The Finding Peace Podcast

When the Rain Stops


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My guest on this episode of the Finding Peace Podcast is John Callas. 

John Callas is a veteran writer/director/producer in the entertainment business. His experience ranges from the worldwide release of feature films to numerous motion picture trailers, national and international commercials, live-action title sequences, laser disc projects, a documentary shot on location in Russia, as well as having been the Worldwide VP for The Walt Disney Company while working at a large post-production facility. John wrote and directed the feature film “No

Solicitors,” starring Eric Roberts and has adapted NY Times bestselling author, William H. LaBarge’s book, “Lightning Strikes Twice.” John is also a published author which includes: SECRETS, WHEN THE RAIN STOPS, CHRISTMAS VOICES, NO SOLICITORS, AND FIRST TIME PARENTS SURVIVAL GUIDE TO UNNECESSARY AND WILD SPENDING.

John's prowess can be seen on live-action teasers for Ransom, Dennis The Menace, Body Of Evidence, The Golden Child, Spaceballs, The Glass Menagerie, Cocoon II, Poltergeist III, Betrayed, My Girl, Glengarry Glenn Ross, As Well As Title Sequences For The Two Jakes, and A Few Good Men and a promotional film for an amusement ride

from Showscan. John also directed an award-winning short film, THE WHITE GORILLA.

While creating live-action teasers for feature films, John had the opportunity to work with notable actors

including Mel Gibson, Walter Matthau, Jack Nicholson, Madonna, Eddie Murphy, and Mel Brooks.
In addition to working on feature film teasers, his work can be seen in projects for HBO, The Disney
Channel, Show Time, the Broadway Play Phantom Of The Opera, and the 1993 redesigned TRISTAR LOGO.

John's extensive background also includes over 200 commercials for such clients as Kellogg's, Dodge,

Sunkist, Sprite, Toyota, Fuji, Volkswagen, Honda, McDonalds, Mazda, Minolta, Jedi Merchandising, Kraft,
Jordache, Sea World, Givenchy, and Sonassage with celebrity George Burns and industrial projects for
Corporations including Vidal Sassoon, Salomon North America, Nissan, and The Kao Corporation Of Japan.

John's television experience includes directing a 14-week series entitled Potentials, with guests Buckminster Fuller, Norman Cousins, Ray Bradbury, Gene Roddenberry, Timothy Leary, and others. He also directed 80 segments for Bobby's World, which has been rated the #1 show on Fox 11 Television in its time slot, garnering John an Emmy nomination.

A multi-faceted filmmaker, John's work can be seen in music videos for Glenn Frey Of The Eagles, Bill Wyman Of The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Starship, Sammy Hagar, Rick Springfield, Doobie Brothers, Styx, and more.

John has been recognized with: An EMMY nomination for Bobby’s World, THE NEW YORK CRITICS CHOICE AWARD for Lone Wolf, BEST FEATURE at Fright Night Festival & BEST DIRECTOR at Scar A Con festival for No Solicitors - Several awards for his short THE WHITE GORILLA, A CLIO and BELDING for his work on the Sunkist campaign, BEST OF THE WEST for directorial work on a one-woman show, and an MTV AWARD FOR BEST CONCEPT for Glen Frey's Smuggler’s Blues.

John holds a Master's Degree from Occidental College and is a member of The Directors Guild of America.

 

You can learn more about John and purchase his book at 

www.amazon.com/~/e/B004U7GSZA

https://www.facebook.com/When-The-Rain-Stops-110606307893109

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnpcallas 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnpcallas/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-callas-3648837/ 

IMDB: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0130327?ref_=hm_prof_photo

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Callas

 

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