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Another Penn Filmmaker with a Hit Film
News of another Penn alum filmmaker who not only produced a hot film, but is now getting his MBA at Wharton…. Zach Miller (C’01, Writer and Guides Editor for 34th Street) produced the film The Messenger which stars Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton and Ben Foster. The film revolves around a US Army officer assigned to […]
DT’s B&P: 6 Reasons Why ABC Is Really Loving On Penn Alumni This Week
This week the “The Mouse House” (ABC/Disney) is all about the red and the blue. From news pertaining to studio heads, actors, producers, and writers, find out what sorts of waves Penn alumni are making this week! 6 Reasons Why ABC is Really Loving on Penn Alumni this week: #1:Continued speculation of Rich Ross (C’83) […]
The Remaining 21 Videos of Advice From our Hollywood Penn Panel
(l to r): Lew Schneider (C’83), event producer Reg Tigerman (C’07), Zach Lutsky (C’97), Sherri Cooper Landsman (C’94) and Jason Resnick (C’92) Back in February, I posted a whole bunch of videos from our LA Penn in Pictures 2008 panel including Jason Resnick (C’92) (Universal acquisitions), Sherri Cooper Landsman (C’94) (Brothers and Sisters Writer), Zach […]
Penn Alumni Dish Advice in Cannes & What the Entertainment Industry is Looking for in Its Next Generation of Employees
All last week, I posted about Brian Tran’s (W’10) inside scoop of his time at the Penn in Cannes Program. As our final “Cannes” post, Julie Blanc (W’12), another one of my great DT correspondents fills us in on advice given this year from Penn alumni:-Rick Hess (C’84, Head of Creative Artist Agency’s Film Finance […]
Google Street View Bike Snaps Photos on Penn Campus
Last week the Google Street View Bike was spotted on Locust Walk snapping pictures in front of the Button. The cameras take shots and geo-tags the photos so users can get a street-level view of where they are on Google Maps. The bikes were created so they could photograph smaller areas that the car can’t […]
Penn in Hollywood: “Writing a Good Spec Script” (VIDEO)
Yesterday, I posted a video about a Penn alum asking our Penn in Pictures panel about the art of the pitch. Today’s question from our audience to both Sherri and Lew is: “Why was your Spec Script Successful? …and What is some good advice in terms of writing one?” Any suggestions of your own to […]
