The Film Gods

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.

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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/

 

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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.

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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.

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https://www.instagram.com/jordibares/

 

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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.

 

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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

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Ep 121. Film in the News | Canal+, Cannes & Dogma ‘25

 

As the worlds film family came together for the 78^th 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?

 

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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

 

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