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.
Margaret Knight was my line producer this summer, and things could not have gone better. She came highly recommended and plugged me into her stellar crew of local filmmakers. She's produced literally hundreds of commercials.
We talk about safety, prep, beating the heat and more. Visit jordanbrady.com for the spots.
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Jordan
Commercial Directing Bootcamp is January 18th, 2020 and will make all your professional filmmaking dreams come true.
Filmmaker Alrik Bursell has a fun Seed & Spark campaign running for his indie feature "the Alternate" and he's almost funded! Alrik also hosts a fantastic podcast called, Making Movies Is Hard.
We talk about some best practices and why he chose Seed & Spark over GoFundMe, Kickstarter and the like.
Alrik is a big believer in casting diversely and getting more people who don't look like him in front of the camera, and pledged to that mission with "The Alternate". Check out this film, donate to his Seed&Spark campaign to help make his dream come true.
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Jordan
Commercial Directing Bootcamp is January 18th, 2020 in LA and it will sell out. This show is sponsored by Oso Delicious Hot Sauce, the only hot sauce made by bears.
I was fortunate to shoot with GSD&M Group Creative Director Bill Bayne & his partner, GCD Bill Marceau, for two Hilton brands this summer. Which meant free, yummy breakfast every morning, lobby happy hours, and great creative concepts. We sat down the day after our shoot to talk about how the agency collaborates within its walls, what he looks for in a filmmaker, and the rise of in-house production.
Bill's passion for cultivating the best out of an idea & motivating his teams is similar to how we filmmakers attack a project. Shout out to the my wonderful creative team working under the Bills; Alex DiBucci & Kate Griffith, and agency producer Rolando Romero. Thanks for the fun opportunity.
Listen to the end of the show to hear Bill's band, The Cold Irons.
thanks,
Jordan
Oso Delicious Hot Sauce sponsors the next Diversity Award, sending a filmmaker from an under-represented population to Commercial Directing Bootcamp. January 18th, 2010. Sign up now. $1 from every bottle of Oso Delicious sold, broken or given away goes to the National Military Family Association.
Just me babbling after belting out three treatments for three different projects. Yes, I am fortunate to have such opportunities. But I often wonder why the skill set of making a glossy PDF is needed. I do like that the process of writing forces me to be economical with the storytelling. What do you think?
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Jordan
This episode is under 8 minutes. Oso Delicious Hot Sauce is for #flavorseekers and its yummy. Bootcamp is 01.18.2020 and you can sign up anytime.
Former W+K Creatives Andrew Dickson & Aaron James have launched Mt. Freelance to teach you how to thrive as a freelancer in any creative business. Especially a career in advertising.
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Jordan
This episode is 54 minutes. Consider sharing our podcast with a friend and rating us on iTunes. Next Saturday's Bootcamp is sold out. Sign up now for Commercial Directing Bootcamp is January 18th, 2020 in Los Angeles.
Gregory JM Kasunich is an award winning filmmaker and commercial director, helming campaigns and short form content, for brands such as Disney, Lucasfilm, General Mills, DirectTV, Mattel, iHeartRadio and wait for it... Taylor Swift. Gregory's work is visually stylized, musically and rhythmically driven, often times incorporating elements of animation, choreography, and highly technical camera work. His work generally contains minimal dialogue and leans more into the visual aspects of storytelling in order to minimize the distance between the audience and the subject.
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Jordan
This episode is 52 minutes. Our sole sponsor is Oso Delicious Hot Sauce, $1 per bottle goes to www.militaryfamilies.org to enjoy. Commercial Directing Bootcamp is SOLD OUT for October 12th, 2019. Next workshop is January 18th, 2020 in LA. Earlybird price until Oct. 11th.. grab a seat and soar!
Larry Niemi was my 1st Assistant Director on fun shoot over the summer. The challenges were time and money, as usual. It was also 110 degrees fahrenheit and we shot outside all day. Larry breaks down the 1st AD's allegiance to the Director and Producer and how he is the gatekeeper of safety.
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Jordan
This episode is 40 minutes of knowledge. Thank you to our sponsor Oso Delicious Hot Sauce, $1 per bottle goes to www.militaryfamilies.org to enjoy. Commercial Directing Bootcamp has 1 slot left for October 12th, 2019.
Will Chau is the Global Creative Director at Whole Foods Market, where he oversees the creative output on all brand communications and design. Previously, he was a Creative Director at GSD&M, in Austin.
Will and RTP alumni Chuck Meehan gave me my first extended commercial campaign two decades ago, for Kia.
Will has created award-winning work for clients such as BMW, Southwest Airlines, Kia Motors and Kohler. His work has been featured in numerous advertising award shows such as Cannes, One Show, Communication Arts, Graphis, Kelly Awards and The London International Automotive Awards.
Passionate about teaching and believing that there needed to be an alternative to the traditional model of higher education, Will founded The Austin Creative Department in the summer of 2011. This was highly influential for me, leading to my Bootcamp.
Thanks,
Jordan
This is just under 9 minutes of inspiration. Thank you to our sponsor Oso Delicious Hot Sauce, $1 per bottle goes to www.militaryfamilies.org to enjoy. Commercial Directing Bootcamp has 1 slot left for October 12th, 2019.
It's our 300th episode! And no better way to celebrate than with my good friend Executive Creative Director Chuck Meehan giving us the straight scoop on commercials and his process for selecting filmmakers. We talk about what makes a great ad, how the production process has been sped up to its detriment and much more.
Our Chrysler Pacifica collaborations starring Kathryn Hahn remain a career high for me.
I'm helping with a GoFundMe to get a new sustainable-fuel disaster response bus to help Veterans respond and rebuild America after hurricanes with Team Rubicon, please donate. Veterans Green Bus 2.0 is the name and the video explains more!
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Jordan
This is just under 90 minutes of bliss. Our sponsor is Oso Delicious Hot Sauce, $1 per bottle goes to www.militaryfamilies.org to enjoy. Commercial Directing Bootcamp has 3 slots left for October 12th, 2019.
Filmmaker Joe Menendez has directed over 150 hours of television and 8 films to date. Joe has filmmaking in his DNA, which is evident in our two hour chat. "Siren" is a fast-paced show, a shooting challenge for any filmmaker, so we dive deep into what it takes to master an episode. This quote says it all:
"I believe the key to good directing is in understanding and knowing how to implement film grammar (when and how to move the camera, when and why to cut, etc). Be it in TV or film. Which is why in my own work, I always strive to meticulously craft every episode or movie I direct. It all starts with point of view."
Watch "Siren" on Freeform. I'll put a clip at www.jordanbrady.com.
Please consider a donation to get a new Veterans Green Bus up and running. See our GoFundMe page.
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Jordan Brady
This is almost 2 hours. Oso Delicious Hot Sauce is for #flavorseekers only! Commercial Directing Bootcamp is 10.12.2019 and there's only 4 slots left. Liit 20 filmmakers.
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