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The Logistics of Chaos: Directing Lord of the Flies With 36 Child Actors With Marc Munden
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- The No Film School Podcast
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- Jun 12, 2026
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Summary
GG Hawkins speaks with BAFTA-winning director Marc Munden about directing the new Netflix adaptation of Lord of the Flies, written by Jack Thorne. Munden 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. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guest Marc Munden discuss... Why Munden was initially conflicted about adapting Lord of the Flies again How Jack Thorne structured the four-part series around Piggy, Jack, Simon, and Ralph Using the rainforest as an alien, living ecosystem that mirrors the boys’ collapsing society How production restrictions led Munden to develop an infrared-inspired visual approach for nighttime scenes Rehearsing for five weeks with 36 child actors before shooting Directing young performers toward natural behavior instead of “performing” How Munden uses analog production books filled with references, sketches, script pages, and notes Why post-production became a continuation of discovery, including iPhone footage and evolving portrait sequences Munden’s advice for emerging filmmakers: make films, learn to write, be kind, and keep learning from others Memorable Quotes: “I thought, well, who needs another Lord of the Flies?” “I wanted to just characterize the rainforest as something which is alien, that has a strange beauty to it.” “I think filmmaking is the mixture of extreme joy and small defeats.” “I would say, shoot your own film.” Guests: Marc Munden Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web: No Film School Facebook: No Film School on Facebook Twitter: No Film School on Twitter YouTube: No Film School on YouTube Instagram: No…