Get Set!

Old Girls Entertainment, LLC

Welcome to “Get Set!” an Old Girls Entertainment Podcast, where we aim to demystify the idea of an overnight success while highlighting the array of diverse jobs within the industry, with a focus on Women in the Film and TV spaces. Recently rated at #2 on a Top 20 Women in Film podcast list.  

  1. 2D AGO

    5.6 Assistant Directing w/ LESLIE MERLIN

    What makes a great A.D.? Learn from literally one of the best LESLIE MERLIN!! Leslie is DGA Award-nominated with over 20 years of experience in film production running sets. She's worked across a diverse portfolio of commercials, television, feature films, music videos and global brands and live productions. Adept at managing complex productions, schedules, budgets, and cross-functional teams while delivering high-quality content on time and on budget. And we get into how she excels at all of it on the pod. We talk about how she honed her skills, what she looks for when building a team, how to be a calm leader on set, and the feast or famine dynamic of the industry while also maintaining a family. We get into her path to becoming union, the differences between AD-ing for commercials, TV, and film, and how she unexpectedly landed on Modern Family for a decade. *Spoiler Alert* It's because she's not only incredible at her job, but also an incredible person to work with. This episode is absolutely packed with critical information that everyone on set should have an understanding of, regardless of whether you are aspiring to be an AD or not. Follow Leslie on Social Media @merlin82 Check out her website for career updates: https://leslie-merlin.my.canva.site/leslie-merlin Visit her IMDB page to see all the incredible productions she's been apart of. ANNNDD... of course go to our ⁠⁠CREDIT⁠⁠ feature film link and follow (free), share (also free), and make a contribution. Get involved and support indie filmmakers and Women told stories this Women’s National History Month. ALL contributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE thanks to our non-profit fiscal sponsor, AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors. https://seedandspark.com/fund/credit-feature-film#story Follow our progress on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!! Now... Go GET SET!! xoxo Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 3m

  2. MAR 23

    5.5 Design to Directing w/ TRACI HAYS

    Director of The Martha Carelli Story  starring Stauna Katic from Castle to be released on May 2nd on Lifetime, and an international holiday rom-com to come out this year as well, TRACI HAYS has been a pioneer for so many Women in our networking space, that we just HAD to get her on the pod! Traci is a DGA award–nominated director known for crafting female-centric, genre-blending stories with a strong visual edge, and in this episode we talk about her career journey from working in production design and her path to directing. Traci is a perfect guest for this podcast, because she really walks the walk, as the current Board President of Moonshot Initiative, and member of the Alliance of Women Directors (who happen to be our non-profit fiscal sponsor for our feature film CREDIT). She is someone we truly admire and can't wait to see her films out this year, as well as see her at our next Women led networking event. Thanks for all you do Traci!! 3 You can follow Traci on Instagram at @traci.s.hays and check out her website at https://tracihays.com/ ANNNDD... of course go to our ⁠CREDIT⁠ feature film link and follow (free), share (also free), and make a contribution. Get involved and support indie filmmakers and Women told stories this Women’s National History Month. ALL contributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE thanks to our non-profit fiscal sponsor, AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors. Follow our progress on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!! Now... Go GET SET!! xoxo Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1 hr

  3. MAR 16

    5.4 Making Lasting Connections On Set

    Producer & Assistant Director RYAN MORRISSEY is on the pod today, talking about that special magic that happens when you form lasting connections on set. And you know we really mean it, because him and Jessica vibed so much on set, that we made him our fellow Producer of our feature film CREDIT.   This episode goes over how to be your authentic self while doing good work in a professional and fast paced environment, being the crew member people feel comfortable talking to, keeping up with the connections you’ve made as you build your career, and the importance of not being an a$$hole. And boy, the tea is served piping hot in this episode.  You can follow Ryan on Instagram @ryan.morrisseyy And of course go to our CREDIT feature film link and follow (free), share (also free), and make a contribution. Get involved and support indie filmmakers and Women told stories this Women’s National History Month. ALL contributions are TAX DEDUCTIBLE thanks to our non-profit fiscal sponsor, AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors. Follow our progress on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!! Now... Go GET SET!! xoxo Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    58 min

  4. MAR 11

    5.3 OSCAR WINNERS Two People Exchanging Saliva FILMMAKERS!!

    Welcome to PART TWO of our OSCAR WEEK Filmmaker Conversations!! Usually we publish every Monday throughout the Season, but we HAD to bring you this incredible episode before you enjoy the Oscar's this Sunday! Today on the pod we have the Writers, Directors, and Producers of the OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILM Two People Exchanging Saliva, Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh! Two People Exchanging Saliva is based in a society where kissing is forbidden and people pay for things with slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague. CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH THE OSCAR NOMINATED FILM! This is the filmmakers' FIRST FILM PRODUCTION!!! Learn all about how they got into production, their lessons learned, and their road to the Oscars in this episode. Linked below we have their favorite resources mentioned in this episode, which they used throughout the filmmaking process. PODCAST Resources: ScriptNotes Draft Zero - Screenwriting Podcast The Screenwriting Life w/ Meg LeFauve & Loren McKenna IndieWire IndieWire ToolKit ... and this one ;) Follow their journey and cheer for them on Oscar night!! Two People Exchanging Saliva Natalie Musteata And a major announcement from the OLD GIRLS team... our crowd-funding campaign for our first feature film ⁠CREDIT⁠ is now LIVE on ⁠Seed&Spark⁠!!! With AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors, as our fiscal sponsor, ALL donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!! Whether you follow, share with a friend, post, or donate, ALL of those things help our project get seen and supported by more people. THANK YOU in advance for supporting Women Filmmakers & Women led stories!! HAPPY WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH! Follow our progress on ⁠Instagram⁠, and subscribe to our ⁠Patreon⁠ for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!! Now... Go GET SET!! xoxo Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    59 min

  5. MAR 9

    5.2 OSCAR NOMINATED Jane Austen's PERIOD DRAMA Team!!

    Today on the pod we have the OSCAR NOMINATED FILMMAKERS of the Comedy Short, Jane Austen's PERIOD DRAMA, JULIA AKS (AXE), STEVE PINDER & ELLI LERGSKI (le-ger-ski)!!! Julia and Steve are the co-directors, and co-writers, Julia stars in the film, and Elli is the producer! For those of you who haven’t seen this incredible comedy short film yet, it’s set in England, 1813. Miss Estrogenia gets her period during a long-awaited marriage proposal. Mr. Dickley mistakes the blood for an injury, and it becomes clear that his expensive education has missed a spot. And it's currently streaming for free on YouTube! (linked above) This short has been called "A film to root for in the live action short category" by Cinema Blend, in addition to the high praise of RogerEbert.com, "I don't mind saying that this one is my favorite of the bunch" !!! We talk with the filmmakers about their individual journies and careers in the industry, how they met and became collaborators, the ins and outs of festival submitting and Oscar season, and of course, the origin and production story behind this incredible film. See the 12 minute short, root for them on Oscar night this Sunday, and be sure to follow all their socials below: Jane Austen's PERIOD DRAMA JULIA AKS (Lead / Co-Writer / Co-Director) STEVE PINDER (Co-Writer / Co-Director) ELLI LERGSKI (Producer) And a major announcement from the OLD GIRLS team... our crowd-funding campaign for our first feature film CREDIT starts TODAY at 10am on Seed&Spark!!! With AWD, the Alliance of Women Directors, as our fiscal sponsor, ALL donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE!! Whether you follow, share with a friend, post, or donate, ALL of those things help our project get seen and supported by more people. So, THANK YOU in advance!! Follow our progress on Instagram, and subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive After Hours episodes, production updates, templates, and more!! Now... Go GET SET!! xoxo Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 14m

  6. MAR 2

    5.1 Getting Out of Your Own Way SEASON 5 PREMIERE!

    WELCOME TO THE GET SET! PODCAST SEASON 5 PREMIERE!!! We are a podcast aiming to demystify the idea of an overnight success while highlighting the array of diverse jobs within the industry, with a focus on Women in the Film and TV spaces. Today is an Old Girls NEW episode, where we discuss a current topic we're passionate about in relationship to the entertainment industry, and this episode it's all about GETTING OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY! We thought this was a perfect Season 5 Opener to get you excited about propelling yourself into this next season of your career.... while we also do the same. We have some insanely wonderful guests coming on the pod this season (it's the 5th one, so you know we had to do it up!) ANNNDDDD some incredible new announcements from us....like....our crowd-funding campaign launching on Seed&Spark ⁠next Monday 3/9 for our first feature film, CREDIT with fiscal sponsorship from AWD (Alliance of Women Directors) meaning your contribution will be TAX DEDUCTIBLE!! WOOHOO!! In the meantime you can Follow the page on Seed&Spark before the launch to help us reach more people. We'd be so grateful!!! Stay tuned, and GO GET SET! xoxo Your ⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    58 min

  7. JAN 26

    Producing SEND HELP w/ ZAINAB AZIZI - Season 4 BONUS EPISODE!!

    President of Raimi Productions, ZAINAB AZIZI, tells us all about her joinery into the industry, ultimately leading to the most recent film she produced, SEND HELP starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, which is out in theaters this Friday, January 30th!!!! We start from her starting in the WME mail room with no prior connections, to working in their global department with packaging and indie sales, to producing the first feature she had green lit as Head of Development for Raimi Productions, and all about her current role now as President. We discuss how to build and navigate industry relationships with individual creatives as well as big studios, her biggest lessons learned as a producer thus far, and the projects Raimi Productions looks for, and how they assemble their incredible movie teams. We are absolutely thrilled to bring you this bonus Season 4 episode to prep you before you go see SEND HELP this week, and to hopefully inspire those budding producers out there!! SEND HELP is about two colleagues who become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's an unsettling, darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. “Send Help” is directed by genre-bending visionary Sam Raimi and stars Oscar® nominee Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The film is produced by Raimi and Zainab Azizi, executive produced by JJ Hook and written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, with original music by Danny Elfman. This all-original darkly comedic psychological thriller from 20th Century Studios releases in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026.  New or returning to the pod… HIIII!!! We hope you had as much fun listening as we did recording this episode. Before you run off to do all the things you have going on, we’d love if you’d follow, rate, and review this podcast, so we can carry it with us as we are now in production for Season 5 of the Get Set! Podcast!!!  Want more content until then? Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/OldGirlsEntertainment to get our “After Hours” podcast episodes where we privately debrief our favorite moments from our guests, our exclusive production company updates, and producing tools we love to use.  Now… Go see SEND HELP and go GET SET! xoxo Your ⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    42 min

  8. 12/22/2025

    4.17 Embracing the Break! SZN 4 FINALE!

    We did it! We're here! It's the SEASON 4 FINALE!! Yes, yes DON'T WORRY! We WILL be coming back for Season 5 in the New Year, and maybe a Bonus episode on the way before then ;) While we're lining up our fabulous guests for this next season and already in the thick of the holiday season, today we talk about EMBRACING THE BREAK. How to keep our mind from spiraling as the industry slows down for the holidays and as we review our goals from this past year, and how to celebrate how far we've come, even if it's just existing in this moment and knowing we will forge ahead. Of course we're no therapists, we're just sharing our thoughts on what has worked for us during personal and professional breaks, and since it's the finale episode... over a glass or two of wine. If you want to see us for this episode (crazy I know) visit (and follow) our YouTube Channel to view: https://youtu.be/wN5KxdyKkPo THANK YOU SO MUCH for listening with us these past FOUR SEASONS! If you haven't already, please follow, rate, and review this podcast to really propel us into Season 5. And don't forget to we have more exclusive content over on our Patreon before Season 5 drops! Visit ⁠⁠patreon.com/oldgirlsentertainment⁠⁠ to check it out :) Happy Holidays, and a very Merry New Year! xoxo Your ⁠⁠⁠⁠Old Girls⁠⁠⁠⁠, Jessica Payne ⁠⁠⁠⁠@jesschristeen11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Monique Schwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @moniqueschwaneman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 8m
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Welcome to “Get Set!” an Old Girls Entertainment Podcast, where we aim to demystify the idea of an overnight success while highlighting the array of diverse jobs within the industry, with a focus on Women in the Film and TV spaces. Recently rated at #2 on a Top 20 Women in Film podcast list.  

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  • Creator
    Old Girls Entertainment, LLC
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Old Girls Entertainment, LLC
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