In the final episode of The Switch Podcast, host Chase Savage sits down with writer and director Tommy J Housman to reflect on the completion of The Switch. Recorded in the final days before release, this episode documents the last steps of post-production, the pressure of meeting a hard deadline, and the process of preparing the film for screening, distribution, and festival submission.

The conversation looks back on the full 16-week production cycle, from building a repeatable classroom model to executing a one-day shoot under real constraints. Housman discusses the film as an experiment in minimalism, collaboration, and improvisation—created with limited resources but designed to achieve a high level of storytelling and production value.

The episode also reinforces the purpose behind the film: using story to explore financial hardship, challenge stigma, and create empathy around systemic issues that impact everyday people.

The Switch premieres May 1 at the University of Evansville, with a full digital release to follow.

In Episode 7 of The Switch Podcast, host Chase Savage sits down with Kate Ridgeway, a Creative Technologies major who worked across both the audio and video teams during production.

Kate offers a dual-perspective look at the filmmaking process, detailing how she moved between departments—holding boom mics, working the sound mixer, capturing behind-the-scenes content, and contributing to post-production audio. She explains how the sound team recorded ambient noise, recreated subtle effects like silverware and environmental sounds, and built the layers that bring the film to life.

The conversation also highlights the intensity of a one-day shoot, the challenge of balancing multiple roles, and the value of hands-on learning in both production and post-production environments. Kate reflects on discovering a stronger interest in audio, her background in sports media and broadcasting, and how projects like The Switch help shape future career direction.

The episode closes with a discussion of one of the film’s most pivotal moments—the candlelit power outage scene—and how lighting, sound, and performance come together to elevate the emotional impact of the story.

In Episode 6 of The Switch Podcast, host Chase Savage sits down with Jon Robertson, Director of Creative Technologies at the University of Evansville, to discuss the sound work behind The Switch. Robertson explains how his audio class supported the film on location, rotating through roles such as mixer, boom operator, and sound utility while capturing dialogue and production sound during the shoot.

The conversation also explores the importance of post-production audio, from adding footsteps, plates, doors, and room tone to shaping the emotional impact of the power shutoff. Robertson breaks down how sound design brings a film to life, why the best audio work often goes unnoticed, and how the collaboration between video production and sound production created a strong experiential learning model for students.