Julian Smith
Directing
Biography
Julian Smith is an influential writer/director and actor with an online audience of roughly 2M people. His popular comedic shorts receive an average of 8M views per month and have amassed 350M+ views to date. Having attributed his unique voice to influences like John Lasseter, Steven Spielberg, and Charlie Kauffman, Julian's range spans from quirky comedy, to suspense and drama. Smith's success has lead him to collaborations with James Cameron and Amy Acker, earned him an appearance on the Tyra Banks Show, and an invitation from Facebook to create a digital short featuring their staff (a first in their history). Julian has also directed two single camera comedy pilots and several commercials (Hewlett Packard, Purina, Hot Pockets); One of which (I Get Beggin') aired on the 2015 Grammy's, became a worldwide Trending Topic on Twitter & Facebook, and received a write-up in AdWeek.
Known For
A HOA turns out to be more troublesome than usual in this wildly amusing, FX-heavy freak-out about newly minted suburbanites unexpectedly forced to take part in a struggle against monstrous forces.
Hold the Fort
A waffle scarcity creates a scuffle.
Waffles
Kool Aid + Coffee Maker = Hot Kool-Aid. "DRINK IT!!"
Hot Kool Aid
An argument escalates quickly over the pronunciation of “milk.”
Malk
Jellyfish will kill you.
Jellyfish
The sounds in this video are actual sounds from the Jeep. Everyone began rehearsing their parts 2 weeks before we shot the video. It took us 7 hours of filming to get a solid take.