The Producer Podcast

"It's who you know and who knows you" is a common phrase that I have heard countless times throughout my journey in the film industry. But for people to know you it takes more than just working with them on set. It requires networking and building relationships. So today I'm joined by our season 4 guests to talk about their tips, tricks and advice on how to network in the industry.

Time and time again the biggest struggles and questions I hear filmmakers having is in regard to the work/life balance of the industry. So on today's episode of The Producer Podcast Highlights I'm sitting down with guests from season 3 of the show to talk about the topic and how they manage the work/life balance.

It's the season 5 finale of The Producer Podcast. To wrap up our crew conversations we're looking at the world of post sound and the all important final mix of your film. To do that we're joined by Nathan Ashton as we dive into what a producer should know about the post sound process. Make sure you listen all the way through. We guarantee you won't want to miss Nathan's answer to our final questio...

Music can bring a level of life and emotion to your film. But what does it take from the producer to help bring the score to life? Find out as we sit down with film composer Ben Botkin on today's episode of The Producer Podcast.

Color can communicate so much to an audience while they watch a film but when does the color process actually start and how can a producer make sure they're accurately seeing the grade? Find out as we sit down with colorist John-Clay Burnett of Reelcast Productions.

The post-production party continues as we're joined once again by Patrick Murphy to discuss the realm of VFX and what the producer needs to know about bringing the movie magic to life. What to hear more from Patrick Murphy including his journey in film. Check out his season 3 episode "Inside the Post House" now streaming.

Our Crew Conversations continue as we move to the post-production side of the industry and sit down with editor Tracy Robinson to discuss what a producer should know about the edit process.

Every filmmaker loves behind the scenes, except for maybe when they want to interview you on camera. But what should a producer know about the behind-the-scenes team and how does behind-the-scenes play into your marketing and distribution plan? Find out on today's episode of The Producer Podcast with Kevin Peeples.

Everybody loves stunts, especially beginning filmmakers. But what should you be considering as a producing when working with a stunt coordinator or even deciding if you need a stunt person on set. Find out in today's episode as we talk with Michael Walker of Levitating Stunts.

Waiting for sound is over on today's episode of The Producer Podcast as we're joined by on-set sound mixer Teddy Hallaron to talk about what a producer should consider when working with the sound department, including during elaborate 1-shot scenes.

Locations can make or break a movie. Not just from the perspective of what the audience sees but what the location is like for the film crew. Hear from Josh Pittman about how to have the best locations possible for your next film and how to help avoid problems and upset location owners on the latest episode of The Producer Podcast.

Everyone needs a right-hand man including producers. Today we are discussing just that as we're looking at the role of the production manager, with Allison Weber, and how they work with the producer through a project.

The Season 5 premiere is here as we begin a season of crew conversations. To kickoff the season we're discussing one of the biggest aspects a producer has during a project, the director/producer relationship with the help of Director/Producer Brett Varvel.

What gear should producers be investing in? That's one of the questions we posed in season 2 of the show. Join us as we hear from our guests on what gear they recommend investing in and also how to stay busy in the industry.

Getting started in the film industry, like any job, can be intimidating. On today's episode of The Producer Podcast Highlights we sit down with some of our guests to discuss what advice they would give to beginning producers.

Join us for the first episode of our highlights series of the show. On today's episode we site down with producers from the first couple seasons of the show to find out what they wish they would have known when they were first getting started as a producer.

It's the season 4 finale of the show! Join us as we're joined by Stephen Kendrick to discuss their 10th anniversary rerelease of Courageous as well as more great insight on how to be an effective film producer.

We're sitting down with film producer Stephen Kendrick to talk all things filmmaking from the producer's perspective. You won't want to miss this epic episode as we talk about his journey and what he's learned over the years of producing films like Courageous, War Room and Overcomer on what makes a good film producer.

For some it's the only film work they do while others never want to do it. We're talking about filming weddings. But are wedding filmmakers really producers? Find that and much more out as we sit down with Hunter Starnes from Take 4 Films about his filmmaking journey and producing weddings.

Season 4 is back with a brand-new round table episode as I sit down with Christina Varvel and Amanda Gundersen, the wives of filmmakers Brett Varvel and Chad Gundersen, to talk about their perspective of living in the film world and what that looks like for the families of filmmakers. 

Join us as we wrap up our series on film distribution by sitting down with Joshua Walsh to talk about studio distribution. Joshua credits include films such as October Baby, Mom's Night Out, I Can Only Imagine and The Jesus Music.

The Micah squared edition of The Producer Podcast is back for another episode as we continue our discussion on the Principles of Film Distribution with Micah Gerber as well as several other important producer related questions.

The only thing harder and more intimidating than getting your film funded can be getting it distributed. Join me as I once again sit down with Micah Gerber to talk about the Principles of Distribution that apply to any film project when it comes to distribution.

Locations, Crew, Grants, Incentives, all this and more are things that a State Film Office can help your next production with. Join me as I sit down with representatives from the Iowa and Oklahoma film offices to get the inside scoop on working with them.

Season 4 of The Producer Podcast is here. Join as we sit Director/Producer Jarod O'Flaherty back down in the interrogation room to get the inside scoop on making season 2 of the hit show Vindication. Spoiler Warning for those that have not yet seen season 2 of Vindication.