Respect The Process

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One-on-one chats with commercial directors, advertising agency creatives, actors, editors, producers, crew and more. Filmmaker Jordan Brady has directed of over 1300 spots , 4 feature films, 3 full-length documentaries and one Netflix special. The show is edited by Jake Brady. Jordan is Founder of Commercial Directing Film School and owner of True Gentleman Industries, aka True Gent, a commercial production company in Los Angeles.

Founder/Creative Director Vasanth Seshadri On Growing The Sunny Side Agency in Singapore.
is the Founder, head honcho and Creative Director of the ad agency in Singapore called The . Vasanth shares his non-traditional path into the ad world, starting out as an engineer before catching the creative bug. We talked about his globetrotting...
Building a Directing Career with Seed Media Arts' EP Bradley Johnson and Filmmaker Matthew Underwood
Wow! What a fun, productive talk with , Managing Director and EP at , and Seed Director . We discuss Matthew's spec spot for Chevy titled "Follow Your Own Road" - including the process of developing the script, shooting it on location in Utah, and...
Little Hands of Stone Founders Matt McCain & Michael Boychuk Are Crafting Memorable Ad Campaigns.
and founded their Little Hands of Stone ad agency in 2019 after both having extensive careers working at other agencies and companies like Amazon. Matt and Michael worked together at the legendary Wong Doody in LA in the late 90s/early 2000s. The...
Comedy Director Michael Ryan Fagan's Shares Funny Stories from Commercial Sets.
Comedy Director was in town, so we chat it up about directing comedy for ads... and we never stop. We discuss his career directing actor Vincent Pastore from The Sopranos, among others. We debate the pros and cons of using LED walls and other virtual...
What Does Cinematographer Dustin Pearlman Like To Shoot Most?
Cinematographer stops by the podcast for a great chat. We met at the DGA trying to dispel myths to help up and coming directors, and we ended up chums. Dustin has shot for brands, agencies, promos, narrative and doc. I try to nail him down to what he...
Bo Barrett Goes From Acting In 300 Commercials To Directing Them.
Commercial Director shares his journey from acting in over 300 commercials to pursuing directing. He discusses how he learned on film sets by observing legendary directors. He dives into directing his first paid commercial for the brand Shorebirds...
From Surf Films To Major Commercials With Director Ross Haines.
Filmmaker shares how his career making spots has grown and tells us about his short film "Around the Band". Ross got his start editing surf films in Hawaii, joined Beyoncé’s team for her HBO feature doc, Life Is But a Dream and helped launch...
Filmmaker Nema Vand: From Shah's of Sunset Star to VaynerMedia Spot Director.
Part two, the exciting conclusion to my chat with Filmmaker Nema Vand. Presently, he is directing commercials at VaynerMedia and Eva Nosidam, the in-house production unit. A turning point came when Nema documented Mike Winkelmann's (Mr. Beeple)...
VaynerMedia Commercial Director Nema Vand's Filmmaking Evolution from Commercials to TikTok to Features.
Filmmaker Nema Vand has enjoyed an eclectic career in entertainment, from being an extra on David Fincher's set, to starting his own casting company to presently directing commercials at VaynerMedia and Eva Nosidam, the in-house production unit. A...
Commercial Director Jason Cook Melds Motion Design And Directing.
Commercial director is known for his design-driven approach and ability to concept visually striking commercials that effectively convey messaging. We discuss his formative directing gigs like spots for Toyota and Maytag, where he also served as...
Getting Unstuck with Sacha Reeb: Ideation Techniques and Creative Pushups.
My guest is , Chief Creative Officer at Manifest. Sacha shares insights into real collaboration and explains Creative Pushups - an internal exercise turned event series - sparked new ideas through contributions to "mini briefs" on Slack. Constantly...
Riding the Squid: Carolyn Chen's Journey from Director to Helping Creatives Navigate Career Transition.
Veteran commercial director returns to the podcast to offer invaluable career advice. like how storytelling remains key, despite changing tools. My friend Carolyn has since transitioned to life coaching, helping those in entertainment navigate...
Invaluable Industry Insights with Spears & Arrows Founder, Managing Director, EP Jason Wolk
Thrilled to welcome back - Founder, Managing Director, and Executive Producer of . As the leader of one of the top commercial production companies, Jason has a truly unique insight into the ever-changing advertising world and production. Jason and I...
Nourish Your Creativity With Spirituality, Wellness And A Touch of Reiki with Lydia Hurlbut.
Life Coach , co-founder of the along with famed Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, joins me in a wide-ranging discussion about spirituality, wellness practices and nurturing creativity. Lydia is a Reiki practitioner in addition to her role at , and...
Deconstructing Work With Visionary Commercial Director Tom Kuntz, Part Two.
Commercial Director Tom Kuntz shares more insights into his spots. We discuss his philosophy around collaboration over the years, from thinking input wasn't needed early on to now embracing other creative minds. The importance of respecting all...
Iconic Commercial Director Tom Kuntz Talks Comedy, Pushing Creative Boundaries and Challenging His Own Process.
Iconic commercial director kicks off Season Two. Over the course of his illustrious career, Tom has pushed creative boundaries with award-winning campaigns for Skittles, Old Spice, Tubi, Apple, Ikea, Bacardi, more Apple, Pringles with the guys hand...
Podcast Editor Jake Brady's Journey Editing 500 Episodes of Respect the Process.
Our podcast editor is one most befitting interviewee for this very special 500th episode of Respect the Process. Jake provides his unique perspective on what he's learned from cuttig our guests and the behind-the-scenes process of editing. We discuss...
RevThink's Joel Pilger Talks Positioning with Panache.
My friend and marketing expert Joel Pilger of joins me for another insightful discussion. Joel shares his expertise on positioning your company and putting yourself out there through LinkedIn outreach. He also stresses the importance of respecting...
Just Me, Grateful For Family and What I Get To Do For A Living.
Just me rambling for 10 minutes about how lucky I am to make commercials for a living, and more importantly, that my family is safe and healthy. That is never taken for granted. That I get to work with my sons, my friends and often their kids is a...
On Set Electrician Jeanne Mailloux Talks "Birdman", Buddhism and Mental Health.
Jeanne Mailloux works on commercial sets as a union Electrician. (And spells out to me the difference between the Grips and Electricains.) She shares fascinating insights about her start in filmmaking meeting Nick Cage, working on "Birdman" and being...

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