So You Want To Make A TV Show

May 31 2022 10 ep. 18 mins 16

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Join brothers Cameron and Andrew Daddo as they embark on the gripping, heartbreaking, exhausting and downright ridiculously-good-time adventure of making their very own TV show. An up close and personal look at how your favourite shows get made; featuring interviews with industry legends, Hollywood big-wigs and creatives who’ve seen their own ideas go from a late night scribble on a notepad, to the big (and little) screen.

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A TV Show Trailer Is Born

May 31 2022 2 mins

Coming to a small screen near you (hopefully). LINKS Hear Cam's new song Rolling Stone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So, We Made A TV Show!

May 24 2022 20 mins

Everything has been leading up to this. Put on your best headphones because the radio play/TV journey of So You Want To Make A TV Show is about to start. CREDITS: Hosts: Cameron Daddo @camerondaddo and Andrew Daddo @andrewdaddo Tyrell: Alex Papps @alexpappsofficial Stephanie: Rachel Griffiths @rachelgriffithsofficial Lou: Tammin Sursok @tamminsursok

What Happens Before We Call Action

May 17 2022 26 mins

Will Rachel Griffiths agree to be in our show? Will we find a Director of Photography with Hollywood pedigree to join our more… local production? What does a production designer do, and how on earth are we going to put music to our story? Well you’ll have to listen to find out! LINKS: See O'Shea on their limited run Australian tour Buy tickets to ‘How To P

Rachel Griffiths Makes A Valid Point

May 09 2022 32 mins

Following the casting notes from Stevie Ray the Daddos set off to pitch the show to Alex Papps; hoping the beloved TV actor will play our lead role. Plus Cameron pulls some SERIOUS strings and managed to get the one and only Rachel Griffiths to hear our pitch for her to play our leading female role of Stephanie. The only problem is… we’ve not actually written much of t

Auditions & Callbacks: Let's Find Our Cast

May 03 2022 15 mins

Getting actors to star in our TV show is going to be hard because so far our budget leaves a lot to be desired. Andrew and Cameron speak to agent Eloise Georgaris and Casting Associate Stevie Ray to find out the dos and don'ts of the casting process – including what to do if you’ve already done some of the "don'ts". LINKS: Check out @mcgregorscasting on Instagram Follo

Two Directors, Two Daddos, One Big Regret

Apr 26 2022 16 mins

Directing isn’t all sitting in canvas chairs and shouting ACTION! Cameron and Andrew talk to directors Peter Andrikidis and Fiona McGee to try and find the creative mind the guide their TV show from script to screen. LINKS: Watch Fiona’s work via Good Oil Films Watching Eden on Stan (eps S1 E7 Drysdale & S1E8 Hedwig) dir. Peter Andrikidis Follow @novapodcastsoffici

Let's Write This Thing!

Apr 19 2022 28 mins

It’s great to have a concept and a show-runner, but we don’t have any scenes yet! Andrew and Cameron call up Sarah Smith to pick her story-telling mind about where they should go to next, before enlisting the help of Libby Butler and Joe Murphy for their very first writers room. Joe has worked on 'Younger' and 'Emily In Paris', and Libby has crafted tales for hit s

Who's Gonna Steer This Showbiz Ship?

Apr 12 2022 20 mins

So we've got our idea, now how do we get it off the ground? With a Show-runner of course! The Daddos call up three of the biggest, brightest and most-likely-to-answer-when-we-called producers; Anne Robinson, Michael Petroni, and Tania Chambers. We find out what a show-runner is, and try to find one for our little show that could! And keep our chin up despite an acceptance that turn

First, We Need An Idea

Apr 05 2022 19 mins

We're going behind the curtain of the creative process to show you how you can go from a blank piece of paper to someone screaming 'ACTION' on a set. Cam and Andrew will be pitching to directors, producers, talent managers and even a Golden Globe winner. But first... we need to come up with an idea to actually pitch. How hard can it be.. right? CREDITS: Hosted by: Came

But Seriously... How Do TV Shows Get Made?!

Mar 20 2022 1 mins

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get a TV Show made? Join brothers Cameron and Andrew Daddo as they embark on the gripping, heartbreaking, exhausting and downright ridiculously-good-time adventure of making their very own TV show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.