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On this episode we talk with Dan Ast about the series L.A. Macabre, a series A group of YouTuber’s with a web series about the dark history of L.A. get in over their heads when they begin investigating the history of a Manson-like cult.

Dan has been making movies for about half of his young life, starting with VHS camcorders and tape-to-tape editing mixers up ’til the “shoot-it-and-cut-it-on-your-phone” present-day. Dan focuses on writing, directing and editing, what he considers the three focal points of story telling in film. He began working in the web space a in 2012, co-writing/directing Austin Lee Smoak’s documentary web series Vampires: New Orleans, writing the second season of Wayside Creation’s hit web series Fallout: Nuka Break, edited Ray William Johnson’s web series Riley Rewind, Blip’s Indie Across America, and directed over 40 episodes Ray William Johnson’s reboot of Equals Three with new host Robby Motz.

With his company, Half Ast Productions, Dan has partnered with D Studios Productions to create a feature film, Claire, currently available on DVD, VOD and PPV and Vampires: New Orleans. The same team has partnered for Dan’s newest writing/directing effort, L.A. Macabre and hopes to find support for season two this year.

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