Crew Call

Getting in the Door with Debbie Liebling

Today, we're talking with Deborah Liebling. Debbie has been a significant comedy tastemaker in film and TV both as an executive and as a producer. She is currently partnered with renowned film director Sam Raimi, under a first-look deal with WIIP. Under their POD 3 Banner. they have set up dark drama series, MALDICIÓN- from the Blair Witch team- at APPLE. They have a comedy at TBS, THE WORST PLANET and they are in pre-production on SEASON 2 of horror anthology 50 STATES OF FRIGHT at QUIBI. Deborah continues to produce independently in comedy. She is EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of HULU’s Emmy-nominated comedy, PEN 15. On the feature side, Deborah most recently produced PLUS ONE, starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid, which won the Audience Award at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and continues to stream on HULU. On our show, Debbie talks about the early days of Comedy central, developing original comedy series, and what she expects from a good assistant. To hear the full interview, subscribe on our Patreon page: http://bit.ly/tapatreon [http://bit.ly/tapatreon]

Climb the PA ladder with Jason Roberts

Here's our discussion with Line Producer Jason Roberts. He’s been working in the industry for over three decades, most recently as the Line Producer of Fox’s Filthy Rich, and UPM on Hulu’s The Orville. He also has a long career as an AD, going as far back as being a DGA trainee on Seinfeld, with many, many movies and TV shows in between. If you want to know how to climb the ladder from PA to producer, Jason is definitely someone to hear from. To hear the full interview, subscribe on our Patreon page: http://bit.ly/tapatreon [http://bit.ly/tapatreon]

Academy Award-nominated writer/director Billy Ray

Today we're talking with Academy Award-nominated writer/director/raconteur Billy Ray! Mr. Ray takes us through his entire career, from assistant to producer/showrunner. He gives not only great advice, but inspiration for aspiring writers everywhere. And, of course, we discuss COVID, because how could we not? To hear the full interview, subscribe on our Patreon page: http://bit.ly/tapatreon [http://bit.ly/tapatreon]

How to Make it Into Hollywood with Kate Lupo

This is it you guys! It’s the season finale of Crew Call. I’ve been holding on to this one because it’s one of my favorites we’ve done in this new batch and I wanted it to sit somewhere special. So this week, on the season finale of Crew Call, I have the great pleasure to air this interview with the Incredible Kate Lupo of EntryLevelHollywood.com. Who is this person, you may ask? Kate Lupo is a speaker and career coach here in Los Angeles, but she is not just any speaker or career coach. Kate is an expert in helping students and recent grads land job and internships in the business and development side of Hollywood. So. If your dream is to become a producer, or a writer, or an exective, or, or, etc in this crazy town I call home, you may have already run into the fact that it can be extremely hard to get your foot in the door, or to, really, even know which door to get your foot in. That’s where Kate comes in. Through in-person workshops, online webinars, Interview and career coaching and more, Kate has helped clients land jobs at some of the biggest studios and talent agencies in Hollywood and she’s here on the show to talk about that, how she got her start in the business, and how spreadsheets can have some seriously effective off-label uses. So stay tuned for that, and if you dig what you’re hearing and you want to learn more, stick around after the interview and before we go I’ll fill you in on how you can apply for a 30-minute coaching call with Ms Kate Lupo herself.

Keeping Your Eyes Open with Focus Group Moderator Neil Daly

In this episode, Neil Daly gives us an in-depth look at a little known job in the entertainment industry. He’s one of the guys in charge of getting the honest opinions out of an audience before a movie is even finished, but there’s a lot more to it that just collecting survey cards. Tune in and learn all about that gig, and grab some incredibly good tips on how to keep your eyes open to unique opportunities as you build your career in entertainment. Enjoy!