After graduating from the
University of Southern California (USC)
Peter Stark Producing Program in 2004, Calder and fellow Stark graduates
Felipe Marino and
Joe Neurauter set up a
production company, Occupant Films, in 2005. According to Calder, he joined together with Marino and Neurauter because "If you're by yourself in the industry, it's easy to convince yourself you're doing well. Having partners allows you to get an objective view." Through USC's writing division, the three producers found their first script,
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane by Jacob Forman, within a week of starting the company. Working with Levine for a second time, Calder said that "We want to continue working with strong, creative partners and build a long, lasting relationship with them." Neurauter commented that "We saw a lot doors open once we sold
Mandy Lane, but it's a whole different level to have a movie [
The Wackness] released. It gives you a totally different perception in the community." Marino said that, having produced two feature films, "The goal in the upcoming years is to do two to three movies per year." In 2008, he was named one of
Varietys "10 Producers to Watch" alongside Marino and Neurauter. Calder produced
Bunraku, a 2010
noir martial arts live action/animation hybrid film, written and directed by Guy Moshe, and starring
Josh Hartnett,
Woody Harrelson,
Ron Perlman,
Kevin McKidd,
Demi Moore and Gackt. He produced
Peep World, directed by
Barry W. Blaustein in 2010. With Marino and Neurauter, he produced,
The Key Man by Peter Himmelstein in 2011. He produced 2016's horror sequel
Blair Witch. He teaches a producing course, "The Negotiation Game", at USC. == Personal life ==