How Indie Filmmakers use Branded Entertainment
The future of filmmaking is evolving. New production capabilities make it possible for more indie filmmakers to produce their vision. New film funding models like branded entertainment (brand integrations) enable…
Brands in Hollywood: What do you recall from memory?
First let’s get one thing out of the way: I’m 42 years old. Grew up in Los Angeles. Saw A LOT of movies and have always had a love for…
How screenwriters and copywriters work together.
Madison Avenue and Hollywood are, without question, legendary storytellers. But when it comes to turning these stories into dollars… they take two very different approaches. This is precisely why when…
Top 10 Brands in Movies
Movies have been leveraged as a successful tool to boost brand awareness for decades. Over the years there have been several ways filmmakers and brand marketers have collaborated. Our friends at WatchMojo.com put…
Become the next Duplass Brothers
The entertainment business in Hollywood has always been a tough business to crack, and thanks to shifting variables in the marketplace, getting your project funded the has never been more…
Superman – Brand Integration
With a massive international release, “Man of Steel” lured numerous global marketing partners. Rounding in with more than 100 global marketing partners and $160 million in collective promotional support, Superman,…
The resurgence of brand integration
Brand integration in Entourage In a recent Adweek article, filmmaker Doug Ellin, creator of HBO’s engaging Hollywood send-up Entourage and director and writer of the big-screen version, discusses how strategically integrating brands into…


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