Justin McMillan

Justin McMillan

Director

I grew up in a small fishing town on the NSW south coast of Australia. As a kid I spent most of my time on farms and in the ocean where I developed a healthy respect for the natural environment. I always had an appreciation of cameras growing up, but what I really loved was telling stories, mostly in attempt to get out of trouble. I could sing every commercial jingle on TV and by age 13 I could recite the entire screen play for my three favourite films of the time – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Lost Boys and Stand By Me.

It wasn’t until I started work as an art director in Sydney’s advertising scene that I was exposed to the film industry and I instantly fell in the love with the craft of film making. When I’m not making commercial films – I make short films and develop feature film and TV series concepts. I watched my father work 6 days a week my whole life, so it’s natural for me to be constantly chipping away on multiple projects and improving my craft.

I’ve always loved aerial cinematography and how it gives the audience a sense of geography within the story. So a few years ago I developed a drone company with a mate www.heliguy.tv which keeps me on top of all advances in film making tools available to the storyteller.

What I love about commercial film making is that it requires you to be resourceful to find the magic in each individual project, regardless of the budget. I believe there’s a way to make any piece of communication an enjoyable experience for the audience and I really love the challenge to find and deliver it every time.

At the end of the day, I just love collaborating with creative people and making films.

VW

Beach & Bush

VW

Beach & Bush

Mitsubishi

Boat Ramp

Mitsubishi

Boat Ramp

Mitsubishi

Shortcut

Mitsubishi

Shortcut

Texas Tourism

Let's Texas

Texas Tourism

Let's Texas

Experience Abu Dhabi

Find Your Pace with Chris & Elsa

Experience Abu Dhabi

Find Your Pace with Chris & Elsa

KFC

The Power of KFC

KFC

The Power of KFC

Mitsubishi

King Neptune

Mitsubishi

King Neptune

Mitsubishi

Outlander - Australia Ready

Mitsubishi

Outlander - Australia Ready

Mitsubishi

Take it to the next Level

Mitsubishi

Take it to the next Level

James Squire

Ordinary be damned

James Squire

Ordinary be damned

Mitsubishi

Nothing can frighten triton

Mitsubishi

Nothing can frighten triton

Daikin

Daikin

Daikin

Daikin

Mitsubishi

Outlander - birds

Mitsubishi

Outlander - birds

Macquarie University

You to the power of us

Macquarie University

You to the power of us

Jeep

Work far from home

Jeep

Work far from home

Investsmart

Let's make wealth happen

Investsmart

Let's make wealth happen

Fiji

Where happiness finds you

Fiji

Where happiness finds you

Nikon Z6

Capture tomorrow

Nikon Z6

Capture tomorrow

Audi

Clarity

Audi

Clarity

Tasmania

Create your own Tassie story

Tasmania

Create your own Tassie story

Surfrider Foundation Australia

The Surfer's Code

Surfrider Foundation Australia

The Surfer's Code

The Great Northern

The Pub

The Great Northern

The Pub

Kia Sringer

For the drive of it

Kia Sringer

For the drive of it

Gone

Gone

Justin McMillan

Director

I grew up in a small fishing town on the NSW south coast of Australia. As a kid I spent most of my time on farms and in the ocean where I developed a healthy respect for the natural environment. I always had an appreciation of cameras growing up, but what I really loved was telling stories, mostly in attempt to get out of trouble. I could sing every commercial jingle on TV and by age 13 I could recite the entire screen play for my three favourite films of the time – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Lost Boys and Stand By Me.

It wasn’t until I started work as an art director in Sydney’s advertising scene that I was exposed to the film industry and I instantly fell in the love with the craft of film making. When I’m not making commercial films – I make short films and develop feature film and TV series concepts. I watched my father work 6 days a week my whole life, so it’s natural for me to be constantly chipping away on multiple projects and improving my craft.

I’ve always loved aerial cinematography and how it gives the audience a sense of geography within the story. So a few years ago I developed a drone company with a mate www.heliguy.tv which keeps me on top of all advances in film making tools available to the storyteller.

What I love about commercial film making is that it requires you to be resourceful to find the magic in each individual project, regardless of the budget. I believe there’s a way to make any piece of communication an enjoyable experience for the audience and I really love the challenge to find and deliver it every time.

At the end of the day, I just love collaborating with creative people and making films.