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Rise Of The Freelance Commercial Director With Filmmaker Todd Heyman.

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Director Todd Heyman is quite prolific, staying busy and in demand despite remaining freelance versus signing with any one particular production shoppe. Todd began his career by developing marketing campaigns for top Hollywood studios. His first film as writer/director was a finalist at the  Tribeca Film Festival, and landed at HBO. From there… well hey just […]

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Voiceover Artist, Actor, Model Jimmy Franzo Got A Heart Transplant To Play Santa Claus.

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Actor/Model/VO Artist Jimmy Fanzo didn’t get his heart transplant just so he could play hipster Santa in my Fiat spots a few Christmas’ ago, but it all happened. Learn Jimmy’s journey into the biz and how I knew the moment he walked in the casting session that he was the guy, despite no white hair,

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Filmmaker Jens Gehlhaar Directs Commercials With Style And Grace.

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LA-based director Jens Gehlhaar’s spots for Nissan, Square, Skylanders, and Sodastream are just a few examples of his design sensibility and impeccable ability to merge immediacy, timeliness and humor through a variety of different projects. As a creative director, Jens has worked on a broad range of styles and concepts for Coca-Cola and MTV, KCRW, and This

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Commercial Director Kiran Koshy Shoots What Makes Him Happy.

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Kiran Koshy is both an agency Creative Director and Commercial Director. His story is compelling because like many of us, he followed his bliss into filmmaking. His journey just earned more frequent flyer miles. His voice as a storyteller rings out so loud and clear in his work. You’ll be inspired by what he accomplishes

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How Director Toby Wosskow’s BMW Spec Spot Landed Him An Ad During the NBA Finals.

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Director Toby Wosskow hit it out the park with his spec spot for BMW and shares his tedious plot that made it work. Not only did BMW run the spot on their site, but the agency hired him to shoot everything under the sun, including the Foot Locker’s “House of Hoops x Nike” for the

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How PRETTYBIRD President & Co-Founder Kerstin Emhoff Has Built A Powerhouse ProdCo.

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PRETTYBIRD President & Co Founder Kerstin Emhoff is recognized for her successful and enduring relationships with top agencies, clients, artists and managers, and her experience and unique style across various mediums and platforms. Under her leadership, PRETTYBIRD has collected Grammys, Emmys, D&AD Awards, Cannes Lions & Grand Prix, Clio’s and MTV Video Music Awards –

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Director Amy Adrion Discusses Her Debut Docu “Half The Picture” – A Must See!

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“Half The Picture” Director Amy Adrion stops by the podcast to talk about her amazing, insightful film. HALF THE PICTURE consists of interviews with high profile women directors including Ava DuVernay, Jill Soloway, Lena Dunham, Catherine Hardwicke and Miranda July, among many others, who discuss their early careers, how they transitioned to studio films or television,

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Copywriter/ACD Tal Wagman Fights Sexual Misconduct With Rotten Apples.

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I love chatting with innately funny people, and Tal Wagman is one such a person. We met shooting our wildly popular “Built To Amaze” campaign for Toyota via Saacthi. Now Tal has moved his humor mill over to Zambezi working on Vitaminwater and Venmo. We chat about RottenApples, a website database that informs us whether or

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How Filmmakers Can Deliver Gorgeous Treatments With Katniss of The Moon Unit.

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The Moon Unit is a creative services boutique that helps storytellers develop ideas into words, gorgeous visual treatments, mood boards and pitch decks and more. Katniss and I skyped to cover a lot of ground. After describing a great pitch and treatments, we dive into how a director can best manage her career. Katniss and

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