If you have followed our company in the past couple of years, you might recognize this familiar face in this week’s episode of Spokes. We chat with director Zach Daulton as we continue Director’s Month on the podcast.

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  • They say in show business that you should never work with kids or animals. Today’s guest says otherwise. Well, at least in terms of working with kids. He’s Southwest Ohio-based director, Zach Daulton, and he joins us to talk about specializing in directing children. He’s directed commercials and short films that have made them the main focus and won numerous awards, including first place in the 2019 iFootage Creative Video Competition for “Lost in Static,” and Best Drama in 2019’s My RODE Reel competition for “Looking Back.” He brings his expertise in this week’s episode as part of Director’s Month.

• Talking Points

  • Why Zach works with children on-set

  • The advantage of hiring a director who specifically works with kids

  • If having kids helps in directing them

  • The process of a project: from casting to on-set work

  • Forming a bond with your child actor

  • Building rapport between the child and adult talent

  • Ideal conditions for kids on-set and the client’s role

  • The importance of giving positive reinforcement to the child in-between takes

  • Making the kid a part of the process and adding incentives along the way

  • Working with multiple children and of various age groups

  • Dealing with difficult children

  • Working with teenagers

  • Commercial v. Narrative and any future projects lined up

• Social Media

  • Facebook: Zach Daulton - Filmmaker

  • Twitter: @zachdaulton

  • IG: Zach Daulton

  • Link: zachdaulton.com

  • YouTube: Zach Daulton

  • Vimeo: Zach Daulton