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Episode 55: Mo Marable
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Fascinated by the magic of filmmaking at the age of 8, Maurice became a committed matinee moviegoer. Mo Marable is a Television Director best known for ‘Veep’, ‘Brockmire’, ‘’Woke, and ‘Grand Crew. In this episode, Mo joins Pete to discuss the process of designing a main title sequence, battling with logistics and budgeting hurdles, relationship building and taking care of your team, technical presentations vs. emotional presentations when booking for a pilot episode, the importance of being obsessed with your industry, and more….
(00:00:00 - 00:08:50) -- Podcast Intro
(00:08:50 - 00:15:45) -- Being A Young Moviegoer And Film Inspiration
00:15:45 - 00:23:10) -- Military Influence And Mindset
(00:23:10 - 00:27:15) -- Director Vs. Filmmaker
(00:27:15 - 00:32:20) -- Dropping Out To PA With Spike Lee In New York
(00:32:20 - 00:36:20) -- Transitioning Into Show Promotion At HBO
(00:36:20 - 00:40:40) -- The Grind Lifestyle
(00:40:40 - 00:47:05) -- Transitioning Into Title Sequence Design
(00:47:05 - 00:48:20) -- “Transitions: A Director’s Journey And Motivational Handbook” Promo
(00:48:20 - 00:59:00) -- Transitioning Into TV Directing From Commercial Work
(00:59:00 - 01:06:20) -- Planting His Feet In Television
(01:06:10 - 01:10:00) -- Logistics And Budgeting Hurdles
(01:10:00 - 01:12:10) -- Takeaways From Executive Producing On ‘Brockmire’
(01:12:10 - 01:23:15) -- The Process Of Booking A Pilot
(01:23:15 - 01:28:50) -- Takeaways From Pilot Directing
(01:28:50 - 01:37:30) -- Lightning Round Questions
(01:37:30 - 01:38:55) -- Podcast Outro
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(00:00:00 - 00:08:50) -- Podcast Intro
(00:08:50 - 00:15:45) -- Being A Young Moviegoer And Film Inspiration
00:15:45 - 00:23:10) -- Military Influence And Mindset
(00:23:10 - 00:27:15) -- Director Vs. Filmmaker
(00:27:15 - 00:32:20) -- Dropping Out To PA With Spike Lee In New York
(00:32:20 - 00:36:20) -- Transitioning Into Show Promotion At HBO
(00:36:20 - 00:40:40) -- The Grind Lifestyle
(00:40:40 - 00:47:05) -- Transitioning Into Title Sequence Design
(00:47:05 - 00:48:20) -- “Transitions: A Director’s Journey And Motivational Handbook” Promo
(00:48:20 - 00:59:00) -- Transitioning Into TV Directing From Commercial Work
(00:59:00 - 01:06:20) -- Planting His Feet In Television
(01:06:10 - 01:10:00) -- Logistics And Budgeting Hurdles
(01:10:00 - 01:12:10) -- Takeaways From Executive Producing On ‘Brockmire’
(01:12:10 - 01:23:15) -- The Process Of Booking A Pilot
(01:23:15 - 01:28:50) -- Takeaways From Pilot Directing
(01:28:50 - 01:37:30) -- Lightning Round Questions
(01:37:30 - 01:38:55) -- Podcast Outro
71 episodes
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Manage episode 381622574 series 2916489
Content provided by Pete Chatmon. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Pete Chatmon or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Fascinated by the magic of filmmaking at the age of 8, Maurice became a committed matinee moviegoer. Mo Marable is a Television Director best known for ‘Veep’, ‘Brockmire’, ‘’Woke, and ‘Grand Crew. In this episode, Mo joins Pete to discuss the process of designing a main title sequence, battling with logistics and budgeting hurdles, relationship building and taking care of your team, technical presentations vs. emotional presentations when booking for a pilot episode, the importance of being obsessed with your industry, and more….
(00:00:00 - 00:08:50) -- Podcast Intro
(00:08:50 - 00:15:45) -- Being A Young Moviegoer And Film Inspiration
00:15:45 - 00:23:10) -- Military Influence And Mindset
(00:23:10 - 00:27:15) -- Director Vs. Filmmaker
(00:27:15 - 00:32:20) -- Dropping Out To PA With Spike Lee In New York
(00:32:20 - 00:36:20) -- Transitioning Into Show Promotion At HBO
(00:36:20 - 00:40:40) -- The Grind Lifestyle
(00:40:40 - 00:47:05) -- Transitioning Into Title Sequence Design
(00:47:05 - 00:48:20) -- “Transitions: A Director’s Journey And Motivational Handbook” Promo
(00:48:20 - 00:59:00) -- Transitioning Into TV Directing From Commercial Work
(00:59:00 - 01:06:20) -- Planting His Feet In Television
(01:06:10 - 01:10:00) -- Logistics And Budgeting Hurdles
(01:10:00 - 01:12:10) -- Takeaways From Executive Producing On ‘Brockmire’
(01:12:10 - 01:23:15) -- The Process Of Booking A Pilot
(01:23:15 - 01:28:50) -- Takeaways From Pilot Directing
(01:28:50 - 01:37:30) -- Lightning Round Questions
(01:37:30 - 01:38:55) -- Podcast Outro
…
continue reading
(00:00:00 - 00:08:50) -- Podcast Intro
(00:08:50 - 00:15:45) -- Being A Young Moviegoer And Film Inspiration
00:15:45 - 00:23:10) -- Military Influence And Mindset
(00:23:10 - 00:27:15) -- Director Vs. Filmmaker
(00:27:15 - 00:32:20) -- Dropping Out To PA With Spike Lee In New York
(00:32:20 - 00:36:20) -- Transitioning Into Show Promotion At HBO
(00:36:20 - 00:40:40) -- The Grind Lifestyle
(00:40:40 - 00:47:05) -- Transitioning Into Title Sequence Design
(00:47:05 - 00:48:20) -- “Transitions: A Director’s Journey And Motivational Handbook” Promo
(00:48:20 - 00:59:00) -- Transitioning Into TV Directing From Commercial Work
(00:59:00 - 01:06:20) -- Planting His Feet In Television
(01:06:10 - 01:10:00) -- Logistics And Budgeting Hurdles
(01:10:00 - 01:12:10) -- Takeaways From Executive Producing On ‘Brockmire’
(01:12:10 - 01:23:15) -- The Process Of Booking A Pilot
(01:23:15 - 01:28:50) -- Takeaways From Pilot Directing
(01:28:50 - 01:37:30) -- Lightning Round Questions
(01:37:30 - 01:38:55) -- Podcast Outro
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