Episodic Roundtable: How to Get Your Series Off the Ground

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Episodic Roundtable: How to Get Your Series Off the Ground

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Mar 12, 2018

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Nash Edgerton, Tonya Glanz, and Cesar Mazariegos are three creators of shows that were featured in the new Indie Episodic section at Sundance 2018. They Join No Film School’s Liz Nord to discuss how the got their series off the ground, stretched production dollars across multiple episodes, and how much freedom they felt working in this burgeoning medium, unrestricted by duration, platform and traditional production rules.
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Mar 12, 2018

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