Nuts and Bolts in a MicroChip World: Business

Content Market and International 3-D Society

mvallas — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:55:00 -0700

Last week I attended the Korea Media and Content Market sponsored by the Korean Trade-Investment Agency (Kotra). The event was held at the Hollywood & Highland Center and was designed to introduce a number of Korean animation and media companies and their projects to interested investors and potential partners.

Waiting is never fun but worse when we are hoping for a project to start

mvallas — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:49:50 -0700

A small piece of advice - even good, honest people make mistakes and use poor judgment. The secret is not to buy into what someone tells you just because you believe the person would never lie to you. Better be cautious, even your mom and dad can lead you astray because they believe you'd make a great lawyer or sword-swallower or pickle maker - A person doesn't have to be a liar to be wrong so while you can respect others' judgment, never set your own aside.

How to maximize profits and still show a loss.

mvallas — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:46:34 -0700

The Mouse Factory is under attack having lost a major Jury decision regarding their accounting practices. Having claimed that "Who wants to be a Millionaire" was kept in the Red despite its tremendous success was too much for a Jury to stomach, awarding a huge settlement to the game's creator.

What InThe Heck Are Mobile Digital Media Platforms?

mvallas — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:26:43 -0800

Mobile Media Platforms (media phones and other hand held devices) have proven to be a good launching pad for animation in Asia - Why not here?

The arcane art of pricing your work or your services

mvallas — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:29:18 -0800

Bidding on work or services - Science or Art?

Box office numbers don't always tell the real story

mvallas — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:05:20 -0800

Taking a look at the new Disney "The Princess and the Frog" film and what its early box office could mean.

Doesn't every parent think their baby is the cutest?

mvallas — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:13:25 -0800

Like in poker it's best to know when to hold-em and when to fold-em. Don't make your creative children your real children because the time will likely come that you really should move on. Time, energy and money can be thrown out the window on unsellable properties, just because like your kids, you love them.....

Offshore is a relative term

mvallas — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:42:31 -0800

Tata Elxsi VCL open new digital studio in Santa Monica and hires a strong team of locals to run and operate the business.

GE CONSIDERS VIVENDE BUYOUT

mvallas — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:32:54 -0700

WHAT DO THESE BIG MASSIVE MONEY DEALS MEAN TO THE AVERAGE GUY OR GAL ON THE ANIMATION STREET?

Union or ?

mvallas — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:31:27 -0700

SAG,Union,talent,agents,Canada,or?