Production house HELLO! And Company, which maintains divisions specializing in commercials, music videos, entertainment, branded content and 3D, has inked a deal in the latter arena with Front Row Networks (FRN), a Los Angeles-based concert production and distribution company. The first as yet unannounced project stemming from this production financing and distribution agreement will be seen initially in theaters and then available for all other distribution opportunities worldwide.
“We are pleased to be working with HELLO! to help FRN source and produce premium 3D music content. Our first project will be a unique experience for 3D programming,” said John Diaz, CEO of FRN and its publicly traded parent company, Writers’ Group Film Corp.
Kerri Kleiner, executive producer of 3D content for HELLO!, stated, “As artists are looking to discover innovative ways to reach a bigger audience, 3-D concert films will be the next level concert experience. HELLO! is looking forward to reaching that audience with the experience of Front Row Networks in the live concert production and distribution sectors.”
Launched in June 2008, HELLO! is a boutique production company conceived from the creators of HKM, The Director’s Bureau, and Cosmo Street Editorial. HELLO! maintains a directorial roster that has turned out notable work for ad agencies and brands worldwide.
FRN is a live concert production and distribution company which produces live concerts in 3D for initial digital broadcast into movie theaters in North America . Following their theatrical run, the films are then licensed to US and international broadcasters, pay channels, PPV markets, DVD and Blu-Ray distributors, and sold on the Internet as downloads.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
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