Pull out your cowboy boots and country music as The Producer Podcast heads to Tennessee on today's episode of the show. I'm sitting down with Bob Raines from the TN Entertainment Commission to talk all things film & TN, including what the future holds for this growing creative hub as more projects like 9-1-1 Nashville: are being produced in the state.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Bob Raines, TN Entertainment CommissionTennessee Owns Film, Music and Entertainment | Tennessee Entertainment Commission
The VFX side of the industry has grown exponentially in demand since its inception, but especially since the start of the streaming wars. Yet VFX artists have been some of the few industry workers that haven't had a union to help them along the way. That seems to be changing though as today I'm exploring the movement to unionize the VFX artists and what that means for the future of the industry, with VFX artists and union organizers Maggie Kraisamutr and Em Patch
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guests: Maggie Kraisamutr and Em Patch
The investigation isn't over yet for Detective Travis and neither is it for me as I return to the interrogation room to talk with Director/Producer Jarod O'Flahtery about the hit crime drama's fourth season, how it was like a soft reboot for the show, what the future holds for Vindication and much more.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Jarod O'Flaherty
Season 10 of The Producer Podcast returns as I'm joined by Justin Tolley to discuss his journey in film and the ever important role of the Line Producer in film. Because, whether you have the title or not, every production has to have someone working in the Line Producer capacity.
Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Justin Tolley
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In 2024 we released our book based on The Producer Podcast, called The Producer's Life: A Practical Guide to Film Producing.
Today, show host, Micah Versemann is going to give a taste of the book by reading the introduction. Find out more about his journey, the journey of making the book and the heart behind authoring the book.
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A.I. is taking the world by storm leaving people in many industries wondering what is going to happen, including the film industry. So today I'm talking with guests from the first half of season 10 about their thoughts and experiences with A.I. and how they see things playing out in the film industry.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Read more great producer advice in The Producer's Life: A Guide to Practical Film Producing.
The advice continues on today's Highlights edition of The Producer Podcast as I'm talking with producers from both seasons 8 & 9 of the show about what advice they would pass on to the next generation of producers.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Read more great producer advice in The Producer's Life: A Guide to Practical Film Producing.
The mid-season finale of The Producer Podcast is here as I turn my attention to what could be called the producer's war room. "The Production Office" Joining me to talk about what the production office does and how that benefits the producer is Jordan Hunt who has worked in the production office on projects like The Forge, Birthright Outlaw, and The Promised Land series.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Jordan Hunt
Warm up those singing voices as today I'm looking at what it takes to produce the musical genre in the film industry. To do that I'm joined by Steve Barnett to talk about his producer journey, what attracted him to making musicals and what it was like producing his first musical A Week Away.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Steve Barnett
A Christian film with jump scares? Spending a decade to get your film produced? Directing, Producing and Acting in it? Those are just a couple of the questions I'm talking to Brett Varvel on today's episode of The Producer Podcast as we talk about his latest feature film, Disciples in the Moonlight.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Brett Varvel
On a film set there's no one the producer relies more upon than his production accountant. That's why today I'm continuing my crew conversation series as I sit down with Margot Ransom from Prod Co Accountants to talk about how they serve producers in the industry, common mistakes producers make when working with an accountant and much more.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Margot Ranson, Prod Co Accountants
The Producer Podcast continues its countdown to 100 episodes as I return to our film office series. Today I'm out back out west to talk with producer and film office director Steve Graham about his journey in the industry, what New Mexico has to offer your next production and much more.
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Host: Micah Versemann
Guest: Steve Graham, New Mexico Film Office
Emerging from the shadows to celebrate the 10th season of The Producer Podcast, Parker Starnes returns to guest host as interviews show host Micah Versemann about the podcast, what he's learned producing over the last several years and his favorite breakfast food.
You won't want to miss this episode as the countdown to episode 100 continues.
Read more from Micah in the book based on the show The Producer's Life now available wherever you buy your books.
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Continuing on from last week's season 10 premiere episode, I'm exciting to be welcoming the other half of Out of Order Studios, Producer Chris Juen, to the show. Today we're going to dive into his time making animated films like Polar Express and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as well as get his take on the producing partnership with Chad Gundersen.
The milestone 10th season of the show begins as we welcome back Chad Gundersen of Out of Order Studios to the show. Today we're diving into his producing partnership he has with Chris Juen and how that works in the independent side of the industry as well as talk on A.I. and much more.
Season nine saw a big focus on social media both for marketing your films and marketing yourself. So on today's episode of The Producer Podcast Highlights I'm sitting down with some of my season nine guests to hear their thoughts on social media.
The long hours, weeks or even months away from home and the demands of the industry can sometimes making having a life outside of film hard. But as humans we need to community. We weren't created to go through life alone. So on today's episode of The Producer Podcast Highlights I'm talking with our season 8 guests of the show about building community outside of the film industry.
A.I. is taking the world by storm, but is it the evil robot that's going to destroy the film industry or a loyal sidekick that will help the film industry reach new heights? That's what I'm excited to be talking to Brannon Hollingsworth, of Brainy Pixel, about today on the season 9 finale of The Producer Podcast.
Just a short time ago people wouldn't have believed how powerful digital and social media marketing would become to a film's success. Now it's pretty much a requirement to have a large digital presence. So today I'm welcoming Tiffany and Maria from Troops & Allies to discuss what they do at the marketing agency and what you should know about marketing online.
We all have unique stories about how we got our start in the film industry and producer Daryl Lefever is no different. Today we're digging into that story and what he learned first working as an accountant in the industry on films like X-Men and The Polar Express before jumping into the world of producing what he's done since then.
