The Producer Podcast

You asked and we listened! What better way to celebrate the milestone 100th episode of The Producer Podcast than by bringing together an amazing roundtable of producers to answer listener submitted questions. Was your questions answered on the show? You'll have to listen to find out in our Season 10 finale.Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuests: Josh Walsh, Nathan Tauch & Daryl Lefever ⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

Everyone has struggles with a work/life balance. But how does that work when not only both spouses work in the film industry but specifically in the producer realm. That's what I'm talking to Richie & Bethany Johns about today as we talk producing as a husband and wife team in the context of their upcoming feature film Still Hope and the streaming series The Promised Land.Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuests: Richie & Bethany Johns⁠⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

Teaching future generations is important for every aspect of life. It's one of the reasons I started this podcast. That's why on today's episode of The Producer Podcast I'm sitting down with producer Carolina Groppa. Carolina is host of the Angle on Producers podcast and she's also begun hosting film budgeting workshops. What has her producer journey taught her and how do you pass that knowledge on to the next generation of filmmakers? That's on the docket for today's journey into the world of film producing. Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Carolina GroppaAngle on Producers — Carolina Groppa⁠⁠⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

Marketing is a must for every film, especially if you doing it independently. That's why I'm sitting down with Doug Weiss today to dive back into the world of marketing including how film festivals tie in marketing yourself in the industry as well as your film projects on today's can't miss episode.Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Doug WeissFaith Film Fests - Christian Film Festivals and Distribution⁠⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

Pull out your cowboy boots and country music as The Producer Podcast heads to Tennessee on today's episode of the show. I'm sitting down with Bob Raines from the TN Entertainment Commission to talk all things film & TN, including what the future holds for this growing creative hub as more projects like 9-1-1 Nashville: are being produced in the state.Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Bob Raines, TN Entertainment CommissionTennessee Owns Film, Music and Entertainment | Tennessee Entertainment Commission⁠⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

The VFX side of the industry has grown exponentially in demand since its inception, but especially since the start of the streaming wars. Yet VFX artists have been some of the few industry workers that haven't had a union to help them along the way. That seems to be changing though as today I'm exploring the movement to unionize the VFX artists and what that means for the future of the industry, with VFX artists and union organizers Maggie Kraisamutr and Em Patch Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuests: Maggie Kraisamutr and Em Patch⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

The investigation isn't over yet for Detective Travis and neither is it for me as I return to the interrogation room to talk with Director/Producer Jarod O'Flahtery about the hit crime drama's fourth season, how it was like a soft reboot for the show, what the future holds for Vindication and much more. Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Jarod O'Flaherty⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

Season 10 of The Producer Podcast returns as I'm joined by Justin Tolley to discuss his journey in film and the ever important role of the Line Producer in film. Because, whether you have the title or not, every production has to have someone working in the Line Producer capacity.Host: Micah VersemannGuest: Justin TolleyTell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

The mid-season finale of The Producer Podcast is here as I turn my attention to what could be called the producer's war room. "The Production Office" Joining me to talk about what the production office does and how that benefits the producer is Jordan Hunt who has worked in the production office on projects like The Forge, Birthright Outlaw, and The Promised Land series. Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Jordan Hunt⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

Warm up those singing voices as today I'm looking at what it takes to produce the musical genre in the film industry. To do that I'm joined by Steve Barnett to talk about his producer journey, what attracted him to making musicals and what it was like producing his first musical A Week Away.Tell us your thoughts about today's episode: micah.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Steve Barnett⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

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.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Brett Varvel⁠Save 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!⁠

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.theproducerpodcast@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Margot Ranson, Prod Co AccountantsSave 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today!

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.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Steve Graham, New Mexico Film OfficeSave 20% on your copy of The Producer's Life today:

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 show The Producer's Life now available wherever you buy your books. Check out our new website: theproducerpodcast.com

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.

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@gmail.comHost: Micah VersemannGuest: Brannon Hollingsworth

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.