Respect The Process

Filmmaker, storyteller, entrepreneur: Justin Andrews of Animus Studios is all those things. We met via a Facebook group and I'm delighted to have had an in-person chat with Justin. Click here to see the great stuff he and his Animus team are doing for major brands. And also check out the trailer for his film "Dare to Remarkable" .  Justin and I share the belief that you must lead your clients to s...

Corinne Bourdeau and Christine Leuthold run the Esalen Inspirational Film Festival , taking place in the breathtaking Esalen Resort in Big Sur, California. The intimate, curated festivals run April 22 through 27, 2018 and features a line up of cherry picked films that inspire, enlightne and ignite positive change. Yes, I'll be there with "I Am Battle Comic" and look forward to close interaction an...

Comedy Director Ian Pfaff has a demo reel that cause me to have a paradigm shift in thinking towards montages. His reel rocks. He cut his teeth at Funny or Die, Nickelodeon and more, and is no stranger to working with top celebrities.  We chat about career goals, defining one's self and more. You'll be inspired by my chat with a new friend. Shout out to Andrew Furtado for posting Ian's reel... cli...

Comedy Director Ira Rosensweig saw his funny spot with Peyton Manning premiere on Super Bowl LII and shares his tales of directing celebrities. Alec Baldwin, Zach Efron, Blake Shelton, Storm Troopers and more have felt the deft touch of this helmer. A great chat with Ira. Check out his stuff at hsi site or at his WaveMaker Creative site. I've put the Peyton Manning spot, for Universal Orlando Reso...

My favorite 2018 Super Bowl commercials and why I liked them. Just me rambling for 15 minutes. Congrats to all that made them! Cheers, Jordan Commercial Directing Bootcamp is April 21st, 2018 in Los Angeles.

Director J.P. Brennan drops so much knowledge in this episode. Not only does he share how he shot a music video entirely underwater, but he breaks down the four tenets of lighting.  Thank you J.P. I've posted The Trash Mermaids video at jordan brady.com so check it out. Cheers, Jordan Commercial Directing Bootcamp is going to sell out for our April 21st seminar in Los Angeles. Sign up today, limit...

"Not A War Story" Director Tim O'Donnell shares stories about the making of his hit feature documentary. The docu is a fly-on-the-wall look at how an all-veteran cast & crew make "Range 15", an over-the-top, cult horror zombie war movie. Oh, and it's their first film so they hit every obstacle you can imagine. You do not need to have seen "Range 15" to love "Not A War Story" but why not watch both...

RevThink.com 's Joel Pilger returns to the show to help filmmakers, graphic designers and animators grow their business. Check out his website RevThink and his Jumpstart program. It's next level learning for any creative studio. Enjoy. Jordan This episode is just over an hour. Commercial Directing Bootcamp is Saturday, April 21st, 2018 in Santa Monica, Ca.

Production Designer Shawn Graves attacks every project with the same passion, whether it's a web series, a private gathering or a studio feature film. We chat about collaboration and her process. Please check out her website and enjoy this fine talk. Happy 2018 everyone. Jordan Commercial Directing Bootcamp is April 21st, 2018 in Los Angeles.

Cinematographer/Producer Jordan Levy returns to the show and brings documentary filmmaker  Michelle Kath Sinclair with him. Michelle's debut feature documentary is "Chicago: The Terry Kath Experience" , a delightfully charming search for her guitar-shredding father, a founding member of Chicago, who died when Michelle was two years old. The film was a hit at the Toronto Independent Film Festival....

AbelCine CEO Pete Abel discuss his company's long-standing commitment to educating our filmmaking community. In addition to their sales and renting the hottest new gear, AbelCine has a series of training workshops that keep us filmmakers up to speed. Pete and I share the philosophy that the tool must serves the story, and you'll love his origin story that got him in the game. Full disclosure, Abel...

Writer/Producer/Director Judd Apatow is one of my favorite filmmakers, with "Knocked Up", "This is 40", "40 Year Old Virgin" and "Funny People" being my personal loves. As the ultimate Hollywood hyphenate, he's produced dozens of Brady family classics such as "Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy", the recent "The Big Sick" and the comedic tour-de-force "Talladego Nights: the Ballad of Ricky Bobb...

A former copywriter, Alex Grossman has always had a love for advertising. In 2011 he got his start directing commercials and was named one of the Top 25 New Commercial Directors by Shoot Magazine. His short mockumentary for Canal+ went on to win multiple lions at Cannes and his Gatorade work starring the Manning Brothers and JJ Watt got over 40 Million hits on YouTube in just over a month. You're...

Filmmaker Dulanie Ellis joins me for a spontaneous chat about her award-winning documentary "Ground Operations" . It's an awesome story on the growing network of combat veterans who are transitioning into careers as sustainable farmers, ranchers and artisan food producers. Perfect for Veterans Day! In fact, make it a double feature with "I Am Battle Comic" this weekend. Enjoy. Jordan This is a 45...

Talented Director/Producer Destri Martino founded The Director List , a database of female directors, when she realized there were far more qualified, working women directors than were getting the big opportunities. But we go back further than that! Destri worked as my overqualified Director's Assistant on two feature films, one for Miramax under now-known sexual predator Harvey Weinstein. So we d...

Filmmaker Carlos Gutierrez is always working and he took time to skype with me and graciously share his filmmaking secrets, both on and off set. His has a fine film pedigree you can read here .  Check out his commercial reel at Superlounge.tv .  thanks, Jordan This is an hour and 19 minutes of commercial making heaven. Commercial Directing Bootcamp is Dec. 02 and will sell out. Sign up or suck for...

Director Kinka Usher won the coveted Directors Guild of America award for his Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials twice, and he has more Cannes Lions that you can fit on the dining room table. Usher directed his first commercial in 1992 after working his way up from production assistant, camera assistant and steadicam operator. He has directed award-winning campaigns for Got Milk?,...

Cinematographer Mike Svitak and I have shot more cars and comedy in the last 13 months than most filmmakers do in their entire career. In this episode, we chat about that, as well as his movie making experiences. And his new film, "6 Below" challenged him to extreme conditions. You will love this. Thanks, Jordan This episode is an hour and 20 minutes. Next Commercial Directing Bootcamp is December...

Comedian/Filmmaker Henry Phillips is one of my favorite comics on the circuit. His specials and live shows are not to be missed. Nor are his two  semi-biographical cult comedy films: "Punching the Clown" and the sequel "Punching Henry" , now on Showtime. He has also made acting appearances on HBO's "Silicon Valley" (4 episodes) and Comedy Central's "Drunk History". His YouTube channel, featuring t...

Filmmaker Nickolas Duarte directs commercials and has a new web series he sold to Warner Brothers that he can almost talk about. He teases us in this episode. Through his Tuscon, Arizona-based Crown Chimp, he has plotted a course for success. he shares his methods that help him set and achieve his goals, techniques that we all can use. I am taken with his work in China, so I've posted a spot at jo...

Shawn Marek is a producer of many a podcast, so he stopped by the RTP Studios to tell us his favorite filmmaking shows. He's producing a live show in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Improv. It's Thursday, October 5th, 2017 called "LA Podfest Preview Night" so get tickets now! I know you'll find this a fascinating chat, as you already love my podcast.  Cheers, Jordan This is 90 minutes full of fun. Co...

Cinematographer Jim Frohna has shot every episode of Amazon's hit show "Transparent", infusing each scene with an intimacy between the characters and the camera. In a sense, he is like the unseen member of the Pfefferman family. Jim has directed the show as well, so you know we chat about that experience too. Plenty of tech talk for ya'll, but moveover, you'll feel the love and cohesiveness among...

Celebrity Makeup Artist Aliesh Pierce and I have done dozens of shoots together. We share a strong work ethic that mandates mastery of craft, and helping others. For example, when HMI lighting came all the rage, Aliesh bought her own to see the effects on her makeup techniques. And then she did her own tests when the digital camera revolution began. Be sure to check out her own line of beauty prod...

Ben Giroux is a comedic actor/director and the creator of the viral music video phenomenon BACK TO THE 90s . Giroux's music video collaborations with indie hip-hop artist Jensen Reed have amassed over 60 million views globally, resulting in endorsements from The Backstreet Boys and multiple weeks climbing the Billboard charts. Giroux currently stars as Mikey Munroe in Nickelodeon's animated series...

Cinematographer Michael Svitak and I have been on quite a run lately, shooting spots for seven major automobile makers in the last year. Michael begged me not to put yet another director of photography episode up so soon so I'm going wait, and give ya'll this teaser. A fascinating true tale of how a young Mike talked his way onto the crew of a Gus Van Sant film. "I Am Battle Comic" is winning over...