Breaking into Indie Film Directing with William Kaufman

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00:00 Introduction to Will
00:24 How did Will start directing feature films?
01:51 Shooting on film
02:39 Convincing people to believe in your project
04:42 Working with a solid team - does Will still pitch for work?
06:16 Working in the genre
07:24 Advice for new directors - what do they need to know about the business side?
08:26 Choosing the right projects and how to build your network
11:27 Directing action sequences - balancing spectacle with story
14:34 Whats the hardest scene Will's ever directed
15:40 Osiris - Will's first monster movie - moving into Sci-Fi
17:47 Casting Linda Hamilton
19:26 If Will was staring again today what would he do?
22:25 Wills motto
22:45 Jims recommendation - Josh Caldwell - turn your Micro budget film into a directing career

This week I'm talking to writer/director William Kaufman. Will has made a bunch of action films both as an indie filmmaker but also as a director for hire. I ask Will about his career, his advice for new people entering the business, what he would do if he had to start from scratch and what it was like working with Linda Hamilton on his latest movie the sci-fi action film Osiris.

Check out Wills IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0442287/

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