Learn How to Greenlight Yourself with 'Wildflower' Director Matt Smuckler
Have you ever thought about drawing inspiration for your characters, from your own family? How do you accomplish that in a way that protects them while also being true to the story?
In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and the director of Wildflower, Matt Smukler, discuss:
Taking a documentary piece and turning it into a narrative feature
Being as authentic as possible while not losing his family in the process
Knowing immediately who would be cast as the main character
Leaning on the screenwriter and main actress to help him tell a young girl’s story
Not wanting the audience to recognize his director’s hand
Using a feature editor versus a commercial editor
The things he wishes he knew before making a feature film
How a game of tennis helped him find a producer
Having his teenage daughter write songs for the film
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins.
