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The Collide Kids Podcast | Faith, Family Discipleship & Fun Christian InterviewsAuthor: Christen Clark - Speaker, Family Ministry Expert, & Mom
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How to Be a Film Producer with Brennan McPherson
Episode 229
Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
What if creativity isn’t really about talent, at all?On this episode of the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark sits down with Brennan McPherson—writer, game developer, and lead producer of the Light of the World animated film. Listen in as Brennan shares his inspiring journey from aspiring rock star to leading a ministry focused on bringing the story of Jesus to kids and families through powerful hand-drawn animation. Discover fresh insights into being a professional artist and why creativity is less about talent than we might think.[00:06:12] Brennan’s path from being a professional drummer to leading a media production ministry[00:10:09] The heart and vision behind the Light of the World film[00:12:10] What it means to be a creative producer[00:15:02] Brennan’s real talk about professional creativity and perseveranceResources:Animated Jesus film: www.lightoftheworld.comBrennan’s Website: brennanmcpherson.com Website: collidekidspodcast.com Instagram: @collidekidspod Clip Finder:Viral Topic: Transforming Nonprofit Media "I came into the position of being the president of the organization and decided that we were going to take the nonprofit in a new direction and craft it into a full-blown media company crafting entertainment that makes the gospel simple to understand and impossible to forget."— Brennan McPherson [00:06:38 → 00:06:53]Viral Topic: "Why Isn’t There a Great Animated Jesus Movie?": "There's no good animated feature film on the life of Jesus. I couldn't even hardly believe it. For like a couple of years, I was like, are you sure? There's no— I mean, I kept like checking, trying to find if there was one that was, you know, there's a couple that are like really, really, really low budget that no one's ever seen."— Brennan McPherson [00:10:11 → 00:10:25]Viral Topic Title: "Reimagining the Disciples as Teenagers"Quote: "We realized with the research that most of the disciples were likely teenagers. Peter was in his 20s, you know, but he was one of the oldest. So they weren't these old bearded guys that you see in all the representations."— Brennan McPherson [00:11:16 → 00:11:27]What Does a Producer Really Do?: "a producer's job is to solve problems before they derail the whole thing and collapse the film. Because if a film— it's like you're starting a business with hundreds of people you've never worked with before."— Brennan McPherson [00:12:46 → 00:12:56]The Secret to Creative Success Quote: "my advice to anyone who wants to be creative is find the thing that you love doing. And then approach it in a systematic way."— Brennan McPherson [00:17:57 → 00:18:05]Success at Movie Guide Awards: "We just won Best Children's Film at the Movie Guide Awards and beat out King of Kings from Angel Studios and Zootopia 2 from Disney for that award, and so we're very, very proud of it, but really for us, this film is a long-term ministry initiative."— Brennan McPherson [00:21:48 → 00:22:06]Bark proactively works to monitor, detect, and alert you to potential issues on your kids' devices. Visit bark.us to learn more about how you can keep your kids safe online. Use the code COLLIDEKIDS to get 15% off Your Bark Technologies Plan !Support the show
