Bo Burnham on Directing, Writing, and His New Film ‘Eighth Grade’ | VIDCON 2018
I was fortunate enough to attend Bo Burnham’s VidCon 2018 interview with Grace Helbig about his new film ‘Eighth Grade’.
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Interview Timestamps:
1:00- Intro and small talk
3:38- Why Bo wanted to write/direct the film
6:20- How to choose the people you work with
7:28- The casting process for ‘Eighth Grade”
9:20- Directing vs. performing
11:14- Working with 8th grade actors
12: 20- A24
12:43- Male writing for female character
14:49- Writing/getting ‘Eighth Grade’ made
15:38- The writing process
18:03- Writing about 8th grade characters/the internet
24:14- Working with 8th graders (cont.)
25:00- The writing process (cont.)
26:20- General info about the film
27:00- YouTube vs. Filmmaking
28:00- Directing inspirations
28:37- Advice for creating