Also definitely agree that producing brings with it an entrepreneurial spirit. My best, most lucrative partnerships were the gigs I saw the most potential in. That sometimes meant they weren’t the “flashiest” opportunities at first.
Totally agree about the importance of producing! If I could have one wish for the theatre community, it would be a pipeline to develop indie theatre producers.
And we were sent to Wrapbook by SAG (and many others) as we were using a MicroPod agreement for our podcast. And despite the fact that the MicroPod is a 10K and below contract, Wrapbook won't do their thing for less than a 25k budget. No one seemed to know that before. Kind of important info for us super low budget indie producers!
Decades ago I joined a local community theater group. I was asked to produce a show, not realizing what that meant. It quickly dawned on me that producing was essentially good project management. While I enjoyed the experience, I told someone, this feels way too much like my job. 😉 I have great respect for good producers!!
Love it! Similarly, when in film school, my friends asked me to produce their projects. I didn't know exactly what it entailed at the time when they first asked, but I ended up doing it multiple times and it ultimately was some of the best, most often utilized experience I gained from film school.
Love wrapbook!
Also definitely agree that producing brings with it an entrepreneurial spirit. My best, most lucrative partnerships were the gigs I saw the most potential in. That sometimes meant they weren’t the “flashiest” opportunities at first.
Totally agree about the importance of producing! If I could have one wish for the theatre community, it would be a pipeline to develop indie theatre producers.
And we were sent to Wrapbook by SAG (and many others) as we were using a MicroPod agreement for our podcast. And despite the fact that the MicroPod is a 10K and below contract, Wrapbook won't do their thing for less than a 25k budget. No one seemed to know that before. Kind of important info for us super low budget indie producers!
I'm fully with you on this. There's a huge breakdown at lower budgets where resources just kind of fall off a cliff. Thanks for pointing that out!
Decades ago I joined a local community theater group. I was asked to produce a show, not realizing what that meant. It quickly dawned on me that producing was essentially good project management. While I enjoyed the experience, I told someone, this feels way too much like my job. 😉 I have great respect for good producers!!
Love it! Similarly, when in film school, my friends asked me to produce their projects. I didn't know exactly what it entailed at the time when they first asked, but I ended up doing it multiple times and it ultimately was some of the best, most often utilized experience I gained from film school.