The Long Game of Producing: Joy Gorman's Career Lessons
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Joy Gorman Wettels discusses her career in producing and the challenges faced in the industry.
Producer and Joy Coalition founder Joy Gorman Wettels joins GG Hawkins to discuss the long, uncertain path of building a producing career, from developing Next to Normal and spending 17 years at Anonymous Content to betting on herself as an independent producer. She explains why she staffed Little House on the Prairie before it received a green light, how she develops projects designed to create cultural conversations, and why the industry’s shrinking infrastructure threatens the next generation of producers. Gorman Wettels also shares lessons from 13 Reasons Why, Home Before Dark, and The Bell Jar, emphasizing empathy, creative conviction, audience-building, and the importance of finding collaborators who will grow alongside you. In this episode, No Film School's GG Hawkins and guest Joy Gorman Wettels discuss... The challenge of balancing production schedules with family life How growing up around theater and the arts shaped Joy’s career Developing Next to Normal over the course of a decade Learning the creative and logistical sides of producing at Anonymous Content Launching Joy Coalition just before the industry strikes The financial risks independent producers take while…
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