The Super Bowl Ad That Almost Didn't Happen | Ep 05 — The Director & The DOP

In Episode 5, Ethan and Liam break down ESPN Have a Siiiiiick Day — an Australian Super Bowl promo for Now We Collide agency with Mint Films, produced by Henry Richardson. They get into why Ethan wrote a treatment for a job that didn't ask for one, how they found lead actor Jack William Newell through a casting tape that made the decision instantly, shooting a loose unscripted performance style with a rigid sun-driven schedule in an open street, and what it felt like when Liam lost it laughing trying to hold the Ronin steady on Jack's very first take. Then the story nobody knew was coming — a shoot postponed the day before because of the Bondi Beach shootings. How that call was made, who made it, and what it cost everyone to show up a few days later and find the energy to make something joyful. In Gear Chat — Iron Glass, a Ukrainian company doing some of the most interesting vintage lens rehousing work in the world while their country is at war. Why vintage lenses are having a moment, and what the new Air Series mirrorless mount rehousings mean for smaller camera packages. 0:00 Cold open 0:25 Intro — MacGyver mic stand, 25K social views, guest updates 3:37 The Breakdown — ESPN Have a Sick Day 5:53 Writing a treatment when nobody asked 11:40 Finding Jack — the casting tape that ended the process 13:56 Liam loses it on the Ronin — first shot of the day 16:00 The trumpet girls scene 18:38 Shooting in a city — 3, 4, 5 suns 21:25 Postponing the shoot — the Bondi Beach call 24:30 What $100K would have changed 27:03 Gear Chat — Iron Glass vintage lens rehousing 32:51 Outro --- The Director & The DOP is a video podcast for the commercial production and advertising industry. A director and a DOP break down real projects — no theory, just the work. New episodes weekly. 🎙️ Hosted by Ethan McLean (Director) & Liam Brennan (DOP) #commercialfilmmaking #director #cinematography #advertising #filmmaking #australianfilm