E232 - A Conversation with NFTS Director of School Dr. Jon Wardle

This is episode 32 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.

In this week’s episode your hosts Marcus Anthony Thomas and Oz Arshad are joined by the Director of the National Film & Television School, Dr. Jon Wardle. In this episode we demystify exactly what the NFTS is to give you all of the information necessary to understand how it can fit into your pathway into the industry. 

 

This episode covers:

 

-What is the NFTS? 

-What is the NFTS’ mission statement? 

-Is the NFTS the only way for someone to get into the industry nowadays? 

-What are the challenges faced by those attending and graduates? 

-The responsibility they have in an ever shifting industry. 

-We discuss listener questions and recent controversies.

 

Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is THE NATIONAL FILM and TELEVISION SCHOOL.

We’ve also partnered with SCRIPTATION to offer our listeners an EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT on their software, which you can find on the link below… 

http://scriptation.com/thedirectorstake 

 

Nugget of the week

Jon: The World of Tim Burton at The Design Museum

Marcus: Steve McQueen interviewed by Danny Leigh | BFI London Film Festival Screen Talk 2024

Oz: GNX by Kendrick Lamar

 

Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

 

Socials

Jon Wardle: Twitter (X) 

The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram

 

If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com