July 03, 2023

Becoming... Emmy-winning Producer and Director Michael Indjeian (Worked on: "Follow Her," "The Good Half" starring Nick Jonas, David Arquette, and Brittany Snow)

58 minutes

Michael Indjeian is a Daytime Emmy® winning Producer & Daytime Emmy® nominated Director with 5 total Daytime Emmy® nominations (2019-2022), and 26 years in film & television. Michael is known for producing the feature film, Follow Her (2022), and producing (57 episodes) & directing (7 episodes) the 2-time Daytime Emmy® winning PBS travel show, Samantha Brown’s Places to Love (Seasons 1-6). His work also includes serving as the UPM (USA Unit) for the Harvey Keitel film, Chosen (2016), Line Producer/UPM for the pilot, Laying Low (2017), and Director/Producer/Writer for the LIFE winning short film, Lucky Day (2007).

In the commercial & non-broadcast arena, Michael has achieved 70+ industry awards and produced & directed 800+ projects for clients that include HBO, AMC, Fox, USA, Discovery, Sony, Hertz, Gap, Pepsi, Avon & Super Bowl XLVIII. Michael began his production career during the New York City Hip Hop scene in 1996 contributing to iconic music videos for Diddy, Wu-Tang Clan, Lauryn Hill, Faith Evans and 112. Michael grew up in Cliffside Park, NJ and graduated with a BA from Virginia Tech.

In this episode, we talk about:

• His first job working on P Diddy's Music Video and what stayed with him all of these years since

• Starting at 30fps productions and being Involved in over 800+ projects there for clients including Sony, Pepsi, Avon, Hertz, Gap, Motorola, HBO, AMC, USA, Discovery, TV Guide, MTV, TD Waterhouse, Black & Decker, Lane Bryant, Marchon, Doubleday and IRS

• Writing, directing and producing the short films Scores to Settle and Lucky Day for film competitions, while working a full time job

• Working as a producer on the 2-time Daytime Emmy® winning PBS travel show Samantha Brown’s Places to Love

• How he came upon the film Follow Her, which was written by actress Dani Barker

• Working on the feature film The Good Half starring David Arquette, Brittany Snow, and Nick Jonas wrapping in January, with the world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival

• His experience on set in front of the camera and why he finds it important to do all roles

• What’s something he wishes a filmmaker would know before connecting with him

• The ideal amount of time he would want for preproduction on a feature film and how he would go about recommending how to determine your budget

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Company Website - Giddy Productions

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