The charmed life of MJZ’s Craig Gillespie

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Ameriquest’s ads were among the high points of both the 2005 and 2006 Super Bowls. A lot of the credit there goes to MJZ director Craig Gillespie. Adweek chats with Gillespie in this week’s On the Spot interview. Among other things, he discusses the value of a good editor, how working on his first feature film (Mr. Woodcock, which just wrapped post-production) compared with doing ads, and how his years spent as a creative director inform his directing work.

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