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Saim Sadiq is a Pakistani Screenwriter and Filmmaker, and the Director of Joyland, short-listed for the 2023 Oscars.
Saim comes back on The Pakistan Experience for a detailed discussion on film making, from writing scripts, to directing actors, on this deep dive podcast we discuss ideas for films, the Economics of Filmmaking, Casting, Joyland, the reception to Joyland and Editing Films.
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The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications.
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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
2:00 Screenwriting and ideas for Films
6:50 Mechanics of Writing a Movie and the Writing Process
15:12 The Economics of Film Making
26:00 Earlier Drafts of Joyland, Being Rejected and starting from a Short Film
30:00 Characters sounding or not sounding Punjabi
33:30 Directing Actors and working with Stars
44:00 Finding the right cast
50:13 Joyland Shooting Schedule and Finances
53:45 Editing and killing your darlings
58:00 Shooting Films and Shot lists
1:04:00 What did Saim want to explore with Joyland?
1:07:00 People reacting to the Film
1:12:00 Audience Questions