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The article i read was about how "former PepsiCo CEO Roger Enrico’s resignation as chairman of the Dreamworks Animation board is “effective immediately”, the company says." According to the article Ariel Investments president Mellody Hubson is replacing him. Roget Enrico led the studio board since it became public in 2004. The CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg says this : " "...I’d like to deeply thank Roger for his unfailing service over the past eight years and wish him the very best in the future.”" 

This article affects a student because this shows how hard work can pay off and get you a good job like the one Enrcio had. What caught my eye about this article is that i know this company because i watch movies that are made by Dream Works and i wanted to know more information on them. As a future filmmaker, this affects me because i am able to see how things work in the film industry. As a consumer this affects me because i wonder if things will change with Dream Works because of this action ! This is a question that also comes into my mind.


Link :
http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/roger-enrico-resigns-dreamworks-animation-chairman/

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This article is about how Robert Pattinson, will be starring in Hold on to Me along with Carey Mulligan. The film will be directed by James Marsh, who won an Oscar for his films. 

What caught my eye about this article is that i think Pattinson is a great actor. As a student this impacts me because you realize how far you can get in life and make a lot of money just like Pattinson will be doing, in starring in so many films. As a future filmmaker this is able to show me how much more successful my film can be depending on the actors I choose. Because i am sure this film will be a great success not only because Marsh, an Oscar winning person is directing it nut also because of Pattinson, a lot of people would probably want to go and watch it because of him. As a consumer who is a fan of Pattinson this can affect me in a positive way because I will probably want to go and watch the film. The questions i get from this article are:

" Will the prices be higher then usual because of the big star ?'

" Would this film get a different view on it if Pattinson as not starring in it?"

&

"Will the film be successful especially because of the actor?"

Link :

http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/post-twilight-saga-robert-pattinson-takes-showy-role-in-hold-on-to-me/#more-354579

Blog for week of October 8!

This article is about how Stan Lee Media, Inc. is asking Disney to give them the $5.5 billion that they made with the superhero movies and merchandise. Some of the superheroes include Iron Man, Spiderman, and some of the Avengers. "“Defendant The Walt Disney Company has represented to the public that it, in fact, owns the copyright to these characters as well as to hundreds of other characters created by Stan Lee..."" 
What caught my eye about this article is that I watch Disney movies and superhero movies. I think it is interesting to not just watch the movies but also know a bit more of information. As a student this does not really impact me. As a future filmmaker this impacts me because I need to see how there are opportunities you can take. For example maybe if another company is not doing as good and another popular company buys them they can have a better outcome together. As a consumer I wonder if this is going to change Disney and superhero stuff. 






Link:
http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/stan-lee-media-lawsuit-walt-disney-marvel-superheroes-copyright-infringement/#more-350808

BLOG for the week of Oct. 1, 2012!

Article this week is about how Sony Pictures is negotiating to put Little House on the Prairie into a movie. The movie will be directed by David Gordon Green and Abi Morgan as the writer of the script. "Scott Rudin will produce with Trip Friendly."  "Little House On The Prairie is based on the semi-autobiographical classic children’s book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder..." The series of books were once a T.V. series that played from 1974-1983. Things are not set yet but they are working on getting it into a movie! 
I think this article is important because it shows how after many years you can still use old books to make a movie. I bet a lot of people never really expected for someone to make a movie out of it. This does not necessarily impact me as a student but as a future filmmaker this is important because maybe books that are out right now and are not as a film, can be made into movies later on and maybe even be a huge hit. I think many questions that this raises for me and the industry are stuff like: 
-"Will it actually become a movie?"
-"How much will tickets be?"
-"Will this movie be made in 3D?" 
-"What other stories will be made into movies?"
Link:
http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/sony-pictures-in-talks-for-little-house-on-the-prairie-feature/#more-345841