About this episode

Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols reminisce about their time on 'One Tree Hill' and discuss Austin's directorial debut.

Old pals Austin and Sophia keep the conversation going for an exclusive bonus chat. Learn what they were doing between takes while shooting "One Tree Hill" and the three-word rule the cast and crew lived by. Plus, Austin reveals some creative workarounds he implemented to successfully direct his first feature film and the surprises behind the songs on soundtrack. "The Long Shot" is available to stream on Amazon, Apple and Fandango now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Austin Nichols

Topics covered

• One Tree Hill
• filmmaking
• soundtrack

Keywords

• bonus chat
• creative workarounds
• feature film

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Long Shot

Books & works: One Tree Hill, The Long Shot

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