The Practical Filmmaker

Most below-the-line crew spends more time looking for their gigs instead of working on set; that's where an agent helps you find consistent work. When you have an agent, you can focus on your craft, not landing your next gig. 

Mike Wagner chats with Tanya Musgrave and shares how he connects below the line crew to film & TV productions. 

Listen to learn why you should consider having an agent, and what to look for.

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How many times have you had a plan for your film, and you had to adapt?

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.

Links from the show:
Korey Pollard Interview
Small Business episode
Ready When You Are
IMBD page

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CoLab INC’s Executive Director, Ryan Dye, talks with Kevin Olusola, singer, producer and beatboxer for the Grammy-award winning a cappella group Pentatonix.

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Tanya Musgrave chats with a panel of small business owners on how they are surviving the current crisis and looking to the future of how production will look as we return to "normal."

Today's guest includes: Maranatha Hay of (Tower Films)
Leif Ramsey (Pathfinder films)
Bryan Fellows (Freelance Producer)

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Mellinda Hensley takes us inside a writer’s room for daytime television, #PayUpHollywood, and what part of the industry she’s paying attention to in the midst of Covid.

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More about assistant abuse in Hollywood:
LA Times
Variety
The Wrap 

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Korey Pollard is a 1st Assistant Director in the Director’s Guild of America and shares stories of working on Jack Ryan, The Orville, and 9-1-1.

He discusses his recovery from addiction and trauma, and his passion for education.

Listen to Korey and Tanya talk shop and finding healthy boundaries in the entertainment industry.

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CoLab INC.’s Executive Director, Ryan Dye, talks with VR Pioneer Daryl Gungadoo on how he provided 360-degree video documentation on the plight of Syrian refugees and how the ability to read brain synapses will shape the future of movie-making.

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What happens when you're going freelance in the midst of an economic crisis?

Tanya Musgrave chats with David George, a university professor going freelance in cinematography.

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What's covid-life like for an NBC executive producer?

Tanya Musgrave 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.

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