Lance Weiler

Lance Weiler is an American film-maker and writer from Pennsylvania. After working as an assistant cameraman in Pennsylvania and later New York CityFact|date=January 2008, he co-directed, co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in "The Last Broadcast" in 1998. In 2005 he wrote, directed, and co-produced his second film, "Head Trauma". Head Trauma premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in 2006.

He founded the content creator resource, The Workbook Project & network, the discovery and distribution film festival, From Here to Awesome, and a complementary conference series, DIY Days.

Since December 2006, Weiler has been writing a bi-weekly column at the [http://www.blogherald.com Blog Herald] , writing on digital media-related topics. [ [http://www.blogherald.com/2006/12/27/introducing-lance-weiler Introducing Lance Weiler!] (2006), retrieved April 5, 2007]

Notes and references

Prior to the release of “The Last Broadcast,” Lance spent seven years working as a camera assistant and operator, on large commercial shoots all over the world. Lance Weiler is a critically acclaimed award winning writer / directorFact|date=January 2008. He is recognized as a pioneer because of the way he makes and distributes his work. Millimeter magazine called Lance a “tech iconoclast” and Wired magazine named him “One of twenty-five people helping to re-invent entertainment and change the face of Hollywood.”Fact|date=January 2008

His work has been featured in Time and Forbes and on television programs such as Entertainment Tonight and CNNFact|date=January 2008. His first feature, “The Last Broadcast,” is currently distributed in over 20 countries. It has the honor of being the first all digital release of a motion picture to theaters nationwide and has enjoyed runs on HBO and IFC. To date “The Last Broadcast” a self-distributed effort, has grossed over 4 million dollars worldwide.

Lance’s newest feature, “Head Trauma,” had its world premiere at the LA Film Festival in 2006. This past fall “Head Trauma” had a 17 city DIY digital theatrical run before hitting stores and retail outlets nationwide on DVD. Recently, Lance has created a new “Head Trauma” event called a cinema ARG (alternate realty game) that allows audience members to experience a new form of storytelling. The cinematic ARG is a mashup of movies, music, theatrics and gaming. It is currently touring the US and Europe.

In addition to making feature films, Lance also directs commercials and music videosFact|date=January 2008. He often lectures at universities and film societies about the changing landscape of content creation and distribution. He has spoken at the Cannes, Berlin and Sundance Film Festivals and has consulted for large ad agencies, entertainment companies and corporations.

Lance also splits his time as a partner in a new media tech consultancy called Seize the Media. STM was created to address the gap between burgeoning technologies and entertainment. STM’s clients have included Microsoft, eBay, Earthlink, Ubisoft, and Creative Artists Agency among others.

Lance is also the founder of the Workbook Project a “social open source” project for filmmakers. The Workbook Project’s goal is to help filmmakers understand the changing landscape of funding, production, promotion, and distribution in a digital age.

Currently, Lance is writing a book entitled Putting the Mass Back in Media, which will be released in 2008. He is also developing a number of television, film and cross-media projects.

External links

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* [http://www.lanceweiler.com/ Lance Weiler's official site]
* [http://www.headtraumamovie.com/ Head Trauma site]
* [http://www.twitchfilm.net/archives/009561.html How Do You Remix Head Trauma?]
* [http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/multimedia/2007/04/horrorfilm_0406 Head Trauma cinema ARG - WIRED.com coverage?]
* [http://www.workbookproject.com The Workbook Project - open source filmmaker resource project founded by Lance Weiler]
* [http://newcafe.org/partners/guest/motet.cgi?show+The_D-Word+33+1- Online conference] with Lance Weiler at The D-Word
* [http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0917_hollywood/17.htm 18 People Who Changed Hollywood]