The Producers Lounge

Walt Disney once said, “A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there. With enough effort, he may achieve it. Or he may find something that is even more rewarding. But in the end, no matter what the outcome, he will know he has been alive.”  Tonight we sit down with Adam Kuyt & Eric Goldrich, producing partners and entrepreneurs.   Credi...

Donna Wheeler (producer of DEATH OF A SALESWOMAN) sits down to talk about how she develops projects and reverse engineers projects to determine the best packaging for a low-budget film. Donna Wheeler is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, artist, and closet-poet. Credits Include... Death of a Saleswoman starring Ursula Burton Tupperware Women starring Marci Simon Pococurante starring Naomi Grossman The Gi...

Josh Webber sits down to discuss balancing independent filmmaking and corporate projects, and also discovered what happens when you flip an 80 mph speed boat. Credits Include... Never Heard starring Karrueche Tran Secrets of Deception starring Tom Sizemore There Is Many Like Us starring Eric Roberts A Broken Code starring Skye P. Marshall Please like and subscribe, it helps us out a lot. Music is...

Derrial Christon (producer of Black Hollywood Live with Maria Menounos) sits down to talk about how he built his career after leaving a secure corporate job and also helped co-found with Maria Menounos, the online network Black Hollywood. Credits Include... Inside the Black Actors Studio starring Taye Diggs Entertainment Tonight Canada starring Julie Gardner and Zendaya Please like and subscribe,...

Annie Besant was a prominent British activist and organizer in the 19th century who said, “Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle." Please like and subscribe, it helps us out a...

Stephen Marinaccio has gained experience working in various leadership positions on feature films, television and reality productions since 1990. With a background working in development, production, post and marketing; shooting worldwide in 13 countries, Marinaccio understands the details of movie making, at every level. Credits Include... Marco Polo starring Michelle Yeoh Tom Clancy's Jack...

 Scott Arundale (producer of LUCKY BASTARD and AN AMBUSH OF GHOSTS) shows us around the new Dodge College facilities before speaking to a class of eager young film student producers, and subsequently crushes their dreams.  Credits Include...   Rambo III starring Sylvester Stallone  Young Sherlock Holmes starring Sophie Ward  Lucky Bastard starring Patrick Tatten and Lorin Doctor  The Gold Cup star...

 Scott Arundale (producer of LUCKY BASTARD and AN AMBUSH OF GHOSTS) shows us around the new Dodge College facilities before speaking to a class of eager young film student producers, and subsequently crushes their dreams.    Credits Include...   Rambo III starring Sylvester Stallone  Young Sherlock Holmes starring Sophie Ward  Lucky Bastard starring Patrick Tatten and Lorin Doctor  The Gold Cup st...

Adanna Kenlow (producer of stage, web content, and film) sits down to talk shop and ask advice on non-profits, legal entities, and film markets. Adanna Kenlow is an actress and producer in Long Beach.  Credits Include... Mara Gets Drunk starring Todd Zing Different Eye starring Derrel Maury Shadow of the Monarch starring Stef Dawson The Russian Roulette starring Kristen Marie Kelly Follow Us on So...

Shelaagh Ferrell is an actress and producer, known for One Love (2003), The Power of Three (2011) and Nelson's Column (1994). Credits Include... One Love starring Idris Elba Follow Us on Social Media! Greater & Grander on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/GreaterGrander   Greater & Grander on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GreaterGrander   Greater & Grander on Twitter - htt...

We sit down with Zachary Kamen to discuss what he learned at a recent Negotiation Workshop. Zachary graduated from Chapman University, studying Film Production with an emphasis in Producing.  He has worked on projects such as, Constantine, and LOST, before beginning his producing career, which includes producing feature films, as well as being an in house producer for Buzzfeed. Credits Include......

Ken Pisani has produced, written, and directed a variety of scripted and unscripted sports, comedy, reality, documentary, and kids programming, earning two Emmy nominations. (He remains bitter about losing.) Ken has sold network pilots, sizzle reels, and optioned various projects. Credits Include... Unexpected Justice: The Rise of John Paul Stevens   Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black starrin...

Erin Stack (actress, model, and comedienne) travels to CES (Consumer Electronics Expo) to see what the latest trends are hitting the market. International CES, more commonly known as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association. Held in January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada, United States, the event typical...

Sarah Kinga Smith (European producer) sits down to talk about how she developed projects and sought international film financing at film markets and also discovered the difference between passion and sentiment. Credits Include... Alien: Isolation starring Andrea Deck The November Man starring Olga Kurylenko and Pierce Brosnan Lone Survivor starring Alexander Ludwig and Mark Wahlberg Cockatoo Sprit...

Corey Moosa and Sean Akers (producers of The Banshee Chapter and Margin Call ) sit down to talk about how they developed projects for Before The Door, the joint company they have with partners Neal Dodson and Zachary Quinto. Credits Include... Margin Call starring Penn Badgley, Stanley Tucci, and Zachary Quinto All Is Lost starring Robert Redford Changeland starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green...

Steve Stoliar is a writer and producer, as well as author of the book and screenplay RAISED EYEBROWS, to start production soon with Geoffrey Rush, Sienna Miller, and Charlie Plummer.  As a writer, he has also penned episodes of “Murder, She Wrote”, “Simon & Simon”, “The New WKRP in Cincinnati”, and “Sliders”, to name a few. Additionally, he has written, produced, and narrated a number of pop-c...

Jacob Oelman (professional Preditor and producer of ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL EXPERIENCE) sits down  to talk about how he developed his own business and what happened when his feature E.D.C.E. erupted in a riot on Hollywood Blvd.  Credits Include... Learning to See: The World of Insects Dear Sidewalk starring Michelle Forbes Electric Daisy Carnival Experience starring Travis Barker and Will.i.am New...

Thomas Quinn (producer of the Emmy Nominated Beyond The Da Vinci Code) sits down  to talk about how he produced documentaries around the world and also developed the book "What Do You Do With A Chocolate Jesus". Credits Include... Expedition Unknown starring Josh Gates and William Shatner The American Revolution starring Jody Matzer Beyond the Da Vinci Code starring Edward Herrmann   Mos...

Doug Hadders has executive produced the cult classic children’s show, BAGEL AND BECKY , as well as served as head writer for a number of children’s TV shows in Canada.   Credits Include... The Bagel and Becky Show starring Kevin McDonald Inspector Gadget starring Tara Strong Spark: A Space Tail starring Jessica Biel and Susan Sarandon Sidekick starring Patrick McKenna Music is Snowbound by Dennis...

Even Weinstein traveled across the country to follow his passions in Hollywood.  He has produced and directed unscripted television going back 30 years including The Amazing Race, and America’s Funniest People.  Most recently he was on the field producing team of Borat Subsequent Movie Film. Credits Include... Borat Subsequent Moviefilm starring Sacha Baron Cohen The Amazing Race starring Alex D....

Chicago native, Tom Martin, started his career traveling the country doing standup, and has written and produced on American classics including The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and the PBS hit Wordgirl.  Credits Include... Wordgirl starring Dannah Feinglass Phirman The Simpsons starring Phil Hartman and Nancy Cartwright Talking Tom and Friends starring Colin Hanks and Tom Kenny Nikki starring As...

Anthony Q Farrell has produced TV shows including the BAFTA winning SECRET LIFE OF BOYS, THE PARKER ANDERSONS/AMELIA PARKER, and the upcoming OVERLORD AND THE UNDERWOODS.  Having begun his writing career writing for THE OFFICE, under Executive Producer Greg Daniels, he quickly exploded onto the TV writing scene, with deals for Nickelodeon and Disney, before moving back home to become a successful...

After serving for seven years as senior vice president of development at a management/production company, Mike left to start his own company, where he represents scripts and books, and produces film and TV projects. Credits Include ... The Last Call starring Keith David Death Metal starring Chris Richards Killer Party starring Evan Gamble Music is Trap by Leslie-Anne Snipes. Episode still image is...

Nicholas Hollander has written and produced 90’s animated classics, including Animaniacs and Tiny Toons , and sits down to discuss with us the exciting environment of those shows, and what it was like getting notes from Steven Spielberg.  He still works today, developing his new show Da Hoo-Dats, now looking for financiers. Credits Include... Animaniacs featuring Ed Asner and Bernadete Peters Tiny...

Norman Stiles has made television history by writing and producing classic television episodes of PBS’s Between The Lions , and Sesame Street , including episodes such as Mr. Snuffleupagus’ reveal and the passing of Mr. Hooper.  Norman began working in the welfare office, but moved into his passion of comedy via the Merv Griffin show, and helped make television history, becoming the head writer of...