9 // Dir. of Crash Site // Jason Sperling

About this episode

Jason Sperling discusses his career in visual effects and his directorial debut with the short film 'Crash Site'.

Send us Fan Mail Watch Crash Site Jason's IG Jason Sperling's fingerprints are all over modern television's visual language. With three Primetime Emmy nominations and two VES Award nominations, he's shaped shows like American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, and Bridgerton through his visual effects expertise. Yet his most profound creative achievement might be his wildly successful directorial debut – a short film that took nearly a decade to complete. "Crash Site," starring Steven Yeun and ...

People in this episode

Host: Tyler Lockamy

Guest: Jason Sperling

Topics covered

• visual effects
• directing
• television
• film
• creative process

Keywords

• visual language
• Emmy nominations
• VES Award nominations
• directorial debut
• short film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Crash Site, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, Bridgerton

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