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Tastemaker Dave Curtin Talks Music In Film, TV and Commercials.

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Dave Curtin joins me for a great talk about music in commercials. Dave is an Executive Music Producer, Music Branding specialist & Music Supervisor. Starting as a DJ and nightclub promoter in San Diego, his shows quickly drew over 80,000 people to events through music, fashion and trendsetting themes. Since then he’s managed recording artists, produced […]

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Writer, Director, Producer Tamika Miller Scores Big With Her Feature Film “Honor Student”.

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Filmmaker Tamika Miller is an episodic, award-winning commercial and film director/writer.  She’s directed the NBC television drama QUANTUM LEAP, THE EQUALIZER for CBS and STATION 19 for ABC/Shondaland. We chat about her indie feature HONOR STUDENT, a thriller starring Emmy-Nominated actress Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid’s Tale) and actor Hudson Yang (Fresh Off the Boat). My wife and I loved “Honor

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International Comedy Director Craig Melville Escapes Dead Island 2.

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My friend and filmmaker Craig Melville has travelled the world directing comedy ads, television and films. He’s profilic – over 120 episodes of broadcast television and more than 200 commercials for clients such as Pepsi, Disney, Expedia, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, Target, McDonald’s and Honda. Craig has won at Cannes, Grand Prix at Spikes Asia,

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Lawrence T. Lewis and Christian Kendrick Share Two Decades Of Producers’ Insights.

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Sister Christian Kendrick and Lawrence T. Lewis are in-demand producers that find time to host an excellent podcast called the Producers Happy Hour. (My episode is here and it’s a gem.) Each has worked all over the world and at every major production company going back a few decades. They share irreverent and brutally honest insights about the film production industry. Check

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Composer, Songwriter, Writer, Director and Underground Man Chris Edgar.

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Composer, songwriter, writer and director Chris Edgar has written music for film, theater, TV, and digital series. He’s scored award-winning films, including The Breakout: A Rock Opera (Best Screenplay), Steve’s Quest: The Musical (Best Animated Series, Best Music Score), and Ghost in the Gun (Best Music Score) His most recent feature project is “Playing With

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Todd Wiseman Jr. On Hayden5’s Innovative Production Approach to Making Super Cool Videos.

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Hayden5 was dreamt up on the fifth floor of NYU’s Hayden Hall in 2005. As film school freshman, Milos Silber and Todd Wiseman Jr, became collaborators, conquering the challenges of scrappy, New York City production. Today, Hayden5 is a powerful in video production, offering soup to nuts services. Todd explains the company’s unique approach that

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P.A. Bootcamp’s Chuck Canzoneri Claims To Be The Oldest Working Production Assistant.

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My new pal Chuck Canzoneri claims he is the world’s oldest working Production Assistant. Chuck works at P.A. Bootcamp and they have a session coming up June 10th and 11th in North Hollywood. It is a great program, as you’ll learn. I did a guest lecture there once, but have no dog in the fight other than your success. 5 SPOTS

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Sound Editor Cory Choy’s Directs His Feature Film “Esme, My Love.”

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Here’s what Film Threat says of my guest filmmaker Cory Choy‘s new film “Esme, My Love”: “Choy morphs his film from slice-of-life relationship drama to jarring thriller with skill, contrasting peace with severity with ease. Paired with a compatible score, this is a solid feat in filmmaking.” And here’s a nice piece about the June

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Live Action Commercials, Music Videos, Animation – Director Alon Isocianu Does It All.

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Filmmaker Alon Isocianu and I discuss his many tools as a filmmaker, the importance of pre-viz and possibitly of soon sharing his treatments, among other topics. Alon’s work is highly imaginative, visceral & visually poetic. I’m a sucker for how Alon blends together elements of live-action, motion design, 3D animation and VFX.  He is also the co-founder and

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Creative Director Jaime Cabrera Asks What’s The Big Idea?

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Jaime Cabrera is an award-winning Creative Director at Innocean. He’s got a wondeful book I devoured called “What’s The Big Idea? An Idispensable Guide To Becoming A Kick-Ass Creative Director.” Somehow Jaime finds time between steady gigs to host the popular podcast “Confessions of a Creatvie Director” – everywhere you pod. Check out Jaime’s site by clicking his name

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