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How Filmmaker Graham Nolte Became A Commercial Director.

My friend filmmaker Graham Nolte claims to have taught himself claymation at nine, editing at eleven, and that he still writes on a typewriter. Graham directs funny spots via his own Philly-based production company, Comedy Theory, and has honed his craft by shooting, scripting and shooting more. It’s the best way to learn, in my opinion, and i […]

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Filming For Brands Vs. Agencies with Executive Producer Austin Barbera of SIXTWENTYSIX Creative Studio.

Exec Producerย Austin Barberaย of his ownย SIXTWENTYSIXย explains how his creative studio operates. I found his model fascinating and love the spots, music videos and branded content on their snazzy site. Check out the spots for Turo, Samsung starring Future and more. In the spirit of sharing knowledge, they post wonderfulย case studiesย too.ย  Here’s a nice article on Austin

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Meet Me In Tokyo Dec. 9th. Filmmaker Greet & Howdy!

I’ll be in Tokyo, Japan with filmmaker Jeannette Godoy on December 9th for a Filmmaker Meet Up. Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 5pm Tokyo time. We want to learn how y’all do it, get gigs, shooting practices, interface with ad agencies and more. We’ll share filmmaking tips and tricks we’ve learned that I hope are

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Top 5 Filmmaker Tips To Directing Commercials Successfully.

Top 5 Tips to help you succeed on your commercial shoots and with your career in the long run. Some are adages you;ve heard from me before but are worth repeating, and others are fresh for our times. DM me with your tips and post them in the Voodoo Lounge. It’s free. Oh shout out to

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My Fav Scripty Denise Eldridge Explains What A Script Supervisor Really Does.

Script Supervisor Denise Eldridge has worked by my side, literally, for  decade now and I’ve come to rely on her good taste and keen eyes. Oh, adn her stopwatch keeps me honest. That photos is Denise glued to the monitor and taking copious notes on set. Enjoy this chat with my dear friend. FREE AMA

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How To Direct Comedy Commercials With Director JJ Adler.

Commercial directorย JJ Adler,ย ofย Ruckus Films, is an award winning director and writer who helped create comedy spots for all kinds of companies including GEICO, P&G, SC Johnson, Virgin Mobile, Nestle, Coke, Verizon, McDonalds, Pepperidge Farms, etc., and with The Martin Agency, McCann, R/GA, Mother, Droga5, Ogilvy & Mather, Grey, DDB, VMLY&R, PKT, JWT, BBDO, and many

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Video Artist To Commercial Director With Gabriel Shalom.

Filmmaker, Musician, Content Creator, Video Artistย Gabriel Shalomย joins me on the pod! We discuss his fascinating journey into directing commercials and dissect his fun and fascinating Ace Hardware spot, back just in time for the holidays. Gabriel has a signature editing style and often composes music for the work he directs. A US/UK dual citizen, his

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Creative Director Cameron Day Says “Chew With Your Mind Open.”

Copywriter/Creative Director Cameron Day has a new book that I truly enjoyed, “Chew With Your Mind Open.” It’s an entertaining look at his journy through advertising, complete with a foreword by the legendary Lee Clow.  Cameron shares the kind of guidance that has kept him “grounded, driven, and gainfully employed as both a freelancer and a full-timer

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Cinematographer Charles Papert And His ZeeGee Rig.

Filmmakerย Charles Papertย and I met 20 years ago, but sitting down for this podcast, we picked up like it’d been a week. Charles and I chat about DP’ing “Key & Peele”, Muppets, features, commercials, Instant Films and more. Be sure to check out this accomplished cinematographer’s invention, theย ZeeGeeย rig that takes handheld camerawork to the next level.ย 

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What Is An Agency Producer? Senior Agency Producer Anne Kurtzman Explains.

Agency Producer Anne Kurtzman has enjoyed an illustrious career producing top ads at some of the best advertising agencies in the business. From 72 & Sunny, Cliff Freeman & Parnters to Saatchi & Saatchi, Anne is the best! We met at David & Goliath, where she was Head of Production, but we never got to be on

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