NARRATIVE | COMEDIC | VISUAL STORYTELLERS
J&K Schaack
Justin & Kristin Schaack [that’s us] are a comedy directing duo that have been making films and marketing content together for almost 20 years. We’re a married team that began our creative partnership in the theater waaaaaay off-broadway: 6th grade, middle school productions. That probably explains why we remain wide-eyed, playful, and imaginative.
Since our illustrious career on the middle school stage, we’ve found success directing independent films that have screened at 300+ international film festivals and have received numerous audience choice and jury awards, including Best Short Film & Best Direction at the 2019 New York City International Film Festival and the “Fun Is Good BILL MURRAY Comedic Shorts Award” at the Twin Cities Film Fest, handpicked by living legend Bill Murray!
In addition to our comedy films, we direct and produce commercial content for brands like Target, Best Buy, St. Jude’s Medical, and Buffalo Wild Wings in order to bring home the bacon. And by ‘bacon’ we mean ‘money,’ which can be exchanged for goods & services, like bacon!
Many tell us that they can’t imagine working side-by-side with their spouse, but for us, we can only imagine working together. We even finish EACH OTHER’S SENTENCES. [Sorry for the caps; we just started typing at the same time!]
PORTFOLIO
3M Bright Screen Privacy Filters | broadcast spot
CLIENT - 3M / KC Truth
direction
Best Buy Small Appliances | pre-roll campaign
CLIENT - Best Buy / Dyson / Keurig / Kitchen Aid
direction | copywriting
Target Clinic - Talent Acquisition | online
CLIENT - Target
direction
Ranked Choice Voting - That's Broken | spot campaign
CLIENT - FairVote MN
direction | copywriting | edit
Lively - Amazon Alexa | online spot
CLIENT - Lively / Amazon
direction | copywriting | edit
Closed Loop Printer Recycling | online spot
CLIENT - Best Buy / HP / Energy Star
direction | copywriting | edit
Reward Zone Point Partners | spot campaign
CLIENT - Best Buy | Reward Zone Partners
direction | copywriting
Protect Your Doritos | spot
SPEC - Doritos
direction | copywriting | edit
ADDITIONAL PORTFOLIOS
COMMERCIAL | https://vimeopro.com/abovethelineent/commercial
TESTIMONIAL & CORPORATE DOCUMENTARY | https://vimeopro.com/abovethelineent/doc