Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies, Happy Christmas) discusses his new 8-episode series Easy for Netflix using the same improvisational style he developed to make his numerous indie features.

We talk about:

• Writing, directing and producing Easy
• Casting over Skype
• Improvising vs. sticking to a script
• Scheduling in movies vs. TV
• Shooting in Chicago (as much as possible)
• A typical day on a Swanberg set
• Pitching an idea to Netflix
• Post-production strategies

Quotes from the show:

“There was no rule book for how to do a show like this.”

“The characters are all coming from autobiographical places in terms of my connection to them.”

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