How to Direct an Episode of Black Mirror with Carl Tibbetts
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This week on the podcast I'm talking to Director Carl Tibbetts. Carl started his career editing before writing and directing his debut feature 'Retreat' starring Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell. Carl then went on to direct two monumental episodes of Black Mirror as well as several other high profile shows like 'Humans', 'Hemlock Grove' and 'The Lazarus Project'.
I talked to Carl about how he got his debut feature off the ground, how he turned that into a career directing television and some of his tips for you to do the same.
Check out Carl's website: https://carltibbetts.com
Check out the re-release of Jim's first solo directing feature The Witches Hammer - out now on amazon
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Chapters
1. All about Carl and his career (00:00:00)
2. Going from an editing job to a feature film (00:01:15)
3. Video shop, DVDs, opening your eyes to cinema (00:07:49)
4. Directing tv shows and characters that are already established (00:13:01)
5. Directing Black Mirror (00:17:51)
6. What does Carl wish he'd known at the start of his career? (00:19:31)
7. Career highlights - when you have to pinch yourself (00:22:56)
8. Jim recommends - Jamie Donoghue (00:27:09)
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