13 episodes

Ron Small interviews commercial directors and creatives in an effort to demystify commercial production. And because it's fun to learn. 

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    • TV & Film
    • 4.8 • 19 Ratings

Ron Small interviews commercial directors and creatives in an effort to demystify commercial production. And because it's fun to learn. 

    012-Joseph Kahn (Director of Detention, Torque and many many music videos and commercials)

    012-Joseph Kahn (Director of Detention, Torque and many many music videos and commercials)

    Joseph Kahn discusses why his lack of success in dating precipitated his move to LA, his directorial debut, "Torque", how directing the film bankrupted him, what lead to his start in commercial directing, saving up and spending all of his money on his latest feature film, "Detention", and shaping youth culture through music videos. Joseph's personal website: http://www.josephkahn.com/ An excellent music video montage detailing some of the highlights of his music video work: http://vimeo.com/35166654 "Detention" Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4PFz9gIKKM&feature=player_embedded Ladytron "Ghosts" Director's Cut: http://vimeo.com/34368427 Blink 182 video mentioned: http://vimeo.com/23824764 Saab "Transformer" spot discussed: http://www.hsiproductions.com/commercials/joseph-kahn/transformer Adidas Commercial discussed: http://vimeo.com/23935639 Sisqo's Thong Song video discussed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oai1V7kaFBk Two Bruce Willis spots we discuss: http://vimeo.com/38796220

    • 1 hr 8 min
    013-Yann Lomme (Founder of ThinkMojo and startup-videos.com)

    013-Yann Lomme (Founder of ThinkMojo and startup-videos.com)

    Yann's websites: www.thinkmojo.net http://startup-videos.com/ Other companies mentioned: www.epipheo.com www.sandwichvideo.com Projects mentioned: Ebay: https://vimeo.com/73175520 Intuit: https://vimeo.com/61318754 Arctic Monkey's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOSxM0rNPM Creative animation agencies mentioned: http://animade.tv http://www.buck.tv Messaging book mentioned: Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dean Heath Link: http://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-Survive-Others/dp/1400064287/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397812976&sr=1-1&keywords=made+to+stick Video Hosting company mentioned: www.wistia.com Rachel Routon's donation page: http://www.gofundme.com/5kgbwc

    • 53 min
    011-Shane Hurlbut (Feature film/Commercial cinematographer)

    011-Shane Hurlbut (Feature film/Commercial cinematographer)

    Shane discusses shooting "Act of Valor" a feature action film starring active duty Navy Seals on the 5dMk2, how driving a grip truck on the B-horror sequel "Phantasm 2" led to his pursuit of cinematography, the differences between shooting on commercials as opposed to features, and managing over 125 cinematographers for an ad.


    Shane's blog:
    http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/

    Shane's feature film work:
    http://shanehurlbut.com/features.php

    Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock" video shot on 8mm:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KE9lvU810

    Blog on the making of the "Prudential" ad, as well as the ad:
    http://www.hurlbutvisuals.com/blog/2011/06/one-sunrise-in-one-day-one-moment-a-turning-point-captured-across-america-for-prudential/

    "Pirelli" ad we discuss, shot on the 5dMk2:
    http://vimeo.com/24840519

    Short film Shane shot for Canon on the 5dMk2:
    http://vimeo.com/10570139

    Navy Swimmer ad shot by Shane:
    http://vimeo.com/11306475

    One of the "Terminator: Salvation" webisodes shot and directed by Shane on the 5dMk2:
    http://vimeo.com/11309065

    • 1 hr 5 min
    010-Lucia Aniello (director of the "Dollar Shave Club" introduction video)

    010-Lucia Aniello (director of the "Dollar Shave Club" introduction video)

    Lucia Aniello discusses how she became the director on the instantly viral "Dollar Shave Club" intro video, her approach to comedy, how editing her work has taught her more than ever about comedic timing, and the benefits of producing online comedy videos as opposed to performing live.

    The "Dollar Shave Club Intro Video":
    http://paulilu.com/post/19182365084/dollar-shave-club

    The "Dildo Sport Video" discussed:
    http://paulilu.com/post/19309016206/dildo-sport

    The MTV V-Jay video discussed:
    http://paulilu.com/post/19308969946/mtv-europes-hey-guys

    The Primetime Emmy videos:
    http://paulilu.com/post/19309000462/emmy-training-day-63rd-annual-primetime-emmy
    http://paulilu.com/post/19308983705/life-after-emmy-63rd-annual-primetime-emmy

    • 35 min
    009-Paul Schneider (Commercial Director)

    009-Paul Schneider (Commercial Director)

    Paul Schneider discusses his transition from design to directing, how to go about picking the right production company to sign with, directing the iconic "Rescue Me" title sequence, guiding your reel to get the jobs you want, scheduling personal projects in between professional ones, how payment for commercial directors tends to work, why it might not be a great idea to put a bunch of directors in one room, and just about everything else.

    Paul's short Crossfit inspired film "Breathe":
    http://vimeo.com/23569694

    Paul Schneider's work at "Hello and Company":
    http://www.helloandcompany.com/directors/18-Schneider?video=commercials

    • 1 hr 52 min
    008-Peter Atencio (Director of "Key and Peele")

    008-Peter Atencio (Director of "Key and Peele")

    Director Peter Atencio discusses how he got Comedy Central to allow him to direct all 8 episodes of the 1st season of "Key and Peele", the decision on whether or not to include a laugh track in the show, completing 8 episodes on a tight schedule and budget, what it was like directing content for the now defunct website SuperDeluxe, striving to bring a cinematic aesthetic to web and sketch comedy, and how directing a DTV horror feature did little to nothing for his career. Several Sketches from "Key and Peele" that we discuss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LGEiIL1__s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qv7k2_lc0M&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1bLXk6UVts "Wanna See Something Cool?" sketch: http://vimeo.com/18037607 "Drive Recklessly" sketch: http://vimeo.com/28656619 Trailer for the horror feature, "The Rig" directed by Peter Atencio: http://vimeo.com/6694358 A sketch Peter directed for Team Coco: http://vimeo.com/25788304 "Year One" short Peter directed for Sony Pictures: http://vimeo.com/5242953 "Siamese Twins" sketch directed by Peter: http://vimeo.com/18036024 "Show You My Tips" sketch Peter directed for MTV: http://vimeo.com/21145630 An episode of "Freeloader's Guide": http://vimeo.com/2028614

    • 1 hr 17 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

Tricky_P ,

Love it.

I am reviewing a retired podcast but I love it so much I needed to say it. I love podcasts like this that are basically just conversations. I wish podcast creation could be more lucrative for people because there's really no reason to do that much work just so I can enjoy learning stuff for free. They eventually cease for whatever reason, I'm assuming real life steps in and the podcast has to go. I am thankful that some people engage in podcast creation like this. Thank you!

Todd Rocheford ,

SO GOOD!

I love this Ron is so funny.

Weilgeek1 ,

Why did he stop

There's has not been a new one in an incredibly long time. I wish he would continue making them

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