Brian Mulligan's 10 Best Podcasts for Video Production is a great resource and excellent introduction to a number of podcasts that focus on different areas of production and post-production. While some of the podcasts in his article are no longer being produced, it gives you a sense of how much great content is available on a monthly basis.
Of course, it also illustrates how difficult it can be to decide which shows and even which episodes you want to check out. With so many options and only so many hours, what you're listening to sometimes comes down to a choice between one episode or another and it can be difficult to make an informed decision. It's also very easy to miss a topic or guest that would be of interest if you're not actively paying attention to episodes as they are posted.
The PVC Video Production Podcast Roundup is designed to help you make those decisions when necessary and to ensure you don't miss something that will be of interest. Podcast roundup articles will give you a real sense of what each show has to offer. However, the roundups aren't merely a summary of episodes. They're put together by the very people producing these shows and provide a unique perspective on each episode. ProVideo Coalition is a collection of working professionals, and these articles feature content from a similar collection of working podcasters.
If there are any podcasts you'd like to see featured here, please let us know in the comment section of this article, or better yet, start a conversation with us on Twitter.
That Post Show – Kanen Flowers
On our February 4th episode, Dan Allen joined us and we talked about running a YouTube channel, independent no-budget filmmaking, and Final Cut Pro X including the recent 10.1 update. His insights around how you can make a project “work” are invaluable. Our February 25th show was a Rambling Nerdout featuring both Mike J. Nichols and Scott Simmons where the three of us rambled on and nerded out about a lot of things, including: film school, backup solutions and some missing Premiere Pro features. Lots of opinions but luckily there were no physical altercations…this time. Richard Harrington joined us for the March 6th episode, and we chatted about NAB, releasing content online, being an educator and sharing knowledge with others, especially at Post Production World. Rich is involved in a ton of different projects, so it's always great to see what he's up to and how he's able to balance everything out. On our March 11th episode Mark Stolaroff of No Budget Film School joined us for a chat about measuring success in independent films and (you guessed it) filmmaking with no budget. It's definitely as advertised, but we dive into some ciritcal details that can really make a difference. Finally, on our March 18th episode Wes Plate and David Stripinis joined us to chat about Avatar, visual effects, plugins, Automatic Duck and the business of Hollywood. We also discuss VFX subsidies and why David moved to London four years ago.
Upcoming episodes will be featuring Sam Bogoch, Angie Taylor, Al Mooney and Aharon Rabinowitz and will all be released before NAB, so stay tuned…
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digitalCINEMAcafe – Chris Fenwick & Alex MacLean
Adam Epstein is a pro who can talk through all of those details, and that's what we discussed with him on DCC039. We talk through post production workflows on fast turn around SNL digital shorts and how Adam goes between SNL and working on a feature each week. In DCC042 with Sam Mestman, we discuss his work with a filmmaking collective in Hollywood and how he believes the current “system” is broken for indy producers. And on DCC043 we revisit a common theme about how to handle the business of filmmaking and in particular we discuss how to manage your time.
digitalCINEMAcafe has a great feeling of sitting down at a lunch table during a job and talking shop without anything getting in the way of the discussion, and that allowed us to really get into some cool details with Adam and Sam.
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DCC039 – Ways to Plus That (feat. Adam Epstein)
DCC042 – We Make Movies (feat. Sam Mestman)
DCC043 – Financial Smack Down Pt. 3 – Time Management
The Post Podcast – Kevin P. McAuliffe
In Episode 11, we talk to Ross about Mocha AE, Track X from Coremelt for FCPX and Mocha Pro. Other than Keying, Motion Tracking is probably the easiest thing to mess up. If your tracks are not exact, a client will spot it right away, and you'll spend hours attempting to fix something that you wish could have been done in a few mouse clicks. Well, believe it or not, in most cases, it's just that easy, and chances are you've had the tool at your disposal for years, and just never knew you had it. And that tool is Mocha AE from Imagineer Systems.
The Post Podcast gives you all the news, views, opinions and interviews that you want to hear, with the people that make the products you work with in the post-production industry, so stay tuned for for more as we head into and out of NAB.
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The Post Podcast Episode 11 – Imagineer Systems
FCPX Grill – Chris Fenwick & Alex MacLean
In Episode 25 Sam Mestman covers the ins and outs of the new Library file structure in FCPX 10.1 and how it is a huge improvement on previous variants. As you can imagine, these improvements are substantial. Dustin Hoye joined us for Episode 26, and we discusses using FCPX with his assistant editor and his sound designer, all of whom live out of state. Working with people that you never actually see and sometimes don't even talk to has become a reality, and figuring out how to make this effective is essential in 2014 and beyond. In Episode 27 Alister Robbie talks about his long history with Final Cut Pro and how FCPX has allowed him to work nearly twice as fast as previous versions while in Episode 28 Charles Silverman explains how he decided he needed to leave the world of cutting for agencies and branch out on his own using modern tools. More than ever, people need to create their own paths, and Charles is a guy who has done exactly that. Thomas Grove Carter joined us for Episode 29, and we get pretty deep into various timeline tricks in an episode we call “Timeline Kung Fu”. And finally, in Episode 30, James Miller, aka The Cranky Editor, takes us on a hilarious journey through his first few edits with FCPX and how it absolutely saved his 4K Red project. He only has a couple things to be cranky about…
It's fascinating to hear the journeys that each user takes as they being to dive into the vast feature set and find ways to work smarter and faster and generally have more fun, especially since the 10.1 update. How FCPX changes things for people continues to be a topic that even non-FCPX users are anxious to hear about and discuss.
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FCG 25 – The Library Model (feat. Sam Mestman)
FCG 26 – Distant Sharing (feat. Dustin Hoye)
FCG 27 – A Qualified Opinion (feat. Alister Robbie)
FCG 28 – Leaving the Big Stupid Agency (feat. Charles Silverman)
FCG 29 – Timeline Kung Fu (feat. Thomas Grove Carter)
FCG 30 – The Cranky Editor (feat. James Miller)
The Cutting Room – Gordon Burkell
This past month we’ve posted three episodes, and two of those are from our three part series interview with film editor Christopher Tellefsen (Moneyball, Man on the Moon, The People Vs. Larry Flint). In the first part we discuss editing passion projects and his latest work on the documentary Lambert and Stamp. In the second part we discuss art, photography, and his work cutting the film Kids. The third part, coming later this month, focuses on Moneyball and approaching a large project. The third episode that was posted was an interview with the comedy team Grog Movies about their popular viral videos on Youtube, Edit Button and Edit Button 2.0. We discuss how an inside joke grew into a fun bit on producer, as well as directors perceptions of what editors can and can’t do.
Stay tuned for Part 3 of the Christopher Tellefsen interview, and some other great guests as well.
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Episode 138 – Christopher Tellefsen Part 1
Episode 139 – Christopher Tellefsen Part 2
Episode 140 – The Grog Movies Team
fxguide Podcasts – John Montgomery
fxguide was founded in 1999 by Jeff Heusser, John Montgomery, and Mike Seymour so the podcasts on the site are a reflection of their background as visual effects artists and the knowledge they've gained over the years. This summer marks nine years of podcasts at fxguide, as they were among the first to get on the podcasting bandwagon, having inside knowledge that iTunes 4.9 would have podcasting RSS support. The network features three separate podcasts, and each covers a different area of the industry.
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fxpodcast #271 – VFX Oscars March
fxpodcast #272 – Digital Costume Design
fxguideTV #186 – The LEGO Movie
the vfxshow #179 – 2014 Oscar Preview Show
the vfxshow #180 – Vikings and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.