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My name is Eamon Yates and I am an actor, a script-writer and the creator of TheReelFilmGuy.com.

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An Interview with an Award Winning Producer: Karen Newman

An interview with award winning Creative Producer Karen Newman

An Interview With Actress Angela Dixon

When working on up coming film Homeless Ashes recently, I got the privilege to work with the fantastic actress, Angela Dixon. After some great conversations I asked if Angela would mind answering a few questions for the blog. She said yes and this is the great result. Enjoy this one, Angela parts with some great […]

An Interview With A Script Consultant: Phil Clarke – Philmscribe

Pretty much anyone that works in film knows that there isn’t just one version of a film script. This is especially true of bigger budget films. The higher the stakes, the more script versions there are. Everyone just wants that thing to be golden before it’s released for the shoot and even then it’s not […]

Just Say Goodbye – Film Review

Ok, where to start with this one? If you only read this far then take this away, WATCH THIS FILM! Just Say Goodbye is everything I love about watching and reviewing independent films. It’s so easy to forget that Just Say Goodbye is a no budget film and, though I am sure it will have […]

Collateral Beauty – Film Review

Some of you may have seen the understated adverts for Collateral Beauty during its release in 2016. I remember seeing them and thinking, its just another of those feel good comedy films thats not really that special, why should I watch this one? Consequently, I didn’t watch the film. See what I mean here: Having […]

To The Moon – A Short Film by Matt Tory

Matt Tory, Director of We Make Movies, is back with a new short film called ‘To The Moon’. A recent winner of the most thought provoking film in this years Festival Angaelica, “To The Moon” follows a man and his slow brother, Cooper, with his strong desire to get to the moon. As a character […]

Odd Brodsky – Film Review

A micro budget film, filmed over 20 days in over 30 locations, official selection of 29 film festivals and winner of 20 film festival awards and critiqued as “One of the Best Films of the Year”! Any Director or Producer would be proud to have these accolades on their film and thats exactly what powerhouse Director, Producer, […]

We Make Movies – Film Review

Who likes making movies? These guys do! If you have ever been interested or involved in making films then you will appreciate this fun and humorous documentary style film following a group of friends trying to make a low budget film for their towns, Boehring (pronounced ‘boring’), summer film festival. To make it clear what you are in […]

FILM EXPO SOUTH 2017 – I’ll be back, and I’ll be better!

It seems only yesterday we were welcoming in the New Year and that of course means that we get our second instalment of the Film Expo South at the beginning of Feb! This may sound cliché to say, but if you are involved with film and this event is not in your diary, it should […]

Film Expo South – 4th Feb 2016

What is the Film Expo South? Film Expo South is the amazing brain child of Gillian Tully, an actress and entrepreneur from Southampton. Designed to bring filmmakers of any field together into one place for networking, exposure, passion, collaboration and sheer enjoyment of the craft that we all know and love. 2016 was Gillian’s first […]

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