Today we talk to actor and writer and director Aaron McCann about his career and his newest film Top Knot Detective.00:34 How did you get started?3:10 Directors Cut https://vimeo.com/239904834:20 Approaching Zac Hilditch to colour grade his film.5:29 getting funding for short film perished https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUithfhoBUU&:24 Henry and Aaron shorts http://www.madkids.com/henry-and-aaron/9:45 The Ballad of Danny Danielson https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLSxCWkvlujk_oVbZXJcQ3lqVSLJMatHYc&v=X-cM6M9GyB011:24 Henry and Aarons Perfectly adequate Christmas Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhnAPalT25U13:03 Henry and Aaron's Seven steps to Superstardom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnFvHOYn7Wk14:08 “we were kids and Bratty and you don’t know what you don’t know”14:50 Henry and Aaron Its a snap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Am7oKBD3PU16:22 getting an agent17:57 Set yourself free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STHpMUYeznQ18:11 Seven days later https://www.youtube.com/7DaysLaterTV19:20 “The Idea is to grab attention.”23:09 Pitching an idea to SBS25:36 Top knot detective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJdKA_FdEDQ26:28 How did you direct in a language you don’t speak?27:43 “ we relied heavily on actors to rewrite their own lines and do improv”29:30 “That’s my story. If you kind o f look at it from when I graduated to now, that’s what 15 years.”29:41 Did you always know you wanted to work in film?30:43 What was you first paid gig?33:08 “I can’t actually do anything else”33:48 “the first big paid feature film I worked on was drift”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGEwsKORMQ833:59 let's get skase https://vimeo.com/18622615636:53 Talking about AD’ing41:46 “ You shouldn’t be fearful to talk to the director or producers” 42:42 “you learn more from making mistakes”43:16 Are there things you wish you'd done differently?45:43 What’s Your position on short films vs Youtube?48:48 Podcasting!49:57 VR51:23 What publicity where you doing for your early Youtube videos?52:22 “the honest answer is I don’t know how, but when I’m talking to ad agencies I’m like let me tell you how to make a viral video.”54:58 In top Knot Detective did the Australian references translate well to international audiences? 55:27 What's the best peice of advice you've ever been given?56:54 Where can people find Aaron?58:43 Talking about starting out and how things have changed over the years.59:35 “Its good to have that hunger, but be realistic, 5 to 10 ish years after film school you’ll get something.”2:01”don’t be afraid to contact people who’ve done it for a while”2:02 Gruen Advert https://www.facebook.com/gruenhq/videos/10157172438207588/