It's become an annual tradition for my Mom and I to attend SVCC - now the biggest convention north of San Diego Comic Con in California. For three years now we've seen the convention improve and adjust things, while also remove some things which were nice ( what happened to the video game lounge this year?!)
While the variety of celebrity guest panels and workshops remains the convention's glaring weakness, this year featured a couple new faces, Katee Sackoff, of "BattleStar Gallactica" fame, and powerhouse Dean Devlin. The producer behind Independence Day, Stargate and The Patriot was on hand to promote his newest movie The Bad Samaritan, and his partnership with a fan-owned movie studio called Legion M.
Dean was joined by the founders of Legion M to discuss what their bold strategy for empowering fans of cinema to support movies they want to see, funded by their pocketbooks with scouting reports provided by Legion M members. So far they have 7,000 investors with another round coming soon.
For myself, the idea of submitting my script The Last Showing or The Cemetery Across the Street is daunting, to say the least. Once I returned home from SVCC I promptly registered to become a Legion M member, and will become an investor when the next round opens. Why? The opportunity to be a part of something outside the Hollywood norms. This doesn't mean Legion M will suddenly take interest in my work, but it's a door that may lead to other doors, and if nothing else, I can participate in a very fresh and intriguing movement.
No comments:
Post a Comment