tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:01:27 +0000BlakemanBrothertonBusiness planLeadershipPlanningPreparedivestmentinvestmentA blog that begun with articles written by Crystal Angeles during graduate school and now has developed into a spot to practice her writing. An emerging writer who has many stories to develop and share. Feast your eyes on these words!http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)Blogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-2300945373792647143Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:25:00 +00002012-02-12T03:30:07.049-06:00I've researched and mentioned the importance of planning out your business and now the most important part lies in finding funds to launch that great idea. However, I am going to step back and briefly review the important steps to getting investors to take your business idea serious. 1. Clearly define your business/product. 2. Describe the market problem and your solution.&nbsp; 3. Define http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-business-plan-to-searching-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-4340442150595798559Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:29:00 +00002012-01-07T20:20:17.655-06:00BlakemanBrothertonBusiness plandivestmentinvestmentLeadershipPlanningPrepareTo all my readers, I am adding more information on the importance of Business Planning in this blog because of a long break I took from writing. During this healing (and much needed) break, a few words kept crawling into my brain - Plan. Planning. Prepare. &nbsp;Everything requires planning, even if it's a brief plan; from taking a trip/vacation, to cooking a meal at home. I've come across many http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/09/business-plan-investment-or-divestment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-5640076702314655346Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:41:00 +00002011-07-24T20:41:57.127-05:00The Internet has created a difficult barrier for the entertainment business. A barrier that is creating a negative effect- Torrents, file sharing, etc. are methods of transferring music, movies, books, software, etc. With that, by sharing no money is made and it affects the outcome of new releases.&nbsp;New distribution, publishing and marketing methods are in high demand. After much research, http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/07/on-search-for-new-distribution-models.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-1042783756564311953Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:10:00 +00002011-06-26T18:10:49.227-05:00<!--StartFragment--> Throughout my studies in the advance business law course, I’ve noticed several issues that I would like to talk about in this blog. Issues that can affect a business proposal and or contracts (i.e. copyright, infringement and trademark dilution.) The following three podcast’s were chosen to assist me as examples to express my point. Besides the specific topics chosen, thesehttp://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/06/eliminating-issues-on-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-4172740302725027558Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:14:00 +00002011-06-06T22:14:52.790-05:00Recently, in my Advance Business Law course I have learned the importance of intellectual property knowledge. Below are four articles that relate to all four types of intellectual property. <!--StartFragment--> 1. Copyright- Protects the arts.http://questioncopyright.org/nina_paley_sita_interview 2. Patent- Protects useful items, plants or any item with a unique design.http://www.out-law.com/http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/06/learning-about-intellectual-property.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-7295199986955445029Mon, 23 May 2011 00:54:00 +00002011-05-22T19:56:50.571-05:00In this blog posting I am writing about an amazing Publicist, P.R Manager, Lois Smith. If you do not have a clue as to what a publicist is, the best description I have, comes from The Princeton Review;&nbsp; "A publicist gets press coverage for his client. The publicist is often the middleman between the high-profile personality and members of the media."&nbsp; Although a publicist is not http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/05/lois-smith-forever-remembered-publicist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-1136268662414173974Sun, 08 May 2011 23:24:00 +00002011-05-22T18:34:33.237-05:00As a person who's studying entertainment business, i've researched and have been studying the different positions of leaders in the industry. My area of concentration is in the film world. I was asked in an assignment for Product/Artist Management class, if i could represent anyone who would I chose. I chose Jean-Claude VanDamme, but since I can not find his manager, I decided to write on Jason http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/05/learning-from-jason-weinberg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-2607787134975958140Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:04:00 +00002011-03-26T01:34:22.530-05:00 As my followers know, I am in Grad school and currently I am taking Negotiating and Deal Making. For my course I have to do an interview with a professional in the field I am pursuing.&nbsp; I had the pleasure to interview Joe Orlandino, a Film Producer, Marketing Consultant and Bon Vivant &amp; Facilitator of Capitalistic Covenants. He went to Illinois State University where he studied http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/03/interview-with-joe-orlandino-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-3371816584335436160Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:50:00 +00002020-05-22T13:50:14.109-05:00Gallic Film Finance an open web page Article written by: Elsa Keslassy @ variety.com Date: Feb. 12, 2011 In Nov. 2010 an article by Tim Adler (London) on deadline.com, explains the current European film funding downsize. The French government had planned to cut 175 million of revenue, which would hurt the industry tremendously. Other forms of resources are brought up in the article to assist http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/02/government-backed-film-funding-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-2222275093845012164Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:45:00 +00002011-02-06T23:13:18.432-06:00H'wood's fear of commitment - Entertainment News, Peter Bart, Media - Variety There is this huge fear of committing to projects, as the article states. Is the greed invading the minds of all hollywood entertainment companies? I mean, what's going on is a right thing to ask in my opinion. Stock holders, who are invested in these companies can not depend on waiting for people to make up their http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2011/02/is-it-fear-or-greed-and-selfishness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-4963681462774504866Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:25:00 +00002010-12-19T13:20:09.401-06:00Do you remember Pong, Atari 2600, Sega Genesis, NES, Turbo Graphics, Colico Vision or SNES? Video games for different systems coming out every year? The video gaming industry is a very competitive field, but it has always had mixed reviews with consumers. Parents are constantly arguing that video games rot their children's mind, while others believe it has beneficial qualities. However, times http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/12/can-video-games-benefit-creativity-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-1695784370497389574Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:45:00 +00002010-12-19T13:09:15.722-06:00I live in Northwest Indiana, 30-40 minutes away from downtown Chicago, and a two hour drive to Indianapolis. People in Northwest Indiana and surrounding states have had difficulties finding a place or group to assist in screenwriting, networking or finding educational courses (film.) After gaining my BA, I worked in the field for two years and all my jobs came out of Chicago. I had one job in http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/12/to-all-mid-american-filmmakers-i-found.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-5437804227457166583Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:05:00 +00002010-12-07T04:16:13.524-06:00 Since the late 1940’s the world had started to view both political and social views differently. With each passing decade, the population had started to become less naive and more vigilant in expressing their views. It was during the 60’s that a change in what society deemed as horrific. With such terrifying events as the Vietnam War and the Manson Family Murders, the days of paranormal and http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/12/is-horror-dying-genre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-711311354120359941Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:17:00 +00002010-11-17T03:50:54.694-06:00Jane Eyre is a a novel written by Charlotte Bront. It starts off with young Jane Eyre, who loses her parents &nbsp;at a very young age and is sent to live with her wicked aunt. She is sent off, by her aunt, to a boarding school where she is abused. She grows up and becomes a governess for Mr. Rochester and from there things begin to change for Jane. This novel has been adapted into many films http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/11/jane-eyre-remake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-2956743449991022388Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:52:00 +00002010-11-08T13:39:00.751-06:00Team work has been a lesson that many of us have learned since childhood. It is a lesson we will need, in general, for any type of project we want to confront. It has been taught through many stories, cartoons, films, etc... The best source to learn this lesson (as a child or adult, in my opinion) is through&nbsp;The Wonder Pets&nbsp;theme song. In the song one character says "What's going to http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/11/whats-going-to-work-in-film-team-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-9037723331546582367Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:43:00 +00002010-10-17T06:43:18.486-05:00In the article&nbsp;Fox News: Suicide is proof tech dehumanizes&nbsp;by Greg Sandoval, an 18 year old university student commits suicide because his room mates caught him kissing another man.&nbsp; The article states the question "Was it Technology's fault he died?" and goes on to say&nbsp; "Because much of the tragedy has played out online and because a computer cam was used to do the recording,http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/10/blaming-everything-else-except-main.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-5340138101041752035Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:52:00 +00002010-10-17T05:52:58.916-05:00I came across an interview on&nbsp;CNET called The Internet vs. Hollywood and it gave me an idea for a blog. The interview is about the threat the internet is having on the television and film industry and benefit to media industries as the article says "...the re-emergence of the independent film." The host mentions the main reason for the interview is because of the recent released article Sonyhttp://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/10/is-world-wide-web-killing-hollywood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2539354198429575270.post-8510229169889155664Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:11:00 +00002010-10-21T00:22:12.692-05:00This article was posted by Kelley L. Carter from Variety News.&nbsp;Nightmare scares away competition My response to this article: The remake of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" made the top spot at the box office and it is not a surprise since the original 1984 film was a hit just as well. It is good news for New Line Cinema because the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" directed by Wes Craven, http://crysangeles.blogspot.com/2010/10/remake-craze.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Crystal Angeles)0