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A White People Playlist of Movies to Better Understand Why Black Lives Matter.

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#BlackLivesMatter. I don’t profess to be an authority on racial problems and solutions, but these three films will open your eyes and spark thought and discussion. Please watch in order, if you can. “13th” is a documentary linking slavery, the 13th Amendment and our current prison-industrial complex. This will offer context for everything else you […]

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Co-Exec Creative Director Tina Tackett Tells Us How She Hires A Filmmaker.

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Tina Tackett is Co Executive Creative Director at the Loomis Agency, and I had the pleasure of working with Tina and Creative Director Jim Green earlier this year. Tina delivers an extraordinary eye for design, a strong talent for art direction and a creative mind for marketing. In this one zoom chat, Tina Tackett basically shows us filmmakers

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How Filmmaker Jon Morgan Recruited Commercial Directors To Build JM Films.

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Jon Morgan is a director that set out to build a director-based production company in St. Louis, JM Films, which meant building a strong roster of talent. He and his team of creatives can also collaborate with any in-house team to up their game. Check out his work here. We chat about Beumer Group, a branding spot for a

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Director Ronnie Allman Gave Us “Cheeteau Perfume” And Now Peter Pan.

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Director Ronnie Allman began as an Art Director at Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, then started directing his own projects. His brilliant “Cheeteau by Chester” for Cheetos was shortlisted at Cannes. Ronnie has won a slew of awards for good reason. Please watch his short R.L. Allman’s Peter Pan because I know you’ll love it. You’ll learn how he’s marketing the project

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Puppets, Jingles and Coronapocalypse With Comedy Director Nick Spooner.

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Nick Spooner is an award-winning director of commercials, short films and other things. He draws his own shooting boards, writes his own treatments and has been involved in the film business since childhood. He was President of the Harvard Lampoon, wrote, produced and directed at Comedy Central, and once fronted a hardcore band in New York

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Directing Sketches vs. Branded Content vs. Commercials With Filmmaker Matt Enlow.

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Mr. Matt Enlow is an Emmy nominated director, writer & media-type living in Los Angeles. His work has been seen all over the world, and amassed millions of views. He works with places like Comedy Central, Verizon, BlackPills, VH1, Turner, College Humor, CBS, TruTV and Google to make commercials, music videos, digital series, and probably some

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Advertising In The Age Of Coronavirus With Creative Director/Filmmaker Stew Redwine.

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My friend Stew Redwine is both Creative Director at Oxford Road and a talented commercial filmmaker. We discussed how marketers in the Age of Coronavirus have to walk a fine line between being too opportunistic and too passive to help. We’ve seen advertisers really step up in the last two weeks since we recorded this chat.  Be

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Why Would Any Filmmaker Take Commercial Directing Masterclass Online?

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My dream is to have a film school in the desert, and oh that will happen. But too many filmmakers have asked for an online version of my popular Commercial Directing Bootcamp, so it’s live and ready for you to dive into. Pardon the lack of creativity in the name, yup, it’s Commercial Directing Masterclass. (After

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How To Build A Commercial Filmmaking Career With Comedy Director Oren Kaplan.

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Oren Kaplan has helmed comedy commercial campaigns for brands including JEEP, FIAT, FORD, MICROSOFT, MATTEL, PANASONIC and QUIZNOS, where he also served as a creative director. He also breaks down his prep on his website and on his Instagram, so follow.  We chat about career management, finances and all things funny. He and Matt Enlow also host Just

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Docu Filmmaker Tommy Avallone Returns With "Waldo On Weed".

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It’s always a treat to talk with director/producer/editor Tommy Avallone, (picture with Exec Producer Whoopie Goldberg) this time via Skype due to social distancing. Waldo On Weed tells the story about Waldo James Mysterious Dwyer, a six-month old baby boy suffering from Retinoblastoma – eye cancer – in both of his eyes. Seeing their son suffer through the

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