannes & Dogma ‘25
Ep 121. Film in the News | Canal+, Cannes & Dogma ‘25 As the worlds film family came together for the 78th Cannes Film Festival a few articles caught my interest, so I decided to put them out there for this ep. The festival was widely considered a success, but was there any affect felt from the last few years of turbulence? As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x https://www.screendaily.com/news/french-and-international-film-industry-brace-for-impact-of-canal-plus-cuts/5205291.article https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250522-cannes-festival-2025-trump-tariffs-hijack-world-busiest-film-market https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/05/19/a-cultural-uprising-what-is-dogma-25-the-new-cinematic-movement-unveiled-in-cannes @screendaily @france24 @euronews @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #highendtv #filmfestivals #cannes #dogma25
May 18, 2025 · 56 min
Ep 120. Dom Beecheno | Overcoming fear in film
Ep 120. Dom Beecheno | Overcoming fear in film A slightly left field topic, but this weeks guest is the master of mindset. With the uncertainty happening in our lives we talk about his “7 Steps to overcome fear”. A wonderful, useful ep for all of us to better our lives and how we deal with what is happening currently in the industry As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @dombeecheno https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominicbeecheno/?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.alignedinsights.co.uk/unleashu https://www.kaizencoaching.co.uk @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #highendtv #commercials #content #socials #AI #mindset #fear #overcomingfear
May 11, 2025 · 22 min
Ep 119. Trumps Film Tariff
Ep 119. Trumps Film Tariff As the industry was dealt another possible blow of tariffs on films made outside the U.S, initial thoughts were fearful. With a little more insight and investigation, seems like more hot air to ruffle feathers. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x https://theindustrynews.co/newsletter/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/schuylermoore/2025/05/05/proposed-film-tariff-is-a-non-starter/?ctpv=searchpage @adamprosserdop @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #highendtv #commercials #content #socials #AI #AIcreation #filmtariffs
May 4, 2025 · 42 min
Ep 118. Streaming Levy
Ep 118. Streaming Levy As the industry carries on finding its feet, the current state of affairs and a possible levy/tax on streaming services is being discussed in Parliament. They raise some good points and there is a long way to go on the journey but what are your thoughts? Let me know. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg22d99v7qo https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/378/culture-media-and-sport-committee/news/206388/urgent-action-needed-to-protect-distinctly-british-content-as-mps-call-on-government-to-ramp-up-support-across-film-and-highend-tv-industry/ @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #streamingservice #highendtv #commercials #content #socials #AI #AIcreation #optout #levy #tax
Apr 27, 2025 · 58 min
Ep 117. AI Fake KFC Advert – Dir: Joris Noordenbos & DOP: Simon Paul
Ep 117. AI Fake KFC Advert – Dir: Joris Noordenbos & DOP: Simon Paul As the internet exploded with comments and opinions on a recent AI generated fake KFC commercial by @divinci_production, it raised questions for me around copyright, and the thin vail between imitation and plagiarism. We have the foundations of the future of the industry already built through our shared experience, we should decide how it moves forward for the benefit of us and those coming up behind us. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @jorisnoordenbos @simonpauldop https://www.simonpauldop.com @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #director #foodphotographer #food #photography #commercials #content #socials #AI #AIcreation
Apr 20, 2025 · 49 min
Ep 116. Scott Grummett | Food Photographer & Director
Ep 116. Scott Grummett | Food Photographer & Director As we enter the new world of commercials and content, having a speciality, I think, is a smart move for future Directors. Our guest chose food and he continues to perfect his craft each job by pushing the boundaries of what Agencies and Clients will accept, and will make bellies across the globe rumble for many years to come. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @instagrummett https://www.scottgrummett.com https://darlingfilms.co.uk/directors/scott-grummett @darlingfilms_uk @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #director #foodphotographer #food #photography #commercials #content #socials
Apr 13, 2025 · 48 min
Ep 115. Last Swim. Dir: Sasha Nathwani & Lead Actor: Deba Hekmat
Ep 115. Last Swim. Dir: Sasha Nathwani & Lead Actor: Deba Hekmat As I enter the fifth year making this podcast we have a very special film as todays talking point. A film that is uniquely now and wonderfully eternal. We have all been a young teen in our city, with no real plans, in a tight friendship group with “having fun” and “making memories” the only agenda. Please go and watch Last Swim, an independent British film, you will have a great time! As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @sashanathwani @debahekmat @vertigoreleasing @caviar.tv @christelleandcopr @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #director #leadactor #featurefilm #comingofage #firstdayofsummer #lastswim
Apr 6, 2025 · 58 min
Ep 114. James Davis ACO & Aaron Cole | Adolescence Cam Op & Drone Op (Ep 2)
Ep 114. James Davis ACO & Aaron Cole | Adolescence Cam Op & Drone Op (Ep 2) After watching Adolescence, we had to get some of the crew on the Film Gods podcast. A record breaking show made by some of the British Film industries finest. No spoilers but some Easter eggs as we talk through Episode 2 of Adolescence (currently on Netflix) As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @jdcameraop @baaz.cole @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #director #adolescence #stephengraham #netflix #drone @thehelicoptergirls @netflix @stephengraham @ashleywalters
Mar 30, 2025 · 54 min
Ep 113. Joshua Cawthorn | Video Director & Self Shooter
Ep 113. Joshua Cawthorn | Video Director & Self Shooter As the industry of short form evolves some will take the bull by the horns and others will hope it “goes back to the good old days”. Our guest took it and ran and now has years of experience doing what he loves. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @joshcawthron_director @freelance_videographer_london www.joshcawthorn.co.uk Www.freelancevideographerlondon.co.uk @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #director #videographer #selfshooter
Mar 23, 2025 · 59 min
Ep 112. Safiyah Chiniere | Documentary & Branded Commercial Director
Ep 112. Safiyah Chiniere | Documentary & Branded Commercial Director From across the pond todays guest shows us how a career in film can start from a change of mind, simple beginnings and (the key word) consistency. We look forward to watching her career flourish and grow and getting her back on after her future Oscar win! As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @safiyahchiniere https://safiyahchiniere.com @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #internationalwomensmonth #assistantdirector #creative #ideas #futureoscarwinner #director #documentary
Mar 16, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 111. Jane Briers | Creative Director/Art Director
Ep 111. Jane Briers | Creative Director/Art Director In a world pushing for more technology in the creative industries our guest today exemplifies the passion and power of human thinking time. Ideas are what make the world turn and the story teller the most power human on the planet. As always, thank you to our guest and thank you for listening. Please like, share and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Big love, Isusko x @janeybriers @filmgodspodcast @thetimescheduler https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-film-gods/id1500760776 #film #filminterview #filmcrew #filmgods #filmgodspodcast #thetimescheduler #futureoffilm #internationalwomensmonth #assistantdirector #creativeagency #creative #ideas #thinking #advertisingagency #advertisingcreative #creativedirector #adland