Featured Entertainer: Devin Andre
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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: Justin Springer
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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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Scientist Spotlight: Jessica Brommelhoff
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“Science is magic that works.” From an early age, Jessica Brommelhoff, neuropsychology post-doctoral fellow at UCLA’s Semel Institute and Exchange consultant, was draw to science. Explore her early inspiration, science in the movies, and alien hand syndrome. What drew you to science in general and to the study of the…
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Scientist Spotlight: James Giordano
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If you have been searching for new ways to manipulate the cognitive and decision-making abilities of an arch nemesis, look no further. James Giordano, Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, shares about neuroethics, his eureka moment at 6 years old, and working…
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Featured Entertainer: Jon Spaihts
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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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Scientist Spotlight: David Saltzberg
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For many years, UCLA Professor David Saltzberg has been a leading thinker in particle physics. Since 2006, he’s also had a job title he may never have set out to put on his CV, but has proven hugely rewarding: science consult for the beloved CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory. …
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Featured Entertainer: Jon Turteltaub
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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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Scientist Spotlight: John Calkins
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When CBS first aired The District in 2000, it was the first time a prime-time television series incorporated a geographic information system (GIS) as a key part of the story with a GIS/crime analyst (Lynne Thigpen). John Calkins, corporate technical evangelist for Esri, helped bring GIS to life in The…
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Scientist Spotlight: Aaron Blaisdell
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Practitioners of science and fiction are both in the business of exploring the question “what if?” For a scientist the question is a hypothesis to be tested, for the fiction storyteller the question is explored in the medium of film or writing. UCLA psychology associate professor and Exchange consultant Aaron…
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Featured Entertainer: Filip Sablik
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Filip Sablik works in a place to which Hollywood turns (besides The Exchange) when it’s looking for great ideas – he’s a comic book writer/publisher. As the Publisher at Top Cow Productions, he oversees some of the biggest non-Marvel/DC properties in the business including Witchblade, The Darkness, and Wanted. From…
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