Stay ConnectedOne-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. Respect The Process, since 2013.
Em Weinstein is a writer and a director of new plays, films, musicals, and interactive installations with a list of credits and awards a mile long. They have a new short film, "In France, Michelle Is A Man's Name," a heartwarming story of a young trans man visiting his folks. I loved it.
We chat about stories from LGBTQ+ filmmakers, how they are represented in media, how advertisers have started embraced the LBGTQ+ characters in commercials and more.
Check out their trailer at www.jordanbrady.com and some interesting work I've posted.
Happy Pride, especially to those just coming to terms with their true selves. We love you.
Commercial Directing Masterclass is 24/7 there for you and Commercial Directing Bootcamp is 10.10.20 and filling up fast. Come join us. Thanks, Jordan This is an hour. Oso Delicious Hot Sauce is sold out as of now. But we have the bears making more.I've been fortunate to shoot with Dan Councilor, Associate Creative Director at Leo Burnett, a few times now for Buick and it's always a blast. Just as important, maybe more so, is the quality of the spots we make. Dan shares his journey to the Super Bowl LIV for Hummer's EV with the king, LeBron James. (I've post the gorgeous commercial at www.jordanbrady.com for y'all.)
We also chat about making ads just for fun, collaboration and how Dan hires Directors for his spots.
Both my Commercial Directing Masterclass and Bootcamp are now at one easy-to-use link: Commercial Directing Film School.
Thanks,
Jordan
This is an hour and 17 minutes. Enjoy! PS
Oso Delicious Hot Sauce is SOLD OUT! But we're making more.Andrew Bowen is an actor, writer, director & producer - currently starring in "All for Nikki" on Apple TV, iTunes and more. We chat about creating your own projects, family, and his passion project "The 716th" that lit up the Tribeca Film Festival.
Commercial Directing Masterclass has already helped over 400 filmmakers up their game. FIlmmakers completing the course save $100 off Commercial Directing Bootcamp. The next one is 10.10.2020 in LA. Limit 20.
Thank you,
Jordan
This runs 90 minutes.
#BlackLivesMatter. I don't profess to be an authority on racial problems and solutions, but these three films will open your eyes and spark thought and discussion.
Thank you,
Jordan
Tina Tackett is Co Executive Creative Director at the Loomis Agency, and I had the pleasure of working with Tina and Creative Director Jim Green earlier this year. Tina delivers an extraordinary eye for design, a strong talent for art direction and a creative mind for marketing. In this one zoom chat, Tina Tackett basically shows us filmmakers how she picks her directors to collaborate with on her shoots. Thank you Tina for these invaluable insights. Y'all should check out these spots at www.jordanbrady.com cuz we chat about them.
Commercial Directing Masterclass is online and the price goes up June 15th, 2020. I'm honoring free consultations regardless so we can stick it to the man! Commercial Directing Bootcamp is 10.10.2020 and is limited to 20 filmmakers.
Thank you,
Jordan
This is one hour and 14 minutes of gold.
Jon Morgan is a director that set out to build a director-based production company in St. Louis, JM Films, which meant building a strong roster of talent. He and his team of creatives can also collaborate with any in-house team to up their game. Check out his work here. We chat about Beumer Group, a branding spot for a coal company, that is gorgeous. I've put more at www.jordanbrady.com too.
Commercial Directing Bootcamp has moved to 10.10.2020 in Los Angeles. Limit 20 filmmakers. Go sign up now cuz filmmakers from our cancelled June Bootcamp took one third of the spots. Airline tickets are cheap now too. Commercial Directing Masterclass is $199 online and available now, and you'll save $100 on Bootcamp when you complete the course. Just saying.
Thank you,
Jordan
This is 30 minutes. Thanks for Oso Delicious Hot Sauce for sponsoring the show.
Director Ronnie Allman began as an Art Director at Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, then started directing his own projects. His brilliant "Cheeteau by Chester" for Cheetos was shortlisted at Cannes. Ronnie has won a slew of awards for good reason.
Please watch his short R.L. Allman's Peter Pan because I know you'll love it. You'll learn how he's marketing the project due to covid-19. Ronnie also took the time off air to teach this old dog a slew of marketing tricks.
Commercial Directing Masterclass is online and ready for you to grow your career. Commercial Directing Bootcamp is June 27th, 2020 and will be 15 filmmakers maximum to ensure social distancing.
It's a Zoom recorded episode to be tolerant. Thanks.
Jordan
This runs an hour. Special thanks to Ritual Music for their Top 11 Podcasts for Filmmakers list!!!
This inspirational story of my guest Cali Gilbert will lift your spirits while giving you a reality check as to how fragile everyone's situation can be. Especially now with jobs vanishing. When she found herself homeless, she couch-surfed and picked up a camera. A self-taught newbie with an android and no other gear, she's an advocate for women in transition, underserved youth and the homeless population in general.
Commercial Directing Masterclass is available 26/7 and filmmakers are really diggin' it. Next Commercial Directing Bootcamp is June 27th, 2020. Limit 15 filmmakers and we have 7 seats left.
Thanks,
Jordan
This runs one hour.
Nick Spooner is an award-winning director of commercials, short films and other things. He draws his own shooting boards, writes his own treatments and has been involved in the film business since childhood.
He was President of the Harvard Lampoon, wrote, produced and directed at Comedy Central, and once fronted a hardcore band in New York City. His new dark comedy short, "The Call of Charlie" has shown at over 88 festivals across 12 countries and has won 45 awards, enjoy it on Amazon Prime. Nick's cartoons regularly appear in The American Bystander, which Newsweek called "America's last great humor magazine."
Commercial Directing Masterclass has taught my voodoo to over 150 filmmakers from 8 countries. Check it out cuz I promise you'll love it. You also save $100 of Commercial Directing Bootcamp June 27, 2020 or whenever.
Thank you,
Jordan
This runs an hour and is sponsored by Oso Delicious Hot Sauce.
Mr. Matt Enlow is an Emmy nominated director, writer & media-type living in Los Angeles. His work has been seen all over the world, and amassed millions of views. He works with places like Comedy Central, Verizon, BlackPills, VH1, Turner, College Humor, CBS, TruTV and Google to make commercials, music videos, digital series, and probably some other stuff that's harder to categorize (or explain to his parents).
Check out his podcast with co-host Oren Kaplan, Just Shoot It podcast and more of Matt's funny work at his site or jordanbrady.com
Thanks,
Jordan
This is 90 minutes of gold. My Commercial Directing Masterclass is online and filmmakers are loving it. If you complete the course by April 30th, 2020 you get a FREE consultation call. No matter, all filmmakers that enroll save $100 off Bootcamp. Next Commercial Directing Bootcamp is June 27th, 2020 with ample room for social distancing. Limit 15 #filmmakers.
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