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Featured Entertainer: Ari B. Rubin

Posted on November 29, 2012 by admin


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Marathon runner, policy wonk and Hollywood screenwriter, Ari B. Rubin, shares with us what makes writing in Hollywood different and how he always strives to take the unbeaten path.  Tell us about your background. How did you decide to become a screenwriter? Did you consider other careers?I like to say…

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Featured Entertainer: Will Staples

Posted on November 13, 2012 by admin


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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the biggest entertainment launch in entertainment history. Writer Will Staples talks to us about what it was like to work on such a popular game and how he draws from real life military and law-enforcement themes to make his writing come alive. Tell…

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Featured Entertainer: Kath Lingenfelter

Posted on October 3, 2012 by admin


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Television writer and X-Files devote, Kath Lingenfelter, shares her insight on writing in Hollywood, growing up in New Hampshire and her early love of science. Tell us about your background. What inspired you to become a producer and writer? I wanted to be a writer long before I realized that…

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Featured Entertainer: Samantha Corbin-Miller

Posted on August 14, 2012 by admin


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Samantha Corbin-Miller’s stellar career in Hollywood include work on some of the most important shows of the last decade – ER, The Practice, Law & Order, and Lie to Me – among many others.   Corbin-Miller shares about her start, the most difficult part of her job, and how science inspires…

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Featured Entertainer: Nikki Levy

Posted on August 1, 2012 by admin


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Nikki Levy grew up in New York and Eddie Murphy was her idol.  Now a Vice President of Wedge Works World Wide at Fox, she also acts on the side as part of her show Don’t Tell My Mother! where writers and performers share true stories they’d NEVER want their…

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Featured Entertainer: Justin Springer

Posted on July 9, 2012 by admin


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Justin Springer may have grown up nowhere near the film industry, but now he’s one of the most talented young producers at Disney.  Working on Tron: Legacy, and on a variety of film projects, he’s found a way to smartly combine art, science, and story.  We had a chance to…

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Featured Entertainer: Devin Andre

Posted on July 9, 2012 by admin


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As the Director of Development at FilmEngine, Devin Andre oversees creation of screenplays from idea to a workable production draft.  He works with writers, producers, agents, studio executives, directors, financiers, among many others.  He began his entertainment career at Creative Artists Agency in 2006, working in both Motion Picture and…

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Featured Entertainer: Jon Spaihts

Posted on June 4, 2012 by admin


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Since Jon Spaihts first appeared on the Hollywood scene in 2007 with the inclusion of his SciFi/Romance script Passengers on the highly coveted “Black List,” he’s had a meteoric rise to the very top of the industry.  Jon’s worked with Ridley Scott, Keanu Reeves, and Jerry Bruckheimer to name a…

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Featured Entertainer: Jon Turteltaub

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin


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Fresh from the Air Force Entertainment Industry Tour, director / producer Jon Turteltaub sits down with The Exchange to share about science advising, working with The Exchange, and his current project. Why did you choose to work with The Exchange while making The Sorcerer’s Apprentice? What advice were you seeking?…

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Featured Entertainer: Jon Amiel

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin


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Dream huge. Dare more. From watching classic movies in his youth to directing his first movie in his late 30s, filmmaker Jon Amiel shares what inspires him and talks about science in the movies. Tell us about your background. What inspired you to become a filmmaker? I never wanted to…

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