Why We Do This

The guys sit down with director and editor Clayton Worfolk to talk a little less about commercials and a little more documentaries. Clayton gives us his perspective on directing and editing, and the challenges that come with focusing on a story where almost anything is possible.

French Press converses with cinematographer Devin Whetstone about enjoying the physical side of filmmaking, why tech marketing isn't more cutting edge and the magical exploits of Dangerous Dave.

Director Mimi Cave dropped by French Press and we had an awesome talk about everything from the effects of large and small budgets, how being emotional isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and the possibility of letting yourself “go too far” as an artist.

Cinematographer Jesse Dana boils film down to its storytelling essence, discusses how the process works, its challenges, how a team of collaborators communicate and the multi-faceted role that is being director of photography.

With thirty years of production work under his belt, Larry’s got the chops required to offer sage advice and recount some epic stories. We recently had the pleasure of hearing his take on how creative and logistical roles support each other, what makes a good production person (and what doesn’t) and best of all, a pretty awesome anecdote from when he was starting out in the 80’s. No spoilers here, but we’ll just say two words: Heavy Metal.

Kiva Knight, gaffer and owner of Steelhip, is seriously one of our favorite guys out there. AJ and Roman sat down with Kiva about a month ago and he talked to them about his own idiosyncrasies dealing with light in his everyday life, described the roundabout way he got into this business and why he thinks people hire him (it’s the same reason some people don’t!).

French Press called up director Joey Izzo in L.A. to find out what makes him run. In turn, Joey opens up and lets us know that it’s ok to be fearful—just go make your damn movie! Have a listen!

Andrew Juncker and Roman Honeycutt of French Press Films interview commercial director Rafael Fernandez. They discuss writer’s block, balancing commercial and personal work, and what it means to be “authentic & genuine” in the commercial world. Enjoy!

The Perez Bros are a director duo who are (you guessed it!) also actual brothers. They’re dear friends and wonderfully talented and creative guys who continue to build their body of creative and funny work. We talk to them about their upcoming film, their process & perspective, and the influence that Batman has had on their career. Enjoy!

Check out the Perez Bros work here: perezbros.com