The Early Call Time Podcast – ECT – Text or call 2

Beachbody producer Caleb Claxton is a man of many talents. Join us as he shares stories of writing, directing and producing content for different platforms and has us laughing the whole time. This one will leave a smile on your face, along with some great advice on how to work your way up and stay … Continue reading "ECT 099: Freelance Producer – Caleb Claxton"

Andrew, J.J. and Nadav celebrate 100 episodes of Early Call Time by discussing their favorite moments from the show over the past two years, and share the advice they found most valuable. If this is your first time listening, it’s a great place to start!

Matthew shares stories of his time as an assistant at Scorpion, as well as what went into writing his first episode. He also tells us about his experience creating a comic book for fans of the series.

Greg Silverman comes on the podcast to talk about his journey from pizza delivery guy to lead VFX artist on “Scorpion.” He also gives great advice and insight on how hungry you should be and interacting with people in the workplace.

Brian Thomas sits down with Early Call Time to discuss his unique career. From his internship on “Dawson’s Creek” to working for one of the biggest fitness companies in the world, Brian shares some great insight and advice.

Today on Early Call Time, Jessie Pariseau joins JJ and Nadav to talk about her career in post production sound! Did you know how much work goes into adding sound effects to movies and TV shows? Listen to our guest explain how a foley department functions!

Actor and Director Salli Richardson-Whitfield talks about her time on “Stitchers,” directing helicopters on “Eureka” and the importance of using an acting coach.

Actor Kyle Harris shares his experience going from theater to television and what life is like on season 2 of “Stitchers.” This one goes off the rails real quick but that’s a good thing, we swear.

Below the line agent, Ajay Ghosh comes on the show to talk about his journey to ‘agent-hood.’ He shares a couple trade secrets along with tips to become a productive and successful agent.

One of the editors of Fox’s “Lucifer,” Marc Pattavina comes on the show to talk about his career in editorial! Hear his opinion on wanting to work in film versus working in television and what either decision means for an editor.

Studio Teacher and Social Worker, Dave Combs enlightens us on his career path.  From administering finals in a cave to stepping in front of a camera to stop an out of control production, Dave educates even Andrew and J.J.

Do you know what petty cash is besides what you saw on “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead?” Well, be prepared to learn the wonderful world of accounting with Brian Cote. Brian has worked on movies such as “The Martian,”“Star Trek Into Darkness,” and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”

Brad shares his experiences editing on shows like “NYPD Blue” and “Z Nation,” and gives us some insight into why it’s not a good idea to threaten a show producer with physical violence. Lots of useful information in this one, that’s for sure.

When he’s not starring on Freeform’s “Stitchers” or Disney’s new “Jungle Book” movie, he’s teaching Zumba and eating Indian food. Ritesh tells us all about it, along with his tips and tricks for anyone wanting to be an actor.

“Stitchers” assistant editor Ryan Knight talks to us about his time on the show and his experience at film school in Chicago. He also brought us donuts.

Matthew Behar comes on Early Call Time to discuss all the production environments he’s been a Sys Admin for. If you like hacking into main frames and memcaching backends, but also movies and workflows, then this might be for you.

Matt shares stories of working on “Judge Joe Brown,” being a show runner’s assistant and making the move from Michigan to L.A.

Writer Sarah Tarkoff talks about her five year stint as a script coordinator, her new novel and what her role is in the room on a TV series.

We sit down with “Supernatural” Associate Producer P.J. to find out what it takes to oversee all of the elements in post production, and more importantly, get his thoughts on one of his first jobs in show business, “Tommy Lee Goes to College.”

Charles Song comes on Early Call Time to talk about his career and the multiple positions he’s held. Starting as a PA/runner working on “South Park,” a writer’s assistant on Luiz Guzman’s show, and at some point became an Associate Producer on “Family Guy,” where he’s been for 10 seasons!