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Aug 2018
50m 49s

How To Stay at the top of the Charts wit...

GILES ALDERSON
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Writer and Director Jed Brian joins Giles Alderson to chat about making his found footage horror film Unlisted owner and getting and staying at the top of the Amazon charts for 15 weeks.They talk how to make a film when you live in the middle of nowhere with little resources and how to get distribution and the best way to go about making a found footage movi ... Show More
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