The Producer Podcast

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. Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.com Host: Micah Versema...

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. Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.thepro...

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. Let us know your thoughts: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.com Host: Micah Versemann Guest: Steve Graham, New...

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 sh...

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. Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast...

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.

Dust off your passports to head back overseas as I sit down with Producer Donald Leow to talk about his journey in film as a producer/director and producing films overseas in places like Mongolia and Vietnam.

A vital but equally terrifying part of the film industry is dealing with all the contracts, releases and legal aspects of making a film. That's where having the right entertainment lawyer comes in handy. So on today's new episode I'm sitting down with Lisa Callif of the Donaldson, Callif, Perez entertainment firm and a co-author of the book Clearance & Copyright to talk about what...

You can't go long in life without seeing or hearing an ad for insurance. But what does film and entertainment insurance all protect and why do you need it? To answer those questions, I'm sitting down with Kat Wong, owner of Athos Insurance to start breaking down this important aspect to the world of film producing.

The film office tour continues as I'm traveling from South Carolina up to North Carolina to talk with Guy Gaster about filmmaking in the other half of the Carolinas, how their incentive works and what you need to know about tea and BBQ in the state.

The mysteries continue to unravel on today's episode of The Producer Podcast as Jarod O'Flaherty, the producer/director of the Vindication Series, joins us again to unpack the making of season 3 of the show, it's future and what else he's been up to in the film industry.

Freelance or not to freelance. That's a question that lots of creatives in the film industry face and today we're sitting back down with Josh Walsh to hear his story of going from producing for Kingdom Story Company to working freelance in the industry on films such as Jesus Revolution and Unsung Hero and what he's learned along the way.

Nobody likes failing. From the blow to your personal confidence to what people write and whisper about you behind your back, failure can be terrifying and petrifying. But failure isn't all bad and so on today's highlights edition we're talking with our season 7 guests about the best way to deal with failure.

Getting started is never easy, but the people that succeed the most at getting established are the ones that ask questions and learn from other's mistakes. That's why on today's highlights episode I'm talking with guests from seasons 6 & 7 of the show about what advice they would give to beginning career producers.

We're wrapping up season 8 of The Producer Podcast today with a new roundtable installment of the show as we look at the world of commercial/promotional film producing, including answering some listener submitted questions. Where will the roundtable discussion take us? You'll have to listen to see. Pick up the new book: The Producer's Life A Practical Guide to Film Producing on ⁠Amazon...

From commanding field artillery to producing movies. We're exploring the film journey that producer Kevin Bouren has gone on and how those experiences ultimately lead him to being one of the founders of Set Shepherds. A group that's looking to change the film set culture from the inside. Visit the Set Shepherds website today. Pick up the new book: The Producer's Life A Practical Guide...

Who doesn't love a good film budget? How about a budget from the future? That's what I'm looking at today as I sit down with producer Jens Jacob to talk about his producer journey and how as co-founder of Saturation.io he's looking to change the way film budgeting software works in the future. Give Saturation.io a try today with our special show link . Pick up the new book: The Pro...

Nothing beats the excitement of calling that's a wrap on the film you spent years making happen. Except maybe knowing that every single frame and take actually made it onto the hard drive for the editing room. That's where the DIT comes in to help safety your film; and contrary to popular belief it's a lot more than just hitting copy and paste a couple of times on your keyboard. Join m...

Whether you're watching a western, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, or musical no film would be the same without the wardrobe that helps bring the characters and world to life. But what should a producer understand about everything that goes into bringing those costumes together. That's what I'm sitting down with Terri Middleton today to discuss. Pick up the new book: The Producer's Life...

After the director and producer, actors are next biggest names associated with your film. But what is an actor's life like? What do they need to do their best while on set? These are just a couple of the topics I wanted to explore with Stephanie Parker to better understand the on-camera side of the industry that every producer works with. Pick up the new book: The Producer's Life A Practic...