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Today we speak to Matthew Gentile and Matt Allen about the process of filming and editing the film, American Murderer. Matthew met Matt in film school, and invited him to collaborate on his first feature film. American Murderer is now available on Amazon Prime.\n\nIn this episode, we talk about\u2026\n\nHow screenwriting and directing are different\n\nMatthew\u2019s experience in film school\n\nRealizing he wanted to write his own screenplay\n\nBecoming obsessed with the story of the main character\n\nThe things that keep you going when making your first film\xa0\n\nFilming during the heart of the pandemic\n\nThe danger in trying to stick so closely to your storyboard\xa0\n\nRealizing you have so many elements to work with as a director\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t really find my way towards the right first feature vehicle.\u201d [3:13]\n\n\u201cI think it comes down to what story you want to tell first and then you figure out how to do it.\u201d [7:34]\n\n\u201cBefore I wanted to be a filmmaker, I wanted to be a fed.\u201d [10:31]\n\n\u201cI started writing the script and as I wrote it, I realized, \u2018this has to be the first feature.\u2019\u201d [12:12]\n\n\u201cI write the first draft of the script. I think it\u2019s amazing. I learn very quickly, it\u2019s not.\u201d [13:56]\n\n\u201cThat faith you have to have when you\u2019re making your first movie, that this is going to happen.\u201d [21:09]\n\n\n\nMentioned\nAmerican Murderer\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\xa0\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\xa0\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices