EP24 - Logos, Brands, Music

Published: May 26, 2016, 9 a.m.

Terence and Ian discuss their experiences with the never-ending battle with logos, brands, music, rights and clearance with products, signs, billboards, landmarks, etc., in film and television.  It's a nightmare.   But is all of it always necessary?  They aren't lawyers by a long shot and no one should listen to a single word of this podcast or do anything with the information they dispense or follow their advice, but they tell you how it is, and how to get around the rules, whether you like it or not.

 

Executive Producers, showrunners, and production company owners-- Terence Michael and Ian Gelfand have produced over 50 television series and 20 feature films between the two of them.  They're also entrepreneurs, with businesses outside of film and tv, from real estate to start-ups.  Ian lives in New York.  Terence lives in Los Angeles.  This podcast was born from a series of neurotic telephone conversations that began after Terence returned from Louisiana,where he's the executive producer of DuckDynasty, and attempted to prepare Ian to come onboard the next season to direct and showrun. They both realize they're probably the only two people listening.  And that's okay with them.