Becca Ford and the 15 Second Film

(5 minutes of value) Becca Ford: AD/Filmmaker/Actress…Baller Becca’s an old friend of mine. I felt so comfortable with her going in that I went off-script (Joe Rogan would be proud).    Becca’s cool…to say the least. Actress/Director/Musician are some of the titles she uses. Right now she’s doing this thing called the 15 second film. […]

Pandemic and Community Filmmaking

(8 minutes of value) Amandla Baraka: Filmmaker and Photographer Amandla Baraka is quite the filmmaker. Self taught, and very emotionally intelligent, she joined me to talk about her experience in the industry specifically during the time of the pandemic.   If you like what you are about to learn check out the full video:    […]

 4 KEY INSIGHTS INTO BRANDED CONTENT FROM A CINEMATOGRAPHER

 (5 minutes of value) (Paul Ozgur, Cinematographer for branded content)   Paul Ozgur is a cinematographer who primarily works for brands in NYC and LA. Here’s a couple cool things I learned from our conversation.    If you like what you are about to learn check out the full video:    1. The First Shot […]

 4 KEY INSIGHTS INTO BRANDED CONTENT FROM AN ADVENTURE FILMMAKER

(5 minutes of value) (Roo Smith, adventure filmmaker for branded content)   A lucky Chat GPT prompt probed me to Roo’s profile. I was instantly obsessed. Ice climbing, surfing, skiing, everything outdoors. It’s not just the fact that he does it but that he is able to deliver a high quality production each time with […]

4 Key Insights for Film-Makers Working in Tourism

I sat down with Spencer MacDonald, an Emmy nominated, Berlin based, director who has done extensive work for tourist agencies to talk about his experience. Here’s what I learned! Here’s the 25 minute episode 1. It takes BRAVE companies to release creative content that might not be liked  No risk, no reward-big surprise! So then […]