Music can enhance the mood, the tension, the setting, and the entire experience of a film. Randy Spendlove, President of Motion Picture Music at Paramount Pictures, a Grammy Award Winner and an Oscar Nominee, shares his perspective on what to seek in adding music to films. Randy's motion picture credits include Top Gun, Rocketman, A Quiet Place, Selma, Chicago, Shakespeare In Love, Dreamgirls and Finding Neverland among so many more. Previously with Miramax and A &amp; M Records, he worked with U2, Sting, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson, Bryan Adams and other acclaimed music performers. He is a mentor and philanthropist supporting organizations such as LA-based Music Through Education. He is also an accomplished musician and songwriter.

Inside the Industry: Music in Film with Randy Spendlove

Randy Spendlove, President of Paramount Worldwide Publishing and Music, talks about putting music in films

Drew Massey, Kevin Rubio, and Andy Farotte talk about the craft and process of screenwriting for different film and TV genres

Inside the Industry: Screenwriting for Film and TV

Drew Massey, Kevin Rubio, and Andy Farotte talk about screenwriting for different film and TV genres

Featuring a panel of successful indie filmmakers working on subjects ranging from Eighties' toy culture to Seventies’ avant-garde artists to a legendary major league sports talent scout, the Documentary Success panel will look at the current state of challenges and opportunities for filmmakers working in non-fiction. J. Greg Gomez (Moderator) is a widely-travelled Media and Technology Consultant, Indie Filmmaker, Non-Profit co-founder and board member, Art Game Designer, and more.&nbsp;Former Fox, Warner Bros., Disney.&nbsp;Youngest founding board member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers.&nbsp;Founder of Greg Gomez Productions and proud supporter of Poppy Jasper Int’l. Film Fest! Randall Lobb is a Canadian writer/director/producer, educator, and storyteller. Having been paid to write in every form of media (except tattoos), Lobb leverages his extensive knowledge of pop culture, IP exploitation and audience engagement on his own and through FauxPop Media and Definitive Film. His projects have included Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and the forthcoming Baywatch: An American Dream.&nbsp; Jimmy Velarde has forty years experience in the entertainment industry and has earned 26 Emmy nominations, 12 Emmy Awards, Grammy Nomination for his production work at CBS Television Network, and as President of Rampart Latino Records.&nbsp;His documentary work includes Con Safos-Reflections Of Life In The Barrio, Private Insanities, West Coast Eastside Sound The Eddie Davis Story. He is the Founder of Creative Teamwork Entertainment, Inc. Hector Sandoval is President and Creative Director of Sandoval Media, where he creates documentary films, reality-based video segments, electronic news gathering, editorial photojournalism, and advertising graphic design.&nbsp;His documentaries include Kordavision, Sport of Kings, and Phil Stern Eyewitness. David Ponce de Leon is a screenwriter, director, producer and editor based in Los Angeles.&nbsp;In 2019 he was tapped to write several original series pilot episodes by famed television producer Kenny Hull (“The Player”, “Love &amp; Hip-Hop”) and is currently developing various Netflix optioned properties for Short Line Films, including (“The Falls”),&nbsp;(“Liberador”),&nbsp;and (“Sunset Limo”), which was also optioned by Life’s A Beach Entertainment (“Baywatch The Movie”) starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron, produced by Paramount Pictures. He is the Founder of Millennium Crop Entertainment

Inside the Industry:  Documentary Success

A look at the challenges and opportunities for indie filmmakers working in non-fiction.

Industry Insiders:  Music, Screenwriting, and Documentaries

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