Concord Films
Straight out of his Master’s program, Franklin landed a job with well-known cult classic movie director Roger Corman in 1989. Corman was one of many directors who had been impressed with Franklin’s thesis film Punk. Corman took on Franklin as a sort of protégé, working under him at his production company Concord Films. Corman has become well known for discovering young talent, having mentored famed filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, and Peter Bogdanovich. Clearly, Franklin was in good hands.
While working at Concord Films, Franklin gained experience working on low-budget films, helping to crank out six films in just two years’ time. Roger Corman is known for fast-paced filmmaking, with a reputation for cranking out screenplays in a matter of weeks and filming them even faster. Working with Corman gave Franklin the opportunity to write, direct, produce, and occasionally even act in a wide range of mostly unseen films. Throughout the experience, Franklin found himself working on films in exotic locations such as Peru and the Philippines, and pushing himself creatively . From 1989 to 1990, Franklin worked on Nowhere to Run, Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy, and Full Fanthom Five, respectively, under Concord Films.
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