Producer of 'Supacell' on Casting, VFX & Her Journey: Sheila Nortley | Get The Picture - Ep 1

After making her first short film with university friends on a shoestring budget, Sheila Nortley fell into Producing and gradually the scale got bigger and more ambitious. Now she’s Produced Netflix’s drama series Stay Close, starring Cush Jumbo and Richard Armitage and has wrapped post-production on #rapman’s new Sci-Fi series #supacell for #netflix Join #filmmaker Kiosa Sukami on this episode of Get The Picture, as we delve into her journey into the film industry and learn what it's like working with a global streaming platform on such an ambitious project. 📖 CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Preview 01:02 - Intro 03:14 - Growing up in South London and family dynamic 05:19 - Telling stories as a child to communicate 08:00 - Going to University and studying English Literature then Media & Communications 12:12 - Leaving University and finding video work as a filmmaker 15:30 - Networking with actors & creatives on social media, meeting Aml Ameen, making shorts 18:48 - Advice for making your first short film 20:34 - Making the first indie Feature Film 23:48 - Attending the American Black Film Festival and winning 2 awards 25:00 - The making of Sable Fable with Director Stephen Lloyd Jackson 26:30 - The role of a Film Producer 28:45 - Transitioning into doing Television Production and landing a Netflix role 32:03 - The making of Netflix series Stay Close 36:55 - Landing the Supacell series role with Netflix & meeting Rapman 38:58 - Casting & VFX of Supacell with actors Tosin Cole, Adelayo Adebayo, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Josh Tedeku, Calvin Demba 40:48 - Portraying the humanity of Black People in Supacell 44:28 - Upcoming projects to look out for: Osoro (magical realism Short Film) 47:40 - Advice for aspiring Film / TV Producers 48:43 - Dealing with mental health as a Producer and the Actors' strike 51:00 - Games Segment: Guess The Picture 54:50 - Outro ✅ WATCH OTHER EPISODES 👉 EP 2 - Cinematographer, Miguel Carmenes, Breaks Down KSI Video, Commercials & Films    • Cinematographer Breaks Down KSI Video...   👉 EP 3 - Peaky Blinders & Ali G Editor, Paul Knight, shares Journey, BAFTA Win & More    • Peaky Blinders & Ali G Editor shares ...   👉 EP 4 - Director Duo, Meeks & Frost, on Videos for J Hus, Ciroc, Pa Salieu & More    • Directors on Videos for J Hus, Ciroc,...   👉 EP 5 - DOP Sam Meyer    • Cinematographer on Videos for Stefflo...   👉 EP 6 - Photographer, Zek Snaps, on working with Skepta, Akon, D Block Europe & More    • Photographer on working with Skepta, ...   👉 EP 7 - Top Boy Actor, Ash Barba, on Casting, working with Ashley Walters & Trapstar    • Top Boy Actor on Casting, working wit...   👉 EP 8 - From Corporate Job to Production Designer for Burna Boy & More: Lottie Toon    • From Corporate Job to Production Desi...   👉 EP 9 - Cinematographer David Wright Breaks Down Slowthai, Mo Salah Video & More:    • Cinematographer Breaks Down Slowthai,...   👉 EP 10 - BBC Producer, Andrew Efah, on making Defending Digga D, Rap Game UK & More:    • BBC Producer on making Defending Digg...   🎧 LISTEN ON PODCAST PLATFORMS: Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1LOmDn0JMITGw90UwHHPi0 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-the-picture/id17… Amazon: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/874a33ba-6692-4eef-95e… Castbox: castbox.fm/ch/6192916 iHeartRadio: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-get-the-picture-1848617… Pocket Casts: pca.st/9amz85t6 🔗 FOLLOW US ON SOCIALS: instagram.com/londonpodcaststudios www.tiktok.com/@londonpodcaststudios 🌎 Contact us if you're looking for a podcast production partner or studio: Website: londonpodcaststudios.co.uk/ 👍 LIKE, SHARE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE CONTENT! #scifi #interviews #behindthescene #makingof #filmmakingpodcast #filmproduction #filmproducer #vfx

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