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Alex Buono is a director, producer, cinematographer, and executive producer who is known for his work on television shows such as Saturday Night Live, Documentary Now! and Russian Doll. He is currently working as the Directing Producer on a tv series, Based on a True Story, which is now available for streaming.\xa0\xa0\n\nIn this episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with Director Producer Alex Buono to discuss:\n\nWorking at SNL soon after graduating film school\n\nHow his time at SNL forced him to develop dexterity in his work\n\nFiguring out how to create different styles for each episode of Documentary Now!\n\n\nBending genres and finding tone for the show, Based on a True Story\n\n\nGetting certain shots out of your system\xa0\n\nBeing influenced by Brian De Palma and the Cohen Brothers\n\nGood exercises for young filmmakers to try out\n\nBeing a Directing Producer - it\u2019s not for everyone\n\nHow directing and producing is like being a project manager\xa0\n\nBeing the copilot that helps bring someone else\u2019s vision to life\n\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cThere was no time to worry about it. There was no time to overthink things. You just had to go and do it.\u201d [5:07]\n\n\u201cFind ways to tell a really gripping documentary, but in a really silly way.\u201d [15:44]\n\n\u201cIf you grow up as a cinephile and as a film nerd, there\u2019s just certain types of shots you are just desperate to do.\u201d [19:01]\n\n\u201cFor most directors it is a real managerial job. You have to enjoy that and really want that role.\u201d [37:40]\n\n\n\n\nResources:\nRussian Doll\n\nDocumentary Now!\n\nBased on a True Story\n\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices