BusinessWeek named me one of “The 18 People Who Changed Hollywood.” It’s surreal to be sandwiched between Steve Jobs and Mark Cuban. Others on the list include Edison, Lucas, Coppola, and Cameron. But I have to say, sharing a place on the list with William Castle was a special thrill. I’ve been a Castle fan for years, The Tingler is a classic and I’ve often said that some of the Horror 2.0 elements that we’ve brought to Head Trauma were inspired by Castle. Here’s what Business Week had to say:
The 18 People Who Changed Hollywood
Hollywood is hardly ever thought of as a hotbed of innovation. The industry is more likely to try to battle a new technology with lawsuits (see the Betamax recorder, YouTube) than embrace it with open arms. But the movies wouldn’t have survived for more than a century were it not for the tenacious innovators who introduced new tools, new ideas, and new technologies. Here’s our list of the most influential.Lance Weiler
Tight budgets force lots of indie filmmakers to experiment with new technologies. Weiler has been more persistent than most. The Last Broadcast, released in 1998, was shot with video cameras, processed on PCs so it looked more like film, and shown on a digital projector—one of the first time ticket-buyers saw a digital screening. Lately, Weiler has been showing his movies at flashmob-organized underground drive-in screenings, and building alternate reality games around his latest release, Head Trauma.
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Holy hell!!! Lance
Right next to Steve Jobs, that is amazing. Congrats – that’s quite the achievement.
very neat!
That’s fantastic!!! Congrats!
congrats, lance. well deserved, imo!!!