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Build What You’d Want to Come Back To | Colin Parker on Taste, Chemistry, and Leading with Intention
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Some projects come together in a rush. Others take years of quiet build-up, trust, and timing. In this episode, Mishu and Colin unpack what it takes to move a project from an idea to the finish line—without burning out your team or yourself. They talk about clear communication on set, why structure matters even in creative chaos, and how to stay flexible while holding on to your vision.
Colin has worked on everything from The Bear to The Batman, but his own short film FISH EYE won “Best Editing of the Year” at the Midwest Film Festival and screened at several fests. A graduate of the Chicago International Film Festival’s CIX Lab, he’s currently raising funds for Art of Alchemy, a feature he hopes to shoot in 2026. He’s also working on Monsters, an upcoming series for Netflix.
We talk about:
→ cultivating risk through taste rather than shock value
→ designing humane sets that people want to return to
→ how pitch decks can be moodboards, not just info dumps
→ what keeps you going when the industry feels broken
→ directing as authorship, and producing as service
Check out more of Colin’s work at vimeo.com/spacecaveproductions and follow him on Instagram at @space_cave.
Listen to more episodes at mischiefpod.com and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @mischiefpod. Produced by @ohhmaybemedia.
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