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Indie Filmmaker Jon YonKondy Employs VHS and the Shot on Video Method to Capture His First Full-Length Feature: The Coming-of-Age Film SUSQUEHANNA!

When most Tapeheads think of shot-on-video filmmaking, they’re almost immediately inclined to think of no-budget, backyard flicks oozing with gallons of homemade blood and guts. And with good reason, man. Consumer grade camcorders helped innumerable fledgling filmmakers bring their indie nightmares to flesh and tape, no matter how horrific, ham-fisted or downright insane. But filmmaker Jon YonKondy sees through the shot-on-video lens a little differently. Though he had a late bloom into the world of filmmaking, he’s since been able to work alongside some heavy-hitting productions and actors, and continues to make moves in the bigger-budget film world. However, when...

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