Ep. 78 - Saman Kesh

Saman Kesh, the award winning director behind the fantastic Luv Deluxe and ‘twerk bot’ music videos, the short film Controller, and many, many more joins us this week to discuss his love for film and directors’ philosophies he holds dear to his own. He also discusses how to deal with criticism as well as his education at Art Center and his struggles to fit into the conventional film format. This episode is brought to you by Audible. Sign up now for a free audiobook and a 30-day trial at http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/audible GUEST LINKS: Saman’s Website: http://samanftw.com/ Saman’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/samani_mamani CONTROLLER: https://vimeo.com/71495477 Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe: https://vimeo.com/6540668 Basement Jaxx - Never Say Never: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0eS3zC3Jco ------------------------------ Subscribe on iTunes: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/itunes Subscribe via RSS: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/rss Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thecollectivepodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thecpodcast ------------------------------ SHOW NOTES: Celtx: https://www.celtx.com/index.html Utopia: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/utopia The Shoes - Time to Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt9wnawn7xQ Magnolia documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sG40zsq3kI Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338013/ Adaptation: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268126/ Night of the Hunter: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048424/ Zodiac: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443706/ Alien Isolation: http://www.alienisolation.com/ “If you have the opportunity, shoot as much crap as you can, until stuff’s good. And know that everything you make could be possibly crap, but embrace it. If you get crushed or cry, get back up and do it again.” -Saman Kesh The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.