2020 Perspective for Filmmakers, Producers, and Creatives

Holy cow, it’s 2020! As we enter our seventh year (!) of the Producing Unscripted podcast, we’re so grateful to all of you who’ve supported us on this journey. With a New Year comes new podcast episodes, beginning with today’s. We’re discussing the big picture of working in the entertainment industry in 2020. Our goal is to help you get to a place where you can balance your life with your work…and figure out how to stay happy all the while. (No, not easy!) We also share our own struggles, explain why we’re taking a new look at what it means to work in this business, offer what we think is your most important key to happiness in this industry, and share the theme that will shape the podcasts we bring you this year.  Happy Belated New Year! As long time listeners have probably realized, this is our first podcast ep since October 2019. We’ve missed you! We’re happy to tell you that our absence is due to our current TV production (can’t say what, but it will air later this year.) So making TV has pretty much swallowed us whole these past few months. Now that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, we’ll be back to podcasting regularly. An Emotional Start to the Year In today’s episode we briefly mention the big “hits” we took to start the year out. We lost two peers within 30 days of each other, both our age, and both dying far too young. The loss affected us (it’s still affecting us). It’s a huge reminder no matter what your business is, nothing can replace your loved ones. Like we’ve said before, it’s just TV. Dealing with Other Producers and Filmmakers The back-half of today’s episode discusses the two types of producers/filmmakers you’re likely to run into. At some point, you’ll fall into one of these two categories. We have an opinion about which is better, and share which camp is right for us. It might be right for you, too. Chasing Dreams Should Make You Happy We want you to know we wish you success in all your endeavors. Even more so, we wish you happiness. Life is too short to let the rigors of the entertainment industry wreck you. Instead, let’s all work towards making our business a better place to be. Ready to enjoy the chase more than you do now? Hit that giant PLAY button at the top of the screen…and Happy New Year! Helpful and Related Links Showbiz and Your Mental Well-Being: It’s Just TV… The entertainment industry has a way of knocking you down time and time again. But you know what? We’re all just telling stories. It’s not brain surgery. Here are some thoughts on taking care of your mental health and remembering what’s truly important. Success & Happiness in the Entertainment Industry with Daniel Strange Dan Strange is a commercial director and unscripted TV producer and editor. He discusses finding true success and happiness in this industry. It’s a no-holds-barred discussion of day-to-day working life in the entertainment industry. It’s also chock-full of useful tips. Plus, the ep includes an AMAZING Richard Marx story you won’t want to miss… Production Hangovers: How To Survive, Recharge, & Move On Production can wreck you! At the end of a grueling calendar you will be fried.