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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 toย 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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Mr. Marc Kelly Shares How The Filmmaking Team Of “Blindspotting” Made Their Magic.

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Mr. Marc Kelly is a Director, 1st AD and more. When I saw his name role up in the credits of “Blindspotting,” I cheered and had to hear more about this film. Marc takes us behind the scenes with filmmaking tips and tidbits, working with Director Carlos Lรณpez Estrada, Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal and the

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Filmmaker Liz Hinlein Directs Commercials, Branded Films, VR and Features With Aplomb & Grace.

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Director Liz Hinlein shares how she has successfully navigated her career making brand films, VR gigs, tons of spots and her feature, “Other People Children.” You’ve seen Liz’s Dove Real Beauty starring Shonda Rhimes, I promise. We chat about the commonality in directing these various gigs, staying humble while leading, and the fun in teaching

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Filmmaker Ramaa Mosley On Creating One’s Own Opportunities.

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Filmmaker Ramaa Mosley directs commercials, documentaries, feature narratives and more. Like myself, she believes we do different jobs for different reasons and creates her own opportunities. You’ll love the part of this chat when she explains how originality is overrated. I disagreed but then came around. Ramaa is also the Executive Creative Director and one

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Hollywood War Stories: How To Survive In The Trenches with Veteran Comedy Director Rick Friedberg.

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Veteran comedy director Rick Friedberg has written a book you must buy. You learn and laugh as this “rule book” for success tells you, as the title says, how to survive the Hollywood machine. It’s aptly called “Hollywood War Stories: How To Survive In The Trenches” and I love it. We chat comedy, managing a

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Why Ad Agency Creatives Make Excellent Filmmakers With Comedy Directing Duo Jeff and Pete.

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Dynamite directing duo Jeff & Pete, akaย Jeff Gonick and Peter Novosel, are following their dreams by leaving their cushy advertising agency jobs as creatives to become helmers of comedy commercials. And boy are they good. Landing at top shoppe Caviar, they’ve helmed funny stuff for Dr. Pepper, SunTrust and more. Plus their fun fellows. After

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Why I Reluctantly Cut A Montage Of My Visual Effects & Filmmaking Trickery.

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Commercial Directors are not well-served by montages, the collection of coolest shots of their career. Advertising agency folks and clients want to see you can tell a good story in :15, :30 or :60 seconds. So for years, I have resisted the montage reel. But friends, this weekend Iย succumbed to the siren of the montage.

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There Are Dreamers, Doers and Finishers, Director Tony Ladesich Is All Three.

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Filmmaker Tony Ladesich proves my point you do not have to live in New York or LA to be a working filmmaker. Tony shoots national commercials for Sprint,ย  all while living in beautiful Kansas City. We discover we know some of the same filmmakers there, as well as we share a positive outlook toward balancing

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Commercial Actor/Director David Lautman Charts His Own Course For Success.

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Whenever he’s shooting a commercial, actor David Lautman spends his time between takes studying every crew member’s job and how she or he does it. This film school by astute observation, combined with his infectious personality has helped David branch into directing. What a great perspective we get from a working actor! David adn chat

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