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From Feature Films To Promos, Passionate Production Design With Shawn Graves.

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Production Designer Shawn Graves attacks every project with the same high level of passion, whether it’s a web series, a private gathering or a studio feature film. We chat about collaboration and her process. Please check out her website and enjoy this fine talk. Happy 2018 everyone. Jordan Commercial Directing Bootcamp is April 21st, 2018 […]

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Michelle Kath Sinclair & Jordan Levy Discuss Their TIFF Hit Documentary “Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience”.

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Cinematographer/Producer Jordan Levy returns to the show and he brings Director Michelle Kath Sinclair with him. Michelle’s debut feature documentary is “Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience”, a delightfully charming search for her guitar-shredding father, a founding member of Chicago, who died when Michelle was two years old. We chat about how the film came to

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AbelCine CEO Pete Abel Is Committed To Serving Filmmakers.

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AbelCine CEO Pete Abel discuss his company’s long-standing commitment to educating our filmmaking community. In addition to their sales and renting the hottest new gear, AbelCine has a series of training workshops that keep us filmmakers up to speed. Pete and I share the philosophy that the tool must serves the story, and you’ll love

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So Why Is Super Producer-Director Judd Apatow Doing A Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Special?

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Writer/Producer/Director Judd Apatowย is one of my favorite filmmakers, with “Knocked Up”, “This is 40”, “40 Year Old Virgin” and “Funny People” being my personal loves. As the ultimate Hollywood hyphenate, he’s produced dozens of Brady family classics such as “Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy”, the recent “The Big Sick” and the tour-de-force “Talladego Nights:

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From Ad Copywriting to Commercial Directing with Comedy Director Alex Grossman.

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A former copywriter for Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and Butler, Shine & Stern, Alex Grossman has always had a love for advertising. His 2017 commercial campaign for The French Film Festival won 3 Gold Lions and 2 Silver at Cannes, a record for comedy directors this year. It also won 6 Golds, 6 Silvers, and

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Filmmaker Dulanie Ellis Discusses Her Docu “Ground Operations” About U.S. Veterans Becoming Farmers.

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Filmmaker Dulanie Ellis joins me for a spontaneous chat about her award-winning documentary “Ground Operations”. It’s an awesome story onย the growing network of combat veterans who are transitioning into careers as sustainable farmers, ranchers and artisan food producers. Perfect for Veterans Day! In fact, make it a double feature with “I Am Battle Comic” this

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I Get Woke To Sexual Harassment On-Set By Filmmaker Destri Martino.

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Talented Director/Producer Destri Martino founded The Director List, a database of female directors, when she realized there were many qualified, working women directors but none were getting the big opportunities. Check out the site and help build the awareness. Destri and I go way back. She worked as my (overqualified) Director’s Assistant on two feature

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Busy Commercial Filmmaker Carlos Gutierrez Shares His Bag Of Tricks.

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Filmmaker Carlos Gutierrez is always working and he took time to skype with me and graciously share his filmmaking secrets, both on and off set. His has a fine film pedigree you can read here. Enjoy his reel at Superlounge.tv after the show! Here’s a wonderful film he made for Chevy, featuring Patrick Decile from

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My Chat With Commercial Directing Hall Of Famer, Filmmaker Kinka Usher.

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There may not be an actual Commercial Directing Hall of Fame, but when there is, Director Kinka Usher will be an inaugural inductee. Kinka won the coveted Directors Guild of America award for his Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials twice, and he has more Cannes Lions that you can fit on the dining room table.

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Cinematographer Mike Svitak On Shooting Commercials vs. Movies.

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Cinematographer Mike Svitak and I have shot more cars and comedy in the last 13 months than most filmmakers do in their entire career. In this episode, we chat about all that, as well as his movie making experiences. And his new film, “6 Below” challenged him to shoot in the most extreme conditions. You

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