New Tricks And Old Fashion Discipline with Cinematographer Alex Jacobs.

Posted on May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 Posted in FilmTagged advertising, Alexa, AquaTub 3000, cinematographer, cinematography, collaboration, comedy, commercials, directing., filmmaker, filmmaking podcast, Get Hard, promo, respect the process, television, Will FerrellLeave a comment

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Cinematographer Alex Jacobs may be the last director of photography I’ve ever met that learned while shooting actual 35mm film. A young man, he knows all the tricks of the DSLR revolution, but came up through the ranks with the discipline of the camera department. Ours was an arranged marriage on a promo shoot with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, in which we had 35 minutes to shoot. Through planning and communication, the shoot was amazingly efficient and funny.

Check out his reel at AlexJacobs.tv. I like his splendid montage with the dope track.

Here’s the on-air version of our collab.

Enjoy. I look forward to your feedback on iTunes, jordanbrady.com (which is where you are now). Or heck, just email me at RespectTheProcessPodcast today.

Thank you,

Jordan

This episode is a about 70 minutes. Do rate us on iTunes and “like” us on Facebook please.

From “Step Brothers” Editing Room to Directing “Walking Man” With Josh Salzberg.

Posted on April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 Posted in Film, UncategorizedTagged Adam McKay, Charlie Chaplin, collaboration, comedy, creative, directing., documentary, editing, editor's apprentice, filmmaking podcast, indie film, Josh Salzberg, Joshua Salzberg, Judd Apaptow, Kristen Wiig, Paul Feig, Producer, Step Brothers, Walking Man, Welcome To ME, Will FerrellLeave a comment

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My guest Joshua Salzberg is a busy filmmaker. He began as an apprentice in the editing room of the Adam McKay & Will Ferrell comedy “Stepbrothers”, where he learned the value of testing the laughs before going public. We chat about that process, employed with great success by Judd Apatow, Paul Feig and others, and how that has influenced him making his own films. He is the editor of the Ferrell/McKay produced “Welcome To Me” starring Kristen Wiig and directed by Shira Piven. Opens May 1st, 2015.

His documentary “Walking Man” is avail to pre order on iTunes now, so support Josh and indie film by ordering today. Other dates are revealed when you click here. Shout out to my son, hip hop artist Ben “Benz” Brady for helping with the interview.

Enjoy. I look forward to your feedback on iTunes, jordanbrady.com (which is where you are now). Or heck, just email me at RespectTheProcessPodcast today.

Thank you,

Jordan

This episode is about an hour and 15 minutes long. Do rate us on iTunes and “like” us on Facebook please.

Adam McKay Uses Rainbow Alpacas & Lollipops To Learn Us The Inequality Gap.

Posted on October 20, 2014October 20, 2014 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Adam McKay, advertising, Amy Poehler, Anchorman, Anchorman 2, Ant Man, Cinelan, commercials, documentary, filmmaking, filmmaking podcast, Funny or Die, Gary Sanchez, head writer, Maria Bamford, Maya Rudolph, Miao Wang, Morgan Spurlock, My Little Pony, parody, Paul G. Allen, podcast, Ricky Bobby, Sarah Silverman, Saturday Night Live, SNL, spoof, Super-Size Me, Talladega Nights, The Other Guys, Vulcan, We The Eonomy, Will FerrellLeave a comment

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Truly one of the great comedy minds of our time, director Adam McKay has again used his powers for the betterment of mankind. He’s created a magical land inhabited by multi-colored Alpacas who love lollipops and rainbows, to teach us about the growing divide in wealth distribution. It’s called “Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas”. Just one of 20 short films for Morgan Spurlock’s “We The Economy” project.

It’s voiced by a winning trifecta of comedy talent: Sarah Silverman, Amy Poehler, and Maya Rudolph. NPR Host & economist Adam Davidson advised. Cinelan Managing Partner David Laks offers a pre-interview interview, explaining the program. Documentarian Miao Wang made a short docu about Chinese factories in South Carolina that must be seen. She’s in the roundtable with Adam McKay. Damon Smith, Supervising Producer, Cinelan is the moderator.

Big “thank you to the SideShow Network.

Click the links and watch with the kids, like I did.

This episode is just over 35 minutes. Do rate us on iTunes and “like” us on Facebook pretty please.

Anchorman 2 Composer Andrew Feltenstein Plays It Straight.

Posted on October 15, 2014October 15, 2014 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 2014 Super Bowl Commercials, ad agency, Adam McKay, Anchorman, Andrew Feltenstein, Beacon Street Studios, Better Living Through Chemistry, collaboration, comedy, commercials, composer, Creative director, directing., filmmaking, Hootie, John Nau, Jourdain May, Judd Apatow, Kiafest, music, musician, parody, respect the process, Sam Rockwell, shark, Sideshow Network, spoof, The Spoils of Babylon, Will FerrellLeave a comment

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Top shelf composers, songwriters, lyricists Andrew Feltenstein & John Nau own Beacon Street Studios in Venice, California. They’re the go-to guys for any musical genre, but certainly have made a name scoring for “Funny Or Die” titans Adam McKay and Will Ferrel. Credits include “Anchorman 2”, “The Spoils of Babylon” and more.

Andrew and I chat about the process of scoring commercials, inspiration, late hours and how playing the music straight buoys the comedy.

Watch the trailer for “Casa de mi Padre”, a favorite Will Ferrell film. Buy the soundtrack today!

This episode is just over 20 minutes. Do rate us on iTunes and “like” us on Facebook pretty please.

JORDAN BRADY

Tag: Will Ferrell

From “Step Brothers” Editing Room to Directing “Walking Man” With Josh Salzberg.

Adam McKay Uses Rainbow Alpacas & Lollipops To Learn Us The Inequality Gap.

Anchorman 2 Composer Andrew Feltenstein Plays It Straight.