How did you get into directing?I grew up in Aix en Provence, France. At 8 years old I directed my first play, an adaptation of the “Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint Exupery. The emotions I discovered in the process convinced me that being a director was something very special and something I could not…
How did you get into directing?I was working in postproduction for awhile and a friend of mine knew a band that wanted a music video. Knowing my work in post, he asked me to direct the video with him. That became my first super low budget music video. What is your most recent project?Music video…
How did you get into directing?Even though I was trained as a cinematographer I have always been attracted to the idea of directing. Visual storytelling is something that was part of my background and extending it towards the visual medium of commercials was a natural step. What is your most recent project?I’m currently shooting a…
How did you get into directing?It’s always a relief to me that I’ve found what I want to do with my life. It started when I took a film class at my high school and we had this phenomenal teacher who loved film and loved teaching it. Our class created our own little short film…
How did you get into directing?It was just after the writers’ strike. A screenplay I had written, Paternity Party, looked like it was going to get made when the town shut down. Not too long after the strike was resolved a little movie called The Hangover was released. The themes were so similar that my…
How did you get into directing?Being an editor. I’ve had the honor to work and learn from some great directors. But a few years back I was given a camera by my wife who said, “It’s time. Go make something.” I started to travel with the camera and found that I was really comfortable meeting…
How did you get into directing?By finding an old super-8 camera in my father’s wardrobe in my youth. And then using it to recreate alien invasions and explosive Bond action, more often than not by putting good-natured friends in harm’s way. What is your most recent project?I’m currently editing a Pepsi campaign I shot involving…
How did you get into directing?I was thrown right into it. I applied to be a production assistant on a music video shoot but their director had just quit. After the producer saw my reel, he invited me to the location scout and gave me the job. I met the artists and made a shot…
How did you get into directing?I grew up watching silent films, monster movies and classic animation. I was fascinated how these worlds were brought to life on screen through hand-made sets, make-up, camera tricks and beautiful artwork. While in high school I began exploring stop-motion animation, and fell in love with it. I then attended…
How did you get into directing?I loved horror movies as a kid, but they gave me nightmares. Learning about how these films were made helped me get over this fear. I would make movie cameras out of old shoe boxes and boom mics from mop-handles and feather dusters, and I’d shoot epic, faux-productions with my…