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How to Get Commercial Directing Gigs and Brand New Camera Tech We Love

55 min • 3 november 2022

It’s smart to figure out the box you want to be in, since the industry is going to put you in a box anyway. Then you need to learn to appreciate your time in that box.

In this episode, we talk about…

James Gunn, director of Guardians of the Galaxy, running the superhero division of DC
Showing up for others and celebrating their successes with them
The SONY A7R V and its unique AI feature
How Artificial Intelligence is getting nuts
The number one thing that makes a spec fail
Why making a simple spec is hard

Memorable Quotes

“One person’s success is not your failure.” [13:19]

“Your goal with a spec, is that it should feel like a real commercial. It should trick people in an agency into thinking it’s a real spot.” [28:58]

“Product work is a very specific universe.” [33:43]

“Arrested development is phenomenal, but there's a gift in being able to do Seinfeld.” [39:48]

Mentioned in the episode:

Sony A7R V

James Gunn - CEO of DC Studios

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