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Beyond The Hook
Beyond the Hook is a podcast about the vertical film space, brought to you by the Canadian Vertical Film Festival. Every episode is a conversation with someone working on the ground floor of vertical drama and vertical films: actors, producers, directors, cinematographers, writers, platforms, apps, and anyone else building a career in 9:16. We talk about how vertical series get made, what it takes to break in, what audiences are actually watching, and where the format is headed.
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Episodes
- Beyond The Hook
Why You Can't Stop Watching Vertical Dramas | Tieren Hawkins, Blink49 Studios
Tieren Hawkins loves a billionaire-CEO-secret-husband vertical as much as anyone. As VP of Vertical Content at Blink49 Studios, he also knows exactly why you…
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I Started Acting at 50 and the Camera Was Sideways | Carin Smolinski
Carin Smolinski booked her first acting job at 50. Five days into the shoot, she realized the camera was turned sideways. Recorded live at the Canadian…
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Does Safety Slow Down a Film Set? The Math Says No | Tamara Tulloch, Actsafe
Two workplace accidents nearly ended Tamara Tulloch's career. Now she makes sure everyone on set gets home safe. Recorded live at the Canadian Vertical Film…
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Samurai to Union Organizer: Sano of IATSE 891 on Crews, Safety and Vertical Films
Sano's path into film started with an open casting call for "fit Japanese males in the Lower Mainland." Two weeks later he was at boot camp for Shogun…
Beyond The HookCasting Calls to Creator Capital: theWorkbook Bets on Vertical Filmmaking
John McLean, president of theWorkbook, on why vertical drama is here to stay, where the money is going, and what actually builds an acting career. In the first…