Why does everything in LA Tech have to happen on the same day? Lots to check out this week, especially on Wednesday. We will be at the Mahalo offices then for Scripped.com’s Hollywood 2.0 panel. Hope to see you there!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Ignite LA – Speakers get only 5 minutes to give an amazing, inspiring talk. In LA, there are tons of different communities at the intersection of tech, art, green/sustainability, unique lifestyle design, digital/collaborative media, and social action that don’t know each other but should. Think of Ignite as a set of trailers for exciting projects people are doing that you should know about.
Time: 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Location:
Cinespace
6356 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Tickets: Free, RSVP
A Good Knight’s Party — Premiere Party for ‘A Good Knight’s Quest’ – official premiere party for A Good Knight’s Quest, a new web comedy series by The Escapist and writer/director Brett Register. Evening includes: special guest DJ Michael Woodward of Your Only Friends, signature “Quest” drink specials by a Capitol City mixologist, win an evening with a cast member, red carpet interviews w/Kristyn Burtt of The Web Files, high-definition screening of our extended trailer and cast and crew Q&A.
Time: 8:00pm to 11:00pm
Location:
Capitol City Hollywood
1615 N. Cahuenga Blvd
Los Angeles, Ca 90028
Tickets: Free, RSVP required
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Scripped – Hollywood 2.0 – The topic of the discussion will be *”Film Production and Online Distribution – Strategies for Success.”* This will be an especially useful chat for those of you interested in hearing how quality content is put together, and how to go about distributing content on the web.
Panelists:
- Tyler Crowley – Director of Strategy, Mahalo ; producer of several web series
- Sean Percival – Director of Content Socialization, Myspace; founder lalawag.com
- Mali Elfman – Editor-in-Chief, Screencrave ; Producer
- Aaron Lubin – Producer
Time: 7:00pm
Location:
Mahalo
902 Colorado Ave
Santa Monica, Ca 90401
Tickets: Free, RSVP required (email Sunil at Sunil@scripped.com)
* We can only accept 100 people into this event due to the limited space.
Dealmaker Media – How To Build A Remarkable Company (aka: How Not to Be Boring) - At this special event, we’re thinking out of the box, so you can too. We’ll be discussing:
- Startup DNA: How do you build a truly remarkable company?
- Where does inspiration for “new” ideas come from?
- How do you promote a new idea to a market that might not yet be defined?
- Spreading the gospel: turning doubters into believers.
- How to surround yourself with a winning team
Time: 6:00pm to 9:0pm
Location:
Clearstone Venture Partners
1351 4th Street (4th floor)
Santa Monica, Ca
Tickets: Strategy Series & Mixer: $60 Member Price: $40 / Mixer Only: $35 Member Price: $25
Digital LA – Celebrity Websites Panel – The Oscars are coming up, perfect time for our panel on celebrity websites! At the perfect venue to talk celebs: Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, right on the Walk of Fame, on the same block where the Kodak Theatre will be hosting the Oscars a few days later! So after our panel in a section of the exhibit reserved just for us to talk about celebs, u can take pics with ‘em too!
Panelists:
- Jeff Pierce, 65 Media, concepted JimCarrey.com website, currently a finalist for this year’s SXSWi Film/Web award http://jimcarrey.com
- Anthony Malzone, Art Director for Prince, manager of Prince’s online presence, including his official website LotusFlow3r http://www.lotusflow3r.com
- Karen Woodward, content manager, writer, Booeep.com, works with Greg Grunberg, Sophia Bush, Lauren Holly, Disney kids, etc. on their official websites
Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location:
Madame Tussauds Hollywood
6933 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, Ca
Tickets: $60 thru Mar 1, Increases to $75 on March 2-3
* Includes admission to our panel, and a self-guided tour of the museum immediately afterward.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Digital LA – Alice In Wonderland – We just reserved a block of 10 VIP tickets to see Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland in 3D at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood! Our VIP tickets include no waiting, reserved seating, popcorn, a drink and 3D glasses.
Time: 9:00pm to 11:30pm
Location:
El Capitain Theatre
6838 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, Ca
Tickets: RSVP here, and they will let you know when registration is available
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Art Directors Guild Panel Discussion – An open invitation to attend a panel discussion of Production Designers and Set Decorators nominated for the 2009 Acadamy Award for achievement in Art Direction. Footage from the nominated films will be shown. Following films will be discussed: Avatar, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Nine, Sherlock Holmes and The Young Victoria.
Time: 2:00pm doors open 2:30 event starts
Location:
Egyptian Theatre Hollywood
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Tickets: Free, seating is first come first served
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Digital LA – Oscars Viewing Party – Get ready for the big awards show of the year: it’s our second annual Oscars Viewing Party! We had so much fun dressing up and watching the show together last year, we’re looking forward to more of the fun this year. Especially cuz a third of the Best Picture noms are digital: Avatar, Up, and District 9! This is a dress up event, blazers for guys and cocktail dresses for the ladies.
Time: 4:30pm to 8:00pm
Location:
The Parlor
1519 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, Ca 90403
Tickets: $35 thru Fri Mar 5, Increases to $40 Mar 6-7
*Your ticket includes light appetizers (shrimp cocktail, chicken satay skewers, sliders, veggie platter, and unlimited soda, juice, water).
