How to Break Into Screenwriting with the Channel 4 Script Writing Course’s Philip Shelley

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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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Philip Shelley is a script editor, producer, and the head of several screenwriting courses, including the Channel 4 Scriptwriting course.

Philip began his career as a freelance script reader/consultant, working for numerous companies including the BBC, Granada TV, Thames TV, the First Film Foundation, Channel 4 Film, Paramount Pictures, and Paines Plough Theatre Company. He later transitioned to a development script editor role at Granada TV Drama and then at LWT Drama.

This is the first time we've had a script editor on the show, and it was fascinating to learn more about this crucial role in film and TV. We also explore Philip's process with writers on the Channel 4 writing course, dive into topics such as structure, writing characters, what to write to get your foot in the door, and why you should write what you want to write rather than what you think the market wants.

You can find out more about Phillip's work via these links:

https://script-consultant.co.uk/

https://careers.channel4.com/4skills/talent-schemes/4screenwriting

Phillip - Twitter

Ieuan - Instagram

Will - Instagram

Short Films Big Questions - Instagram

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How to Break Into Screenwriting with the Channel 4 Script Writing Course’s Philip Shelley

Short Films, Big Questions

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MP3•Episodio en casa

Philip Shelley is a script editor, producer, and the head of several screenwriting courses, including the Channel 4 Scriptwriting course.

You can find out more about Phillip's work via these links:

https://script-consultant.co.uk/

https://careers.channel4.com/4skills/talent-schemes/4screenwriting

Phillip - Twitter

Ieuan - Instagram

Will - Instagram

Short Films Big Questions - Instagram

34 episodios

#Theater #Fine Arts #Arts #Business #Podcasting Education #Cinema #Comedy #Audio Drama #Ieuan Coombs, Will Liney #Ieuan Coombs #Liney

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How to Distribute your Short Film with Director's Notes' Marbelle 1:02:19

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MarBelle co-founded the platform Directors Notes in 2006 as a way to make filmmaking more accessible by sharing useful knowledge on how to make films. Sixteen years later, Directors Notes has become the home for thousands of short films looking to premiere online, featuring filmmakers like Mark Jenkin, Rob Savage & Ben Wheatley. As a bit of recent news, DN has just partnered with BIFA’s The Douglas Hickox Award sponsored by BBC Film. MarBelle is also a programmer and advisory board member at Aesthetica Short Film Festival , a voter for the British Independent Film Awards , and jury member and panelist for events such as The Shark Awards , Bolton Film Festival , Berlin Commercial , The Shiny Awards and Paris International Film Festival . In this episode, as always, we cover a lot of ground. MarBelle talks about how important it is to build an audience from the ground up, not only through festivals but online outlets and your own social media channels. He tells us about the creation of Directors Notes, how they started and how they have continued to this day. We get into the weeds of what DN are looking for with their features as well as what it is like being an entrepreneur in this niche space. Directors Notes - Website SOCIAL MEDIA Directors Notes: Instagram Ieuan: Instagram Will: Instagram…

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How I Approached my Role in Happy Valley with BAFTA Nominated Actor Amit Shah 1:18:08

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In this episode, we speak with actor Amit Shah, well known for his outstanding performances in TV, film, and theatre. Amit's TV credits include Happy Valley (for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Best Supporting Actor award), Crashing, Mr Bates vs the Post Office and The Witcher. His feature film work includes roles in The Infidel, Final Score, and The Courier. On stage, Amit has appeared in productions at the National Theatre, the Royal Court, and the Donmar Warehouse. Amit has acted in many short films, including a trilogy of shorts from director Sam Baron, who we recently had on the podcast. We focus on his performances in the short films A Quiet Carriage and Tall, Dark and Handsome, as well as his dynamic with Sam Baron. We also talk more generally about his acting process, as well as how he specifically approached Happy Valley and Mr Bates vs. the Post Office. All of this, and as always, much more. LINKS TO AMIT’S WORK: SHORT FILMS: A Quiet Carriage Tall, Dark and Handsome Big Ears The Orgy TV: Happy Valley Trailer Watch via BBCiPlayer Mr Bates vs. The Post Office Trailer Watch via ITVX Amit's IMDB Page Sam Baron's episode (where he discusses his and Amit’s collaboration): SOCIAL MEDIA Amit: Instagram Ieuan: Instagram Will: Instagram…

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How to Break Into Screenwriting with the Channel 4 Script Writing Course’s Philip Shelley 1:02:51

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Philip Shelley is a script editor, producer, and the head of several screenwriting courses, including the Channel 4 Scriptwriting course. Philip began his career as a freelance script reader/consultant, working for numerous companies including the BBC, Granada TV, Thames TV, the First Film Foundation, Channel 4 Film, Paramount Pictures, and Paines Plough Theatre Company. He later transitioned to a development script editor role at Granada TV Drama and then at LWT Drama. This is the first time we've had a script editor on the show, and it was fascinating to learn more about this crucial role in film and TV. We also explore Philip's process with writers on the Channel 4 writing course, dive into topics such as structure, writing characters, what to write to get your foot in the door, and why you should write what you want to write rather than what you think the market wants. You can find out more about Phillip's work via these links: https://script-consultant.co.uk/ https://careers.channel4.com/4skills/talent-schemes/4screenwriting Phillip - Twitter Ieuan - Instagram Will - Instagram Short Films Big Questions - Instagram…

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From Stanley Kubrick to Ridley Scott: A Conversation with Legendary Cinematographer Stuart Harris BSC 1:11:10

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Cinematographer Stuart Harris has shot over 4000 commercials, several feature films and loads of renowned Pink Floyd music videos with director Storm Thorgerson. Stuart now heads up the Directing Commercials course at the NFTS and co-heads its Cinematography course. He is an Honorary Full Member of the British Society of Cinematographers (only the third person to ever receive this!) Stuart started his career in the camera department on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. We go into detail about his experience on this legendary production and what it was like to work on a Kubrick film. We delve into the weeds of the commercial 'The Deficit Trials' which Stuart shot for Ridley Scott as well as Pink Floyd's music video for 'High Hopes' which Stuart shot for Storm Thorgerson. We highly recommend you watch both of these (linked below) before listening to the episode. More generally we speak about self confidence as a director, being persistent and the importance of shooting as much as you can. Stuart has such an inspiring take on the industry and the filmmaking process. We can't wait for you to give it a listen! You can find 'The Deficit Trials' and 'High Hopes' alongside some of Stuart's other cinematography work on his website, linked below. The Deficit Trials High Hopes http://stuartharris.co.uk/ Will - Instagram Ieuan - Instagram Short Films Big Questions - Instagram…

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A Deep Dive into the Short Film 'Ecstasy' with Film Director Grant Taylor 1:25:55

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Grant is a writer and director with a passion for telling upbeat stories about disability and care. His award-winning shorts have screened at BAFTA, BFI and festivals worldwide. He’s directed LGBTQ+ series ‘Flatshare’, web series #Reality, award-winning short ‘Emigrant’ and his latest film ‘Ecstasy’ is a heartfelt adventure about a disabled father and son’s attempt to buy drugs so the Dad can dance with his wife... one last time. It is this short ‘Ecstasy’ which we specifically focus on in this episode. We dig deep into every aspect of Grant’s process from the two kickstarter campaigns he and his team ran in order to get the project off the ground, working with production designer Elena Muntoni and his DOP Hamish Anderson, his in depth shot lists to get the crew all on the same page, his choice of music and working with the actors to do his Dad justice and create an authentic portrayal of Parkinsons. We have linked Ecstasy below. In order to get the most out of this episode we highly recommend you watch the short first before tuning in. Watch the short film Ecstasy here: https://directorsnotes.com/2023/05/16/grant-taylor-ecstasy/ Shot List: https://vimeo.com/439519137/c49657403a Crowdfunding Campaign: https://vimeo.com/granttaylor27/download/371501358/50a04e4840 Social Media: Grant: Instagram Short Films, Big Questions: Instagram Will: Instagram Ieuan: Instagram…

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What my Acting Career has Taught me About Directing with Charlotte Hamblin 1:34:47

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Charlotte Hamblin is a British actor, director and writer based in London. She trained at RADA on the Foundation Course and studied English, Drama with Education at Cambridge University. Charlotte's acting theatre credits include 'Strings' (Royal Court Upstairs) and 'Miss Julie' (Jermyn Street Theatre). Her acting TV credits Includes 'The Alienist': Series 2 (Netflix), 'McMafia' (BBC1), 'Downton Abbey' (ITV1), and her film credits include 'Operation Mincemeat' (Archery Pictures). She's also performed in various well received short films, including 'Cubicle' directed by Chloë Wicks, and 'Extinction' directed by Jack Cooper Stimpson. Charlotte has also been working as a professional screenwriter for the last six years. Her TV writing credits include writing an episode of ‘Hanna’ (NBC Universal/Working Title for Amazon prime), and participating in the writers room for black comedy series Personal Assistance. As a director Charlotte’s debut short film 'Everybody dies sometimes…' won Best British Short at the British Short Film Awards, and was an official selection at Tribeca film festival. It’s recently been released online on Omeleto, and Directors Notes. We speak about working with name talent, her festival journey with ‘Everybody Dies Sometimes…,’ how she approaches visuals, her writing process, and much more. Links to Charlotte’s work: Everybody Dies Sometimes… https://directorsnotes.com/2024/03/16/charlotte-hamblin-everybody-dies-sometimes/ Cubicle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3paYPdpj9Y Extinction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD24LntwRow Hanna, episode 6, season 2 (accessed with an Amazon Prime subscription): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hanna-Season-2/dp/B08BXPKS8D Charlotte’s favourite short film: Shadow Brother Sunday (trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCum3x7OIzA Social Media: Charlotte: Twitter & Instagram Short Films, Big Questions: Instagram Ieuan: Instagram Will: Instagram…

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Workshopping a Short Film Idea with Sam Baron- Part 2 1:21:25

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A departure from the norm for us here at Short Films, Big Questions… In this episode, filmmaker Sam Baron helps us workshop two of our short film ideas. He guides us through his process of breaking down an idea, interrogating character motivation, and examining what we can personally bring as filmmakers to the story. The approach Sam takes can be applied to all short films, as well as fiction generally. As such, we feel the episode will be valuable to anyone in the midst of writing a narrative project. A bit of background about Sam: He is a writer, director and actor. In 2014, he won the coveted Academy's Nicholl Fellowship for his script, The Science of Love, kicking off an impressive career as a screenwriter. He’s written for TV shows including the BBC’s “Chloe” and Netflix’s “Lockwood & Co”, as well as developing his own originals with Sky Comedy, Netflix and the BBC. Sam has written and directed many short films that have played at festivals worldwide. He has recently completed a trilogy of short films starring Amit Shah and is now busy developing one of these, "The Orgy," as a TV series with Sony Pictures. Sam also teaches on the NFTS short filmmaking course. You can find links to Sam's trilogy of short films in full below, including his most recent, "Tall Dark and Handsome." We’d recommend listening to part 1 of our conversation, ‘Making your Short Film Personal with Sam Baron’, to get more insight into his work and process. Links to Sam’s work: Tall, Dark and Handsome: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/02/01/tall-dark-and-handsome/ Big Ears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RWeJTVXWqM The Orgy: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/06/07/the-orgy/ Sam’s speech accepting the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr3u_SA2Rg Website: https://www.sambaron.com/ Social Media: Sam: Instagram and Twitter Short Films, Big Questions: Instagram Ieuan: Instagram Will: Instagram…

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Making your Short Film Personal with Sam Baron- Part 1 1:35:11

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Sam Baron is a writer, director and actor. In 2014, Sam won the coveted Academy's Nicholl Fellowship for his script, The Science of Love, kicking off an impressive career as a screenwriter. He’s written for TV shows including the BBC’s “Chloe” and Netflix’s “Lockwood & Co”, as well as developing his own originals with Sky Comedy, Netflix and the BBC. However, our main focal point in our conversation is about Sam's amazing short films. Specifically, a trilogy of shorts he's written and directed starring Amit Shah. He is currently busy developing one of these, "The Orgy" as a TV series with Sony Pictures. We talk about Sam's process with actors, his approach to visuals, the value of making his short films personal, zero budget features and much more. You can find links to Sam's trilogy of short films in full below, including his most recent, which just premiered on Short of the Week, "Tall Dark and Handsome." We encourage you to watch these to get the most out of our conversation, as we spend a lot of time discussing Sam's specific process within these projects. This is part 1 of our conversation with Sam. In part 2, we are fortunate enough to have Sam helping us workshop our short film ideas. Stay tuned for this episode! Links to Sam’s work: Tall, Dark and Handsome: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2024/02/01/tall-dark-and-handsome/ Big Ears: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RWeJTVXWqM The Orgy: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/06/07/the-orgy/ Sam’s speech accepting the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYr3u_SA2Rg Website: https://www.sambaron.com/ Sam’s favourite short film (accessed via a subscription to Mubi): https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/wasp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baronifish?igsh=MXN2amRjcGFkaGdlcw== Follow us on instagram @shortfilmsbigquestions to get more content about all things short films, and the amazing guests we have on!…

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Directing Yourself with Gregg Chilingirian 55:06

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Gregg Chilingirian, also known by his stage name Gregg Chillin, is a writer, director and actor. He recently directed and lead performed in the short film, George. It's achieved much success on the film festival circuit, with official selections at Bolton International Film Festival, Kerry International Film Festival and the Hollyshorts Festival . A lot of what we discuss is specifically about this film, and how to effectively both direct and act in a project. So if you're interested in balancing those two disciplines, this episode is absolutely for you. Gregg has had a successful acting career, appearing in many television shows over the years, including leads in Da Vinci's Demons, Being Human, Inside Men, A Discovery of Witches and The Wheel of Time. He made his stage debut at the Royal National Theatre playing Mark in Dennis Kelly's DNA in 2008. As well as both directing and acting in a project, we spoke about shooting on film, achieving an abrupt tonal shifts on screen, the directing lessons he's learnt as an actor, as well as another upcoming short film project. To watch George, which we encourage you to, please get in touch via email to ieuancoombs@gmail.com, with GEORGE SCREENING LINK, in the subject box, and we'll send over a private link. Links: The George Short Film Trailer: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs6rJsoOrtO/?hl=en Gregg's IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1209486/ The George Short Film Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/george_slickfilms/?hl=en Gregg's favourite short film (accessed with a MUBI subscription): https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/an-avocado-pit…

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How to Navigate Film Festivals with London Short Film Festival Co-founder Phillip Ilson 56:32

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In this episode we have the pleasure of speaking to the co- founder of the prestigious London Short Film Festival, Phillip Ilson. Phillip co-founded LSFF with Kate Taylor in 2003 under its original moniker Halloween Short Film Festival, following ten years of running its predecessor The Halloween Society. Phillip is also a vastly experienced short film programmer. He’s currently the Short Film Programmer for @BFI London Film Festival and has previously programmed for East End Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, Branchage Festival, Latitude and Curzon Soho. In short (pun intended), there's not much Phillip Ilson doesn't know about short films. We talk about all sorts, including his journey with LSFF, what filmmakers have to gain from submitting to a festival, what makes a short film stand out, how the festival runs its selection process, as well as the process by which they come up with their film strands. This was a fresh perspective for us (we haven't interviewed a festival founder before), and it was fascinating for us to get this insight. We've spoken before on the podcast about how we absolutely love LSFF, and were blown away when we went last January. Links: You can find out more about LSFF here: https://shortfilms.org.uk/about/ Some of Phillip's favourite short films: Wasp- dir. Andrea Arnold (watch with Mubi) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.c37439e8-7d54-449d-a0ed-4fa4e9639316?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb Smart Alec (Andrew Kotting) http://www.andrewkotting.com/ak%20web/smartalexvideo.html…

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Approaching the Feature Film 'Scrapper' with Production Designer Elena Muntoni 1:02:11

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In this episode we chat to Elena Muntoni. Elena is an incredibly talented and accomplished production designer. Some of her credits include the BAFTA nominated short film, ‘Standby,’ music promos for artists like Mumford and Sons, Arlo Parks and Dave, as well as commercials for brands like Yamaha, Samsung and Asics. Recently, Elena was the production designer on the feature film, “Scrapper” the debut from director, Charlotte Regan starring Harris Dickinson and Lola Campbell. We talk about how she dissects a script when she first receives it, what she talks about in her meetings with her director, as well as how she works with her team. We delve into why you may need a production designer for your film and we also touch on her love of excel spreadsheets! Here is the link to the short film ‘Standby’: https://vimeo.com/207630463 Here is the trailer for ‘Scrapper’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcEY8_9n2U8 You can find out more about her work here:https://www.elenamuntoni.com/…

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Directing Commercials and Short Films with Joe Beverley 1:07:23

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In this episode we speak with Joe Beverley. Joe is one part of the commercial and narrative directorial duo, ‘That Jam’. Joe talks us through his process working on big budget commercials which have allowed him and his directing partner, Sam, to explore genre and cement their unique style. They’ve made heist films for Cadburys, filmed car chases and flying cars as well as blown up entire film sets. We speak about how he balances his work on commercials with his work on short films as well as dive into the world of VFX (which is new ground for us on the show.) His short film, ‘This Is English’ was accepted all over the UK into festivals like Crystal Palace International Film Festival, London Short Film Festival and Aesthetica. You can check it out here: https://vimeo.com/408869149 Joe also speaks about buying the rights to a book of short stories which he and his creative partner, Sam are turning into a short film anthology. You can find the teaser for the first film they've made based on this here: Find out more about Joe, and 'That Jam' here: https://www.thatjam.co.uk/ Here are links to the two commercials we reference most: Cadburys: https://www.thatjam.co.uk/creme-egg-the-last-delivery Superbet: https://www.thatjam.co.uk/superbet-gosuper…

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Why I Went Back to Making Short Films with Feature Film Director Richard Raymond 1:16:10

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In this episode we speak with film director, Richard Raymond. We focus on his journey from directing the feature film ‘Desert Dancer’ which starred Freida Pinto and was distributed by Relativity to directing the short film “Souls of Totality” - the only film ever to have been shot during a solar eclipse! ‘Souls’ won Best Short Film at Raindance in 2018, the Grand Jury prize at Hollyshorts, had a special mention at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and was selected for Tribeca Film Festival. Online it’s everywhere from platforms like ‘DUST’ to ‘Alter’ and ‘Omeleto,’ and has had millions of views. Richard also takes us through why he went back into short films, the planning involved in shooting a film during an actual solar eclipse, how he gets his work funded and his methods for making sure his work is seen by the right people. We really encourage you to watch ‘Souls Of Totality’ before listening. You can watch it here on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/295048498 We also delve into the brilliant “A Million Eyes,’ his latest short film. You can watch that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unyb8wu4FDo And here is the trailer for Desert Dancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzCdDC3e0AE We hope you enjoy this one as much as we did!…

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How I Got a Movie Star to be in my Short Film with Alexander Jeremy 1:22:27

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For this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Alexander Jeremy. AJ is a filmmaker, actor and member of the comedy improv group, "Shoot from the Hip." He’s recently wrapped post production on a film called The Spaceman, starring none other than Woody Norman (C’mon C’mon, Poldark), Colin Farrell (Banshees of Inesherrin, The Lobster), and Amanda Abbington (Sherlock, Mr Selfridge). Our conversation has two main themes to it: first, how he made The Spaceman and specifically, how he amassed such a star studded cast for the project. Secondly, his comedy improv group, Shoot from the Hip, and how they’ve built an audience for themselves. As of writing this, they have 186,000 followers on instagram and 1.2 million followers on TikTok. We have a great conversation about how we, as filmmakers, can apply the lessons AJ’s learnt, and as a consequence, gain more power as creatives. AJ is incredibly candid about the life of a filmmaker- we massively appreciated this and feel like there’s so much to learn from what he has to say. You can find out more about him via the links below: YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@atjeremy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atjeremy/?hl=en Shoot from the Hip’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shootimpro/?hl=en AJ’s favourite short films: https://www.nowness.asia/picks/red-feng-yu-chao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs1xPBIfOS4…

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How I won an Oscar with my Short Film with Chris Overton 58:37

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