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Follow the Assassinaut Production Blog from Here

by Evan Luzi | July 13, 2015

In case you haven’t heard, I’m currently working on a feature film called “Assassinaut” and am writing about my experience as the 1st AC. I took time this weekend to create a page that collects all of the posts in one spot and helps you keep track of our production.

So head here to catch up on the posts and read all future posts.

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Creator of The Black and Blue. Freelance camera assistant and camera operator for over a decade. He also runs a lot. Learn more about Evan here.

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