Jake Van Wagoner is a director, producer, and actor known for his work on Impractical Jokers and the film Christmas Time. His recent film, Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out, is a family friendly sci-fi feature that premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with director Jake Van Wagoner to discuss:
- Getting funding for the film from a family friend
- The unique title to the movie
- Making a film the whole family could enjoy
- Building the production team from many great connections
- How directing is like being a father
- Guiding the child actors in some challenging scenes
- Shooting a 93 page script in only 15 days
- Using children from his family to act as little aliens
- The process of attaching Will Forte to the movie Lessons he learned from his first feature, Christmas Time
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