I was 2nd AD on a car shoot when the 1st AD was fired. The producer turned to me and asked, "Can you take over?"

I didn't have time to think about what I was taking on. I said yes,

but on one condition, whatever I say goes.

The director was Paul Street, a big name from the UK who took no prisoners. He agreed, or at least that's what his producer told me.

Thankfully, the DOP was Peter Suschitzky, an absolute gentleman. He looked at me and said, "Don't worry, you got this."

The rest is history.

Since 1998, I've done almost 600 commercials and I'm still loving the massive car shoots. Us was built from that same mindset: calm on set, straight with crew and focused on getting it done right.

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(I’m still friends with Paul & Peter.)