Cooper Tomlinson on 'Obsession': From Film School Dropout to Viral Filmmaking Success
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Brian Davids
Summary
An in-depth interview with Cooper Tomlinson, co-creator and star of the viral YouTube short film 'Obsession' (later expanded into a feature). Tomlinson discusses the film's origins, his creative partnership with Curry Barker, the decision to drop out of film school to pursue YouTube filmmaking, the film's unexpected viral success, and the revised ending that leaves the protagonist's story open-ended. The article explores how two aspiring actors turned a low-budget passion project into a cinematic phenomenon.
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· 3 pulledNow there's so many different ways that [Nikki's] story could go, and maybe one day we'll find out.
We realized that producing our own material on YouTube could provide us the more immediate, hands-on education we were craving.
The two quickly struck up a friendship over The Walking Dead and Weezer, likely debating the eternal question about whether the latter's Blue Album or Pinkerton is the superior record.
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