The Producers Lounge
Greater & Grander
The Producers Lounge, an interview style podcast with media creators from around the world; an intimate discussion with storytellers about the craft and art of producing, but in a laid back and relaxed atmosphere, with a martini in one hand, and a cigar in another. The Producers Lounge podcast is back with season 3. You can follow us on any of the social media links down below in the description of this video, or go directly to Greater and Grander dot com, to find out more. We’ll be having independent producers, television producers, writer-showrunners, you name it! We’re your one stop shop for producing tips and tricks, as well as war stories from the front lines of filmmaking.
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James Kerwin, Crafting Cinematic Worlds and World-Building On A Budget; S3 E-12
The Producers Lounge
05/15/25 • 31 min
Join us for a captivating conversation with James Kerwin, award-winning filmmaker, writer, and theatre director known for blending science fiction with classical storytelling. Best known for his acclaimed noir sci-fi film Yesterday Was a Lie and his directorial work on Star Trek Continues, Kerwin brings a unique voice to both screen and stage. In this episode, we delve into his creative process, his passion for adapting Shakespearean works, and the challenges of directing independent projects in the digital age.
🎧 Tune in to hear insights from a director celebrated for pushing genre boundaries and crafting thought-provoking, visually striking narratives.
Credits Include...
Star Trek Continues starring Jason Isaacs
When the Train Stops starring John de Lancie
Yesterday Was a Lie starring Peter Mayhew
Contre-Coup starring Rekha Sharma
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Music is Opheliea's Blues by Audionautix.
Episode still image is provided by James Kerwin.
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Opheliea's Blues by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Sizzle Reels and Reality TV; S1 E26
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03/03/22 • 61 min
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 starring David Alan Grier and Lewis Black
The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards starring Doug Jones and Stan Lee
Stump'd starring Kelli Berglund
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The Hidden Secret to Networking, Lynn Stevenson; S3 E8
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04/17/25 • 44 min
Get ready to dive into the creative mind of Lynn Stevenson, an accomplished film and television producer, director, editor, and writer with a dynamic career across Hollywood and beyond. A San Francisco native, Lynn started her journey as a film editor before moving to Los Angeles, where she joined the prestigious Motion Picture Editors Guild and began producing theatrical trailers for iconic studios like Roger Corman’s studio, Hammer Creative, and Disney/Buena Vista Marketing.
Lynn’s career spans blockbuster TV series, feature films, and award-winning documentaries. She’s collaborated with major industry players including HBO, Paramount, Warner Bros., NBCUniversal, Sony, Fox, MGM, and New Line Cinema. Her credits include work on hit shows like Bones, Kingdom, and Candy, as well as acclaimed documentaries such as Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler and The Alamo Documentary.
Beyond the screen, Lynn has directed compelling stage productions with top Los Angeles theater companies like Theatre Neo, Sacred Fools, and Company of Angels. With a B.A. in Film & Television from San Francisco State University and training from UCLA and KiiS Radio Workshop, Lynn brings a rare blend of storytelling, technical mastery, and artistic vision.
Credits Include...
Douglas Fairbanks: The Great Swashbuckler starring Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford
Biography on A&E starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman
The Alamo Documentary starring Joseph Musso
Ghosts of California starring Larry Montz
Find Lynn at:
kineticpictures.us
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-stevenson/
https://www.facebook.com/SavingAnimalsFiji
https://www.youtube.com/@Kineticpx
https://x.com/lsstevenson
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Music is Sideways Samba by Audionautix.
Episode still image is provided by Lynn Stevenson.
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Sideways Samba by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://audionautix.com/
Where to Spend Your Social Capital with Rosser Goodman; S2 E23
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03/09/23 • 54 min
Ms. A. Rosser Goodman's narrative directorial work streams on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Apple TV+, Sundance TV and PBS. She is an internationally award-winning director.
Rosser was selected as a finalist for the prestigious Directors' Program at ABC/Disney's Creative Talent Development & Inclusion department. She wrote and directed Pea Pod for the HBO Insider Comedy Challenge and placed in the Top 5. Her suspense thriller, [in]visible, won the Best Filmmaker Award in the Easter Seals Disability 48 Hour Film Challenge. Rosser's first feature film, Holding Trevor, a dark drama, premiered at OUTFEST under the tenure of Kirsten Schaffer where Rosser was named one of the Five in Focus directors. Holding Trevor garnered a U.S. theatrical release and critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times described Rosser's work as "suspenseful and involving." Variety said she "delivers a polished product."
Rosser's career began in episodic television on an NBC series produced by Steven Spielberg. From there she quickly moved up as an Assistant Director working with A-list talent. In the assistant director department, she amassed hundreds of days working on large union and non-union sets in both TV and film. With a passion for storytelling and a hunger to make her own content, Rosser began writing, directing and producing her original scripts. To date, she has directed 16 projects (including two feature films). As a producer she has led countless commercials, music videos and pilots. Clients include Bad Robot, Disney, HBO, Lionsgate, Facebook, NBCU, MTV, Paramount, Showtime, Sony, and Warner Brothers as well as brands Samsung, PetSmart, Lifelock, Castrol and Toyota.
Rosser was named one of 50 Women to Change Hollywood. She is a member of The Producers Guild of America, Alliance of Women Directors, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Green Light Women, Film Fatales, and Glass Elevator.
Her humanitarian efforts include serving on the Advisory Board for NAMIC of Southern California (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications). She earned "Board Member of the Year" at Diamond in the Raw, a non-profit assisting at-risk girls in South Los Angeles. Rosser also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Millennia Scope Entertainment Foundation which eradicates homophobia through all media.
Check out her website RosserGoodman.com
Check out her production company at CircleContent.com
Credits Include...
Drag King
Dead For A Dollar starring Christoph Waltz
Willa starring Clayton Watson
Love or Whatever starring Jennifer Elise Cox
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Music is Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole
Episode still image is by Ricardo Tomasz on Greater & Grander.
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The Uterus of Production; S1 E16 B
The Producers Lounge
06/09/22 • 75 min
Tony Lund (producer on Through The Wormhole) sits down to talk about his trials and tribulations in Hollywood, and how he found the most pivotal show of his career by attending the Playboy Mansion.
Credits Include...
Through The Wormhole starring Morgan Freeman
Fun Size Horror: Volume One starring Guy Perry and Lance Reddick
Breakthrough starring Jason Bateman and Adrien Brody
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman starring Morgan Freeman
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Joelle Sellner, Super Women; S2 E14
The Producers Lounge
01/05/23 • 41 min
Joelle began her writing career as an advertising copywriter, creating award-winning campaigns for brands like In-N-Out Burger, Kleenex and Lexus. Since making the jump to screenwriting, she's written several romantic comedy and family telefilms including Hallmark Channel's Paris, Wine and Romance. An experienced animation writer, Joelle's series credits include Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Ben 10: Omniverse, DC Super Hero Girls and LEGO Friends. She also created the adult animated series Superslackers for 420TV.
She is also a graduate of the Warner Bros. Sitcom Writers Workshop and Best Screenplay winner at the La Femme Film Festival.
Check out Joelle's latest movie, Saving Christmas Spirit.
Check out Joelle's latest graphic novel, Werewoofs.
Credits Include...
Saving Christmas Spirit starring Ashley Newbrough
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes starring Dawn Olivieri
Teen Titans starring Judge Reinhold
Jackie Chan Adventures starring Jackie Chan
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Music is Julianne (The Night We Met) by Evan Hodges.
Episode still image is from DC Superhero Girls, a production of DC Comics, and Warner Brothers.
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The Simpsons and How A Filmmaker Stands Out, Bill Schultz; S2 E21
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02/23/23 • 58 min
Bill Schultz was born in New Jersey, USA. He is known for The Simpsons (1989), Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999) and True and the Rainbow Kingdom (2017). He’s worked for juggernauts like PBS, Fox, and many others, and is one of the few producers we’ve talked to about taking an entertainment company public.
Credits Include...
The Simpsons starring Dan Castellaneta, Anne Hathaway, and Paul Rudd
King Of The Hill starring Mike Judge, and Brendan Fraser
Ed, Edd n Eddy starring Sam Vincent
True and the Rainbow Kingdom starring Michela Luci
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Music is Sweet Georgia Brown by Latché Swing.
Episode still image is from The Simpsons, owned by The Walt Disney Company.
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Saturn Award Winner, Luke Hemsworth Starring, ENCOUNTER, Directed by Paul Salamoff; S2 E13
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12/29/22 • 65 min
Award-winning filmmaker Paul J Salamoff has been working for over 30 years in Film, TV, Video Games and Commercials as a Writer, Producer, Director, Executive, Comic Creator, Storyboard Artist and Make-Up FX Artist.
Salamoff is the author of ON THE SET: The Hidden Rules of Movie Making Etiquette (Now in its 4th Edition) and the graphic novels Discord, Tales of Discord, Hired Guns, Logan’s Run and issues of Vincent Price Presents. His short stories and essays have been included in acclaimed anthologies including MIDIAN UNMADE: Tales From Clive Barker’s Nightbreed and THE CYBERPUNK NEXUS: Exploring The Blade Runner Universe and he is a two-time Bram Stoker Award Nominee.
Salamoff teaches screenwriting at THE NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY and made his feature-film directorial debut with ENCOUNTER, a multi award-winning Sci-Fi/Drama based on his original screenplay that stars Luke Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Cheryl Texiera and Tom Atkins. ENCOUNTER won “Best Independent Film” at The 46th Annual SATURN Awards.
Official Website: www.paulsalamoff.com
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Credits Include...
Encounter starring Luke Hemsworth
Cemetery Gates starring Greg Nicotero
The Last Breath... starring Sandra Ha
Ultraman starring Bill Mumy
EXECUTIVE
V.P. of Production (BOLD Films) - Legion, Bobby, Starship Troopers: Marauder
V.P. of Production (David Lancaster Prod.) - Wes Craven’s The Breed, Hollow Man 2
WRITER
Encounter
Alien Siege
The St. Francisville Experiment
SPECIAL MAKE-UP FX
Secondhand Lions
Scary Movie 2
Me, Myself & Irene
There’s Something About Mary
Batman & Robin
Ed Wood
Critters 3 & 4
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Music is Snowbound by Dennis Mitcheltree
Episode still image is from the movie Encounter, starring Luke Hemsworth, cinematographer Denton Adkinson, and EPK producer Cody Taft.
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Jeremy Daniel Davis, Producing a Nicolas Cage Movie; S2 E9
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12/01/22 • 53 min
Jeremy Daniel Davis is an actor, writer and producer. He was born in Phoenix, Arizona on April 2nd. Most recently he produced a film called, Willy's Wonderland starring Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, and Beth Grant.
Check out Jeremy’s YouTube channel, with Behind The Scenes footage from the movie: https://www.youtube.com/user/standalonejd
Credits Include...
Willy’s Wonderland starring Nicolas Cage
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Music is Sweet Georgia Brown by Latché Swing.
Episode still image credit goes to Screen Media, from Willy’s Wonderland, still photographer Nick Romanelli, and cinematographer David Newbert.
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We’re Here For A Good Time, Not A Long Time; S2 E7
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01/13/22 • 43 min
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 Mitcheltree.
Episode still image is by Ricardo Tomasz on Greater & Grander.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Producers Lounge have?
The Producers Lounge currently has 66 episodes available.
What topics does The Producers Lounge cover?
The podcast is about Filmmaking, Film Interviews, Podcasts and Tv & Film.
What is the most popular episode on The Producers Lounge?
The episode title 'How to Make a Career in Hollywood? with Adam Lazarre-White; S2 E26' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Producers Lounge?
The average episode length on The Producers Lounge is 55 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Producers Lounge released?
Episodes of The Producers Lounge are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Producers Lounge?
The first episode of The Producers Lounge was released on Oct 24, 2021.
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