By: Gregg LaGambina
Most afternoons, you’ll find songwriter Michèle Vice-Maslin sitting poolside at a club in Marina del Rey. She comes here during the day, armed with sunblock and a laptop, to market herself to anyone who needs music – recording artists, television shows, films, advertisers, app developers, game developers, etc.. At night,... Read more
By: Ruth Vitale, CEO, CreativeFuture
Summer holidays are upon us! And it seems the right time for all of us at CreativeFuture to thank you, our friends and followers, for the success we’ve had in the last year or so. When we asked for your help, and needed you to #StandCreative, you were there –... Read more
By: Lucy Sosa
Filming a realistic version of the “Miracle on the Hudson” in Sully was no easy or cheap feat for Warner Bros. They had to buy two retired Airbus A320s, place them in an artificial lake, soften the California light by hanging a massive silk drape from a crane, and hire... Read more
By: Lucy Sosa
When Lost first came out on iTunes back in 2005, when it was one of just five shows you could buy for $1.99 an episode, I remember thinking it was the best thing ever. Gone were the days of begging my Mom to drive me to Best Buy for the... Read more
By: Gregg LaGambina
Sixth in the series. When you sit down in her office and speak with Lulu Zezza about her job as a physical production executive, stories about accounting – budgets and overages and balance sheets – are to be expected. But, then, quite unexpectedly, she will tell you about the hurricanes... Read more
What is CreativeFuture? CreativeFuture is a coalition of over 500 companies and organizations and nearly 300,000 creative individuals encompassing film, television, music, photography, and book publishing. We promote the value of creativity, expanded digital access to legitimate content, and the fundamental right of creatives to determine how their works are... Read more
Jeff Sharp
By: Gregg LaGambina
First in the series. It’s not uncommon to sit back, get comfortable, and watch a film’s opening credits and wonder aloud, “What does a producer do? And why are there so many?” At CreativeFuture, we thought the easiest way to find out was to just ask one of them. Jeff... Read more
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By Meyer Shwarzstein Meyer Shwarzstein has been engaged in film distribution since 1978 and currently runs indie producer/distributor Brainstorm Media, which he founded in 1995. Many people ask: “Why can’t all movies be available everywhere at the same time?” They believe that if that were the case, there’d be no... Read more
By: Bret Hampton
Thirteenth in the series. When Hollywood legend Paul Newman spoke at my film school, he remarked that only three of the 200 students in the audience would likely go on to work in the entertainment industry. Maybe it was a slight exaggeration back then, but in today’s digital world where... Read more
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By: Shane Ryan
Twelfth in the series. Growing up with a film editor as a father, I fell in love with all kinds of cinema at a young age. He taught me how to edit film when I was five, and I’ve been making movies ever since. Despite achieving some success and recognition... Read more