Commercial Director Rob Soucy Shares His Secret To Working All The Time.

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Robert Soucy is a film director from New York City. An avid fisherman, he learned how to be a storyteller from listening to his Grandfather tell big fish stories around the campfire growing up. Rob’s commercials have been nominated for various accolades including a Cannes Lions and several Addy awards. He’s directed an NFL Super Bowl […]

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How Filmmaker Riley Robbins Went From Music Videos to Top Fashion Commercials.

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Director Riley Robbins has literally made hundreds of fashion films, music videos, short films, and commercials. He’s helmed projects with Pharrell Williams, Vogue, Karl Lagerfeld, Adidas, Dolce & Gabbana, A$AP Rocky, Lil Wayne and more.  Self-taught and creating his own opportunities, Riley never stops. I got to see him directing in action atย Void Studiosย recently. Check out a

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How to Go From Agency To Client Side with General Mills Exec Producer Mike Churchill.

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Mike Churchill and I worked in Kansas City on a few gigs when he was an Agency Producer. His creativity and production prowess shined from prep through post. Now Mike is an Executive Producer at the iconic General Mills. Enjoy Mike’s journey and absorb his passion for making great ads. Great chat! Check out this

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Our Filmmaker Abortion Travel Fund.

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Commercial Directing Film School will reimburse filmmakers up to $500 in travel expenses to travel out of your state to get a safe, legal abortion. Simple and direct to you. My wife and I are pro-choice with many female and trans filmmaker friends acoss the country, especially in Texas. If you’re a director, crew member, creative

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“Hell Creek” Filmmaker Danny Donahue Moonlights As My Storyboard Artist.

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Filmmakerย Danny Donahueย has drawn my commercial storyboards for over a decade. While I knew he was a talented filmmaker (He’s amassed millions of YouTube views.) I did not know of his terrific acting chops. His latest sci-fi horror short “Hell Creek” (6 min) stars Danny and a dinosaur. A very realitic, Hollywood-level CG dino Danny crafted

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Editor Stรฉphane Dumonceau Cuts Kaley Cuoco in Six Seconds.

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Editorย Stephane Dumonceauย has been a multiple award-winning commercial, music-video and film editor for 20+ years. He has collaborated with some of the most visionary directors in the business, including Errol Morris, Mark Romanek, Spike Lee, Wes Anderson, Christopher Guest, Michel Gondry and so many more. Be sure and pre-order Jeannette Godoy’s “Diamond In The Rough” on Creator+ and

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Filmmaker/Actress/Treatment Designer Alex Knell On How To Craft A Winning Director’s Treatment.

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Alex Knellย is an actor, filmmaker and an in-demand top writer/designer of treatments for commercial directors. Alex schools me on how to best work with a treatment artist to really hone the pitch and win the job. I’ve posted her acting reel cuz I love it. Thanks Alex for sharing such insights! Director’s Treatments Unmasked was

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Filmmaker David Wong On Directing Vs. Agency Producing.

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Filmmaker David Wong offers us a peek behind the agency curtain, as well as shares his own journey. From film school to PA’ing for Diddy, to making spots for Guitar Center, Lucky and Reebok and now working at Saatchi LA. Check out David’s workย here. I’ve been adding more content to Commercial Directing Shadow – behind the scenes

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Narcos: Mexico Editor Joaquin Elizondo Is Your Editing Mentor.

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Joaquin Elizondo has over 20 years of experience as an editor and currently works in the world of scripted television shows in Hollywood. His most recent editing credits include Narcos: Mexico (Netflix), The Hot Zone: Anthrax (NatGeo), Dark Winds (AMC) and is currently working on Griselda, a new Netflix limited series starring Sofia Vergara. We both

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Director-Photographer Natasha Lee Delivers Distinct Imagery for Clients and Dismantles Asian American Stereotypes in her short film.

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Natasha Lee is one of my favorite photographers and I love watching her directorial career take off, bringing her refined aesthetic to film. Natasha is a Malaysian-Chinese Travel, Lifestyle & Hospitality Photographer & Director whose visuals evoke a sense of presence, of the fleeting moments that make an experience memorable. Her imagery is steeped in a sense of

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