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How to become a DIRECTOR (and other lessons from Season 1 Directors)

How to become a DIRECTOR (and other lessons from Season 1 Directors)

FromMentors on the Mic: Your guide to pursuing a career in the Entertainment industry


How to become a DIRECTOR (and other lessons from Season 1 Directors)

FromMentors on the Mic: Your guide to pursuing a career in the Entertainment industry

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Dec 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Here is a Highlight Reel with advice from top DIRECTORS of Season 1 including Stan Brooks, Kristin Hanggi, Linda Mendoza, and Jason Ensler.
In this episode, we talk about:
•  How one future Director stood out working in the Mailroom
•  How one Director made the jump into Narrative Television
•  How to transition from Producer to Director
•  Are you waiting for permission to Create? How one director realized that she could just do it
•  Using the available resources around you to create your work
•  What you need to sacrifice for your career
•  What Quincy Jones told one Director that might help you
Episode 1 - Stan Brooks - From the Mailroom to Hollywood Producer & Director
Episode 21 - Linda Mendoza - From page to Comedy TV/Film Director of Scrubs, The Good Place, Blackish, and more
Episode 9 - Kristin Hanggi - From playing pretend to Film, TV, & Tony Nominated Director of Rock of Ages
Episode 16 - Jason Ensler - From PSAs to Executive Producer/Director of HULU's "Love Victor" and other Top TV shows
Host:
Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller
Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM
Mentors on the Mic Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic
Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle
Released:
Dec 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What do you look for in a Mentor? Every Monday, NYC Native actress Michelle Miller talks to some of the most interesting Mentors in Entertainment, including Directors, Producers, Network executives, Actors, and more. Her guests share how they started, how they moved up and any advice they have for us today. Every path is different. A career in Entertainment is anything but linear. Let’s learn and be inspired together listening to Mentors on the Mic.