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    Melissa Silverman

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    Melissa is a director whose work combines a dynamic blend of real life, comedy and quirk | Los Angeles and New York based | [email protected]

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    Work by Melissa

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    Funny or Die - Panera Bread Has An Important Message About Breakfast

    Maybelline x The Bachelorette - Finding the Perfect Fit

    All Over It - Digital Comedy Series (trailer)

    ADCOLOR - Airport

    United Way - Graduation

    Cooking Channel - Mo, Ruth and Eva

    Cooking Channel - Mo, Gaetano and Mani

    Consumers Energy - Safe

    I Can't Believe It's Not Butter - UnbelievaBot

    Jimmy Kimmel Live - Postal Service Cutbacks (segment)


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    Production Company

    Type: Commercial
    Groundglass
    groundglass.co.za

    Janette De Villiers

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    Type: Commercial
    The Producers
    theproducers.co

    Noelle Jones

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    Type: Commercial
    Tessa Films
    tessafilms.com

    Lisa Masseur

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    Type: Commercial
    Sparks Productions
    sparksproductions.com

    Andy Crosbie

    Biography


    A New York City native, Melissa Silverman’s work is a perfect blend of reality, comedy, and oddity. She began her career at MTV, where she fine-tuned an ability to coax performances out of any talent she encountered. While there, she spearheaded award-winning campaigns with high-powered talent, including Madonna, Conan O'Brien, and Britney Spears, to name a few. Melissa even cast a teenage Jennifer Lawrence in the promo that would grant Lawrence her SAG card. Melissa directed several field pieces for Jimmy Kimmel Live! as well as commercial campaigns for Disney, Funny Or Die, Breyers, and Starz/DIRECTV, among others. She has received awards from the Art Director's Club, D&AD, PromaxBDA, RESfest and TELLY, and earned an Emmy nomination for her Nick Jr. campaign. Her dog Birdie is part-pomeranian, part-muppet.

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