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Episode Synopsis
Donald Silverman spent his years in Richmond as a producer/director for numerous commercials and videos. He recently published a book titled Oddball Thoughts, a collection of random thoughts and observations. We’ll look back at the flush days of the production industry plus:
– How he happened into directing commercials
– Creating spots for Howard Stern
– Going to school with Billy Crystal
– Getting into the stock footage business
– The “Other Donald” campaign
– Becoming a painter
– Why he wrote a book (plus an excerpt)
LINKS
Donald’s book ODDBALL THOUGHTS on Amazon
Donald’s painting website
Chrissy Offutt’s podcast
– How he happened into directing commercials
– Creating spots for Howard Stern
– Going to school with Billy Crystal
– Getting into the stock footage business
– The “Other Donald” campaign
– Becoming a painter
– Why he wrote a book (plus an excerpt)
LINKS
Donald’s book ODDBALL THOUGHTS on Amazon
Donald’s painting website
Chrissy Offutt’s podcast
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