2014

Scott & Jake Friedman

Scott & Jake Friedman

1) How did you get into directing?Directing was a natural progression for us from our work in design, animation and development. Our company Wildlife operates by a motto: technology changes, story doesn’t. We’ve always felt that narrative was the key component to any of our work whether it’s a title sequence, animated short, an immersive…

Stephen Frandsen

Stephen Frandsen

1) How did you get into directing?In school, I studied music and philosophy, and was headed for law school just as my parents always planned. But my senior year, a camera fell in my lap, and I was hooked. I loved the power of a still image, but wanted more. So, after moving from Utah…

Em Cooper

Em Cooper

1) How did you get into directing?I fell completely in love with the film as a medium and tried to soak up everything I could about shooting and editing on film before the whole industry converted to digital. I am a big believer in ‘the medium is the message’ and I became fascinated by film…

Diego Contreras

Diego Contreras

1) How did you get into directing?I’ve always been fascinated with video cameras. Growing up, my brother and I often borrowed my dad’s Handycam to shoot videos with the other neighborhood kids. We’d spoof movies like Saving Private Ryan or write our own stories. We spent hours manually editing on our VHS. It was fun…

Patrick Clair

Patrick Clair

1) How did you get into directing?I’ve always been focused on directing, I came up through design and animation with a passion for using imagery to tell stories and move audiences. Initially, I combined motion graphics with documentaries to tell stories about how the world around us is changing—technology, warfare, politics, the Internet and digital…

Conor Byrne

Conor Byrne

1) How did you get into directing?I have always been religious about movies. When I was a tiny tyke, I staged a live adaptation/re-imagining of Hook in my living room – I starred as Pan and forced my older brother Tyler (now my filmmaking partner/producer) to play every other part and work the camcorder. I…

Jonathan Bregel

Jonathan Bregel

1) How did you get into directing?I believe that I got into directing as a result of my passion for life and for people. 2) What is your most recent project?I’ve been really excited learning how to draw so I’d have to say that my most recent project would be the drawing I did in…

Jason Berger

Jason Berger

1) How did you get into directing?Becoming a director was a natural progression for me. I wanted to flex my creative muscles, and put more of my stamp on the work I was producing. I thought it would differentiate our company’s content. When I worked with Alex Bogusky on Good Karma $1, he gave me…

Alberto Belli

Alberto Belli

1) How did you get into directing?Being born in Mexico to Italian parents made me instantly different from everyone else that surrounded me. Being bad at soccer and introverted didn’t help me either, especially in the friends department. However, an assignment to direct a short film  based on a classic book for English class allowed…

Rob Adamo

Rob Adamo

1) How did you get into directing?I began my career as a still photographer and was asked a few times if I shot video but I had to say no. So I finally made it a priority to embrace the art form and realized it was an awesome way to build on the stories that…