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Astrology Predicts the Oscars — Best Actor & Best Actress

February 23, 2012 / Articles, Creator Corner, Star Power!

Emotion is what the astrological atmosphere is emitting right now, and the 2012 Academy Awards will follow suit. Those who earn their accolades now are those who have moved the audience, not merely entertained them. This year’s crop of nominees do an especially good job of it. But who gets to hold the gold this year? BEST ACTRESS It’s always a delight to see an explosive performance by a young person honored by the Academy. Here’s the astrological chart of [...]

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Astrology Predicts the Oscars – Best Supporting Actor & Best Supporting Actress

February 22, 2012 / Articles, Creator Corner, Star Power!

The world of astrology is endlessly fascinating, and we have in the Academy Awards an opportunity to see just how closely it ties in to everyday life. Those honored in the film industry often have well-placed planets or harmonious energy patterns in their birth charts associated with fame (Sun), beauty and the arts (Venus), and glamour (Neptune). Winning an Oscar would also involve Jupiter (honors) and Saturn (dignity). It is the movement of the planets—called transits—around the wheel of the [...]

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Lofty Viral Marketing for Chronicle — People Flying above New York City

February 20, 2012 / Stuff We Love, Videos, Virals/Shorts/Music Videos

An innovative and inspired publicity effort to promote the film, Chronicle. Watch as these figures alight to bring the film’s singular marketing image of people flying over Manhattan to life.

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Hollywood Drive & Talk – Urgent! Watch this Now!

February 20, 2012 / Hollywood Drive & Talk, Videos

In this edition of Hollywood Drive & Talk, Seth explains the recent loss of urgency and intelligent responses regarding scripted material in Hollywood. Be that as it may, it’s still about story, story, story. That will never change.

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Yogic Break Dancing — A Body Aloft to Awolnation’s “Sail”

February 20, 2012 / Stuff We Love, Videos, Virals/Shorts/Music Videos

An awesome display of strength, grace, flexibility and balance — not to mention yogic presence — set to a perfect track of music to set the body in motion.

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Search and Rescue — Ghost Attack in the Woods

February 20, 2012 / Videos, Virals/Shorts/Music Videos

Here’s a frightening video of a documented ghost attack that is an exhibit for an official national park Search and Rescue.

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Astrology Predicts the Oscars – Oscar History & Billy Crystal

February 16, 2012 / Articles, Creator Corner, Star Power!

Astrology (Greek for “study of the stars”) is perhaps humanity’s most ancient method of interpreting the great cycles of life. Combining scientific observation with the intuitive art of interpretation, astrology has practical as well as spiritual applications. For many centuries, cultures around the world have used it for timing the planting of crops, knowing when to marry or set forth on journeys, even to predict an enemy’s moves. The Magi, the Wise Men who followed the Christmas star, were actually [...]

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What does it mean to be a Content Creator?

January 17, 2012 / Articles, Q&A

A Content Creator is someone who is actively creating and publishing original content to an audience on one or more media platforms. Traditionally, artists could be silo’d entities who worked in their one specific are of expertise — journalism, screenwriting, books, television, comics — but the ever-evolving Mediaverse has rendered that kind of artist obsolete. Artists and creative talent now need to be present and actively publishing content across multiple media platforms, building audience, engaging with fans and reaching out [...]

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Hollywood Drive & Talk – Just Send One

January 10, 2012 / Hollywood Drive & Talk, Videos

In this edition of Hollywood Drive & Talk, Content Engine’s Seth Jaret shares a simple golden rule for doing business effectively. “Learning the lessons so that you don’t have to,” Seth imparts advice and shares wisdom he’s garnered over more than 18 years as a content creator in Hollywood. Want to know what it’s like to be a producer in Hollywood? What’s the path to success as a writer/director/producer? Find out in his candid video segments.

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Why Branding Yourself from the Inside Out Isn’t as Painful as it Sounds

January 9, 2012 / Articles, Creator Corner

Oprah’s got one, Harry Potter is one, and you need to have one. At least that’s the prevailing wisdom in the social media-centric realm of Web 2.0. I’m talking about your personal brand, or, as my people call it, your “schtick.” Step One: Acceptance Your brand is the well-honed version of you, the way you market your “you-ness” to the world. And though it’s common to feel reluctant to prune one’s deliciously rich and complicated persona down to a few [...]

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Invisible Thank You Notes

January 7, 2012 / Articles, State of the Biz

It’s the thought that counts. Isn’t that what they say? I wholeheartedly agree. And I tend to think the thought counting also saves a whole lot of trees. I like to carry with me an attitude of gratitude for all the wonderful things in my life. Often, when my heart is bursting with appreciation, I feel like penning thank you notes to everyone whom I credit with contributing to my blissful state of mind: my wife, my clients, an agent [...]

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It’s Not A Panic!

January 6, 2012 / Articles, State of the Biz

Not long ago, whenever my son would hear me draw my breath in quickly or make a sound approximating alarm, he’d look at me with the insouciant curiosity of a three year-old and ask, “What’s the panic?” Precisely, my son. What IS the panic? Can anyone tell me? Are movies dead? Have people stopped consuming entertainment? Has media gone down the tubes? Is this the death knell of our business? As my boy is ever quick to remind me, “Dad, [...]

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