In this week’s guest episode, the gang is joined by writer/director Dan Brownlie and producer Mel Morley — two of the creative minds behind the upcoming screenlife horror feature Groupchat, which is screening at this year’s Unnamed Footage Festival! They discuss a myriad of topics including their respective filmmaking origins, how personal tragedy birthed the idea for the film and subsequently allowed their creative paths to cross, the many varied approaches one can take to shooting a screenlife film (and some things you can't mess up), the influence of tabletop roleplaying games on the film's narrative and the group's experience with them as a whole, their eventful casting process for Groupchat (which included a visit from the police for one cast member), how to set design a single location to look like multiple, their history with found footage, and so much more!
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