18 - Directing Your First Feature with Matt McClung (Inhabitants)
- Author
- Rebecca Doyle
- Published
- Wed 25 Oct 2023
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rebecca-doyle3/episodes/18---Directing-Your-First-Feature-with-Matt-McClung-Inhabitants-e2b1iqk
Matt McClung is a writer/director whose feature debut Inhabitants is premiering at the Austin Film Festival 2023.He sold an original pilot he co-wrote to Adult Swim in 2020. His work has been featured on Short of the Week and Director’s Notes.
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
2:00 - Directorial debut “Inhabitants” premiering at the Austin Film Festival
10:00 - Elements of Catholicism in secular movies
15:14 - Finding an editor you can trust
18:10 - Getting your first feature made as a director
25:10 - The path! First steps after film school (USC)
36:31 - Day jobs within vs. outside the industry
42:25 - Matt’s origin story
53:29 - Advice!
59:47 - TIME CAPSULE
CONNECT WITH MATT:
Instagram: @mattmclung / @inhabitantsmovie
CONNECT WITH THE SHOW:
All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow
www.NoSetPathShow.com
