Rick Strawn is President and CEO of Paradigm Security Services. The firm works with various industry segments including film, music and gaming companies. Today he talks about providing prices to those interested in seeking reliable security services.
The group’s worldwide advocacy and content protection operations will now have a single, consistent name and logo – reflecting the global entertainment industry and following other recent changes to equip a more globally aligned organization that can better serve its member companies.
It was a perfect match of supply and demand. Georgia Tech needed reclaimed materials to build its environmentally pioneering Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design. Georgia moviemakers had an abundance of lightly used materials that could be repurposed.
Veteran faith-based filmmaker Joth Riggs (Heartfall, Push) rounds out the producing team as consulting producer. FULL COUNT is presented by Buckhead Film Group and Reel One Entertainment Worldwide; Vertical Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights.
SIEGE is doing a number of things differently this year. First of all, SIEGE will officially run Sunday – Tuesday, over Columbus Day (Monday, Oct. 14) at the KSU Center. 12. Most of our regular events – Investment Conference, Indie Game Showcase, College Fair, keynote presentation, game dev tracks and the like will return.
Another difference in the Southbox model is the type of films it co-finances which can include projects with budgets as high as $100 million that might include sprawling sci-fi epics, the latest comic book franchise, or international thrillers.
Acclaimed by fans as the true heir to the “Star Trek” legacy, “Prelude to Axanar” has more than four million views on YouTube.
The event is an interactive, up-close and personal Entertainment Expo highlighting the abundant resources and information available within DeKalb County and the State of Georgia for DeKalb companies, organizations, professionals and residents in search of to establishing a presence in the film, television, music, and digital entertainment industry.
How apt that our city’s early leaders chose these seemingly diverse symbols to represent our community. Individually, art and commerce have each been important influencers in our area’s development, but we are now seeing the true power of their potential when combined together.
The Global Commerce Division supported the creation of 28,960 new jobs – generating more than $7.4 billion in investment through the location of 332 projects – while 399 productions filmed in Georgia resulted in a record $2.9 billion invested in the state.