Running the Set: Brian Bettwy

Legendary 1st AD Brian Bettwy joins Timecode: DEAD AIR to share stories from more than three decades working behind the scenes on some of Hollywood’s most memorable genre films. From his early days with Full Moon on Puppet Master 4 and Prehysteria! to From Dusk Till Dawn, the Spy Kids franchise, Sin City, Grindhouse, Predators, Scream 4, Alita: Battle Angel, The Devil All the Time, and more, Bettwy offers a rare look at what it takes to keep a film set moving. We talk about the realities of low-budget filmmaking, working with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, managing massive action and horror productions, the often misunderstood role of the first assistant director, and the lessons learned from a career spent in the middle of it all.

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