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From L’Oréal To Goats On A Boat with Associate Creative Director Julia Nicholas.

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Associate Creative Director Julia Nicholas has risen up the agency ladder quickly, working on everything from beauty to weight loss to cars and more. An Art Director by trade, she craves variety in her many assignments, diving into each project with passion. We talk about her journey, the many mentors she’s had, the great spots we’ve made […]

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Filming Commercials Remotely With Agency Creative Directors Dan Councilor and Tom Topolewski.

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Leo Burnett Detroit Creative Directors Dan Councilor and Tom Topolewski discuss shooting remotely from the agency perspective. I’d shot Buick with the team (Dan is an Art Director and Tom a copywriter) in February again for the NCAA March Madness, but this time Tom watched the camera feed via zoom and facetimed with us. Dan had his boots on the ground.

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Director, Writer, Choreographer Jessica Redish.

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Filmmaker Jessica Redish brings her passion to the podcast and I promise you’ll find her positive energy infectious. She’s lighting up the film festival scene with her short comedy “Airway” and still getting accolades for “The Last Croissant”. Jessica talks steadicam, her roots in theater, working with actors and how nothing, not even a pandemic, can keep

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Why I Shoot Tests & Require Tests For My Commercials.

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Just your ol’ pal Jordan Brady talking about shooting lo-fi tests with my camcorder to prove my attacks will work. My online Commercial Directing Masterclass has helped almost 800 filmmakers globally and has received 100% 5 star reviews. Did I mention the free filmmaker consultation call upon completion? Shout out again to Caio Shindo so we pronounced his name correctly, Craig Melville, Kevin

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Commercial, Music Video & Film Director Nicholas Lam.

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Filmmaker Nicholas Lam directs award-winning spots, music videos and films. He’s helmed international campaigns for Google, Samsung, Disney, P&G and Nestle, working with BBDO, Ogilvy & Mather and Iris Worldwide and more. In the music world, Nicholas is an MTV VMA nominated director having shot videos for Nick Jonas, Blink-182, Sara Bareilles, Monsta X (see below)

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Winston Wolfe’s Nancy Jacobs.

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Nancy Jacobs runs Winston Wolfe, a creative resource representing directors for work within the internal production divisions of ad agencies and brands, globally. We talk about how this can be a great source of work for filmmakers wanting to tell stories for brands, and how this model is growing and thriving within agencies. You’ll love the

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Spears & Arrows Founder, Managing Director Jason Wolk.

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Jason Wolk is Founder and Managing Director of Spears & Arrows, a top production company with a stellar roster of commercial directors. We talk covid protocols, relationships, his fine roster, director career management and how it all starts with tending to the story. Hey Patreon patrons – join Jake and I for our patrons-only “Ask Us

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Director Nick Peterson Makes Music Videos, Commercials & Animation.

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Filmmaker Nick Peterson has amassed over 500 million views between his music videos, spots and animation. After graduating from the Experimental Animation program at CALARTS, Nick spent years producing visual effects (vfx) before he transitioned into full time directing, and there he found his calling. Nick’s films have been screened in festivals such as SUNDANCE, and SXSW. His Chrysler

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Commercial Casting Session Runner Ezrah Lockwood.

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Ezrah Lockwood runs the casting sessions for most of my commercials via Danielle Eskinazi Casting. (Danielle’s RTP interview from 2014 is still a fan favorite.) He shares tips and tricks for auditions that actors and directors alike will glean knowledge from. He’s also quite the musician, so check out his music here. It’s dark electronic music with

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Commercial Director Stewart Maclennan.

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Director Stewart Maclennan expresses emotion and attitude through his wonderful use of color, movement and design. No wonder he’s busy shooting for top fashion and beauty brands. We talk for a bit about how he shot this Snapchat AR spot below and I was surprised. Click here to see more of his work. I remember reading this interview

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