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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIn this episode of the No Film School Podcast, GG Hawkins speaks with BAFTA-winning director Marc Munden about directing the new Netflix adaptation of __Lord of the Flies__ , written by Jack Thorne.\n\nMunden discusses revisiting William Golding’s novel, shaping the series’ visual language, filming on a remote island in Malaysia, working with 36 young actors, and how limitations around child actors’ schedules helped inspire the show’s hallucinatory nighttime look.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**In this episode, we****discuss:**\n\n  * Why Munden was initially conflicted about adapting __Lord of the Flies__ again\n  * How Jack Thorne structured the four-part series around Piggy, Jack, Simon, and Ralph\n  * Using the rainforest as an alien, living ecosystem that mirrors the boys’ collapsing society\n  * How production restrictions led Munden to develop an infrared-inspired visual approach for nighttime scenes\n  * Rehearsing for five weeks with 36 child actors before shooting\n  * Directing young performers toward natural behavior instead of “performing”\n  * How Munden uses analog production books filled with references, sketches, script pages, and notes\n  * Why post-production became a continuation of discovery, including iPhone footage and evolving portrait sequences\n  * Munden’s advice for emerging filmmakers: make films, learn to write, be kind, and keep learning from others\n\n\n\n**Guests:**\n\n  * Marc Munden__\n\n\n\n\n\n\n****\n\n****\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Subscribe to the No Film School Podcast on:**\n\n  * Apple Podcasts\n  * Spotify\n  * Google\n\n\n\nGet your question answered on the podcast by emailing podcast@nofilmschool.com\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n_Listen to more episodes of the No Film School podcast right here:_\n\nCheck out more of our NAB 2026 coverage!",
  "title": "The Logistics of Chaos: Directing 'Lord of the Flies' With 36 Child Actors With Marc Munden"
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