Justin Vesci is a producer whose credits span film and television, including Camp Radio, Camp Hideout, 2 Hearts, and Kickback, with earlier experience on projects including Leverage and Street Kings. His work has taken him from the earliest stages of production to executive producing Camp Hideout, starring Christopher Lloyd and Corbin Bleu. With years spent developing, reading, and producing stories, Justin has seen firsthand what it takes for an idea to actually make it to the screen.

In this episode, Justin gets into what happens when you read 400 scripts in a year and the question he now asks about every project: “Does it need to exist?” He talks about an industry overwhelmed by content, why we may be focusing less on character — and connecting with characters less because of it. Justin also breaks down the financial reality of producing, why “every dollar is three,” the red flags to watch for when developers start asking for your cash, and what movies lose when we stop experiencing them together in a theater. And somewhere along the way: Kim Kardashian, LAX, and the one crew position Justin has zero interest in trying.