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She Shot Her First Feature in Just 11 Nights — Making 'Lockjaw'

In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, Writer-director Sabrina Greco joins No Film School to discuss the making of her feature debut, Lockjaw, a dark comedy centered on a woman whose jaw is wired shut after a car accident. University to editing for digital media, Nickelodeon, and feature films Why filmmakers like John Cassavetes and the mumblecore movement changed the way she thought about feature filmmaking.

She Shot Her First Feature in Just 11 Nights — Making 'Lockjaw'

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In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, Writer-director Sabrina Greco joins No Film School to discuss the making of her feature debut, Lockjaw, a dark comedy centered on a woman whose jaw is wired...

University to editing for digital media, Nickelodeon, and feature films Why filmmakers like John Cassavetes and the mumblecore movement changed the way she thought about feature filmmaking.

She also breaks down directing Blu Hunt's physically constrained but highly expressive lead performance, adapting scenes when they stopped working on set, using two cameras to move quickly, and drawing on...

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In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, Writer-director Sabrina Greco joins No Film School to discuss the making of her feature debut, Lockjaw, a dark comedy centered on a woman whose jaw is wired shut after a car accident. University to editing for digital media, Nickelodeon, and feature films Why filmmakers like John Cassavetes and the mumblecore movement changed the way she thought about feature filmmaking. She also breaks down directing Blu Hunt's physically constrained but highly expressive lead performance, adapting scenes when they stopped working on set, using two cameras to move quickly, and drawing on her editing background to reshape the film in post-production.

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  • She also breaks down directing Blu Hunt's physically constrained but highly expressive lead performance, adapting scenes when they stopped working on set, using two cameras to move quickly, and drawing on...
  • How producer Abby Davis helped secure a house where the production could shoot for eight of its 11 days Deciding to move forward with the movie after Greco lost her job during the Hollywood strikes...

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