#7: Being a character in your own documentary film

In this episode we speak with professional filmmaker Thomas Meadmore about his experience being a character in his first feature length documentary film titled How to lose jobs and alienate girlfriends which was rated 4 out of 5 stars by Total Film. 

In this film Tom choses to follow his girlfriend and boss as they chase their dreams to become professional musicians. He finds that his own insecurities flare while struggling to find a story, and begins challenging their flaws, on camera, jeopardising the film, his relationships and career.

Hosted by Karoline Pelikan (@PelikanPictures) and Paul Hulligan (@paulhully).

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Episode guide:

00:52 - Introductions

03:00 - Synopsis of the film and process

09:29 - Where it went wrong

11:05 - Intentions for the film

12:23 - What he would do differently

16:06 - The turning point; realising he should be the central figure in the film

20:21 - The general reaction to him being the central character of his own film

22:35 - What it’s like editing yourself

29:40 - Advice for anyone who might make themselves part of the story

34:41 - How close friends, family and professional critics reacted to the film

40:43 - Doing the right thing by your contributors