Taylor Morden, documentary filmmaker, talks about his journey to becoming a documentarian and his experience in filming The Last Blockbuster. 

Taylor describes what inspired The Last Blockbuster and what the 4-year process has entailed from its conception to its marketing and distribution. Listen to his insightful advice on budgeting, marketing, financing and distribution in this branch of filmmaking.

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Pop Motion Pictures
Pick It Up Documentary
The Last Blockbuster
Here's To Life

Key Points
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - His journey to become a filmmaker
2:16 - Flash animation
5:00 - Starting out with a DSLR & making music videos
9:14 - The idea of his first feature film
14:58 - Personal investment in documentaries
19:20 - What inspired The Last Blockbuster
26:00 - How do you get people involved with the project
29:30 - Nostalgia’s role in the success and involvement of films
37:54 - Documentary budgets, financing and distribution approach
44:00 - Marketing in a documentary
51:00 - Scripting in documentaries
54:05 - Talking to subjects before interviews
55:00 - Scheduling interviews with subjects
55:47 - Ending documentaries vs. following in real time
57:00 - Streaming On-Demand The Last Blockbuster


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