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I love it when a plan comes together

Hey, it's Marie Burke from USC's Theatre school, and I am delighted to tell you about the experience on my first Life After Film School show. Along with fellow students Brian and Gabe, I got the privilege of interviewing the director of The A-Team, Joe Carnahan. The Shoot Being on the set was amazing! I had never been on such a large (yes, to me it was large) set before, so it was exciting to see what goes on behind the scenes of LAFS. It helped that prior to this filming, we were able to go to a previous show...

Make Friends with Failure

Hi, my name's Lauren Slusser and I'm a graduating senior directing student at UCLA.  I shot my first Life After Film School episodes this month and it's been an amazing experience!  I interviewed Marmaduke director Tom Dey and Ramona and Beezus director Liz Allen , an exciting but intimidating introduction to the show.    I was especially interested in interviewing Tom and Liz because of their work in children's film, which is what I hope to do someday.  I was eager to speak with them about their approach to family-friendly material and how they work with young actors on set.  Most...

SCALING MOUNT EVEREST, or, How To Be An Artist and A Healthy Person Too

So, a few days ago, I held the first bout of auditions for the short film I'm working on this semester. This has proved, time and again, to be far more challenging and time-consuming than I ever predicted it to be. I remember from auditioning for Life After Film School just how intimidating it can be as the person coming in to be judged by three relative strangers. What I never used to realize is how intimidating it is to be the director who must be totally prepared and in control as he meets ten or forty actors in the...