Episode 55: Mo Marable

Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon

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