In this series finale, Jake and Harrison reflect on the lessons learned from making 'The Sound Rolling Show' and explore what's coming next on the podcast.

Sound Rolling Ep21: Fixing Writers Block - The Writers Toolkit

Aug 23rd, 2020 1h 2m

Jake and Harrison explore how to break past writer's block and build a useful 'writer's tollkit', while trying to do the same with an old half-baked idea.

Sound Rolling Ep20: r/Filmmaking Questions Answered (Uncut)

Aug 16th, 2020 1h 6m

Jake and Harrison turn to the r/Filmmaking subreddit to answer some burning filmmaking questions from filmmakers around the world: everything from music licensing to documentary planning and how to find your place in the industry.

Sound Rolling Ep19: Write With Us - Narrative Video Game

Aug 2nd, 2020 1h 1m

Jake and Harrison embark on a new writing challenge, this time to develop a brand new, choice-driven narrative video game building upon our last few episodes.

Sound Rolling Ep18: Games As Art - the stick vs the rope

Jul 27th, 2020 59m 3s

Jake and Harrison explore the unique storytelling potential of video games and discuss the games that have had a massive impact on them. We also explore how controlling a character can change your experience of a story.Games Mentioned:Dunge

Sound Rolling Ep17: Video Games for Filmmakers

Jul 18th, 2020 1h 1m

Jake and Harrison earn their nerd credentials, and discuss the Video Games that filmmakers can learn from; looking at narrative structure, art direction and everything in between.Including...The Outer Wilds (7)Subnautica (7)Art's Dream (D

Sound Rolling Ep16: Writing For Your Audience pt 2

Jul 11th, 2020 54m 25s

Join Jake and Harrison as they attempt a fun writing exercise, building upon last week's episode. Can we write for Film/TV with a target audience in mind?

Sound Rolling Ep15: Know your Audience! (Vol.1)

Jul 4th, 2020 54m 29s

(Volume 1) This week we talk about writing your stories with your audience in mind. From age-groups to economics, learn how to start writing your films to engage your target audience; with examples from 'Game of Thrones', 'Star Wars' and 'The L

Sound Rolling Ep14: Standing-In Westeros (with George Appleby from 'Game of Thrones')

Jun 29th, 2020 51m 3s

From 'Game of Thrones' to Video Games; George Appleby (Game of Thrones, Harry Potter) joins us for a discussion about the unseen world of Supporting Artists, acting as a person with Dwarfism and the Screen-Actors who's important work often goes

Sound Rolling Ep13: Film School Stories

Jun 20th, 2020 57m 19s

Jake and Harrison discuss taking their first steps into university-level filmmaking, choosing the right university for you and share some of their favourite film-school stories. Plus, in our first 'Student Review', PQA Wolverhampton's Montie re

Sound Rolling Ep12: Mythbusting Misconceptions

Jun 12th, 2020 58m 44s

This Week Jake and Harrison discuss common misconceptions about film production and the industry in general. We also talk about a few of the learning opportunities available to young filmmakers so if you're looking to learn, this is the episode

The Sound Rolling Show Ep11: 'How To Handle Horror'

Jun 7th, 2020 53m 38s

This week, Jake and Harrison discuss how to create a compelling horror film story, focusing on characters, themes and the rules of good horror. Meanwhile, we challenge ourselves to 'break' a new horror film, on the spot, following our own advic

Sound Rolling Ep10: 'Tales From The Trenches' Pt. 2 - Making Your First Feature Film (Ft Ben Seager)

May 29th, 2020 35m 11s

(PART 2 of 2) The second half of our discussion with Ben Seager (PQA Bridgnorth) about the making of feature-film 'The Long Way Home'; this week focusing on on-set team dynamics, the need for preparation and decisiveness during production; and

Sound Rolling Ep9: 'Tales From The Trenches' Pt. 1 - Making Your First Feature Film (Ft Ben Seager)

May 24th, 2020 45m 55s

(PART 1 of 2) This week we are joined by screen actor and friend of the show, Ben Seager (PQA Bridgnorth Comedy and Drama teacher) to chat about the making of feature-film 'The Long Way Home' directed by Jacob, and the lessons learned along the

Sound Rolling Ep8: 'Movies & Take-away' (or Films to Learn From)

May 16th, 2020 53m 9s

This week Jake and Harrison chat about the best films to add to your watchlist, and where each of them shine as examples of great filmmaking.

Sound Rolling Ep7: 'Making Projections' or Film Festivals and the Cinema Experience (with The Birmingham Film Festival)

May 10th, 2020 58m 49s

This week we've teamed up with Kev and Dean from The Birmingham Film Festival to talk about the young filmmaker's experience of film festivals and discuss the importance of the cinema experience in the age of streaming.

Sound Rolling Ep6: Screen Acting Pt 2 - 'Act Natural' (Ft Kia Pegg)

May 2nd, 2020 53m 48s

Carrying on from the discussion in Episode 5, Jake and Harrison are joined by BAFTA Nominee Kia Pegg ('The Dumping Ground', 'Tracey Beaker Returns') to talk about working as a young actor in the screen industries.

Sound Rolling Ep5: 'Act Natural' Screen Acting Pt1

May 1st, 2020 55m 45s

Part 1 of our series all about acting and performance for the screen industries: Movies, TV and Games. This week we talk about the basics of screen acting and about the unique benefits and challenges of the format.

Sound Rolling Ep4: Where to Start with Storytelling (and how 'Scrubs' does it best)

May 1st, 2020 50m 6s

This week Jake and Harrison discuss how to craft stories for your own screenplays and beyond, focusing on a few key tips and tricks to make your stories compelling; as well as how those rules have been applied to the Films and TV shows that you

Sound Rolling Ep3: When on Set (Or how I learned to stop worrying and love my job)

May 1st, 2020 49m 39s

A wide ranging discussion around working on set and crew roles and how to make the most of your experiences as a young filmmaker.

Sound Rolling Ep2: What to watch (when in lockdown)

May 1st, 2020 1h 18m

This week we talk about some of our own picks for films to watch during the lockdown and what you can learn as filmmakers from watching them. Episode 2 FIlm Recommendations All of the films below are available on either/both 'Amazon Video' or ‘

Sound Rolling Ep1: Where to start (and stop) in YOUR filmmaking.

May 1st, 2020 1h 9m

This week we use our own filmmaking experiences to take about where to start (and stop) in your filmmaking and refer to some of our own learning experiences (mistakes) to illustrate.

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