Reframed The Podcast

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4BGGhLR ▶ About This Episode: Cody Ingham joins Dylan Hahn to break down what a "Key Grip" actually is. Through his recent work for Nike with director Tucker Phillips, they walk through what a key grip is actually in charge of, what falls outside the grip department, and why camera support, shaping light, a...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4jSud3C ▶ About This Episode: DP Philipp Hafner joins Dylan Hahn to break down "Bésala Mucho" for Tamara Flores and Tourist, directed by Rupert Höller. They walk through in-camera LED strobes, an eight-light face rig played live by the gaffer on a keyboard, a lake platform near Vienna standing in for open s...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4scV24H ▶ About This Episode:South African director Royd Ringdahl joins Dylan Hahn to break down "City of Gold," his Adidas film for Orlando Pirates celebrating Johannesburg ahead of the club's 90th anniversary. They walk through refracting shooting footage through a tray of water over an iPad, a telepr...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/3U8BDoY ▶ About This Episode: Director Christian Vergara joins Dylan Hahn to break down his self funded Theragun spec commercial. They walk through shooting three athletes against a cyc wall with two ARRI Alexa 35s on a Fisher dolly, a rolling Xbox Kinect rig blended with Polycam scans, in camera filtration, and sour...

▶Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4xYM4Kp ▶About This Episode: Director Niklas Hugo joins Dylan Hahn to break down his Y2K-inspired commercial for Offhand, "Diamond Drive Country Club." They walk through building one long dolly track that they reshuffled for multiple setups, faking rain with the fire department to soak the whole cast, and sh...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4ir24A9 ▶ About This Episode:Director Loris Russier joins Dylan Hahn to break down his Tissot commercial, a three sport tribute to dedication built around NBA star Damian Lillard, Tour de France cycling, and MotoGP. Loris walks through the all practical approach behind the film, including a hand built infinity mirror...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4ybXaeI ▶ About This Episode: Director Ádám Halmos joins Dylan Hahn to the podcast to break down his music video for Brumiko's "Sör, Unicum," which features Hungarian film legend Reviczky Gábor, Ádám's own childhood cinema hero. Ádám explains shooting his first ever project on 16mm film with only 40...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4iru9XM ▶ About This Episode: Director Damien Blue returns to the podcast to break down two spots he directed for Brick. Damien walks through shooting a reversed paper throw at 120fps on 16mm film, wiring a custom LED light fixture shipped in from Australia, and combining a zoom out with a Dana Dolly slide for the fi...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4i3vgNe ▶ About This Episode:Director Josh Cohen joins Dylan Hahn to break down the Doritos x Formula 1 commercial starring Gordon Ramsay. Josh explains how a snowed out Toronto shoot forced the team into 3D truck scans and CG exteriors, how a moving light on a push cart replaced a volume stage they couldn't affo...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4q8pegx ▶ About This Episode:Director Megan Tan joins Dylan Hahn to break down "The Champion Recipe," a storytelling-driven spot for Lexar's Argentina-designed SSD made with the AFA. Megan walks through shooting the entire thing in one 14-hour day in Malaysia, dressing a local Airbnb to pass as an Argen...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4gUcDe7 ▶ About This Episode:Director Daniel Iglesias joins Dylan Hahn to break down The Neighbourhood’s music video for “Planet”, a surreal dance piece built around an inverted woman, practical insects, a hairless cat, and a moving El Camino. Daniel explains how he turned a seemingly simple concept into a carefully...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/3SK2d6X▶ About This Episode: Director Scott Secco returns to Reframed to break down his latest mountain bike film shot with GoPro's new interchangeable lens camera. Scott walks through the custom rigs, cable cams, pole cams, fog setups, and creative problem-solving behind the project—including the moment a failed...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4wk1AiL ▶ About This Episode:Dutch director Sabrina Nijenhuis joins Dylan Hahn to break down her Cannes-nominated spec commercial Burning Desire — a cinematic film about skin cancer shot on 16mm with almost no budget. She shares how borrowed film stock, DIY production design, natural light, and practical in-camera te...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4eygU3W ▶ About This Episode: Director Daniel Warwick joins Dylan Hahn to break down his Westpac campaign, a commercial that turned an entire community into a human helicopter. Daniel explains why he chose to build the impossible practically instead of relying on CGI, how Martin Parr's photography inspired the fi...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/44hbA0a ▶ About This Episode:Director and photographer Aidan Cullen joins Dylan Hahn to break down his commercial spot for Cosmos starring Odessa A'zion, and to discuss what makes certain performers impossible to look away from. Aidan shares insights from a decade of working with actors, musicians, and brands, in...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/3S0f30i ▶ About This Episode:Cinematographer Todd Banhazl joins Dylan Hahn to break down Olivia Rodrigo's "Drop Dead" music video, a project shot entirely on vintage BetaCam, VHS, and MiniDV cameras. Todd shares why the team wasn't chasing nostalgia, but the unique beauty these formats bring to face...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/4o2SN1D▶ About This Episode:DP Adam Bentel joins Dylan Hahn to break down KFC’s “Eat the Rules” campaign, directed by Zee Ntuli. Adam shares how the team turned a single abandoned community center into a surreal party world using practical effects, lasers, dancers, mirrors, confetti, and a lot of experimentation. They...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/4fCE3V1 ▶ About This Episode:Director and Abyss Digital founder Shapxo joins Dylan Hahn to break down how some of his most insane VFX shots actually get made. From Unreal Engine previs and robotic camera systems to CG avatars, seamless eye transitions, and LED volume stages, they dig into the real process behind mode...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set: https://go.frameset.app/3PajnJv ▶ About This Episode: Director Rick Darge joins Dylan Hahn to break down his wildly absurd Popeyes “Chicken Chicken Chicken” campaign. It's a musical commercial built around one word, one weird idea, and a ton of meticulous prep. Rick walks through the entire process of directing a big budget commercial,...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/3RbjW6d▶ About This Episode:Director Simon Becks joins Dylan Hahn to break down a surreal Iceland-shot music video about a man stranded in a frozen wasteland who falls in love with a snow woman. Alongside co-director Folkert Verdoorn, Simon shares how the team turned a strange one-line concept into a massive practical...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/3QFEmUS▶ About This Episode:Director Leon Liehr joins Dylan Hahn to break down a spec commercial featuring Headspace that was made as a student project. Leon shares how a small team used location choices, practical effects, and VFX to create the illusion of ceilings closing in, all within a three-day shoot. They talk...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/4tywEKA▶ About This Episode:Director Alex Takacs returns to break down his music video Brush Me Like a Horse, a simple but striking concept built around a man running on a treadmill over a cliff. Alex shares how the idea expanded into a full world through production design, performance, and careful visual choices. The...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/3ODQSU9▶ About This Episode:Director Morgan Le Faucheur joins Dylan Hahn to break down his cycling campaign and the detailed process behind creating a high-end commercial look with limited resources. Morgan explains how he developed the treatment, pitched the idea in person, and used a combination of moto crane, drone...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/4cg6MMh ▶ About This Episode: Director Scott Sacco joins Dylan Hahn to break down his Outdoor Research film Moments, a five-day shoot across British Columbia built with small crews, lightweight rigs, and a practical approach to getting cinematic images in remote locations. Scott shares how he balances directing, shoot...

▶ Find Inspiration and develop your ideas with Frame Set:https://go.frameset.app/4v2Bn8H▶ About This Episode:Director Oscar Hudson joins Dylan Hahn to break down his Coinbase campaign created for the Oscars, a project that builds a believable video game world almost entirely through practical techniques. Oscar explains how the team translated digital logic into physical design using printed textur...