1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 A Boston native, Andrew earned his BFA as a Writer/Director from the SUNY Purchase Film Conservatory before earning his MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute. His graduate thesis short &quot;The Response&quot; won First Place at the Student BAFTA/ LA Awards and was a Blue Panel Finalist for the Student Emmy and West Coast Regional Finalist for the Student Academy Awards. &amp;nbsp;Andrew has been active in the Independent Feature world as a First Assistant Director on films such as We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Faults&amp;nbsp;and V/H/S/2. &amp;nbsp;He is currently writing his own feature script with the prospects of going into production by the end of the year. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; On this episode of the Lowdown, Andrew talks about his adventures as an AD and how that relates to his goals as filmmaker. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; For more information on Andrew please visit:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;www.andrewspieler.com&amp;nbsp; The Lowdown http://mbsilverman.com/the-lowdown/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2787065/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/2787065