The Producer Podcast

Beaches, Film Incentives and Production Accountants. We cover all that and more on our latest film office tour episode as we travel out to the east coast and talk with the South Carolina Film Commission on how their state might be the perfect location for your next film. Visit their website.

A producer does very little to actually make the movie. In fact one of his biggest responsibilities is to hire the right people to make movie magic. But what should you know about the hiring process? And how do you find those people you want to keep hiring time and time again? We'll answer those questions and much more as David Cook returns to The Producer Podcast.

Creating your own world can be amazing but what should you know about taking someone's true life story and bringing it to life on the screen? That the topic of our season 8 premiere as we sit down to talk with Kevin Downes about his producer journey and producing true stories such as I Can Only Imagine, Ordinary Angels and American Underdog.

We're back on a topic that everyone in the industry talks about throughout their career. The work life balance. Hear from a number of our guests from throughout the shows run as we talk how they have an enjoyable life, stay connected with their family and so much more.

A producer's job is never done, especially when it comes to new films. Unlike many positions in the industry where you're fully invested in one project at a time a producer might be developing several projects while preparing to film one and having multiple projects in post or distribution. But how do you keep it all straight and not let one project suffer to the betterment of another. Tha...

We're wrapping up Season 7 of the show this week in epic fashion as we share with you the second half of the Q&A Producer Panel recorded live at the 2023 Christian Worldview Film Festival and Filmmakers Guild.

If learning from one producer is great, then four would be off the charts. Join us as we share with you the Producer Q&A Panel recorded live at the 2023 Christian Worldview Film Festival as Stephen Kendrick, David Cook, Jim McBride and Lisa Arnold answer attendee submitted questions.

Producing a film is nothing but challenge after challenge. But if you take your production international you open the door to even more challenges. Today I'm sitting down with Judy Grooters of Grooters Production to talk about what see has learned working in the industry and producing films in places like Romania, South Korea and Columbia.

Making your first feature film is hard enough, but it's nothing compared to trying to distribute it in the every-changing world of digital distribution and streaming. Join me as I talk with producer Cakki Warren about her experiences distributing the film Into the Spotlight and what you should expect when it comes to distirbution.

Producing one film is hard enough but what about producing a trilogy. That's the topic of the day as I go back into the interrogation room and welcome Guest Host: Chad Garrett as he questions me about my journey trying to produce a trilogy.

My time exploring the state of Utah and it's film offices isn't done yet. Today I'm heading south in the state to talk with Bega from the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission about her area of the state and what you should know before heading out to film in the scenic red rocks.

Our tour of U.S. film offices continues as I head out to the old west today and talk with Derek Mellus from the Utah State Film office about Utah as a state, his experiences with the film office and Utah's different film incentives.

I'm going digital on the Season 7 premiere of The Producer Podcast and exploring the world of motion capture with Brainy Pixel and learning how it can play into both live-action and animated filmmaking.

We're talking post of this edition of The Producer Podcast Highlights as I sit down with more season 5 guests of the show to talk about what a producer should know to have a smooth post-production process.

The crew conversations continue on this episode of The Producer Podcast Highlights as I talk with more of my season 5 guests on what advice they'd give to a producer about running a good set.

On this edition of The Producer Podcast Highlights I'm sitting down with department heads from Seasons 2 & 5 of the show to talk about what they advice they would give to producers about running a good film set.

So often we hear about the need for a work/life balance. But having a good work life/balance starts with being healthy physically, mentally and spiritually. So on today's season 6 finale of The Producer Podcast, I'm joined by producers Micah Gerber and Hannah Bartlett as well as filmmaker and health coach Sarah Beth to take a peek at how you can stay in peak shape while producing your next...

Fights, chases, falls and explosions can all make for exciting film and television. But what does it really take to produce an action and adventure film or show. That's the topic of the day as I welcome back producer/director Aaron Burns to talk about his experience in this exciting genre.

We're jumping back to the often-overlooked genre of music videos today as I sit down with Producer Andrea Royer who works alongside Director Ben Smallbone on a multitude of projects and music videos including for the band For King & Country.

Have you ever thought about doing a proof of concept for your next film project? Today I'm joined once again by producer Sarah Burnett to discuss the proof of concept for Capital that she helped produce and what she learned doing it that could benefit you on your journey to creating a proof of concept.

The distribution talk continues on today's episode of The Producer Podcast and we turn our attention to the world of documentary film and what you should consider when making and distributing them.

I'm welcoming back the first guest of The Producer Podcast, Matthew Jordan, as we sit down to discuss the distribution of his film Counter Column and the lessons he learned distributing his first feature film.

Our film office tour continues in today's episode of The Producer Podcast as I talk with the Mississippi film office about filming in Mississippi and how their film office can help you on your next project.

Season 6 is back with a bang as I sit down with Adam Gregory and Andrew Teravskis of Noble Story Co. to talk about their producing journey, starting Noble Story Co. and developing the concepts and scripts for great films.

Merry Christmas! Join me for the special early release of the Season 6 premiere episode of the show as I sit down with Chad Gundersen, Producer on The Chosen to talk about the Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers special they released in theaters last year.