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Top Crowdfunds for Crossover: RocketHub


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 22 May 2013   By Diane Panosian

Thanks to founder Brian Meece, highlighted in SSN's latest Spotlight interview, RocketHub is the place to find socially conscious, science-ingenious projects that just need that extra bump to get off the ground. SSN has combed RocketHub for concepts and talent too captivating to stay online.  So take...

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Spotlight Interview: RocketHub Founder Brian Meece


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 22 May 2013   By Diane Panosian

SSN had the opportunity to sit down with Brian Meece, the CEO of crowdfunding site on the rise, RocketHub. Along with Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, RocketHub is at the forefront of this new frontier, enabling creators and filmmakers the world over to finance projects leveraging the ever-expanding online...

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‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ to Boldly Lead Weekend Box Office


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 16 May 2013   By Paul Dergarabedian, Hollywood.com

The venerable Star Trek brand has its phasers set to stun audiences this weekend with Paramount's Star Trek: Into Darkness. This weekend, director J.J. Abrams brings the frenetically brilliant second installment of his re-booted vision of the franchise to a combined total of 3,868 IMAX and traditional...

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From Roddenberry to Abrams, a Trekkie Ranks His Favorites


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 15 May 2013   By Randy Johnson

When a franchise has been around as long as Star Trek, and when so many of us have been raised with Star Trek from the very beginning, the opportunity for a Trekkie—or Trekkers, or whatever we're called now—to rank the feature films from top to bottom is an irresistible impulse, providing fodder...

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The Up & Up: 10 Feature Producers


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 09 May 2013   By Dina Gachman

The job of the film producer can range from creative development to financing to guardian angel to taskmaster. Outside of the industry, the question, “What exactly does a producer do?” comes up pretty often. An easy—and accurate—response to that question could be a simple: “Everything.” One of our up-and-coming...

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Spotlight Interview: Producer Mark Sourian


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 08 May 2013   By Dina Gachman

Mark Sourian spent fifteen years as a development and production executive at DreamWorks before making the jump to full-fledged, on-set producer. He credits his years in development for giving him crucial understanding not only of what a producer does but also of the skills and expertise required of the job....

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Spotlight Interview: Matthew Miele, Writer/Director of Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s


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 03 May 2013   By Dina Gachman

Over the past few years, documentaries that peer into the glamorous, mysterious, and often cutthroat world of high fashion have found a wide audience. Today, celebrities flock to fashion week in Paris, Milan, and New York. Top designers have cult followings that reach from Los Angeles to Cannes to Poughkeepsie....

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Spotlight Interview: Living the Dream with Frances Ha


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 02 May 2013   By Dina Gachman

SSN catches up with Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig and Mickey Sumner ahead of the IFC Films release of Baumbach's latest bittersweet confection, Frances Ha. Academy Award nominated writer-director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Margot at the Wedding, Greenberg) is no stranger to movies about...

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Spotlight Interview with ‘The Big Wedding’ Writer/Director Justin Zackham


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 25 Apr 2013   By Dina Gachman

Everybody loves a wedding movie – Diane Keaton even said so on Ellen earlier this week as she giddily sipped red wine and talked about her new movie The Big Wedding. Written and directed by The Bucket List writer Justin Zackham, the movie is about divorced couple Ellie and Don Griffin (played by Keaton...

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Spotlight Interview with VFX Industry Leader Jenny Fulle


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 26 Mar 2013   By Studio System News Staff

Innovating Out of a Slump: A VFX Industry Leader Contemplates the Future of Her Field With the VFX industry in a slump, Jenny Fulle, founder of The Creative-Cartel offers thoughts and advice on how her industry can weather the rocky days ahead. With more than 30 years' experience in the visual effects...

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    • Top Crowdfunds for Crossover: RocketHub
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    • Spotlight Interview: RocketHub Founder Brian Meece
      May 22, 2013
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