The Practical Filmmaker Podcast
What gear does a Producer/2nd Unit Director/A.D. use? When you do action sequences for Wind Talkers, Paycheck, and Mission Impossible II and III, you have to prepare, prepare, prepare. Arthur Anderson gives us his favorite new tools to work with.
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Taylor Morden, documentary filmmaker, describes what inspired The Last Blockbuster and what the 4-year process has entailed from its conception to its marketing and distribution.
Lucas Tanaka, Producer and Editor for NBC Universal Skycastle, shares with Tanya the nuts and bolts of working in the commercial world including the story telling process, working with different clients, and the future of the industry after COVID.
$100M films or $50K films, Ralph does them both. Over the last 30+ years, Ralph Winter has produced Star Trek, the X-Men franchise, and Fantastic Four while also delving into micro-budget, faith based films such as Captive and Thr3e. He chats with Tanya about his experience on big-budget films, about the elements that have to be present for the success of small-budget films, and why big doesn’t always mean success.
Jason Roberts has spent his career adapting scenes to make budget, align crew schedules, and keep projects on time. He has worked on Jurassic World, Saving Private Ryan and Empire. Listen to Jason and Tanya talk about adapting your next project to finish on time and under budget, and the power of adaptation in the changing landscape of Hollywood after Covid.
What’s covid-life like for an NBC executive producer? Tanya chats with Tom Wentworth, an executive producer at NBC partnership group. Tom shares the shift that is happening with content production and how advertisers are responding.