Tommy Malatesta's name gets brought up so often on this program, we thought it'd be good to share this conversation again, just in case you missed it... Tommy "Pitt" Malatesta, Editor/Producer at AV Squad (and now Partner/co-Head of AV), is doing some of the most ground-breaking work being done today. You'll notice he's very quick to talk about all the other incredibly creative people that are part of the collaborations that result in all of his work including the most renowned pieces he's known...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 31 min
In this edition of TG&TG, we're joined by Jonathan Parks, founder and executive producer, and David Diaz, director of marketing at ALIBI Music . We cover the creative realm of trailer music, sound design, and the duo’s professional backgrounds and career journeys. We also tackle the intricate aspects of music licensing, industry strikes, the changing face of creative advertising, and the increasing demand for "authentic" content in a tech-driven world. 03:12 Guest Introductions and Backgroun...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this special episode, we unveil the story behind the Golden Trailer Awards , and Monica Brady and Evelyn Brady-Watters’ journey from starting this industry staple to the ups and downs that have been traversed in recent years. Monica and Evy share their unique backgrounds in film and commercial production and the inception of the Golden Trailer Awards. This conversation also covers their challenges during the pandemic, standout trailers and campaigns, and advice for emerging talent. Additional...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Ben Brown, the VP Head of Film at Zealot , has worked with some of the most talented editors, graphic designers, producers, and music supervisors in the business. He started at Aspect Ratio as an Associate Producer, then moved on to AV Squad where he spent nearly a decade working his way up to Creative Director. A multiple Clio and Golden Trailer award winner, Ben's worked on many exciting campaigns over the years, including AIR , A QUIET PLACE, THE BIG SHORT, THE NORTHMAN, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, S...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Scott Edwards is the EVP of Fox Creative Advertising where he oversees the “formula-free process” of creating the campaigns from first-look trailers, launch promos, current-show episodics, key art one sheets or billboards, custom social content, and anything else on the horizon to help ignite hits such as 9-1-1 LONESTAR, ACCUSED, BOB’S BURGERS, THE CLEANING LADY, CRIME SCENE KITCHEN, FAMILY GUY, KRAPOPOLIS, LEGO MASTERS, THE GREAT NORTH, THE SIMPSONS, THE MASKED SINGER, SPECIAL FORCES, and an ar...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 34 min
In this edition, we have a rock star in the making, Matthew Zuckerman , trailer editor at X/AV , who's already finished some of the coolest pieces over the last few years including Furiosa , House of the Dragon Black and Green trailers, Sexy Beast , Memory and so much more The conversation dives into his approach to editorial; his journey from studying at Columbia College Chicago to getting a shot at X/AV, detailing his evolution from intern to full editor; and his work on all those great projec...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min
We've got the team that brought you the CALL OF DUTY, ASSASSINS CREED and BATMAN ARKHAM TRILOGY campaigns and so much more! That's David Wilson, Executive Producer / Co-Head of Immersive Media at Aspect (Los Angeles); Ryan Vickers, Co-Head of Games at Aspect; and Ashley Vong, Games Producer at Aspect and Women in Games Ambassador. It's been so cool to track with folks like Ryan Vickers and David Wilson from when they were working their way up at that legendary, groundbreaking team at Ant Farm, a...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Trailers, Indie Film and AI... plus Special Shoots with FX, MAX and more! This conversation, we did a deep dive with the Chief Creative Officer of Mocean , Greg Harrison . You'll hear us delight in the art of mixing the perfect Sazerac; what it's like to be onset with the likes of Ben Stiller, Larry David, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, John Travolta and how Greg got some good acting out of LeBron James; the long road to making his first indie film, Groove, and then his second film, November; moving...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 35 min
We were joined on this episode by Peter Stark, the Head of Print at AV Squad, and Brian Lauzon, the Creative Director there at AV Print . Peter shares about how one goes from serving in the Peace Corps to running print at one of the most successful shops in the business. Brian gives us a glimpse at how a guy could get from Buttzville, NJ (jk, he's actually from Long Valley, NJ - Buttzville was just a place he visited for the hot dogs) to working on some of the most kick-ass posters we've enjoyed...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 41 min
We brought in three industry heavyweights Kenny Gravillis, Dawn Baillie, and Noël Claro to discuss a collaboration between Netflix and Otis College of Art and Design. ACCESS was launched to help historically underrepresented students unlock their "peak potential and shape the future of entertainment marketing." We also explore Noël, Kenny and Dawn's respective careers and views on the industry, underlining the value of education and practical experience. We also candidly address some of the chal...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 22 min
In this much anticipated conversation, we had the joy of sitting down with Dwight Caines, President of Domestic Marketing for Universal Pictures. With a career that evolved from being an aspiring scriptwriter to high-profile marketing roles, Dwight generously shares about his personal and professional experiences and what he learned along the way that helped shape his success in the industry. We discuss his early interest in film; freelancing on production gigs around NYC on TV and film (which l...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 38 min
Joined on this episode by Ben Snyder, the owner, chief creative officer and editor of Rogue Planet . So of course we talk about some of Ben's killer work such as LOGAN BUMBLEBEE and TETRIS ...among others. We also talk about the early part of this brilliant creative's career like getting a shot from Goktug Sarioz and learning from Skip Chaisson. Ben was also super candid about learning from his mistakes, his approach to the work now vs when he was younger, the importance of relationships and so ...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 21 min
We're joined on this episode by Darnell Brisco, Patricio Hoter and Drea Althoff of BOND . Darnell is the EVP of Growth; Patricio is Creative Dir. in A/V; and Drea is SVP, Creative Dir. in Print. We got many nuggets of wisdom and heard a ton of passion for the work. We discussed What it means to be "unanimously collaborative" to create the best cut, the best comp or arrive at the best idea; How virtues like empathy and grit have been necessary to get through the last few years and will serve all ...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 29 min
This is a special Twenty Thousand Hertz presentation of THE BOOJ STRIKES BACK! This episode was written and produced by Abigail Barr . In the 80s and 90s, movie trailers were ruled by “voice-of-God” narrators who used stock phrases like, “In a world…” Today, movie studios have a different trick up their sleeves: epic sound design. In this episode, Professor James Deaville explains the history of trailers, and Youtuber Craven Moorhaus crafts a hilarious takedown of the overused clichés of modern ...
Jan 05, 2024•30 min
Dallas Taylor is the host and creator of Twenty Thousand Hertz , a lovingly crafted podcast revealing the stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds. Dallas is also the Creative Director of Defacto Sound , where he has led thousands of high-profile projects ranging from blockbuster trailers and advertising campaigns to Sundance award-winning films and major television series. At Defacto Sound, they're experts at everything from making dialog crystal clear to creating ent...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 36 min
We were fortunate to be joined by Senior Global Marketing Executive Dana Flowers and Writer, Producer, Marketer Kelly Turner for this discussion. And yeah, it was dopetey f'in' dope! We talked about how Dana, Kelly and others are helping the industry evolve to be more representative of the diverse audiences this industry markets to; who's doing good work and leading the way in this regard; what kind of progress still needs to be made; the importance of mentoring so more people of color will be i...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Who better to have our first one-on-one after the long hiatus? HELEN AHN , of course! Coming off of her well-deserved Clio Entertainment Impact Award , Helen came back on the show to discuss Mentorship (and whether there's a better word for that); How our best work is still in us - "I don't know if I could have done that until this very day;" Her passion to leave a lasting legacy, specifically in the realm of social justice; The wonderful organizations Helen is a part of such as Good City Mentor...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min
For today's panel discussion, we were joined by three leaders from Ignition Creative , Jaclyn Thomas, SVP AV and Creative Director; Dhruv Kumar, Assoc. Creative Dir. and Sr. Editor; and Eric Breshears, Creative Dir. of Print; (with a cameo from Wayne Watson, Pres. and Exec. CD) to have a candid conversation about how we're all doing. We've all been through a lot as an industry, collectively and individually. So, how are you? We also discussed how Jaclyn, Dhruv and Eric each got into the industry...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 9 min
We're Baa-aaack... It's been a minute! A little longer than we first planned. But we're glad to be back with the next chapter of Trailer Geeks and Teaser Gods. Host and Exec. Producer, Corey Nathan hops on to say hello again and to give a rundown on the exciting new direction the program will be going including panel discussions on topics folks in entertainment advertising care about, subscriber segments, workshops and get togethers. And yes, we'll still be doing one-on-ones with some of the ind...
Oct 30, 2023•24 min
Jul 19, 2021•6 min
Sean Uyeoka, Editor at Aspect, arrived on the scene with quite a splash with a BLACK MASS teaser that garnered so much industry recognition that he finished when he was still an assistant. Since then, Sean hasn't looked back having gone on to contribute to a diverse range of other top notch pieces such as trailers for ANNABELLE CREATION, MOXIE, MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, FIVE FEET APART, CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS, WOLVES AT THE DOOR, FRIENDS FROM COLLEGE, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA and many more.
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 88
In Part 2 of our convo with David Kim, Sr. Editor at Zealot, we talk some more about his time with Transit and the great team there; Helen and David get into some spirited debates about k-pop; we go deep on some more projects including PARASITE, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE and TEA WITH THE DAMES; David shares about what makes Zealot's culture so great; and then we talk some more k-pop!
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 87
This is Part 1 of our 2 part conversation with David Kim, Senior Editor at Zealot. David has done such a diverse range of work from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to The Willoughbys , from Central Intelligence to I, Tonya ; New Order , Parasite , Hacks and so many more. We discuss growing up in SoCal, how much of a hero his mom is, how he spent time in other jobs before he ever got into the trailer industry and, of course, we talk plenty about his incredible trailer work....
Jun 28, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 86
This is our latest installment in our series of speaking with folks who've gone from making fan trailers and mashups to being rising stars in the trailer industry. On this episode, we have both Joel Walden of Mark Woollen + Assoc. and Lyle Goodale of Giaronomo. Joel's had several standout projects including work on I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, JOJO RABBIT and HIGH LIFE among others. Lyle's also contributed to great pieces on campaigns for WESTWORLD, INGRID GOES WEST, LIFE, DON JON and many mor...
Jun 21, 2021•59 min•Ep. 85
Kate Cox and Gregg Ostrin are two of the most prolific writers in the entertainment advertising industry. Kate has spent her career as a freelance writer working for many agencies, mini-majors and major studios. She shares about her early work such as how she collaborated on the campaign for PLATOON, as well as more recent projects like with FOCUS FEATURES. Gregg is a staff writer at InSync PLUS . Gregg reveals much about how he got into the industry, developed his process and the discipline to ...
Jun 14, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 84
On this episode we have both Miguel Branco and Clark Zhu . They are both rising star trailer editors - Miguel is cutting at Rogue Planet and Clark is at Wild Card. Miguel and Clark were both doing fan trailers and mashups as passion projects before they ever got into the trailer industry. Their stuff online got a ton of attention, justifiably so, because they’re really good. In both their cases, they were able to turn their passion into their profession and represent the next generation of great...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 83
Ricky Strauss has worked at the highest levels of both Entertainment Marketing AND is a prolific film producer. He’s also had a significant impact on our culture. Ricky's work as President of Participant Media brought groundbreaking, conversation-starting films that have had lasting impact on the way we think about important issues in our world. More recently in his role as President of Content and Marketing at Disney+, a key figure in its immensely successful launch, he helped us as audiences a...
May 17, 2021•59 min•Ep. 82
This is part 2 of our conversation with Brent "B Rock" Rockswold, Senior Editor/Producer best known for such seminal pieces including ROGUE ONE , THE LAST JEDI , and FURIOUS 7 . In this part of the conversation we do a deeper dive on the work itself. In addition to the above, we discuss a :60 he did for JURASSIC WORLD , his STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS trailer and THE FORCE AWAKENS trailer he co-edited with Josh Dunn among a number of his other great projects....
May 10, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 81
We start today's episode with the Director of Music at Aspect, Alison Sieh, who shares about a great fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Then we get into Part 1 of our 2 part conversation with Brent "B Rock" Rockswold, Senior Editor/Producer best known for such seminal pieces including ROGUE ONE , THE LAST JEDI , and FURIOUS 7 . Today we discuss how B Rock got into the industry; the dedication it took for him to rise up the ranks; the heroes in the industry who mentored and inspired ...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 80
Neal Spector has 3 distinct chapters in his career: starting out as one of the “Mad Men” of mainstream advertising; then paved the way and dominated home entertainment advertising; and more recently has re-made himself again as the owner of Ammo Creative , that is playing at the highest levels in all the areas that define our culture from brand to digital, movies and television, design, writing, editorial and post production. Neal Spector is crushing it....
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 79
