G'day, I'm Dean Friske, a commercials director & filmmaker

creating fun stuff for brave brands.

By "fun stuff", I mean comedy and performance driven ads occasionally spiced up with integrated vfx.

You can check out some my work here. If you’re curious about how I like to play, dive into the FUQs below—or just holler.

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FUQs

Frequently Unasked Questions

You any good at anything?


Comedy - Performance - Integrated VFX - Zen Can-Do-ism - Dance Offs

What's the diff between a commercials director and a filmmaker?  

While I mostly freelance as a director, as I did on when I threw a guy down a mountain or stole an ol' lady's piano, "director" feels inadequate.

It doesn't capture the almost 10 years I spent at an agency writing, editing, directing and, at times, producing over 1,000 hours of screen content and the kick-arse scripting and cutting skills I now wield.

Nor does it encapsulate the awesome team of professionals, from crew to stills nerds or post peeps, I can bring to bare on any given project.

"Director" also doesn't explain how, for the right clients stuck with budgets the big shops turn away, I can team up with respectable producers and literally take projects from marketing brief to on-air, like when I tossed Mr Hungry Thirsty into a black hole or explored just how hard Mum's work.

And so, you get "freelance commercials director & filmmaker".

But if you wanna go with "wanker", that's fine too.
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What's in it for us?

Seamless Execution - No Dramas (unless it's scripted that way) - Clear Communication - Peace of Mind

Your credo?  

Play nice, think deep and share the LOLs, 'cause nothing fuels optimism like a good laugh, and hell knows the world needs more of that right now. 🙂

If you're the second nicest person in advertising, who's the first?

You know who they are. Now's probably a really good time to reach out and say "Hey, you're really nice. In fact, you could be the nicest person in advertising". You'd make their day. And the best thing is they'd then think you're really nice. Before you know it, everyone will be the "nicest person in advertising". How nice would that be?

Biggest regret?

Not taking that web design course.