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William in Wigs

Posted on: March 25th, 2012 by wmapother 1 Comment

Google is very good at making offers we can’t refuse (e.g., Gmail, Google Maps,
searches for “all-night pizza delivery,” etc.).  I received mine via the prolific director-producers Rodrigo Garcia and Jon Avnet.  They’ve been commissioned—along with a number of Hollywood heavyweights—to create scripted content for YouTube (which is owned, of course, by Google).  They’ll be added to the site’s current channels of original content, most of which are unscripted.

The series is called Wigs, and they feature, predominantly, stories about women.  Rodrigo (the director of last year’s Oscar nominee Albert Nobbs) has spoken about the series to the LA Times and the magazine for the Directors Guild.

Actors in the series include Alfred Molina, Alison Janney, America Ferrara, Jennifer Garner.  Real slouches.  Mine was about speed dating.  Surprisingly, it’s not a horror flick. Melonie Diaz plays a women who suffers through a series of five-minute dates, poor thing.  I’m one of the guys, poor thing x 2.  The release, er, upload date is not yet known.  Stay tuned.

Posted in Acting Projects, News & Events, Tech, Video (Online & Home)

The JOBS Act

Posted on: March 22nd, 2012 by wmapother No Comments

No, it’s not an experimental one-act play about the founder of Apple.  

It’s a set of bills intended to make raising money easier for entrepreneurs and small private businesses.  The Senate just passed it today.  The House will now vote and then President Obama is expected to pass it into law.

One purpose is to ease SEC regulations on private business, some of which have been in place since the 1930s.  One effect is to benefit the trend of crowdfunding, in which a network of people fund a project or business.  Successful crowdfunding sites include Indiegogo, Kickstarter, and AngelList.

As a co-founder of Slated, the premiere crowdfunding site for film investment, I welcome these changes, not only because they’ll increase the capital available to filmmakers, but also because they make investing in film accessible to those who are interested.

Posted in News & Events, Slated, Tech

Snow + Slated = CNBC

Posted on: March 1st, 2012 by wmapother 1 Comment

CNBC Business has a great piece on how Slated is transforming film finance.
I’ve written some FAQs about Slated  and how it works.

Bonus:  There’s a photo of my feloow co-founders with big chessy grins up at Sundance this year.

Posted in Film, Film Festival, News & Events, Press, Slated

Film News Briefs <3 Slated

Posted on: February 15th, 2012 by wmapother No Comments

There’s a great piece on my online film finance marketplace Slated in Film News Briefs.  

We had a terrific party at Sundance, and the marketplace currently lists over 30 films, including several with Oscar winners.  Here’s to the democratization of film finance!

Posted in Film, News & Events, Press, Slated

Two Pces o’ News

Posted on: January 23rd, 2012 by wmapother 1 Comment

Drew Peterson: Untouchable, on Lifetime this past Saturday, was the  most-watched cable movie for the past two years.  There were 5.8 million people who were kept off the street and prevented from thieving and pillaging.  Score one for Lifetime!

But some dare question the film’s accuracy.  We are shocked.  Shocked!

On a totally separate note:  Pandodaily, a site with all sorts of tech news, picked up Slated’s announcement at the launch party at Sundance.  (See my Slated FAQ on this site for more info about Slated).

Posted in Acting Projects, News & Events, Slated, Tech, TV