Dieter Schoeller, Managing Director and founder at Headup Games spoke at the recent Casual Connect Europe offered the lessons learned over the last seven years when it comes to publishing independent games, collaborating
with young studios and successfully bringing the games of Headup Games to the market.
Not exact matches
Melanie and Kristin are
young entrepreneurs, who knew that owning a Pure Barre
studio together would align
with both of their professional goals.
With my passion for prehab, my business partner and I wanted to open a studio that is very accessible for younger and fitter clients that want to be able to complement their fitness routine with some functional movement based fitn
With my passion for prehab, my business partner and I wanted to open a
studio that is very accessible for
younger and fitter clients that want to be able to complement their fitness routine
with some functional movement based fitn
with some functional movement based fitness.
One of the amazing things about this organization is their Fashion Incubator program which sets up
young designers like Youssef
with low - cost
studio space and teaches them proper business practices.
After training in the
studios of some of the best fashion houses including Maison Margiela, Dior and Y / Project, this
young graduate of the Royal Academy of Fine Art in Antwerp has already caused a stir
with her first collection of impressive jewelry - box earrings, and these silver statement earrings, which include one of the designer's favorite flowers.
Through its Fashion Incubator initiative, it supports and nurtures
young designers
with mentorship and low - cost
studio spaces, while the CFDA / Vogue Fashion Fund, developed in partnership
with American Vogue, awards winning designers
with $ 300,000 as well as a full year of business mentorship.
OUR TAKE: Fresh
young faces starring in a movie about a board game that hinges on delusion - as directed by Stiles White, a special effects guru from the Stan Winston
studio, who has written films like Knowing and The Possession, but is admittedly making his directorial debut
with this movie.
After making a striking debut
with 2013's based - on - fact, tragically devastating drama Fruitvale Station and following that up
with the stunning, Oscar - nominated Rocky spin - off Creed in 2015, the
young writer / director was seemingly given the keys to the kingdom by Marvel as it pertained to Black Panther, the
studio apparently feeling comfortable to let him do whatever he wanted
with this story of an African superhero from the secluded fictionalized nation of Wakanda.
Adding excitement to the project beyond all the thinkpieces the media can run about what this means for diversity in cinema is the fact that Black Panther is written and directed by Ryan Coogler, a
young filmmaker who followed his acclaimed debut Fruitvale Station
with a successful
studio film in the endearing Creed.
UNTITLED JASON JONES / SAMANTHA BEE (multi-camera) Picked up to series
STUDIO: TBS TEAM: Samantha Bee (w), Jason Jones (w) LOGLINE: Hopeful dad Nate hops in the car
with his wife and two
young kids for a 24 - hour adventure to the Keys.
While the
studio attempts to get the
young Han Solo spinoff film back on track
with Ron Howard taking over for Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Rian Johnson's Episode VIII has been sailing smoothly from the beginning.
THE DVD Paramount presents
Young Sherlock Holmes on a bare - bones DVD whose paucity of supplementary material is more justified this time out for a selection from the
studio's»80s genre cache than was the case
with the thorny Dragonslayer.
Beginning
with «Easy Rider» (photographed by Kovács), they helped redefine the way movies looked, from grabbing shots on the fly for
young directors making personal films on low budgets to using natural light to give a heightened realism to their
studio productions.
The
young girl plays Athena
with that certain Disney charm that many female characters had in the
studio's past live - action films.
Clooney wasn't able to take the role, so the
studio decided to eye someone
younger (which is something they wanted all along anyway),
with names like Bradley Cooper, Joel Edgerton and Ryan Gosling tossed around.
During an interview
with Digital Spy, Lost and Colony actor Josh Holloway has revealed that he was originally cast as Remy LeBeau, a.k.a. the fan favourite mutant Gambit, in 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, only to find himself replaced by Taylor Kitsch when the
studio wanted to go
younger with the character.
PANDAS IN NEW YORK (multi-camera)
STUDIO: CBS Television Studios TEAM: Ajay Sahgal (w, ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Dana Honor (ep), Wendi Trilling (ep), Mark Cendrowski (d) LOGLINE: A family of Indian doctors
with a successful group practice in New York City embarks on a project to arrange their
youngest son's life, unaware he's made plans of his own.
SMILF Picked up to series; 10 episodes
STUDIO: ABC Signature Studios / Showtime TEAM: Frankie Shaw (w, d, p), Lee Eisenberg (ep), Gene Stupnitsky (ep), Michael London (ep) LOGLINE: A raw look at a single twentysomething in Boston whose desires for relationships, sex and a career collide
with the realities of being a
young single mother.
You can see Gyllenhaal make a career U-turn after «Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,» working
with young directors on independent projects or challenging
studio films - «Source Code,» «Enemy,» «Prisoners,» and David Ayer's «End of Watch.»
FAM (multi-camera)
STUDIO: CBS Television Studios / Kapital Entertainment TEAM: Corinne Kingsbury (w, ep), Bob Kushell (w, ep), David Rosenthal (ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Dana Honor (ep), Wendi Trilling (ep), Scott Ellis (d, ep) LOGLINE: A woman's dreams of an upstanding life
with her new fiancé and his upstanding family are dashed when her
younger train - wreck half - sister comes to live
with her to escape their train wreck of a father.
PURE GENIUS (working title; fka Bunker Hill) Picked up to series
STUDIO: Universal TV / CBS TV Studios TEAM: Jason Katims (w, ep), Michelle Lee (ep), David Semel (d, ep) LOGLINE: Follows a
young Silicon Valley tech titan who enlists a veteran surgeon
with a controversial past in starting a hospital
with a cutting edge, «new school» approach to medicine.
A24, the
youngest company of the bunch and one without a major
studio's backing, also strongly followed up its 2017 success (the best - picture winning «Moonlight»)
with seven nods.
HAPPY TOGETHER (multi-camera)
STUDIO: CBS Television Studios TEAM: Tim McAuliffe (w, ep), Austen Earl (w, ep), Ben Winston (ep), Harry Styles (ep), Michael Rotenberg (ep), Jonathan Berry (ep), Phill Lewis (d) LOGLINE: A 30 - something couple, tired of their mundane life, start to reconnect
with their
younger, cooler selves when a
young pop star who is drawn to their super normal suburban life, moves in.
DEADLIER THAN THE MALE (working title) Picked up to series
STUDIO: Made Up Stories /
Studio T TEAM: Harriet Warner (w, ep), Houda Benyamina (d), Bruna Papandrea (ep), Casey Haver (ep) LOGLINE: Follows a trio of characters, each
with a mysterious and troubling past: a
young woman who once looked into the eyes of a dangerous killer, a former serial predator desperate to find redemption and Mary, a grieving mother obsessed
with finding her missing daughter.
FAM (multi-camera) Picked up to series
STUDIO: CBS Television Studios / Kapital Entertainment TEAM: Corinne Kingsbury (w, ep), Bob Kushell (w, ep), David Rosenthal (ep), Aaron Kaplan (ep), Dana Honor (ep), Wendi Trilling (ep), Scott Ellis (d, ep) LOGLINE: A woman's dreams of an upstanding life
with her new fiancé and his upstanding family are dashed when her
younger train - wreck half - sister comes to live
with her to escape their train wreck of a father.
The
studio is hoping the film's roots in Capcom's video game series and the recent launch of Street Fighter IV will attract
young males,
with young females all but guaranteed to flock to Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.
Like other Disney DVDs which the
studio has categorized as primarily for
young children, Tarzan II is equipped
with the patented «FastPlay» playback mode which cycles through the previews, the feature, a bonus feature, more previews, and more bonus features without you needing to push a button at all.
PROJECT (multi-camera; fka Untitled Austen Earl / Tim McAuliffe) Picked up to series
STUDIO: CBS Television Studios TEAM: Tim McAuliffe (w, ep), Austen Earl (w, ep), Ben Winston (ep), Harry Styles (ep), Michael Rotenberg (ep), Jonathan Berry (ep), Phill Lewis (d) LOGLINE: A 30 - something couple, tired of their mundane life, start to reconnect
with their
younger, cooler selves when a
young pop star who is drawn to their super-normal suburban life, moves in.
UNTITLED SINGLE DAD PROJECT (multi-camera)
STUDIO: ABC Studios TEAM: Dannah Phirman (w, ep), Danielle Schneider (w, ep), Sarah Haskins (ep), Emily Halpern (ep), Beth McCarthy - Miller (d) LOGLINE: An intellectual but emotionally challenged single dad moves to Queens
with his two
young daughters and forms an unlikely family
with the other residents in their apartment building.
But where «Brick» and «The Brothers Bloom» were low key productions, «Looper» takes Nathan and Rian Johnson into the
studio big leagues, uniquely pairing Bruce Willis
with their frequent star Joseph Gordon - Levitt as a future - past hitman, one regretfully trying to change his destiny, while his
younger, foolhardy persona is hell - bent on putting himself in the furnace.
Marvel's decision to go
with a talented,
young director in Coogler and grant him creative freedom continues a positive trend for the
studio, one that is paying dividends after the success of the Taika Waititi — directed Thor: Ragnarok.
This year's Black Panther
with its predominantly black cast was a humongous success for the
studio and many believe that after the Thanos and Infinity Stones storyline is finished, the major characters would be the
younger superheroes instead of Iron Man, Captain America and so on.
Or just look at Mark Duplass» unnerving Creep, a low - budget, low - risk endeavor where the established indie guru and
young buck Patrick Brice (The Overnight) could experiment
with form in the shadows, far away from
studio lots.
The
studio's previous films have typically targeted
young and old alike by choosing subjects of intergenerational appeal (robots, superheroes) or melding disparate elements (a rat
with culinary aspirations).
It's live - action 70s Disney, so it doesn't carry the esteem of the classics and masterpieces of the
studio's past films, but Escape to Witch Mountain is certainly likeable enough to be a favorite among kids interested in fantasy films about
young people like them
with magical abilities.
It's full of so many up - and - coming
young actors, including standouts Ezra Miller and Michael Angarano (even Thomas Mann, the lead of Sundance smash Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, has a blink - and - you'll - miss - it cameo), that
studio casting directors are going to have a field day
with this one.
Marvel
Studios is, once again, encouraging
young girls to explore the superpower of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
with the MARVEL
STUDIOS» THOR: RAGNAROK SUPERPOWER OF STEM CHALLENGE.
Whiplash, the overwhelmingly riveting second feature from
young (born 1985) writer / director Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench) opens
with a scene of an aspiring jazz drummer, Andrew — played
with searing commitment by rising star Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now)-- rehearsing in an empty
studio space.
MG: You became one of the
youngest composer to ever score a major
studio picture of this scale; how does that feel and does it compare
with its own pressures?
The Kids» Choice Awards is appealing to
studios for the show's ability to draw the
younger crowd,
with last year's presentation bringing in over 11 million viewers.
There's also a
studio session of sorts
with Collins and a
young - looking»N Sync, featuring singing and interviews.
According to Heat Vision, the
studio lined up key screen tests yesterday and today,
with an aim toward casting the role of the
young telekinetic gang member by Thanksgiving.
I hear the
studio will next negotiate new contracts
with the series»
younger cast.
BLACK - ISH (formerly UNTITLED ANTHONY ANDERSON / KENYA BARRIS; single camera) PICKED UP TO SERIES
STUDIO: ABC Studios TEAM: Kenya Barris (w, ep), Anthony Anderson (ep), Larry Wilmore (ep), Laurence Fishburne (ep), Helen Sugland (ep), Tom Russo (ep), Peter Principato (ep), Paul
Young (ep), Brian Dobbins (ep), James Griffiths (d) LOGLINE: An upper - middle class black man struggles to raise his children
with a sense of cultural identity despite constant contradictions and obstacles coming from his liberal wife, old - school father and his own assimilated, color - blind kids.
When her father dies suddenly, she's forced to move in
with her college - age
younger brother in his cramped
studio apartment and learns to discover that she has more strengths than she herself knows.
The
young studio — backed by AMC and Regal Entertainment respectively — has to be pleased
with not only the financials, but how the lovely critics and audiences have responded
with numerous lauds.
Paul Dano and John Cusack play both sides of the same coin
with their own subtle shades, and the recreations of
studio sessions watching the
young Wilson attempt to birth the music in his head into the world are divine.
When
young muppet - faced fan Walter (voiced by Peter Linz) overhears what Tex intends to do, he bands
with his brother Gary (Jason Segel, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and his girlfriend Mary (Amy Adams, Doubt) to re-unite the crew and throw one last live telethon to raise enough money to buy back the
studio.
The director recently made his return to English - language filmmaking
with the rather disappointing «The
Young & Prodigious Spivet,» but he's never returned to the
studio world (though flirted
with «Life Of Pi» at one point).
Though once upon a time seeing Ben Stiller star in a serious - ish film about middle - class, middle - aged malaise was a refreshing rebuke to his broader work in
studio comedy, the novelty has begun to wear off in recent years following his repeated — and arguably, repetitive — collaborations
with bourgeois angst maestro Noah Baumbach (Greenberg, While We're
Young, The Meyerowitz Stories).