YDA Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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.

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:    
Adam Berg
The Carousel - Phillips
Erik Torrell
Gustov Johansson
Iconoclast
Steven Spielberg
Romain Gavras
Mother Couch
Ewan McGregor
Camp David
Volvo - The Parents Commercial
Whats App - One Ad
Kasper Tuxen
Linus Sandgren
Rodrigo Prieto
Evan Prosofsky
Paul Thomas Anderson
Boogie Nights
Magnolia
Taxi Driver . 

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

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 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
Sundance Director Lab
Heading South
Spike Lee
Fala Chen
Robert Bresson  

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

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
Akin McKenzie
Titus Kaphar
Leslie Hewitt
Harris Savides
James Grey
Roger Deakins
Jason Moran
Khalil Joseph
Arthur Jafa
Tribe7
Neil Fanthom
J Dilla
SR2 Film camera
Neéstor Almendros
Pasolini
Tarkovsky
Vittorio Storaro
The Conformist
Belly
Malik Hassan Sayeed
Reed Morano
John Hillcoat
Haskell Wexler
Shawn Peters
Aint Them Bodies Saints  

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