EPISODE · Mar 1, 2018 · 1H 14M
Finding Perfect Film Locations With Wrapal Co-Founder Brian L. Tan
from Show Don't Tell: Micro-Budget Filmmaking · host Noam Kroll
It’s been said that locations can play as great a role in a film as any character, and no one understands that more than today’s guest. Brian L. Tan is an action filmmaker and entrepreneur who worked at Dreamworks, Paramount, and Digital Domain, before eventually launching the prominent location booking service Wrapal. He’s also known for appearing on the most recent season of HBO’s Project Greenlight.In this episode, Brian shares his words of wisdom on the location process, explaining how to save money when working with location owners, how to effectively scout locations for a guerrilla style shoot, and the most critical elements to consider when booking any location. Pulling from his experiences as a self made filmmaker, Brian also shares loads of invaluable tactical advice for up and coming directors, speaking to the importance of building a solid team of collaborators, getting your work noticed online, and much more.Links from the episode:www.wrapal.comwww.blttavo.comwww.instagram.com/blttavowww.twitter.com/blttavowww.facebook.com/bltanwww.youtube.com/user/blttavo/videoswww.vimeo.com/iconicfilmFor more content like this visit www.noamkroll.com
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It’s been said that locations can play as great a role in a film as any character, and no one understands that more than today’s guest. Brian L. Tan is an action filmmaker and entrepreneur who worked at Dreamworks, Paramount, and Digital Domain, before eventually launching the prominent location booking service Wrapal. He’s also known for appearing on the most recent season of HBO’s Project Greenlight.In this episode, Brian shares his words of wisdom on the location process, explaining how to save money when working with location owners, how to effectively scout locations for a guerrilla style shoot, and the most critical elements to consider when booking any location. Pulling from his experiences as a self made filmmaker, Brian also shares loads of invaluable tactical advice for up and coming directors, speaking to the importance of building a solid team of collaborators, getting your work noticed online, and much more.Links from the episode:www.wrapal.comwww.blttavo.comwww.instagram.com/blttavowww.twitter.com/blttavowww.facebook.com/bltanwww.youtube.com/user/blttavo/videoswww.vimeo.com/iconicfilmFor more content like this visit www.noamkroll.com
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