Truth in Advertising?
Written by jessel from on September 1st, 2008 | 2 CommentsDon’t you ever wish you can just say what’s really on your mind? In advertising, we often have to be careful with what we say lest you offend a client or a colleague. I suppose this is true in any industry. But it’s more so in advertising since it’s all about image [...]
16 Tips to Make Your Video Look Like Film
Written by jessel from on August 29th, 2008 | 0 CommentsIn my young career, I’ve received some brilliant agency storyboards from my Executive Producer. Whenever this happens, I hunker down at my desk in the office and brainstorm a treatment. This is the fun part. This is when I earn my money. I spend hours trying to come up with ideas [...]
Tooting My Own Horn
Written by jessel from on August 26th, 2008 | 0 CommentsAllow me to toot my own horn here for a little bit.
This is a commercial I directed a couple of months ago for our local cable network, SkyCable. It has gotten significant airtime since it aired (the client owned the network afterall). The commercial has been praised by several members of [...]
Top 10 Movies of All Time
Written by jessel from on August 25th, 2008 | 0 CommentsI couldn’t possibly write another article on this site without posting my Top 10 Movies of All Time list. It would be pretty funny if you continue to read my filmmaking articles and you later find out that my favorite movie of all time is “Dude, Where’s My Car?”. Not that I’m dissing [...]
10 Ways to Unleash Your Creativity
Written by jessel from on August 24th, 2008 | 0 CommentsThere are probably a million ways to unleash your creativity. There are definitely more than ten. I’ll just give them to you in bite-sized snacks. This article will be followed up by more articles on the same topic. So check back often or just subscribe via e-mail or RSS feed.
USE THE [...]
The Funniest Video on YouTube
Written by jessel from on August 22nd, 2008 | 0 CommentsA fellow director friend of mine, AF Benaza, passed this along to me a few weeks ago. I’ve been wanting to post this since I almost busted a lung laughing at this video. Can’t wait for Episode 2.
Film and advertising people can definitely relate to this. When the proverbial [...]
FREE Online Film School
Written by jessel from on August 22nd, 2008 | 0 CommentsFilm school is prohibitively expensive. A top film school can run upwards of $20,000/year for 2 - 3 years. And that doesn’t even include the additional expenses you incur for short films and other school projects.
That’s where The Vertigo Effect comes in. I want to build a community of artists and filmmakers [...]
