How to turn a Short Film into a Television Career with Jamie Donoughue

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This week I'm talking to Television Director Jamie Donoughue - Jamie had a very interesting route into television directing. He started out by creating a short film called Shok that went onto get an Oscar Nomination, this led to him working on big budget US Television shows like "The Last Kingdom" before returning to the UK to direct the season finale of the latest series of Doctor Who starring Ncuti Gatwa.
Jamie gave me som great tips for working in television as a director, what to do and what not to do when meeting with television executives and his advice for starting your career.
The moment Shok was Oscar Nominated: https://youtu.be/xLHU3D88n_k?si=MwOVuWTI8SB-YE8K
Watch the short film Shok https://vimeo.com/564100836

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1. All about Jamie (00:00:00)

2. Jamie's route into the industry (00:01:09)

3. Was your first short a calling card? (00:02:20)

4. Getting nominated for an Oscar (00:07:16)

5. Shok the short film (00:09:29)

6. Directing in a foreign language (00:09:50)

7. What were the Oscars like? (00:11:19)

8. How soon after the Oscars did Jamie get his first TV gig? (00:12:21)

9. Working on big budget TV shows - The Last Kingdom (00:14:22)

10. The logistics of working on big TV shows (00:16:29)

11. What personal attributes do you need to be a director? (00:19:38)

12. Doctor Who season finale (00:22:03)

13. Working with special effects on Doctor who - balancing creativity (00:24:09)

14. What does Jamie wish he'd known at the start of his career? (00:27:10)

15. Reasons to subscribe (00:29:56)