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Filmmakers In Advertising
#052 Conducting Your Orchestra with Daniel Fries | Perfect Stranger
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On today’s episode, Justin chats with Daniel Fries, Filmmaker & Executive Creative Director at Perfect Stranger, a full-stack creative company, offering brand, advertising, design, animation, and production.
Daniel began as a Creative Director, managing fortune 500 clients before founding NY-based creative agency Leroy and Clarkson, and selling the business in 2016. Daniel’s award-winning work spans Emmy-nominated filmmaking and global brand campaigns for FX, ABC, NBCUniversal, and Nasdaq, with recognition from Adweek, Fast Company, and Slate. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this one.
Some highlights from the episode include:
- Pitching Kayne West on an existential project inspired by Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Passenger”
- His commercial filmmaking influences, including Mcihel Gondry & Jonathan Glazer
- Being a “conductor” by curating top talent
- Lessons learned from developing screenplays
- Being a self-starter and having never been on a formal job interview
We hope you enjoy!
Links:
- Daniel’s IMDB
- Daniel’s Vimeo
- Daniel’s Site
- Perfect Stranger
- The Resilience Age | Film Projects
- Don-O-Mite | Mad Men Blaxploitation Parody
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Intro mixed by Michael Hartman - michaelhrtmn4@gmail.com