Bringing 'Chad Powers' to the Field w/Tony Yacenda - Just Shoot It 506

Tony Yacenda , the director from "Chad Powers", "Dave", "American Vandal", and a ton of commercials, joins Oren and Matt. And in this episode, Tony gives us a look into how he jumped like four levels to get his first big break on American Vandal. Then Matt and Oren get Tony to share what it means to rebalance how you think about your role and what makes you an effective team player. Why? Because what you think is right can be a lot different on a show with higher network exposure and increased performance pressure. Wanna sneak-peak? Have the confidence to do your role really well, and care less about how it impacts other people's jobs. Without being an a**hole. Finally, the three share strategies for being an artist who takes every note, without robotically being a yes-man and without sacrificing the cohesiveness of your creative vision. It's a great episode that may flip how you think about directing. And it just may help you skip levels in your career as a director. Find Tony on Instagram @tyacenda --- Help our Patreon! Matt's Endorsement: "Paddington 2", the movie , Flavacol, flavoring for popcorn, and Wonder Boom bluetooth speaker Oren's Endorsement: Genius Scan pdf scanning app Also Premiere Pro has a one-click tool to object mask, in the Beta app. Tony's Endorsment: "Going Dutch", the TV show on FOX. And watch it TV-TV, cable or antenna. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Bringing 'Chad Powers' to the Field w/Tony Yacenda - Just Shoot It 506 is an episode from Just Shoot It: A Podcast about Filmmaking, Screenwriting and Directing by Filmmakers Matt Enlow & Oren Kaplan.

This episode is 1:20:45 long.

This episode was published on Dec 18, 2025.

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