1) How did you get into directing?I love stories. I think they are the most powerful tool we have for teaching and communication, and film uses the most tools available to tell a story. I like that there are many options to get a narrative element or an emotion across and getting creative on how…
1) How did you get into directing?Growing up, I had always wanted to be an artist, to create. There were many forks in the road where I could’ve chosen the arts, but instead took what I believed to be a more practical route. For instance, choosing a major in college. I decided on business administration,…
1) How did you get into directing?I just wanted to make films that made people feel strong emotions and would tell stories that impacted peoples lives in a positive way. I felt that I could do that, and so I went off and just began to make it happen. I didn’t think I was a…
1) How did you get into directing?I started my career as a photographer shooting national print campaigns. Later I transitioned into directing. 3) What is the best part of being a director?I love the collaboration, the problem solving and of course the storytelling. 4) What is the worst part of being a director?Not being able…
1) How did you get into directing?When I was in high school, I managed to get my hands on a camera and some friends and I made a spoof of 8 Mile called 9 Kilometer. It’s probably the greatest/worst thing ever made, but I was hooked. Plus, my brother is an astrophysicist and I realized…
1) How did you get into directing?I grew up in a isolated area without access to much television. The family camcorder became a focal point of my youth. I started by making my own music videos of songs recorded from the radio, claymation, newscasts, etc. It was all very lo-fi. The way I’d edit is…
1) How did you get into directing?We first became interested in directing when we saw the Citizen Kane (1941) of our generation, Batman (1989). Growing up, we wanted to be Batman. However, once we realized that our love for the character stemmed from Tim Burton’s gothic vision, we gave up our bat capes and decided…
1) How did you get into directing?When I was four years old, I was running around my parent’s house with their camera in hand making “movies” with my sisters and cousins. Directing and storytelling is something I have always wanted to do. I studied film and television production at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts…
1) How did you get into directing?For as long as I can remember, movies have always been my favorite form of entertainment. Many of them resonate with me so deeply that I will spend days (if not years) thinking about their subtext. After working in my dad’s former Advertising Agency in Brazil, I fell in…
1) How did you get into directing?I got into directing by way of being an editor. I wanted to start making my own images to manipulate, rather than always using someone else’s. I started off by making little edits of everyday things—taking the dog to the park, riding the train, going fishing—just to get practice…