The Making of There's Something About You | ft. Judah & Lewis Anthony Smith

The time is finally here! The long awaited announcement for the film There's Something About You has been revealed! Judah has been acting in this film for over 3 years as lead actor for the character 'Jadon'. After countless hours of work and shooting over the long time period, the film was finally wrapped in 2025. This is Judah's first debut into the acting industry and he is very optimistic for the future of this film after all the hard work.

There's Something About You was written and directed by award winning short film directer - Lewis Anthony Smith. Who's first film 'Last December' had great feedback, winning the Birmingham film festival Award along with other successes.

In this episode Judah invites Lewis onto the Not My Cup of Tea podcast for a very special episode to dive into the making of There's Something About You. Telling you the entire process from front to back with funny and memorable stories along the way. The trailer is also featured in this episode where you get Judah's first reaction to seeing the trailer on camera. This episode was extremely fun to produce so we hope you enjoy it too!

There's Something About You will be released next year but for now you can check out the trailer!

Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5bfPcXfENg&t=11s

Where to follow and support Judah (the host and actor)

YouTube Channel: @judisamo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/judisamo_official/

Where to follow and support Lewis Anthony Smith (the director)

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UC09stDopVy5ZFQHSwcl24_A

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewanthonysmith/

Chapters

00:00:00 Intro & guest welcome

00:02:02 Recap: "Last December" & festival awards

00:05:59 New project reveal

00:07:42 Trailer play & reactions

00:12:31 Director explains concept & cryptic storytelling

00:18:08 Logline: "lost soul" in an ominous wasteland

00:23:04 Inspiration & director's personal connection to Jadon

00:31:21 Ambition, originality & visual influences

00:38:04 Visual storytelling & test-shoot lessons

00:42:00 Actor's evolution and genre discussion

00:48:03 Actor process: rehearsals vs on-camera performance

00:51:02 Production pause, rewrites & structure change

00:55:04 Reshoots, posture tweaks & character bio work

00:58:14 The Stranger: role, mystery & practical car scenes

01:05:33 Continuity crisis: broken glasses resolved

01:12:30 Prop symbolism: "Do Not Be Afraid" explained

01:16:50 Locations: Digbeth nights, canal & safety decisions

01:23:43 Camera rigs, risky bonnet mount & lighting plan

01:29:00 Music: original score direction & tone

01:33:09 Canal shoot scare, near-accident & exhaustion

01:36:55 Opening sprint: actor technique & "T-Rex" trick

01:40:36 Crew commitment, doubts & the turning-point shoot

01:44:38 Director growth: confidence, resilience & lessons

01:49:00 Audience takeaway: purpose, confidence & rewatchability

01:55:18 Release plan: festival route & availability

01:56:25 Teaser: upcoming film "I Know Your Deeds"

02:00:03 Closing & outro

Credits

Thanks to Judah Terry for doing the graphic design, hosting and producing of this episode

Thanks to Lewis Anthony Smith for editing this episode

Thanks to Mads from Mad Hat Productions for operating the camera for this episode

Thanks to Eli Turp for time stamping and creating the music for this episode

Thanks to the rest of the podcast team working behind the scenes