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Exploring Filmmaking

Andrew G. Cooper

Exploring Filmmaking is a project where screenwriter and director Andrew G. Cooper shares their journey as a filmmaker from working on their first major short film to writing and directing a debut feature film.

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    Filmmaker and Theatre Creator. I write about filmmaking, story, and process. Also a puppeteer on Fraggle Rock.

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