What on earth is film 'testing'? A podcast special, with Kevin Goetz

The art of movie testing isn't just about researching finished films. It's also testing the very concept of a movie, that can determine both whether it gets made, and what it gets made for. In a special episode of the podcast, a man who you may not have heard of joins Simon. Yet Kevin Goetz has certainly had some impact on the films you watch. His new book - How To Score In Hollywood, written with Bob Levin - digs into this. And in this special chat, we uncover some of his work... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What on earth is film 'testing'? A podcast special, with Kevin Goetz is an episode from Film Stories with Simon Brew by Simon Brew.

This episode is 63:27 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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