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Jul 2023
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What Indie Filmmakers Can Learn From ‘In...

NO FILM SCHOOL
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What can we, as independent filmmakers, learn from movie franchises with big legacies? How is AI affecting the careers of writers and actors? What is the best way to properly insure film equipment in the event it gets stolen? In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine and GG Hawkins discuss: Box Office numbers for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Dest ... Show More
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