Rough Cut

Why Start a Production Company?: Scott Faris with Meg Griffiths


Listen Later

In this episode of Rough Cut, filmmakers and longtime collaborators Scott Faris and Meg Griffiths talk about what it means to make work with a purpose and why they chose to create their production company, Universe Creative. 

Scott interviews Meg about her journey from photojournalist to filmmaker, working with non-profit clients, and their first feature documentary, Impossible Town. They also discuss how their company’s core values trickle down into everything they do and the importance of having a clear vision and process for their work. 

This is a can’t miss episode for producers and anyone thinking about creating their own company.

Be sure to subscribe and leave a rating or a comment to help this podcast reach more filmmakers around the globe!


Watch the interview: https://youtube.com/@videoconsortium 



Show Links

Impossible Town, Directed by Meg Griffiths and Scott Faris

https://www.impossibletown.com/

Universe Creative

https://universecreative.org/


Credits

Host Scott Faris

Guest Meg Griffiths

Executive Produced by Sky Dylan-Robbins and Kat Vecchio

Produced by Monica Gokey

Music by Zack Wright


Click here to join or support the Video Consortium


...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Rough CutBy The Video Consortium

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

80 ratings


More shows like Rough Cut

View all
The Business by KCRW

The Business

656 Listeners

On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,131 Listeners

Democracy Now! Audio by Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! Audio

5,698 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,967 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,920 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,283 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,670 Listeners

The No Film School Podcast by No Film School

The No Film School Podcast

423 Listeners

The Intercept Briefing by The Intercept

The Intercept Briefing

6,118 Listeners

Pod Save the World by Crooked Media

Pod Save the World

24,687 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,864 Listeners

Team Deakins by James Ellis Deakins, Roger Deakins

Team Deakins

1,107 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,237 Listeners

The Town with Matthew Belloni by The Ringer

The Town with Matthew Belloni

1,012 Listeners

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin by Rick Rubin

Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin

1,015 Listeners