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The Economic Crisis and the Croisette: Penn Alumni Weigh in on the Current State of the Entertainment Industry
This week, our Penn in Cannes 2010 DT correspondent Chloe Castellon (C’11) reviewed some of the good and horribly awful films of this year’s film festival, talked about the badge system and how she conned her way into some of the better theatres. In her final post, Chloe shares with us inside info about the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Penn in Hollywood: “What Makes a Good Pitch?”
(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) Yesterday, I posted a video about a Penn alum asking our Penn in Pictures panel about getting a Hollywood job. Today’s question from our audience is: “What Makes a Good Pitch? …and […]
