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A Day with the Thundering Herd

When you create a project, you never really know if you’re going to find an audience. When I made a set of comedy sketches about the Marshall University Soccer Team, I would never have predicted they would connect in the way they did.   View this post on Instagram  

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The Art of Creating Compelling Showreel Scenes

I’m going to share exactly what you need to do to create a compelling showreel scene. I am going to lay out what makes a scene work, in terms of structure and content, and many of the things you need to avoid. When you are paying money to get showreel

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Showreel from Scratch Scripts

Having a good script for your showreel scene is absolutely crucial. What you are doing, of course, is making something that feels like it’s a scene from a TV show or movie, but there are ways in which they are different. That’s why when an actor plucks a random scene

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30 Days, 30 Videos, 30 Million Views

Throughout June, I released a new comedy sketch on Tik Tok and Instagram every single day. The football-themed videos were a way for me to show my creativity, and to showcase some of the many wonderful actors I have met, predominantly through my showreels from scratch service. At the time

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30 Football Comedy Sketches in 30 Days

Throughout June, I am posting a new comedy sketch every single day on Tik Tok and Instagram. These are all scripts that I have written, and I am collaborating with some of the best actors I know, most of whom I met through my showreels from scratch service. In the

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How Social Media Interrupts Creativity

There are many fascinating, esoteric elements related to the creative process. From the early, idea gathering stages, through to the hard graft of putting your ideas into action. Each of these elements can be sabotaged, swiftly, by glancing at social media. The counter argument is that social media can inspire.

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Daniel Johnson
Writer, Director, Author
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