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Alex Delyle
Before she was named TDR's Managing Editor, Alexandra wrote about film and new media for Filmmaker magazine. She is a graduate of New York University, where she majored in Film Production and Journalism. Alexandra currently resides in Los Angeles with her two kitties, Billy and Bette, though she is not a cat lady thankyouverymuch.
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Spencer Somers
Before his indoctrination into The Daily Reel, Spencer was one of the creators of "Kill Christ," widely considered (Wikipedia) to be the first mash-up trailer. Spencer is an NYU Film School drop-out/NYU Gallatin graduate.
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Anthony Kaufman
Anthony Kaufman has written about films and the film industry for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Village Voice and Slate. He is also a regular contributor to Variety, Filmmaker Magazine, the Wall Street Journal Online, the Utne Reader, and indieWIRE, as well as the editor of "Steven Soderbergh: Interviews" (University Press of Mississippi) and a film and journalism instructor.
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Matthew Ross
Matthew Ross is a filmmaker and journalist born and raised in New York City. His short films CURTIS AND CLOVER, LOLA, and RED ANGEL have played at more than 20 film festivals . He is currently prepping his debut feature, FRANK & LOLA, with Lars Knudson and Jay van Hoy producing. His script PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS will also be put into production (with Anonymous Content producing) later this year. And yeah, in his spare time he's the executive editor of the Daily Reel.
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Liz Miller
Liz Miller graduated from USC with a degree in screenwriting, a superpower she only occasionally uses for evil. She probably spends too much time on the internet, but in today's day and age that's a job skill.
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Michelle DeForest
Michelle DeForest graduated from Loyola New Orleans with a degree in Broadcast Production, and despite what people say about degrees, she is actually using hers. After spending a few years in film production (IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1755234/?fr=c) , Michelle came to TDR as the Podcast director and editor, and has now taken over as writer and host, and Community Manager. Ladies and gentlemen, Michelle DeForest.
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Kevin Nalts
Nalts is a healthcare marketer who blogs daily about the online video market at www.WillVideoForFood.com. He has posted more than 250 videos online, and they have been viewed millions of times and featured on CNN, ABC, BBC and CBS News. Despite his videos’ low production value, Nalts worked in video production and television before pursuing an MBA in entrepreneurship.
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Scott Macaulay
Scott Macaulay is the Editor of Filmmaker Magazine, a quarterly
publication devoted to American independent film. He is also a film
producer and principal in the New York-based production company
Forensic Films. Among his many credits are such films as "Idlewild,"
"Raising Victor Vargas," "Off the Black," "Gummo," and "What Happened
Was..."
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Mark Netter
Mark is the Director of Business Development for Zannel, a large-scale mobile viral distribution network. Previously, he worked in entertainment advertising with studios, networks, and videogame publishers. He executive produced videogames including Tetris, assisted Hollywood directors and producers, and was Music Supervisor on Olympic broadcasts for ABC, CBS and NBC. Mark can be read daily at nettertainment.blogspot.com.
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Erika Schickel
Erika Schickel's book "You're Not the Boss of Me" will be published in January. Her essays, book reviews and reporting appear in the Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly, LA City Beat, Bust Magazine and online at HipMama.com. A stay-at-home writer, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.
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Guy Cimbalo
Guy Cimbalo is a writer living in New York. He dislikes writing about
himself in the third person.
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PaidContent.org
ContentNext is an independent media and information company covering the business of digital media. The company operates two award winning sites: paidContent.org and MocoNews.net. By digital media, we mean the digital sectors where media and entertainment companies operate: online, wireless, desktop and off-desktop applications, products and services.
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Ashley Bowen
Ashley Bowen works as an assistant for a small publishing company in Los Angeles. She has a degree in Art History from a tiny college in the Northwest, and is interested in how alternative media changes the political process. When she's not pushing buttons at work or watching online video Ashley likes to send mail art, read books from the 1930s, and use typewriters.
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Charles Atkinson
With a background in business writing and a love for sports, Charles is better known as The Daily Reel's A-list accountant -- who knew he had a flair for blogging?! Don't be surprised to see a serious bias for Los Angeles teams, in particular the Lakers.
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ZZalgern0n
ZZalgern0n is a filmmaker and blogger of fine cinematic treats. His site, PIXELLATE, features the greatest Internet videos known to exist. They graze human hearts and leave the weak in tears. His own films have been featured in 60+ festivals internationally and have made babies upset.
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Adrianna Weingold
Adrianna graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2005 with a degree in English and Political Science. While still attending school Adrianna found time to pursue her love of music as Assistant Director of A/R for Music Plus TV, a multimedia music company and copy editor of M+, an independent music magazine. She is a co-founder of Lost Angles Productions, specializing in filming live performances and interviews.
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Jill Weinberger
Jill Weinberger has dabbled in everything from improv to biotechnology. While her ultimate goal is, naturally, world domination, for the moment she's focusing on pursuing a screenwriting career. She was the winner of drama category in the 2006 Austin Film Festival's Teleplay Competiton. She also writes a TV column called "Love is on the Air" for www.smrt-tv.com.
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Eric Kohn
Eric Kohn is a film critic for the New York Press. His writing has appeared in various entertainment publications, including The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly. Following his graduation from NYU with a double major in cinema studies and journalism, he embarked on a rollicking escapade through the travails of freelancing, a journey he continues to this day.
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Whitney J. McNamara
I majored in economics and US history at a reputable university, and now attend business school. I dig the Houston Rockets, lite beer, and the study of Mandarin (a beautiful language). I also pwn the Internet.
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Paul Cibis
Paul is one of the co-founders of internet humor site TheAtrox.com When not busy writing, directing, and editing hilarious content for The Atrox, Paul is forever trying to outrun his past as a highly trained international assassin. It's best not to get too emotionally involved with Paul as that is a surefire way to get yourself killed, either directly, by one of Paul's enemies looking for vengeance, or accidently by a bullet/explosive/poison dart/thorwing star intended for Paul himself.
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