The Pre-Production Meeting
by Joshua Urquhart & Austin Scott & Daniel Cugola
The Pre-Production Meeting follows Award Winning Film-Makers Joshua Urquhart, Austin Scott & Daniel Cugola through their process of creating their next individual films. Follow along their exciting journeys from the very beginning, as they go through the Trials & Tribulations that come from creating a movie from conception to execution.
Episodes
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The Pre-Production Meeting #76 - The End
On this week's episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, we join Josh and Dan one last time as we officially wrap up the podcast. The boys look back on the past, discuss plans for the future and Indy gives them a final treat with a game of trivia based around the podcast. Thank you for listening for...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #75 - Jasmine Sarkis
On this week's episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys have disappeared except for Dan, leading to an exclusive episode with Dan as host and special guest Jasmine Sarkis. Tune in to hear about the world of film from an actor's perspective as the two discuss the purpose of art in society…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #74 - Season 4 Premiere
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys are back and ready for another year of filmmaking, movie watching and banter. Join them as they recap what's been happening during the break and what's to come as we kick off season 4 in 2025!...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #73 - Season 3 Finale
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, we're joined by all three of the boys one last time for the season finale. With a couple of laughs, a lot of movie gossip and a few updates we say farewell for now but look forward with what's to come in 2025.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #72 - Living, Dying, Mescal's Flying
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan and Indy are back to rescue Josh. Dan’s dropped a music video, watched a whole lot and come in hot and heavy with some edit updates. Josh on the other hand is stepping it up with test screenings, Paul Mescal lurkings and some Love Island...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #71 - TPPM: Return of The King
On this week's episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Austin is back with renewed lease on his place in the Industry, whilst Josh questions his with the amount of post production woes he’s having to endure for his upcoming film "The Horologist". The boys chat all things Austin’s Favourite Animes...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #70 - Finn Middleton & Ryan Scott
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys are joined by special guests, the stars of Dan's upcoming film "The Debts We Owe" Finn Middleton and Ryan Scott. Delving into their world from stage to screen, accidentally ending up on a feature and have a laugh as they go head to…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #69 -Bears, Penguin Flairs and Agatha Scares
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan talks office life, Josh talks too much free time, film festivals, tv shows and a few visits to the cinema before we tie the episode off with a discussion provided by chatGPT.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #68 - Zombieland Extremes, Surviving Schemes
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan's made another movie oh joy and Josh is still riding the high from the Horologist. Catch up on what they've watched since the break and stick around till the end as we see if they think they can survive certain movie world scenarios.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #67: Directing Dreams: Crafting Teams
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys are finally back and ready to break down the last month filled with tales from set, a few side tangents and a mention of the milk man?? We are so back!
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The Pre-Production Meeting #66 - Fly Me To The Moon, Josh Can't Read A Room
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, forget everything Josh said last week because a bit of drama has unfolded with his upcoming film, Dan’s got some more scripts in the works, Josh still has an interesting ranking system and together the boys talk unnecessary sequels.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #65: Despicable Me, Quiet As Can Be
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys talk spin offs and sequels, Josh hates school holidays, Dan’s recent shoot got a little bloody and get a deep dive into how both their recent films are progressing before a battling to see who can guess the film from the iconic line.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #64: “Woke” Wars & Galactic Uproars
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan’s filming tomorrow but was kind enough to make time for Josh to record this weeks episode. Hear them talk short films verse music videos and the difference in making them, is star wars woke or is it just extremist fans? The power of music…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #63: The Bike Riders Escape to Planet of the Apes
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Josh and Dan get down to business with talks of all the upcoming work, hear some insight on this years Sydney Film Festival and join them for a game of guess the actor by their voice as the two battle for the championship.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #62 - Furiosa... Yo, Where The F*ck Did Austin Go?
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Austin's back babyyyy!!! Get an Austin life update with the boys, hear new goals, a whole lot of laughs and stick around till he end to hear the boys in the hot seat for this weeks topic "controversial takes" where they take on some hard…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #61 - Mutant Magic, Reindeer Tragic
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, a whole lot of stalking, murder, location scouting and struggles are unravelling as the boys dive into what they've been up to as well as what they've been watching, and prepare to hear the boys be tested on whether they can tell apart a fake...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #60 - Joshua The Great
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Josh gets close to an Oscar and Dan is doing just about every job under the sun on several sets… But while the boys are doing so hear how they balance burnout, self doubt and the never ending pressures of moving up in the industry, and stick...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #59 - The Fall Girl: Tabitha Law
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys are joined by special guest Tabitha “Tabby” Law, professional stunt woman! Join them in learning about the world of stunts, hear an on set experience for the newly released “The Fall Guy” and a deep dive into her world of how she got...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #58 - Dead Podcast Society
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, we get an update on Josh and Dan’s films and how they’re progressing, catch up on all they’ve been watching, dream films they hope to make and wrapping the episode in a nice little bow with the two of them recasting animated films with whom...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #57 - The Fly
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys are back and ready to recap what’s been going on since we last heard from them, get ready to be overloaded with a all the recent cinema they’ve been watching, hear Josh go off at a fly and wrap it up with yet another Dan vs. Josh this...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #56 - Karina Summers & Martin Cohen
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys were busy so it’s just Josh, but he’s joined by special guests Karina Summers and Martin Cohen here to give their insights on the acting side of film through sharing their on set experiences and working in international film, prepping...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #55 - Oscars Roar, Poor Things Galore & A Normal People Encore
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys breakdown the 2024 Oscars with who they think deserved their win and what films were robbed, catch up on the progress of their current projects and see them test their knowledge by guessing the film based off the cast list.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #54 - Villeneuve is Serious, “Barren” Set Experience
On this weeks episode of The Pre Production Meeting, the boys recap the IMAX Dune experience, catch up on what they’ve watched since last year and finally, after months of waiting, we get to hear how Dan’s set went before the boys get tested on how well they know film quotes.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #53 - Acting Duo Extraordinaire Jarred Keane & Emily McKendry
On this weeks episode of The Pre Production Meeting, the boys are joined by special guests: Emily Mckendry and Jared Keane who starred in both their films. Hear them discuss the differences between working on ‘Ozmar’ vs ‘Barren’, dealing with hecklers as a comedian and live theatre actor and…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #52 - Season 3 Premiere
On the Season 3 Premiere of the Pre-Production Meeting, the boys are back with a new vibe, ready for an inspiring, motivating year head. They dive deep into their most recent Poddy Photoshoot, Plans for the Pod in 2024 and Dan Leaving his job. The boys review their favourite movies from in the...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #51 - Season 2 Finale
On the Season 2 finale of the Pre-Production Meeting, the boys make some bold predictions about the movie industry in 2024, Austo gives the dopiest movie review of all time and all the Tea is spilt on Josh’s Ozmar Premiere.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #50 - Salt Burning, Hunger Game Yearning
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan, Josh and Austin celebrate the milestone of Episode 50! They talk best and worst moments of the podcast, Austin sheds light on his amazing film set of his film “Baron”, Josh talks technical issues leading up to his premiere, and Dan is for...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #49 - Lexee’s Show, BTS Docco
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan and Josh are joined by special Guests: Jay Chesson and Lexee Gordoun to discuss Lexee’s big night, the Sashas Game Premiere and Jay’s process with making the BTS Docco for Ozmar.
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The Pre-Production Meeting #48 - Script Supervisor: Anya Vallentin
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan and Josh are joined by Special Guest: Anya Vallentin- a powerhouse of the filmmaking industry who specialises in Script Supervising and Writing. Hear about her experiences on such projects like: The Office Australia and Heartbreak High.…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #47 - Sasha's Game & Love Island Shame
On this weeks episode of the Pre-Production Meeting, the boys digress on Lexee Gordoun's amazing premiere of Sasha's Game, why film-makers are going down the reality TV route, Dan announces the title of his new film and the boys rate and rank the top grossing films from 2016 onwards! Don't forget...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #46 - Killers of the Flower Prune
On this weeks episode of the Pre-Production Meeting, Austin and Josh re-unite to give Austin his last minute pep talk before his set kicks off in a couple days. The boys shed light on their experience in Killers of the Flower Moon, their thoughts on the current state of Marvel and Loki, and they…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #45 - AC Turned Director - Gianluca Cuscuna
In Episode 45 of the Pre-Production meeting, the boys are joined by industry professional Gianluca Cuscuna to discuss his journey from rubbing elbows with Aussie film royalty such as Russell Crowe and Sam Neill as an First Assistant Camera all the way to undertaking his new journey as a director!...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #44 - Post-Sound Frustration & Sex Education
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, Dan and Josh are back together to dicuss: Josh’s post sound troubles, Dan’s new Job, Dan setting a light cutter on fire on set, movies/shows such as: The Creator, in the mood for love, captain Phillips and more! They finish off the pod with…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #43 - Indie Film-Making, Massive Heart-Aching
In this new episode of the Pre-Production Meeting! Austin returns to chat deeply about his preparation for his new action short. Josh talks hiring a cinema for his premiere and the boys discuss the many hats you wear in the process of trying to make it in the industry!
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The Pre-Production Meeting #42 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Poddy
In this NEW episode of the Pre-Production Meeting, the boys deep dive into the latest TV shows and Movies taking the world by storms such as: Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem, One Piece and much more - Dan speaks on his Pre-Production process so far for his new short and Josh talks his Post-Production...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #41 - Weserico Anderson
On this weeks episode of The Pre-Production Meeting, the boys are joined by special guest co-host Federico Anderson. They dive deep into the world of working in TV commercials and how that differentiates to working in film as well as Federico’s soft spot for Rom Com’s. We hear some amazing news...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #40 - De Arma's Traction & Austin's Action
On this weeks episode of The Pre Production Meeting, Josh, Dan & Austin, YES you read that right, Austin has finally joined the boys after a long hiatus to discuss their weekly wrap up, film progression and an independent/dependant…. whatever that science reference is! The boys revisit “Talk To…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #39 - First Draft Outlooks, Ryan Gosling Notebooks
This week’s episode features the boys’ discussion on career doubts as well as catching up on Josh and Dan’s progress this past week on their short films. We also hear their thoughts on Indiana Jones, Gal Gadot (which Dan REALLY likes to give a hard ‘T’ to,,,ick) and Ryan Gosling’s glow up from…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #38 - European Threads & Celebrity Heads
This week’s episode, Dan’s back. Sorry to ruin your week. Bye. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Socials: @thepreprodpod...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #37 - Now I Am Become Barbie, Destroyer of The Box Office
You knew it was coming, the most anticipated day for film since the release of Avengers: Endgame, a date that will forever go down in history: July 21st 2023, better known as Barbenheimer. You’ve seen the costumes, the memes, the countless upon countless tweets, polls and tiktoks. And finally…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #36 - Talk to Me about Talk to Me
This week’s episode we have a very special guest joining us as the second co-host; the very talented, award-winning producer Lexee Gordoun. Hear her thoughts on the feelings that arise once a film is in the post-production stage including anxiety and creative dysmorphia. Catch up on her film’s...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #35 - Actor Taha Zonoozi
Introducing the inspirational, the incredible, the standout of “Ozmar” – Taha Zonoozi. From Castle Hill High to the Actors Centre Australia, Taha has taken the theatre world by storm, playing Mark Antony, Puck from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Picasso amongst a plethora of others, but has also...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #34 - Spiderverse Satisfaction & A Flash Extraction
This week’s episode features discussions surrounding the newest films, including Spider-Man: Across the Spider - Verse, Extraction 2 and The Flash. Follow the boys along to also hear about Austin’s film progress and a potential secret project in the works, as well as the challenges of the indie...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #33 - On Set Special "Ozmar"
On this Special Edition of the Pre-Production Meeting: we join Dan as he takes us in and around the live set of Josh's movie "Ozmar". This episode is filled with laughs and interviews, things you won't want to miss!
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The Pre-Production Meeting #32 - Bodiez Bodiez Bodiez
This week’s episode starts incredibly hectic that you’ll have to hear to believe, just wait for Josh’s R2D2 scream. You’ll soon see that the monkeying around might have a source, just wait for Dan to explain his most recently watched. Austin fills us in on his incredible film progress, including...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #31 - Fast X & Bridgerton S*x
This week’s episode features the boys catching up after a week’s hiatus, and wow do they have some progress - from set design to costuming, the day is almost here to begin filming! Of course, there was some chat about movies and tv, in particular Fast X and Bridgerton, and to finish the episode…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #30 - Macaroni and Cheese
This week on the Pre-Production Meeting, Josh draws ever closer to the production of his proof of concept short film. The boys share their thoughts about Guardians of the Galaxy 3 amongst other movies, and the boys play a humorous game of "Would You Rather? Film Edition"....
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The Pre-Production Meeting #29 - Beau is Afraid, Sequels that Paid
On this weeks episode of the Pre-Production Meeting, progress on the film production has been progressing ever so quickly, with updates to location, cast and crew. Follow this week’s podcast along with previous episodes to follow the boys’ progression from concept to execution. Sequels are never…
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The Pre-Production Meeting #28 - Noah Centineo
On Episode 28 of the Pre-Production Meeting… Noah Centineo. That’s it. That’s the name. See you next week! If you’re still reading which we have no idea why you are, Noah Centineo should be enough, the boys also discuss whether the Super Mario Brothers movie is worth seeing, Barbarian, as well as...
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The Pre-Production Meeting #27 - Dungeons & Hopes, Dragons & Tropes
Battling dragons and demons, this episode tackles some of the important issues surrounding mental health in the film industry as well as upcoming tv and movie releases including Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and John Wick 4. This episode is the perfect balance between deep and chaotic...
About this show
The Pre-Production Meeting follows Award Winning Film-Makers Joshua Urquhart, Austin Scott & Daniel Cugola through their process of creating their next individual films. Follow along their exciting journeys from the very beginning, as they go through the Trials & Tribulations that come from creating a movie from conception to execution.
Hosted by
Joshua Urquhart & Austin Scott & Daniel Cugola