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The Force (of the Creative Economy) Awakens

Episode
Episode # 113
Featuring
Jason McGatlin, Hollywood Producer
January 5, 2024
Topic
In Episode 113 of Framing the Hammer, we chat with Jason McGatlin, a Hollywood producer who worked on films such as The Adventures of TinTin, Volcano, and the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, and (not least of all), the seventh, eighth and ninth of the Star Wars series, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker .
In Episode 112 of Framing the Hammer, we chat with Jason McGatlin, a Hollywood producer who worked on films such as The Adventures of TinTin, Volcano, and the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, and (not least of all), the seventh, eighth and ninth of the Star Wars series, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker . The image features Jason McGatlin on a cosmic backdrop.

Use the force…for the creative economy

The creative economy looms largely through the lens of big budget Hollywood. Our guest is Jason McGatlin, a Hollywood producer who worked on films such as The Adventures of TinTin, Volcano, and the Disney+ series, The Mandalorian, and (not least of all), the seventh, eighth and ninth of the Star Wars series, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, The Rise of Skywalker .

Jason highlights the contribution Hollywood films make to local creative economies, from low-budget independent films shot in the wilderness to big budget Star Wars productions outside of London. In every case, money and jobs are generated, and those elected leaders with long-term plans and commitments reap the biggest rewards. 

Additionally, Jason shares anecdotes about the story-telling process employed in the Star Wars brand, his favorite elements of problem-solving involved in being a movie producer, and drops a lot of names of his colleagues from Lauren Shuler Donner, Kevin Feige and Scott Stuber to  Kathleen Kennedy and Stephen Spielberg.  

 

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