1) How did you get into directing? I moved to New York to be a choreographer and worked in concert theater until I was asked to choreograph a music video for MGMT. The moment I walked onto set I had a strong feeling that I was home, and fell in love with the process of filmmaking…
1) How did you get into directing? Whilst studying for a Media degree at university, I was in and out of ad agencies working for free on work experience placements. After graduating I spent five years at BBH London as a commercials producer before switching to production company side, heading up a music video department for…
1) How did you get into directing? A very passionate mother and father that worked in the film industry. Growing up on sets with them, watching dad direct, helping mom do set dec – it becomes your nature and way of life very fast! 2) What is your most recent project? Working with one of the top…
1) How did you get into directing? I worked as an editor cutting commercials for about 6 and a half years. I always wanted to direct but it was only when I decided to apply for a Genero.tv competition that my first music video came about. It was for a band called Kap Bambino. It didn’t…
1) How did you get into directing? I grew up making films, but where I was from a person worked for the government or became a lawyer. DC isn’t known for creativity. I was fortunate to meet a film director and it clicked – I realized all of my natural talents were well suited for being…
1) How did you get into directing? I’ve wanted to direct since I was 10, but what really helped open the doors for me was my “Grand Theft Auto: Rise” short film based on the popular video game series. The film went almost viral immediately and to date has collected over 13 million views. It led…
1) How did you get into directing? Like any film school graduate, I was searching for a way to share my vision with the world. I started creating short format videos on the app “Vine” and was contacted by the production agency Adolescent Content after one of my videos went viral. Since then, the agency has…
1) How did you get into directing? When I was in high school, I went to a film camp hosted by Tim and Daphne Reid at their movie studio in Petersburg, VA. I started off wanting to be a writer. But when the first director I worked with butchered my script, I quickly realized that I…
1) How did you get into directing? I’ve been a storyteller all my life – I write since I was 7. I studied audiovisuals in college and then I did a production course in New York by 2013 where I realized that as much as I love production I prefer. I consider cinema the most complete…
1) How did you get into directing? I’ve always known I wanted to direct, but really valued the idea of working my way up. I started out on set, working my way from a PA to second and then first AC. Three years ago, I changed my focus to learn the pitch process. Those three years…