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Mar 2018
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How Do You Know Which Idea to Pursue? Th...

NO FILM SCHOOL
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Here's Episode One of our new podcast series The First Feature. This is a step-by-step guide on how to get your first feature made, using Ryan Koo's new Netflix Original Film AMATEUR as a case study. In this episode, we get into: The three questions you can ask yourself to help decide which movie to make; when you need an agent; how Koo lied his way into MT ... Show More
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