Hollywood Anime Film Roundup

With the new year and the growing popularity of movies based on comic books, I thought I would do a round up of Hollywood films based on Anime and the status of them. In my opinion so far we haven’t seen anything but disastrous results. Speed Racer had too many bright colors and reminded me of playing CandyLand as a kid for some reason, and Dragonball: Evolution was one of the worst movies I have ever seen period.

Then there was Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. I actually liked it, as I was not expecting poetry from a Transformers movie, but then again, it could have been much better, one thing I hated more than anything was the Deceptican College girl.. Anyway, below are the titles that I know of which are based on anime or manga and are in some form of development.

Cowboy Bebop: Fox is moving forward with Cowboy Bebop which is set for a 2011 release date. Keanu Reeves is rumored to be starring with Erwin Stoff Producing. Hopefully Fox won’t turn this one into a train wreck like they did with DBE.

Akira: Scribes Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, who worked on Ironman are working on the script and have completed a few drafts, but recently contributing writer Gary Whitta, has said that they have not worked on it for a year. If Warner Bros likes it, it will go into production next year. Its not known if Leonardo DiCaprio is still set to produce. Whitta also said that the film will follow all 6 volumes of the manga by Katsuhiro Otomo, unlike the famous 1988 animated film that only really covered the first 2.

Ninja Scroll: the IMDB has this one set for a 2011 release date, and says that Leonardo DiCaprio is producing. DiCaprio has said that he would be interested in using SMAP members Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki and Shingo Katorito to star, but would not act in this one or Akira himself. To that I say, not a bad choice, maybe someone in Hollywood gets it, as Leo, a big anime fan, has said that he doesn’t intend to use anyone other than Japanese people for Ninja Scroll or Akira.

Macross: Known as Robotech in the US – I haven’t heard anything on this one, other than Tobey Maguire is pretty passionate about making, and starring in this movie, but with Spider-Man 4-6 down the pike it doesn’t look like he is going to get the chance to take on another potential franchise. Thinking of this movie, by the way, think of this brings to mind the Jamie Foxx movie Stealth, which was a blatant Macross Plus rip-off if I’ve ever seen one..

Battle Angel Alita: James Cameron has been talking about making this movie for what seems like 10 years. He told MTV news that Avatar (which has been a box office smash despite mixed reviews.) would be a testing ground to see if a Battle Angel Alita could even be made with today’s technology. Even though I have not seen it, it seems to me, and from what I have heard, Avatar is visually stunning. Cameron plans to make Battle Angel Alita a trilogy if the first one is successful and have it follow the manga closely. Sounds good, but Cameron has also just announced 2 more Avatar sequels. This may push Battle Angel Alita for a few years at least.

Tekken: Not really an anime based movie, but since it has had anime and manga incarnations I decided to add it, but I must say, from what I hear, this film is awful. Complete with actors and actresses who you would never think to associate with the characters they are actually based on, a director (Dwight H. Little) whose credits include the gems Anacondas 2: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid and Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, and an incoherent story – Tekkenpromises to be one of the worse movies of 2010.

Ghost in the Shell: As of 2008, DreamWorks, who also did the US release for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence acquired the rights to produce a live-action film adaptation of the original manga by Masamune Shirow with Steven Spielberg directing. Avi Arad and Steven Paul are confirmed producers; Shutter Island scribe Laeta Kalogridis is currently writing a script. The live-action film is set to be released in 2011.

Voltron: The Dark Knight producer Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment and Jason Netter’s Kickstart Entertainment has picked up film rights to the 1980s anime series and are currently looking for a screenwriter before they shop it around to studios. I remember the president of Fox Studios saying that when it came to Sentinals in X-2: X-Men United and X-Men 3: The Last Stand and Galactus in Fantastic Four 2: The Rise of the Silver Surfer – He will never allow giant robots in any movie his studio makes. But with the insane success of the Transformers franchise, attitudes seem to be changing and this one should be picked up by a studio quickly.

Neon Genesis Evangelion – The IMDB list this film as an Untitled Neon Genesis Evangelion Project with a release date of 2012 (the world end year.) There have been talks, and even concept art of a live action Neon Genesis Evangelion floating around the internet for years now, and this movie is still being pushed forward, however, there is no script, and again, like the Voltron film, ADV director Matt Greenfield has said the delay on the project is due largely to the Transformers movie: The studios wanted to make sure that a “giant robot” movie would appeal to an American audience. The negotiations between the U.S. studios and Gainax are being handled by Joseph Cho, who assisted in the production of “Appleseed: Ex Machina”, an animated film based on the Appleseed series, so Mr. Cho has previous experience in dealing with studio types. It is also reported that this film will cost over 100-120 million dollars to make, of which Fortune Magazine has reported ADV Films has raised half of that. There has been no official announcement in about a year though, and the current status of the film is unknown following the sudden collapse and asset sale of A.D. Vision on September 1, 2009.

Gatchaman: Is scheduled for a 2011 release and will be in animated CGI created by Imagi Animation Studios (the company that did TMNT) in association with Tatsunoko Production and Warner Bros. Pictures. The film will have a PG-13 rating and a 110 million dollar budget. Here is a trailer for the film that was recorded at Anime Expo ‘09.

Gigantor (T-28): Hikari Productions and IMAGI launched a teaser trailer for this one, however they have stated that further production on T-28 would depend on the world wide success of Astro Boy which as of this article has only made back ,159,327 of its 65 million dollar budget.

Dragonball 2: Reborn: Despite no positive reviews, fans hating it, and the French holding a funeral for Goku here, it still brought in about 60 million dollars worldwide, not including DVD sales (the movie only cost about 20 million to make.) A script has already been written, but it is unknown if DBR will be a sequel or a remake. But I am guessing it will be another Train Wreck.

Thundercats: Thundercats is an american cartoon produced by a Japanese studio in America. However, watching this when I was a kid, and it being one of my favorites I had to see what I could find on it. Unfortunately though, the CGI film, which was supposed to be an original story that expanded on elements of the first episode, has been shelved, probably due to the failure of Speed Racer…

Hollywood For Free

It’s a lonely boring day, the dvd rental shop is closed and you dont have enough energy to visit the nearest cinema hall. So, what you do now? Download latest movies over the internet and watch them? Oh Yeah! Seems like a good idea! You hurridely open your computer, search google for downloading free movies, you land up on a site, and just when you click “Download” the website starts asking for money, credit card details, where do you live, and how many dogs you have, etc, etc. Being frustrated and rebuked you close your computer, and go off to sleep. This is called waste of energy, time, and in some cases, money.

Isn’t there any solution to this problem?

Yes, there is! A couple of months ago a new website has been launched, it’s name is Gingle (www.gingle.co.cc). Now what’s new in that? The answer is everything. Unlike other movie downloading websites which charges you 15$-16$ for downloading latest flicks and 8$-9$ for downloading older counterparts, Gingle does’nt charge you anything!! Nor this site asks for any user registration, etc.

For downloading movies what you have to do is to just visit Gingle, go to download section, select your movie, and click the download button, save the movie to your computer and when download completes kick back, watch and relax!!. Can there be anything more easy and simple than that?

Gingle has the best aspects of a movie website:

1- NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED – Perhaps the first good reason why anyone should download movies from gingle. So, say good-bye to those websites which require you to enter your credit card details and deprieve you of your hard earned cash in the name of downloading movies.

2- LATEST MOVIES availiable – The Second best reason for downloading movies from gingle. Gingle ensures that it’s users get quality, free latest hollywood movies for download free of cost, so dont be surprised to see latest hollywood flicks on it’s download page, just after 2-3 days of their release.

3- NO ACCOUNT, NO FUSS – It is normal for people to forget their username or password, so for added bonus you dont even have to register with them, recieve their news letter etc, etc. Put into another words, visit,click,download and enjoy!

4- NO ADS – like other websites filled with advertising, popups, animation ads, etc gingle gives you a respite with it’s clean looks and no ad policy.

5- CAN’T FIND? REQUEST THEM – You cannot find your favourate movies? request for them in the movie request form, and see them added for download.

6- GINGLE TOOLBAR- Gingle wants it’s users to be updated with the movies being added to Gingle, so it provides a nifty toolbar known as “Gingle bar” this toolbar is a lightweight toolbar which not only provides you alerts on the new movies being added but also provides you links to the movie download section. The toolbar requires atleast FireFox 2.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0 (default with Windows Xp).

So, always remember that movies can always be downloaded from http://www.gingle.co.cc

And do tell about it to every idiot who goes around saying “Movies cant be downloaded for free from the internet”

visit.click.download.enjoy! – that’s what we believe in!

Free Download Latest Hollywood Movies

It’s a lonely boring day, the dvd rental shop is closed and you dont have enough energy to visit the nearest cinema hall. So, what you do now? Download latest movies over the internet and watch them? Oh Yeah! Seems like a good idea! You hurridely open your computer, search google for downloading free movies, you land up on a site, and just when you click “Download” the website starts asking for money, credit card details, where do you live, and how many dogs you have, etc, etc. Being frustrated and rebuked you close your computer, and go off to sleep. This is called waste of energy, time, and in some cases, money.

Isn’t there any solution to this problem?

Yes, there is! A couple of months ago a new website has been launched, it’s name is Gingle (www.gingle.co.cc). Now what’s new in that? The answer is everything. Unlike other movie downloading websites which charges you 15$-16$ for downloading latest flicks and 8$-9$ for downloading older counterparts, Gingle does’nt charge you anything!! Nor this site asks for any user registration, etc.

For downloading movies what you have to do is to just visit Gingle, go to download section, select your movie, and click the download button, save the movie to your computer and when download completes kick back, watch and relax!!. Can there be anything more easy and simple than that?

Gingle has the best aspects of a movie website:

1- NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED – Perhaps the first good reason why anyone should download movies from gingle. So, say good-bye to those websites which require you to enter your credit card details and deprieve you of your hard earned cash in the name of downloading movies.

2- LATEST MOVIES availiable – The Second best reason for downloading movies from gingle. Gingle ensures that it’s users get quality, free latest hollywood movies for download free of cost, so dont be surprised to see latest hollywood flicks on it’s download page, just after 2-3 days of their release.

3- NO ACCOUNT, NO FUSS – It is normal for people to forget their username or password, so for added bonus you dont even have to register with them, recieve their news letter etc, etc. Put into another words, visit,click,download and enjoy!

4- NO ADS – like other websites filled with advertising, popups, animation ads, etc gingle gives you a respite with it’s clean looks and no ad policy.

5- CAN’T FIND? REQUEST THEM – You cannot find your favourate movies? request for them in the movie request form, and see them added for download.

6- GINGLE TOOLBAR- Gingle wants it’s users to be updated with the movies being added to Gingle, so it provides a nifty toolbar known as “Gingle bar” this toolbar is a lightweight toolbar which not only provides you alerts on the new movies being added but also provides you links to the movie download section. The toolbar requires atleast FireFox 2.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0 (default with Windows Xp).

So, always remember that movies can always be downloaded from http://www.gingle.co.cc

And do tell about it to every idiot who goes around saying “Movies cant be downloaded for free from the internet”

visit.click.download.enjoy! – that’s what we believe in!

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Hollywood Movies For Free Download

It’s a lonely boring day, the dvd rental shop is closed and you dont have enough energy to visit the nearest cinema hall. So, what you do now? Download latest movies over the internet and watch them? Oh Yeah! Seems like a good idea! You hurridely open your computer, search google for downloading free movies, you land up on a site, and just when you click “Download” the website starts asking for money, credit card details, where do you live, and how many dogs you have, etc, etc. Being frustrated and rebuked you close your computer, and go off to sleep. This is called waste of energy, time, and in some cases, money.

Isn’t there any solution to this problem?

Yes, there is! A couple of months ago a new website has been launched, it’s name is Gingle (www.gingle.co.cc). Now what’s new in that? The answer is everything. Unlike other movie downloading websites which charges you 15$-16$ for downloading latest flicks and 8$-9$ for downloading older counterparts, Gingle does’nt charge you anything!! Nor this site asks for any user registration, etc.

For downloading movies what you have to do is to just visit Gingle, go to download section, select your movie, and click the download button, save the movie to your computer and when download completes kick back, watch and relax!!. Can there be anything more easy and simple than that?

Gingle has the best aspects of a movie website:

1- NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED – Perhaps the first good reason why anyone should download movies from gingle. So, say good-bye to those websites which require you to enter your credit card details and deprieve you of your hard earned cash in the name of downloading movies.

2- LATEST MOVIES availiable – The Second best reason for downloading movies from gingle. Gingle ensures that it’s users get quality, free latest hollywood movies for download free of cost, so dont be surprised to see latest hollywood flicks on it’s download page, just after 2-3 days of their release.

3- NO ACCOUNT, NO FUSS – It is normal for people to forget their username or password, so for added bonus you dont even have to register with them, recieve their news letter etc, etc. Put into another words, visit,click,download and enjoy!

4- NO ADS – like other websites filled with advertising, popups, animation ads, etc gingle gives you a respite with it’s clean looks and no ad policy.

5- CAN’T FIND? REQUEST THEM – You cannot find your favourate movies? request for them in the movie request form, and see them added for download.

6- GINGLE TOOLBAR- Gingle wants it’s users to be updated with the movies being added to Gingle, so it provides a nifty toolbar known as “Gingle bar” this toolbar is a lightweight toolbar which not only provides you alerts on the new movies being added but also provides you links to the movie download section. The toolbar requires atleast FireFox 2.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0 (default with Windows Xp).

So, always remember that movies can always be downloaded from http://www.gingle.co.cc

And do tell about it to every idiot who goes around saying “Movies cant be downloaded for free from the internet”

visit.click.download.enjoy! – that’s what we believe in!

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Hot news:John Travolta receives pregnancy well-wishes from celeb pals

John Travolta and Kelly Preston have received well-wishes from pals such as Hugh Jackman and Kirstie Alley after announcing they are expecting again.
The Hollywood couple recently revealed that they are expecting their third child. They already have a daughter Ella, 10, and their older son Jett died last year after suffering from a seizure.
Jackman, who starred in the movie Swordfish with Travolta, said to PEOPLE: ‘I’m very thrilled for him. I know John – he’s an amazing dad and so that’s one lucky kid. I’m very, very, very happy for them. Very excited.’
Kirstie Alley added: ‘It’s rainin’ babies, hallelujah.’
Lori Loughlin starred in Old Dogs with Travolta and Preston and said: ‘Kelly and John are wonderful people. They deserve all the joy this new baby will bring them!’

John Travolta and Kelly Preston have received well-wishes from pals such as Hugh Jackman and Kirstie Alley after announcing they are expecting again.
The Hollywood couple recently revealed that they are expecting their third child. They already have a daughter Ella, 10, and their older son Jett died last year after suffering from a seizure.
Jackman, who starred in the movie Swordfish with Travolta, said to PEOPLE: ‘I’m very thrilled for him. I know John – he’s an amazing dad and so that’s one lucky kid. I’m very, very, very happy for them. Very excited.’
Kirstie Alley added: ‘It’s rainin’ babies, hallelujah.’
Lori Loughlin starred in Old Dogs with Travolta and Preston and said: ‘Kelly and John are wonderful people. They deserve all the joy this new baby will bring them!’

Lori Loughlin starred in Old Dogs with Travolta and Preston and said: ‘Kelly and John are wonderful people. They deserve all the joy this new baby will bring them!’

Lori Loughlin starred in Old Dogs with Travolta and Preston and said: ‘Kelly and John are wonderful people. They deserve all the joy this new baby will bring them!’

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The Hollywood Weight Loss Secret

Making movies is a very competitive business demanding the actors to stay fit if they want to continue earning money. There is no time waiting for someone to get in shape. Either you stay in shape and in business or you let go and look for another career.

Loosing weight the wrong way.

It is very easy to get into weight loss the wrong way by eating nothing and doing too much exercise. This behavior will drain your energy very quickly and make you feel sick. Doing it the wrong way will result in no motivation to continue any program.

People dependent on their physical health and fitness knows that loosing weight is all about carefully selecting your food but not necessarily eating less. They learn that some kind of fat are good and essential for your well being and others are not.

Good and essential fats are:

* Butter

* Olive oil

* Coconut oil

Speeding up the process.

When working in the show business you do not have much time to get rid of the extra annoying body fat you might have gained.

A few years back, a natural product was discovered, so effective in helping you to burn fat that it was called a “Super Fruit”.

This fruit named Acai, comes from the Amazon rain forests in South America. The dark purple Acai berry is growing on a special type of palm tree which has to be climbed to get to the fruit.

Although the Acai berry has been used as food and healing remedy by the South American people for ages, it was only discovered by the western world a few years back.

The Acai berry is not only helping you burning fat in a super fast way, it also allows you to eat normally and still loosing weight.

The Hollywood secret.

When the effects of the Acai berry become known in Hollywood it quickly turned into the most popular natural remedy ever.

Fat burning is only one of the positive effects of the fruit, it also builds up a strong immune system, cleans the colon and increase your energy level.

The benefits of the Acai fruit has already been discussed on many news channels and shows such as The Today Show and Oprah Winfrey Show.

Famous health doctors like Dr. Perricone stated that the Acai berry:

” Helps in boosting your power to prevent inflammation and improve your immune system. Gives you vibrant glowing skin and extraordinary good health.”

The Acai berry product sold in the western world is usually in the form of juice or capsules which are taken a few times a day.

There are many companies selling the product but not everyone has the best grade.

Good companies selling Acai are so convinced about the quality of their product that they will let you try it for free.

Breaking Into Hollywood – Do I Need To Read The Trades?

I very regularly hear the question: “Why should I read the trades?” Here’s the quick answer: you have to read the trades to know what’s going on in the industry you’re trying to earn work, income and respect in. I think the better question is: “HOW should I read the trades?” That’s because once you zero in on the key information on the pages, you’ll be less overwhelmed by all of the additional stories that make reading the trades feel like such a task.

Which trades should I read? Everyone in film and television can benefit from Variety, Hollywood Reporter or TV Week. But yes, they cost quite a lot, so you might want to subscribe to the weekly edition rather than the daily one or read them at the library. Even better, go online and subscribe to the e-trades – many of those are free and arrive daily in your inbox! I’m a fan of Cynthia Turner’s Cynopsis. There is also a great mix of e-mail newsletters available through Media Week. And TV Week has a free e-newsletter, as well.

Almost all entertainment fields have excellent trades targeting their members’ needs and offering employment info. For actors, you should at least regularly read Backstage. In the music industry, Billboard and Vibe are king, but regional trades may be more important for local information. For example, Music Connection, an L.A.-based mag, has great articles, artist spotlights and free classified, with national news, too. Fashionistas need Women’s Wear Daily, of course, but I’ve never come across a legit trade paper for modeling.

What should I read in the trades? There’s so much information packed into trade papers that it can seem like too much to tackle. So rather than read nothing, here are the three things I suggest you scan for:

1) Who’s working where in your industry’s “gatekeeper” positions? This means heads of A&R in the music industry, development executives in TV and film, casting directors in acting, fashion directors for stylists and designers. Start tracking the names you need to know, where they’re being hired/fired/reassigned, and get familiar with their points of view!

2) What are the current trends in your industry? TV & film producers, find out what types of shows and films are being produced (remember when cutthroat reality shows gave way to feel-good TV? That was foreshadowed in the trades!). Singers/writers/composers/producers, read what type of artists are being signed (is this really a good time to form a new hair band? Maybe…). Fashion folks, do I need to tell you to research what colors, textures and styles are current on the runway and the streets of Tokyo? And everyone, learn how new products are being pushed. For instance, musicians, if you’d been reading the trades, you would have known last year that building a solid MySpace fanbase gave you a better shot at a record deal. Those stories were breaking back in 2005!

3) What technological changes are taking place? Right now, everyone needs to be learning as much as they can about streaming media, mobile content, RSS feeds, mpeg4 and future video formats, and more. Not just to expand your reach to your audience – but to understand the scope of the contracts that are coming your way! Are those terms all total news and a mystery to you? That’s why you need to read the trades.

Breaking Into Hollywood – How Do I Translate The Entertainment Trades Into Project Sales?

One of my most popular articles to date has been “Breaking Into Hollywood – Do I Need to Read the Trades?” In that post, I outlined the minimum types of information you should scan the trades for and also suggested key trades to read. Thanks to the strong response I received, in this article, I’m going to follow up with specific examples of what you might find in the trades – and how you can translate that information into selling your own projects.

Whether you work in film or TV, you can put these tips to use, even if the specific example is not from your industry.

Let me start by recommending you immediately ditch any hard copies you receive of the trades and sign up for the electronic versions instead. That way, you can easily copy and paste information straight into your databases or share it with partners and reps. Remember, always show copyright love whenever it bears stating!

Now, here are six ways to “trade up” your daily reading into a focused, project-selling process:

Trade-Up Tip #1: Track the Trends

As you prepare to pitch various projects, the trades tell you what’s hot and what’s not. Guess which trend you want to be riding? For example, for reality TV professionals, over the past two weeks, we’ve learned that:

My Network TV is about to replace 33% of its programming with reality TV AND 180 from telenovelas to targeting male viewers (reality producers, take note);

Court TV’s first scripted project is a hit with viewers (fiction producers, here’s a new potential buyer!);

NBC, the CW and Bochco himself all are about to launch original Web-based programs (everyone, are you still ignoring new media?); and

Networks in general are looking for cheap ratings bonanzas in brand-friendly game shows (got a talent option you don’t know yet how to capitalize on?)

All of that info ought to help show creators decide which ideas they are going to prioritize developing to maximize sales possibilities. Database these updates in a simple table or spreadsheet, and you’ll always be timely in your pitch meetings. And remember, the execs you’re pitching expect you to know this info if it was in the trades!

ACTION PLAN: In Word or Excel, build a simple table with columns for network/studio name, programming announcement(s) and announcement date(s). (when you buy my book, “The Show Starter Reality TV Made Simple System, Vol. 1: How to Create and Pitch a Sellable Reality Show,” if you join the Show Starter Online Group, you can access a file of over a dozen network programming announcements from this year%u2019s upfronts.)

BONUS ROUND: If you don’t have any pitches that ride the trends, rework existing projects to stay current. Is there a cooking pitch you love that also might make a terrific game show? For helpful process tips, read “Show Starter, Vol. 1″ pp 25-27.

Trade-Up Tip #2: Run “Comps” on Projects that are Similar to Yours

TV producers, before any pitch meeting you ever take, be absolutely sure to check the overnight ratings for the current shows at that network AND any shows anywhere else that are similar to yours. Filmmakers, regularly track the weekend box office for any studios or companies you hope to meet with or any films in your genre.

Now for the example: remember the hot new – and now former – ABC show “The Great American Dream”? At the end of March ’07, if you were about to pitch any dream fulfillment shows anywhere, or any show AT ALL to ABC, a quick glance at one day’s trades would have shown that “Dream” utterly tanked episode one (ratings report – 3/28/07). . .and was cancelled after episode two (cancellation article – 3/29/07 – as in the NEXT DAY’s trades).

Translation: this might be a pretty bad time to pitch a new dreams-come-true project anywhere, and ABC execs might be particularly cautious about new genre projects in general. Isn’t that something you’d like to know before entering the room? You BET. At least so you can explain why your project isn’t vulnerable to the same ratings risks? And don’t be blinded even if you see high ratings. Just because the trades report “Fox Picks Up 13 More Episodes of 5th Grader,” it might mean Fox wants to do another deal with Mark Burnett rather than buy your equally biting game show.

ACTION PLAN: Do a quick ratings review in the daily trades to compare your pitch list to current shows. Push danger zone shows to the bottom of your list, if you pitch them at all over the next few weeks. Then shift at least one brand-appropriate trend-winner into your top three opening pitches.

BONUS ROUND: Brainstorm alternative versions of your danger zone pitches (Show Starter, Vol. 1, pp 25-27) so they no longer heavily rely on now-risky elements. Then if an exec challenges them, you can come right back with a well-thought-out twist on your pitch.

Trade-Up Tip #3: Dissect Deal Points

If you’re not sure what to expect and request in your own deals, read the trades to keep up with what everyone else is offering or receiving! For example, for all you filmmakers who are fighting mainly to get a piece of DVD rentals in your deals, shouldn’t you know that the “Netflix Founder Predicts End Of DVD Rental Business” and now is investing millions in digital film downloading? Meanwhile, reality newcomers and pitch partners can set some basic contract expectations by reading news like “Hedda Muskat has been named Consulting Producer on WE’s new show, ‘Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter’ debuting on April 20. Hedda brought the show to World of Wonder who sold it to WE.” (© 2007 Cynopsis).

ACTION PLAN: Scan for any deal discussions regarding professional peers or potential buyers. The Cynopsis example above lets you know right away what you might expect to be offered by WE and/or World of Wonder as a new show creator.

BONUS ROUND: Oh, you know what I’m going to say: add this info to a database – and review it before you actually pitch any partners!

Trade-Up Tip #4: Improve Your Project Development Process

Seeking “the right” talent to attach to a project? You can test the industry’s temperature for star “heat” by reading that “Kid, Not Play, May Get Talk Show.” Or get a great lesson in built-in conflict for reality pitches when you read that “Season three of Run’s House on MTV begins April 9 at 10p. Rev. Run and the Simmons family return to face new crisis and growth situations such as the two oldest daughters, Angela and Vanessa living on their own in Manhattan.” (© 2007 Cynopsis). Whenever you read about greenlit projects in your industry, consider it powerful development guidance for your own projects.

ACTION PLAN: Scan the trades for talent and story success stories and see what equally compelling “headlines” you could write to promote your own projects. Do you have more work to do to develop the project?

BONUS ROUND: Write the headlines – and send them to your focus group to see if they want to see that show!

Trade-Up Tip #5: Gather Insider Information

I call this “Room Wisdom.” These are articles that give you explanations of how our business works that help you get inside the minds of the studio, network and production execs you are pitching. For example, the Hollywood Reporter recently ran an article called “Ad Ratings To Gain At Upfront,” explaining that advertisers increasingly want to base the ad dollars they commit to a network on ratings for the actual commercials that run during programs, rather than ratings for the shows themselves. Is that a big shift? Of course! Is that something you can talk about intelligently in the room when possible ratings enter the discussion? Sure – if you’ve read the article.

ACTION PLAN: Read insider information articles and make sure you can summarize the general idea into a straightforward sentence (like I just did above).

BONUS ROUND: Learn the article’s new buzzwords and do additional research on them. For my example article, you would research “ad ratings” (aka “commercial ratings”) and the new Nielsen measurements they represent.

Trade-Up Tip #6: Scan for Who | What | Where

I’ll say it again – success in isn’t just about know-how; it’s about know-WHO. You absolutely must know who the players are that can buy your projects or otherwise assist their sale. All the trades announce executive hiring, firings and job-swappings. Many also feature producers who have just sold new projects. You must know these names to learn whom you already know and whom you need to meet with – not just in the room, but also at panels, seminars and conferences you see advertised.

For example: got contacts at “The Amazing Race”? Guess what? Now you might have contacts at Oprah’s new wish fulfillment show – the trades just announced “‘Race’ duo to oversee Harpo reality series.” But before you send an e-mail blast to everyone you know who works anywhere, please read my article: “Breaking Into Hollywood – Do you know anyone who’s hiring?” Please don’t ever let the first thing you say to someone – a stranger OR a friend – be “What can you do for me?” Make sure your energy in this industry is balanced between advancing your own dreams and sincerely investing in your core circle’s dreams at the same time. Those contacts are the ones who’ll call YOU to yell, “Hey, I just got the new Oprah show – send me your rez!”

ACTION PLAN: Database the names of studio execs, network execs, production execs, financiers and show runners and keep it updated through your daily trade reads. Start with the network and prod co dbs we give you at our online group, and keep it up-to-date. Those names are the key to your selling a project.

BONUS ROUND: Today, right now, send an e-mail to the five people who have helped you most in your career. Offer something specific to help them back – even if its updating one of THEIR databases. Get balance back in your professional relationships – and watch the immediate shift in your professional progress.

BONUS, BONUS ROUND – Stop typing your latest email blast asking people you otherwise never check in on to find you work. Now re-read “Bonus Round” and give that approach a try instead. Please trust me on this. And remember, send thank you truffles or coffee cards to everyone who ever gets you in front of anyone else for a meeting – whether you close a deal or not.

NOW GO SELL THOSE PASSION PROJECTS!

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1- NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED – Perhaps the first good reason why anyone should download movies from gingle. So, say good-bye to those websites which require you to enter your credit card details and deprieve you of your hard earned cash in the name of downloading movies.

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6- GINGLE TOOLBAR- Gingle wants it’s users to be updated with the movies being added to Gingle, so it provides a nifty toolbar known as “Gingle bar” this toolbar is a lightweight toolbar which not only provides you alerts on the new movies being added but also provides you links to the movie download section. The toolbar requires atleast FireFox 2.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0 (default with Windows Xp).

So, always remember that movies can always be downloaded from http://www.gingle.co.cc

And do tell about it to every idiot who goes around saying “Movies cant be downloaded for free from the internet”

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It’s a lonely boring day, the dvd rental shop is closed and you dont have enough energy to visit the nearest cinema hall. So, what you do now? Download latest movies over the internet and watch them? Oh Yeah! Seems like a good idea! You hurridely open your computer, search google for downloading free movies, you land up on a site, and just when you click “Download” the website starts asking for money, credit card details, where do you live, and how many dogs you have, etc, etc. Being frustrated and rebuked you close your computer, and go off to sleep. This is called waste of energy, time, and in some cases, money.

Isn’t there any solution to this problem?

Yes, there is! A couple of months ago a new website has been launched, it’s name is Gingle (www.gingle.co.cc). Now what’s new in that? The answer is everything. Unlike other movie downloading websites which charges you 15$-16$ for downloading latest flicks and 8$-9$ for downloading older counterparts, Gingle does’nt charge you anything!! Nor this site asks for any user registration, etc.

For downloading movies what you have to do is to just visit Gingle, go to download section, select your movie, and click the download button, save the movie to your computer and when download completes kick back, watch and relax!!. Can there be anything more easy and simple than that?

Gingle has the best aspects of a movie website:

1- NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED – Perhaps the first good reason why anyone should download movies from gingle. So, say good-bye to those websites which require you to enter your credit card details and deprieve you of your hard earned cash in the name of downloading movies.

2- LATEST MOVIES availiable – The Second best reason for downloading movies from gingle. Gingle ensures that it’s users get quality, free latest hollywood movies for download free of cost, so dont be surprised to see latest hollywood flicks on it’s download page, just after 2-3 days of their release.

3- NO ACCOUNT, NO FUSS – It is normal for people to forget their username or password, so for added bonus you dont even have to register with them, recieve their news letter etc, etc. Put into another words, visit,click,download and enjoy!

4- NO ADS – like other websites filled with advertising, popups, animation ads, etc gingle gives you a respite with it’s clean looks and no ad policy.

5- CAN’T FIND? REQUEST THEM – You cannot find your favourate movies? request for them in the movie request form, and see them added for download.

6- GINGLE TOOLBAR- Gingle wants it’s users to be updated with the movies being added to Gingle, so it provides a nifty toolbar known as “Gingle bar” this toolbar is a lightweight toolbar which not only provides you alerts on the new movies being added but also provides you links to the movie download section. The toolbar requires atleast FireFox 2.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0 (default with Windows Xp).

So, always remember that movies can always be downloaded from http://www.gingle.co.cc

And do tell about it to every idiot who goes around saying “Movies cant be downloaded for free from the internet”

visit.click.download.enjoy! – that’s what we believe in!

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