Los Pérez are known for their colorful, hyperbolic, and larger than life short form work. Like podcast hosts King She, director duo Los Perez are partners in life and in cinema. The two directing duos got together to discuss process, practical effects, and parenting through production. It’s easy to assume Los Pérez’s dynamic and detailed filmmaking sequences are all CGI, but the duo strive to create as much in-camera as possible. In this episode, Los Perez dive into their pre-production heavy process and share what makes their relationship so successful creatively and beyond.

Huracán Ramírez - Apple [https://vimeo.com/846209821]
JR JR - Gone [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq0mpgHNapc]
Indiewire [https://www.indiewire.com/]
Young Director Award Impact [https://www.youngdirectoraward.com/]
CGI - Computer Generated Images [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGI]
Succession [https://www.hbo.com/succession] (Show)
Tinder - Going All the Way [https://vimeo.com/804675129]
Love Battle - Cat People [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MnXd4vCw5k]
Coca Cola - Open that Coca Cola [https://vimeo.com/517052763]
Klarna - Get Smooth Again [https://www.losperez.tv/klarna]

This episode is sponsored by Somesuch, Supreme Music, Bonaparte Films, and Cartel.

Episode 4 - Los Pérez - Directing Together

Niclas Larsson began his career as a child actor and now is one of the leading commercial directors in the world. The Swedish director linked with King She to talk about the gift of being naive early in a director’s career, bringing a punk sensibility to commercial directing, and collaborating with clients to maximise artful output. Niclas shares many gems of insight from his robust career including how the foundation for it all is in the writing, how his early work as a child actor informs his directing today, and how to direct from a place of affirmation rather than critique.  

Episode Mentions:    [https://newland.tv/] 
Adam Berg [https://anorakfilm.com/directors/adam-berg/]
The Carousel - Phillips [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JJyXryevxY]
Erik Torrell [https://newland.tv/]
Gustov Johansson [https://newland.tv/directors/gustav-johansson]
Iconoclast [https://iconoclast.tv/us]
Steven Spielberg [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000229/]
Romain Gavras [https://www.iconoclast.tv/us/romain-gavras]
Mother Couch [https://abovetheline.com/2022/10/07/mother-couch-movie-taylor-russell-ewan-mcgregor-ellen-burstyn/]
Ewan McGregor [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000191/]
Camp David [https://www.campdavidfilm.com/]
Volvo - The Parents Commercial [https://vimeo.com/460189926]
Whats App - One Ad [https://vimeo.com/659334960]
Kasper Tuxen [https://luxartists.net/kasper-tuxen/]
Linus Sandgren [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0761874/]
Rodrigo Prieto [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006509/]
Evan Prosofsky [https://evanprosofsky.com/]
Paul Thomas Anderson [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000759/]
Boogie Nights [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118749/]
Magnolia [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175880/]
Taxi Driver [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/] . 

This episode is sponsored by Somesuch, Supreme Music, Bonaparte Films, UN.STUDIOS, and Cartel.

Episode 3 - Niclas Larsson - The Power of Naivete

Born in Wuhan, China, Yuan Yuan is a Chinese filmmaker and recent NYU film school graduate whose journey as a student writer-director has garnered awards, grants, and accolades from all corners of the globe. Yuan Yuan sat down with hosts King She to discuss her journey as a director working primarily through the support of academic and festival institutions, pivoting from journalism to narrative filmmaking, and the process of selecting collaborators to be in a space of trust when shooting. Her short film Heading South [https://theyuanyuan.com/headingsouth] won Jury Prize at Hong Kong International Film Festival, and Best Student Film at DGA Awards, Palm Springs and Aspen ShortFests, and the Young Director Award. She’s currently developing her first feature, Late Spring with support from the Sundance Writers & Directors labs.  

Episode Mentions:
DGA Best Student Film [https://www.dga.org/awards/students.aspx]
Sundance Director Lab [https://www.sundance.org/2022-directors-lab/]
Heading South [https://theyuanyuan.com/headingsouth]
Spike Lee [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000490/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1]
Fala Chen [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2371196/]
Robert Bresson [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2371196/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bresson 

This episode is sponsored by Somesuch, Supreme Music, Bonaparte Films, UN.STUDIOS, and Cartel.

Episode 2 - Yuan Yuan - A Student’s Path

Bradford Young (Pariah, Selma, Solo) is an Oscar award nominated cinematographer and an extraordinary new presence in the space of commercial directing. He sat down with his long-time friends, directing duo King She, to discuss the necessity of creative community, the cosmological ingredients of great filmmaking, and the unexpected potential for creative freedom found in commercial advertising.  
In this episode we get to hear about how Bradford’s ethic of working was shaped by his mortician/Civil Rights-revolutionary Grandfather. He offers his interpretation of the spiritual and alchemical process of “getting the shot.” We hear how limitations in his early career and issues of technological accessibility both informed his visual aesthetic and galvanized him to create Tribe7, his cinema lens company. Bradford also speaks on the power of strong visual language paired with artistic rigor. He shares his vision for genuine creative trust and freedom in his working relationships and offers advice on building one’s own bridge to directing from other crew positions.  

Mentions:
Imar Hutchins [https://www.imarhutchins.com/]
Akin McKenzie [https://www.myknifeandtimes.com/]
Titus Kaphar [https://www.kapharstudio.com/]
Leslie Hewitt [https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/leslie-hewitt]
Harris Savides [https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1347]
James Grey [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336695/]
Roger Deakins [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/]
Jason Moran [http://www.jasonmoran.com/]
Khalil Joseph [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/the-black-excellence-of-kahlil-joseph]
Arthur Jafa [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/t-magazine/arthur-jafa-in-bloom.html]
Tribe7 [https://7isatribe.com/]
Neil Fanthom [https://filmmakermagazine.com/107704-lens-flair/#.ZFKi-ezMI-Q]
J Dilla [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/arts/music/j-dilla-time-book.html]
SR2 Film camera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arriflex_16SR]
Neéstor Almendros [https://mubi.com/cast/nestor-almendros]
Pasolini [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_Paolo_Pasolini]
Tarkovsky [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/02/15/the-drenching-richness-of-andrei-tarkovsky]
Vittorio Storaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Storaro]
The Conformist [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065571/]
Belly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belly_(film)]
Malik Hassan Sayeed [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768434/]
Reed Morano [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1543747/]
John Hillcoat [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384825/]
Haskell Wexler [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005549/]
Shawn Peters [https://www.shawnpeters.com/]
Aint Them Bodies Saints [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2388637/]  

This episode is sponsored by Somesuch, Supreme Music, Bonaparte Films, UN.STUDIOS, and Cabin Edit.

Episode 1 - Bradford Young - Breaking Barriers

The Young Director Award podcast series hosted by King She is a no-holds-barred deep dive into all things filmmaking. Eavesdrop on intimate conversations between rising and established directors as they share their take on filmmaking craft, navigating the business of making short form content, and overcoming the hurdles that developing new talent face. Listen in as each guest share their experience and insights around breaking new ground and bringing fresh perspectives to the craft. 

Any follow-up questions can be directed to https://www.kingshe.co/

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