wip podcast

Tom Jacobson is the name behind some of the most iconic films of the last forty years. As a film producer, he brought John Hughes’s vision to life on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Uncle Buck, and Mission to Mars. As President of Worldwide Production at 20th Century Fox, he helped shape the slate that gave us Speed, True Lies, Die Hard, and Independence Day. Today...

Before she was shaping the ears of the next generation of filmmakers at USC, Midge Costin was considering marine biology. And before that, she was an Irish-German kid from Massachusetts singing in a choir who had never once thought about what a movie sounds like from the inside. Then she did… and the industry has never been the same. Renowned sound designer, sailor, educator, director, and all aro...

John Watson has produced over fifteen features and hundreds of hours of television. He holds the Cubby Broccoli Chair in Producing at USC School of Cinematic Arts and he has been in rooms most filmmakers only dream about... And he still had time to settle, once and for all, who his favorite student was. In this episode of wip, Chelsea and David sit down with the legendary producer behind Robin Hoo...

For this episode, we welcome the one and only Susan Arnold: producer, storyteller, educator, and quite possibly one of the most joyful human beings to ever grace a film set. From the chaos of indie productions to the magic of 13 Going on 30 , her career has been one of the most dynamic and fearless in Hollywood. She has the stories to prove it. She met a producing partner through her daughter’s mo...

For our first episode ever, we welcome filmmaker, Yong Duk Jhun: master of visuals, practitioner of optimism, and connoisseur of good food and vibes. He is an acclaimed South Korean director, cinematographer, film professor and beloved friend of the pod ,whose journey in film spans from East coast to the West with boundless energy and limitless creativity! Sit back, relax, and enjoy some popcorn (...

two filmmakers. one podcast. endless possibilities. wip (work in progress) podcast is where creatives come to get real. filmmakers, musicians, authors, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between, sitting down for conversations that are honest, funny, a little chaotic, and genuinely human. we go deep on the creative process, the hard parts nobody posts about, and yes... we definitely get off track in t...