G'day, I'm Dean Friske, a comedy director

creating fun stuff for
brave brands.

If you value genuine, cheese-free performances, integrated visual effects that add to the story without distracting from it and ideas that elevate the concept without reinventing it, I can help.

And while I revel in making ads with offbeat characters and laconic humour, I find writing about myself as much fun as picking up dog sh*t.

So to find out more about how I play, see the FUQs below, or just give me a shout.

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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 in it for us?

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

How do you work?

Coming from an agency background, I like getting my hands dirty from ideation all the way through to edit, like I did on this, this or this. But then, having been on set with Or I can "just" direct, like I did on this and this. Too easy.

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.