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Frenchy Famous - Casting is Everything.

Posted July 25, 2020
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In an interview last week, Martin Scocese said that casting was 90% of making a great movie

For video, it's no different 

Many years ago, when I had my first job at WNET/13 in NY, Joan Konner, then VP for news and public affairs told me the same thing - It's all about the casting.

Last week (like every week) we ran one of our virtual video bootcamps for Spectrum News 1 MMJs.

One of our participants was Brian Scott, an MMJ for Dallas, Texas

Here's the story he shot, edited and produced - all on his iPhone

As you can see, find the right character and the story pretty much takes care of itself.  

 


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