{"id":1307,"date":"2024-11-12T12:21:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2024-11-12T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:24:24","slug":"use-data-statistics-to-be-a-better-filmmaker-with-stephen-follows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehonestfilmmaker.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/use-data-statistics-to-be-a-better-filmmaker-with-stephen-follows\/","title":{"rendered":"USE DATA &amp; STATISTICS TO BE A BETTER FILMMAKER with Stephen Follows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2271184\/episodes\/16090830-using-data-statistics-to-be-a-better-filmmaker-with-stephen-follows?client_source=small_player&#038;iframe=true\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title='The Honest Filmmaker, Using Data &#038; Statistics to be a Better Filmmaker with Stephen Follows'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on the podcast I talk to educator, producer and film industry data researcher Stephen Follows about how you can use data &amp; statistics to be a better filmmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Using Data &amp; Statistics to be a Better Filmmaker with Stephen Follows\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/krOjTnFrhs8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<em>How to Use Data and Statistics to Be a Better Filmmaker<\/em>, I chatted with Stephen about the powerful insights film industry data offers, especially for indie filmmakers. 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