What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Near the start of my career, I was the chief of production at a TV channel based in NYC. It was the most transformative experience of my life. As I explain in the following questions, difficult circumstances compelled me to take this job, as…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? In 2022 I directed both an independent short that premiered at The Sundance Film Festival called Training Wheels, and I was also commissioned to direct a branded digital series for a tech company called Continuous Improvement. I offer both just depending on how you…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? I started directing music videos and fashion films, for EMI and Universal, before going to film school to study cinematography. How did you get into directing? I went to art school in London, specialized in motion design, and immersed myself in experimental work by…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? I’m not sure if this counts, but my friend and I somehow got the opportunity to produce and direct a music video for a local artist who had $500 in 2020. We somehow convinced an art gallery to let us shoot there, wrangled 15…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work was the McDonald’s Fan Truth Highlight Reel in November 2022. A series of digital ads highlighting various relatable experiences associated with eating and ordering McDonald’s. How did you get into directing? For me, directing began as a pandemic hobby…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Our first professionally directed work was a music video for a local Austin band, Duncan Fellows. It was a great opportunity to collaborate creatively with the band. Though it was a music video, it followed a traditional narrative structure. This first experience was the…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? Good One is my first feature-length film. We shot it in the summer of 2023. How did you get into directing? I came to directing through writing. I was writing screenplays and realized I really wanted to be directing them myself. I made several…
What was your first professionally directed work and when was it? My first professionally directed work was a narrative short film, Order for Pickup, for Indeed & Hillman Grad’s “Rising Voices” program in 2023. Prior to this partnership and grant, I had been working professional as a sound designer and self-funding my directing work from narrative…
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