Starz Night

As I have finished my first contract and I am on the "hunt" again for work, I have nothing but fond memories for my first "gig". It was really one in a million and I made some great friends. The comradery among us was really special and I have nothing but the highest regards for my colleauges.

Now, as part of my ongoing pursuit for the next contract, I have been attending functions and parties and get togethers and such, but mostly I love seeing friends that I havent seen for a bit and seeing people I went to school with. It really is fun to be around like minded people who just care about creativity and are generally good human beings to be around. So, I ended up going to a "sware" for Starz Animation, through word of a friend. I thought "cool; drop the demo off, have a drink and just chill with friends" Which is pretty much what I did. But I got to meet two really nice people who left a genuinly positive impression. First was the president of Starz, Dave Steinberg. He was so cool about things; totally down to earth and really made everyone feel wanted and appreciated. You could joke with him and he was reciprocal. He generally had a good demeanor and just really was pleasent to be around. He was interested in meeting us and the feeling was mutual.

The other person I met was the director of Starz upcoming film "Nine", Shane Acker. He was just gold. Honestly, I didnt know what to excpect but he was really approachable and I actually got some one on one time with him for quite a while. During that time, I got to pick his brain on a number of things and he was more than happy to offer advice and talk about his previous experiences. He honestly was just a great person and really offered some solid advice about the industry in general, as well as film making and the process of getting it to the public. I really had a great experience talking with Shane and I wish him and his film all the best.

All in all, the Starz shindig was really fun and I just love this part of the industry; the innocence and just generally meeting great people. Hope all ya out there get to experience similar things!