On Production

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On Production

Join Cameron Woodward, Co-founder at Wrapbook, to discuss the intersection of creativity and commerce, and what the future holds for the production industry in commercial, film, TV, and more.

  1. The Horror Boom: Breaking Down the Genre’s Biggest Trends with Stephen Follows

    25 OCT

    The Horror Boom: Breaking Down the Genre’s Biggest Trends with Stephen Follows

    On this Halloween special of On Production, we sit down with Stephen Follows, a film industry data researcher, to discuss his latest project, HorrorMovieReport.com. Stephen dives into the current surge in horror film production, exploring the factors driving this unprecedented boom and the evolving landscape of the genre. The episode covers a wide range of topics, including the dominance of American horror films, the rise of Asian horror cinema, and the increasing prevalence of aquatic monsters in horror movies. Stephen also shares insights on the profitability of horror films, the impact of digital tools on the genre, and effective strategies for maximizing audience engagement. About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    43 min
  2. How Tech is Transforming Production Workflows with Herman Phillips

    27 SEPT

    How Tech is Transforming Production Workflows with Herman Phillips

    We speak with Herman Phillips, an innovative film producer and the creator of Cinapse, a groundbreaking production management software. Herman shares insights from his journey in the film industry and explains how his experiences on major sets like The Mandalorian inspired him to develop technology that revolutionizes production workflows. Herman discusses the challenges faced by production teams using outdated scheduling methods and how Cinapse addresses these issues. He highlights key features of the software, including real-time collaboration, episodic scheduling logic, and upcoming functionalities like unit day breaks and automated schedule comparisons. Herman also touches on Cinapse’s adoption by major studios and its expansion into the European market. Tune in for a deep dive into the future of film production technology and how Cinapse is transforming the industry’s approach to scheduling and management. About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    21 min
  3. Reel to Real: Filmmaking in the Upper Midwest with Shari Marshik

    20 SEPT

    Reel to Real: Filmmaking in the Upper Midwest with Shari Marshik

    We speak with Shari Marshik, founding partner and executive director of the Upper Midwest Film Office. Shari shares insights on the evolving landscape of regional film production and the impact of community-based projects in northern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Shari also takes us through the region’s competitive incentives, its diverse locations, and the film office’s role in facilitating connections between productions and local resources, fostering a supportive environment for both established and emerging talent in the industry. About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    21 min
  4. Smart Tools for the Modern Filmmaker with Luke DeBoer

    13 SEPT

    Smart Tools for the Modern Filmmaker with Luke DeBoer

    We chat with Luke DeBoer, filmmaker and founder of SetHero, an innovative software transforming communication in film and TV production. From directing his first feature film at 17 to creating tools that streamline workflows for producers, Luke shares his journey from indie filmmaking to leading a tech startup. Luke discusses the unique challenges in running an efficient set leading him to create SetHero. He provides insight into how his company has grown beyond its original scope of simplifying the creation and distribution of call sheets to meeting the needs of a diverse range of productions. Tune in to hear Luke's inspiring entrepreneurial journey, discover how SetHero is making a real impact on set, and learn the strategies to boost productivity in your projects. About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    21 min
  5. Budgeting Smarter, Not Harder with Jens Jacob

    6 SEPT

    Budgeting Smarter, Not Harder with Jens Jacob

    We sit down with Jens Jacob, a film producer and tech entrepreneur behind the innovative budgeting platform Saturation. Jens talks about the common struggles faced by producers today in the ever-changing landscape of film production and how Saturation addresses pain points in budgeting by offering enhanced collaboration, access control, and integration capabilities. This is an episode you wouldn’t want to miss! About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    24 min
  6. Building the Perfect Writers’ Room with Jon Stahl

    30 AUG

    Building the Perfect Writers’ Room with Jon Stahl

    We’re joined by Jon Stahl, a creative who made a leap from writing for acclaimed shows such as Veep, to founding Prolog—a platform designed to enhance the workflow involved in staffing and managing writers’ rooms. Discover how Prolog tackles the challenges faced by showrunners through aggregation of various aspects of the staffing process into a single platform, simplifying the process to source and recruit talent. Tune in to the episode for insights on how technology is enhancing creativity in entertainment. About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    25 min
  7. The Future is Green: A Guide to Sustainable Film Sets with Max Hermans

    23 AUG

    The Future is Green: A Guide to Sustainable Film Sets with Max Hermans

    We sit down with Max Hermans, Founder and CEO of TheGreenShot, a platform revolutionizing sustainability efforts in film production. Max dives into how TheGreenShot seamlessly integrates real-time cost tracking with comprehensive sustainability metrics, empowering productions to make decisions that drive eco-conscious practices and reduce environmental footprint. Max discusses the platform’s ability to consolidate financial and environmental data across multiple countries and highlights the platform’s success in navigating different tax laws, fiscal regulations, and sustainability reporting schemes. Tune in to the episode for a fascinating look at the future of environmental responsibility in filmmaking. About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    15 min
  8. Modernizing Script Workflows with Steve Vitolo

    16 AUG

    Modernizing Script Workflows with Steve Vitolo

    We speak with Steve Vitolo, Emmy-winning founder and CEO of Scriptation. Steve shares his journey from TV writing to developing innovative script management technology, offering insights into the evolution of digital tools in entertainment production. Steve talks to us about the challenges of traditional script revision processes and how Scriptation addresses them. He explains its key features like note transfer, live layers for collaboration, and AI-powered script comparison. Steve also delves into how Scriptation enhances efficiency for various production roles, from directors to script supervisors. The conversation touches on the future of AI in script development and Steve’s advice for aspiring entertainment tech entrepreneurs. About Wrapbook Wrapbook is a smart, intuitive platform that makes production payroll and accounting easier, faster, and more secure. We provide a unified payroll platform that seamlessly connects your entire team—production, accounting, cast, and crew—all in one place. Wrapbook empowers production teams to manage projects, pay cast and crew, track expenses, and generate data-driven insights, while enabling workers to manage timecards, track pay, and onboard to new projects from any device. Wrapbook brings clarity and dependability to production payroll, while increasing the productivity of your whole team. For crew: The Wrapbook app eliminates the headaches of production payroll by providing a fast, transparent, and secure solution for workers to complete startwork, submit timecards, and track pay. Trusted by companies of all sizes, Wrapbook powers payroll for some of the industry’s top production companies, including SMUGGLER, Tuff, and GhostRobot. Our growing team of 250+ people includes entertainment and technology experts from SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE, Teamsters, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and more. Wrapbook is backed by top-tier investors, including Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo, Andreessen Horowitz, and A* Capital. Get started at https://www.wrapbook.com/

    18 min

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Join Cameron Woodward, Co-founder at Wrapbook, to discuss the intersection of creativity and commerce, and what the future holds for the production industry in commercial, film, TV, and more.

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