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How To Succeed As An Episodic TV Producing Director With Filmmaker Michael Patrick Jann.

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Writer/Director/Producer Michael Patrick Jann returns to the podcast (check out his 2014 episode here) to explain what a Producing Director does, how he pitches to get episodic assignments and so much more. Most enlightening for me as the guy always telling young filmmakers to “put yourself in a box”, Michael embraces his multitude of experiences […]

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How Commercial Editors Make Magic With MWP’s Jeff Wishengrad.

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Partner/Editor Jeff Wishengrad of Miller Wishengrad Post, a top post house in commercials, is as talented as he is well-respected in our business. Love that we finally got to sit down and chat all things commercial filmmaking. We discuss how editors do their thing, working with director Michael Bay, director’s cuts and more. Jeff has

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The Secrets To Longevity In Commercial Production With Raucous Content’s Phyllis Koenig.

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Raucous Content‘s Owner and Executive Producer Phyllis Koenig is legendary in our the commercial industry, having steered the ship of some of the best commercial production companies. She and I go way back to our days at Uber Content, where we made hundreds of national spots together. (She and Uber also stepped in to executive produce

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How To Secure Repeat Business According To Contagious LA Co-Founder/Executive Producer Natalie Sakai.

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Contagious LA’s Co_Founder and Supreme Leader Natalie Sakai talks repeat business, client-direct and collaborating with agencies in the creation phase. More than getting clicks, she explains connecting with content. She and her prolific stable of Directors are cranking out great work. I know you’ll enjoy the Executive Producer point-of-view. Check out Contagious LA and Mike

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How Filmmaker Jason Baffa Got Bill Murray To Narrate His Caddy Docu “Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk”.

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Director Jason Baffa has won a handful of film festivals with his great documentary “Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk” and now you can see the film in a theater near you. And you should, it’s compelling and beautifully shot by Jason. We chat about his other films, “Singlefin: Yellow”, “One California Day,” and his most recent

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Ad Agency Founder, Creative Strategist, Author Ryan Berman Explains “Return On Courage.”

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“Return on Courage” author/super-creative/strategist Ryan Berman returns to the podcast as the founder of Courageous, a change consultancy that develops Courage Brands® and trains companies how to operationalize courage through Courage Bootcamp. Ryan has spent a career developing meaningful stories for household brands—like Caesars Entertainment, Major League Baseball, New Era, Subway, and UNICEF—and he believes that courage

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“Anthony Price’s Book “Yours, Very Sincerely and Respectfully” Chronicles His Cross Country Motorcycle Ride Visiting Gold Star Families.

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First off, buy Tony Price’s book “Yours, Very Sincerely and Respectfully” because the proceeds support the Gold Star Ride Foundation. Next, option the book cuz I think it would make a great movie. Tony and several volunteers motorcycle around these United States comforting families who have lost a member while serving in our military. Tony’s can-do attitude and

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Agency Life And Freestyle Rapping with Sr. Art Director And Hip Hop Sensation Cleveland Thrasher.

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Sr. Art Director Cleveland Thrasher and I worked on a massive four day Buick gig, and you get a good feeling about folks on those shoots. Once he busted a rhyme on set, or spit mad flow as we old guys say, I knew we were kindred spirits. We discuss agency life, video games, balancing work with

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Kudos To New Filmmakers Jonny Gentry, Monty Marsh And Ven Gia

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Filmmakers and Bootcamp alumni Jonny Gentry and Monty Marsh are both in the Shoot New Directors Showcase. (Apologies that I just literally found out about Monty’s inclusion right after recording this.) And our fab filmmaking slash listener from Australia, Ven Gia, knocked it out the park with his inaugural spot for Corowa Distilling Company. Check

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Marti Romances Talks About His Futuristic VFX For Marvel, Ex Machina And Ready Player One.

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For Marvel’s Avengers films, my guest Marti Romances and his talented team at Territory Studio worked closely with production designer Charles Wood and the art department to craft a visual language to support the filmmakers’ vision and reflect each individual characters of the personalities. Ok you’re hooked right? Marti shares his insights and experiences on

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