The NEW PATH to Become a Director after Film School | Teddy Alvarez-Nissen

Описание: Welcome to episode 26 of The First Act Break podcast, the show where we dive into the art, business, and hustle of breaking into the film industry, and help you build a career doing what you love.

Today, we bring on Teddy Alvarez-Nissen, a recently graduated USC film director. He shares his experience breaking into Hollywood and how he made a movie with snails. We discuss the what it takes for a director to succeed in the movie business and the path that led to him to being noticed at film festivals and by talent agencies.

Time Stamps:
(0:00) - Intro
(3:49) - Learning Filmmaking as a Child
(13:24) - Directing a Snail
(16:11) - Building the Set
(21:10) - Fantastical storytelling
(25:27) - Finding Ideas
(37:52) - Old Goat
(40:29) - Film Festivals
(46:38) - Best Marketing Tool
(52:37) - Most Memorable Set
(54:50) - 1st AD
(1:00:10) - Networking
(1:05:15) - Career Plan After College
(1:11:57) - $3 Million Feature Idea
(1:13:47) - AI isn’t directing

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