On the thirty- second episode of ATFT, I talk with actor/ director/ producer/ writer Brandon Gibson!
Brandon Gibson, who is Los Angeles- based, has taken on many roles in a variety of mediums across over two decades working in show business. Brandon started his career in the industry as a stand up comedian, earning a stand up special on NBC at only 16 years old. He then ventured into acting in films, television shows (including Black-ish, Cobra Kai, and Lessons in Chemistry), and over 70 national commercials, for companies such as Wal- Mart, Airbnb, and Geico. Brandon also has his own production company, FunnyBrand777 Productions, and an acting studio called Above the Line studio. Check out Brandon's demo reels as well as more information on both his production company and acting studio here!: https://brandon-gibson.com
Brandon’s latest project is the highly- anticipated drama television series, Spilled Paint! For this project, Brandon starred in, directed, and wrote the series. Spilled Paint, which is inspired by true events, follows Brandon’s character Ramirez Ponce is an underground art dealer who forces artists to paint fake paintings so he sell them to earn a major profit before murdering them. His plan goes awry when an artist suspected to have been dead surprisingly returns. The series was produced by Beth Wheatley and also stars Justine Renee, Bronsonn Taylor, and Stephanie De Lander. Previous ATFT guests, Graham Zielinski and Taylor Donaldson, also worked on this show! Spilled Paint is expected to release this Winter on Tubi!
This is Brandon’s first appearance on ATFT! We met on the set of his upcoming series Spilled Paint last year! As I mentioned, he wore many hats on the production while I was a production assistant. Brandon was so kind and despite how busy a set can be, he took the time to get to know me and my friend Taylor Donaldson, fellow PA and past ATFT guest. This was my first job on a set and I was stunned by how he made challenging roles on a set seem so effortless. To this day, Brandon remains the best director I’ve had the pleasure to work with and I hope we will work together again in the future! I was so grateful for his along with the rest of the crew’s kindness. When I asked him if he’d come on the show, he was immediately in. Spilled Paint’s release has shifted throughout the year so we recorded this episode towards the beginning of the year, March 8, 2024 to be exact! This was my third interview and I was very nervous. It had been several months since my last interview and I just didn’t ask as many good questions as I should have. Hopefully there will be a part two in the future!
Television fans will be pleased because we probably talk about as many television shows as we do films in this interview! In this episode, Brandon shares stories throughout his career from being an established stand up comedian as a teenager to his soon- to- be- released television series Spilled Paint. This episode has more star- studded stories than any previous ATFT episode yet as Brandon talks about fulfilling his life- long dream of working with Robin Williams, Ethan Coen watching his audition tape for Hail, Caesar! (2016) , and playing a competitive game of Boggle with Brie Larson. Brandon also talks about how his analysis of teleplays helped learn the craft of certain forms of comedy, his admiration of the Coen brothers, and his SNL audition. All this and much more on the latest episode of All the Film Things!
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