Ms. Uherc joins us through a Co-op program with Cuyahoga Community College. Leah is currently working towards an IT Associates with mobile and Web certificates.
Leah graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts.She is a talented artist, painter and illustrator with a strong background in conceptual art. She also does graphic design and logo work.
We are so excited to have such a talented individual on board.
Prelude2Cinema is pleased to have Hannah Conway as part of its team. She is currently working as Prelude2Cinema L.L.C. Spokeswoman and assistant to studio chief.
Hannah was named Cleveland’s top model for 2015 and participates in small modeling jobs on the side.
http://www.cleveland.com/kristel/index.ssf/2015/02/new_face_of_fashion_week_cleve.html.
Conway, 22, is more than just her looks. She currently residing in Cleveland finishing a Bachelor’s of Science in Biology and Chemistry. She is determined to pursue medical school with plans on becoming a medical professional.
Imagine having more opportunities to work in movies, television, or web series without having to uproot yourself/your family searching for jobs? How does having a viable career in the cinema industry while residing here in Northeast Ohio sound? Like a dream right?
Prelude2Cinema is working to make that dream a reality…and we want you to help. Create a short video describing how a sustainable Cinema Industry in Northeast Ohio would be beneficial to you and this region. Then post your videos to twitter with the hashtag #cinemaindustryneo . The best responses will be posted on our Twitter feed @prelude2cinema.
So feel free to speak your mind – show off your talent and your passion! Grab your phones, video cameras, gear, costumes, whatever, just let people know you support a Cinema Industry in Northeast Ohio. We will also be using your videos to convince businesses, government officials and organizations in the area to support the Cinema Industry in Northeast Ohio.
We have such a wealth of talent here in NEO, let’s keep them here!
February 25th was a marvelous night! Prelude2Cinema was honored to be chosen to be amongst the twenty-five brilliant ideas presented at the inaugural Accelerate 2015 civic pitch event presented by the Cleveland Leadership Center and Bernie Moreno Companies. It was amazing opportunity to rub elbows with the movers and shakers in Northeast Ohio. Over 400 persons attended the event and included People and organizations firmly established in their industries, all of whom are working in concert to provide programs that will benefit the community.
Prelude2Cinema was very proud to have Actor/ Attorney/ Business Consultant/ Former Elected Official Peter Lawson Jones join us in presenting our pitch “Bring Crime 2 Cleaveland.” We are not talking about real crime, but the launch of a fictional crime web/TV series that will shoot in Northeast Ohio. Mr. Jones will also be featured in a key role in the show. The series will also give a voice to victims of real crime and help support the Laura Cowan Foundation which helps victims of domestic abuse.
Prelude2Cinema’s tagline is “Subtle, Honest, Entertaining, Advertisement.” We will create a sustainable Cinema Industry in Northeast Ohio by creating productions for TV, movie theaters and the Internet. Prelude2Cinema is seeking businesses to integrate into the storylines of these productions that will allow them to capture new business.
Prelude2Cinema believes artists should be paid, but they should also remember that it is not called “Show Business” for nothing. Only by benefiting the business community, can one create a new industry here. The “Cinema Industry” needs to be supported in the same manner that our community supports its sports teams and theater community.
Prelude2Cinema sincerely thanks Bernie Moreno Companies, The Cleveland Leadership Center and all involved in Accelerate 2015. We look forward to working with everyone we met at the event, including the other presenters, and to putting the pedal to the metal on our journey in the creation of a Cinema Industry in Northeast Ohio.
On Join us February 25, 2015, as Prelude2Cinema presents a civic pitch at Accelerate 2015: A new model for change ( http://www.cleveleads.org/accelerateNEO ). Our “Bring Crime 2 Cleaveland” was one of twenty-five creative pitches selected to be presented at the event.
Pitch details: Five projects will be pitched in each category. Pitches last no more than five minutes each. A panel of community leaders will provide feedback on each pitch, and select one pitch from each category as a finalist to be presented to the wider audience. Audience members hear each of the five pitches and vote on one winner. The winner receives $5,000 and each of the four other finalists receives $2,000. All pitches may be matched with mentors to help the dreams become reality.
Prelude2Cinema will be presenting in the Transformative Arts and Culture category. These pitches include initiatives that use arts and culture to transform people and places.
Alex P. Michaels, Studio Chief, Prelude2Cinema LLC, and Peter Lawson Jones, Attorney/Actor/Business Consultant/Former Elected Official, will present Bring Crime 2 Cleaveland: a pitch to shoot a crime web/TV series in the real city of Cleveland, Ohio. While real crime hurts a region and leaves marks that takes years to heal, our fictional crime series will create jobs, strengthen the economy, and give an outlet to tell stories that can bring us together.
Go to www.cleveleads.org/AccelerateNEO/Register to make your reservation to attend Accelerate 2015 to support their efforts. Be a part of CLE’s momentum!
Prelude2Cinema LLC, a Movie and Marketing Company, is on a Crusade 2 Create a Cinema Industry in Northeast, Ohio. We are seeking two to four promo models/ assistants to help staff our exhibit table November 17th from 3pm to 6pm as we partake in NEOintern’s Linking Talent to Opportunity fair at its Arts & Culture Career Day at The Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106.
Models/ Assistants should be familiar with Prelude2Cinema. Please be available at 2pm or 2:30pm on November 17th. It is also required that we meet or talk ( in the real world, online or by phone) prior to the event.
ABOUT THE EVENT
“This career fair and networking event will provide a free forum for students, graduates, and young professionals to meet face-to-face with local arts and culture organizations to learn about career patways into the industry and get information about internships, jobs, and volunteer opportunities. All majors and professional backgrounds are welcome and encouraged to participate.”
Here is a link to the Event
https://www.noche.org/_modules/form.php?id=202
If you are interested in helping us kickstart the Cinema Industry, please contact Prelude2Cinema ASAP at alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com
Prelude2Cinema LLC
c/o Shaker LaunchHouse
3558 Lee Road
Shaker Heights,, OH 44104
Alex P. Michaels
Cell 408-203-6981
alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com
THE CRUSADE 4 THE CINEMA INDUSTRY IN NORTHEAST OHIO
October 19, 2014 — Cleveland, OH — Prelude2Cinema LLC, a Movie & Marketing Company, founded by Emmy winning writer Alex P. Michaels is on a Crusade to Create a “Cinema Industry” in Northeast, Ohio. Join Prelude2Cinema on November 17th as they partake in the Arts and Culture Day at the Cleveland Museum of Arts. Prelude2Cinema will be seeking staff and interns to launch new media productions and technology. A new TV series will begin shooting January 2015.
The series is titled “de la Oscuridad.” It is a gritty, sexy,” sci-fi crime drama about a task force with ultimate powers in “Cleaveland, Ohio” who deal with high profile crimes and an urban legend about a shadow that devours criminals. The series will be shot in English but the title is Spanish for “Out of Darkness.” It is a reboot of a series shot a few years ago by Prelude2Cinema that aired nationally.
Prelude2Cinema is casting for “de la Oscuridad” using SAG (Screen Actor Guild union) actors. Already aboard is former County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones as an “Old Testament” retired police Lieutenant who is brought back into service to deal with the growing overreach of the Task Force.
The Arts and Culture Day is organized by Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education. There will be a host of other arts organizations offering internships and employment. Prelude2Cinema invites all who wish to be a part of the Crusade to join them November 17th at 3pm at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
FOR INFO ABOUT PRELUDE2CINEMA, VISIT
http://www.prelude2cinema.com/
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ABOUT THE EVENT NOVEMBER 17, 2014
Arts and Culture Organizations are Welcome to Exhibit
Arts & Culture Career Day 11/17/14
The Cleveland Museum of Art
A roundtable discussion for employers, faculty members, and others who work with college students interested in careers in the region’s vibrant arts and culture industry from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The discussion will be moderated by Per Knutus, Chief Conservator for The Cleveland Museum of Art. The roundtable discussion is FREE and includes lunch.
A Linking Talent to Opportunity career fair bringing together employers with students and young professionals who are seeking internships, co-ops, or jobs from 3 to 6 p.m. The career fair is FREE for employers and career seekers but registration is required.
TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT, GO ONLINE TO
https://www.noche.org/_modules/form.php?id=203
Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education
Contact:Brenda Davis Smith | 216.420.9200 x223 | bdavissmith@noche.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Alex P. Michaels
Prelude2Cinema
2847 Ambler Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44104-4509
Cell: 408-203-6981
http://www.prelude2cinema.com/
alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com
Crime Pays for Corporate Partners
July 10, 2014 – Cleveland, OH – While Cleveland is trying to shake off the past as a crime ridden city, TV shows like the original Law & Order generated 3,000 acting jobs a year and $79 million in economic activity in the city each season it aired. Prelude2Cinema wants to show Northeast Ohio that “Crime Pays.” Founded by Emmy winning writer and award winning filmmaker Alex P. Michaels, Prelude2Cinema is launching a new series of crime dramas. Prelude2Cinema is seeking Corporate Partners, Interns, Cast and Crew before cameras start to roll August 15, 2014.
Michaels does wear a lot of hats as Studio Chief for Prelude2Cinema. He is an actor, writer, producer and a director. Yet, no man is an island. Story outlines for one of the dramas “de la Oscuridad” (Spanish for “of the Darkness”) was written by Jaime Sara Rotsky, a student at Beachwood School who has studied at the New York Film Academy and Playhouse Square. Bowling Green Student and filmmaker Michael Stafford is drawing storyboards and will act as Assistant Director. Assisting Michaels with the business details of the company is CSU psychology student Julie Marie Fruscella and CSU grad Matthew Parnell, who is tasked with bringing more interns aboard the Company.
The goal of the Crime Dramas is showcase local actors, but Michaels is in touch with “name” Hollywood actors for leading and guest roles. Prelude2Cinema is bringing aboard Corporate Partners to fund the series. Businesses will be local, national and international. Each Corporate Partner will be written into one or more of the crime dramas.
This is not a new ideal for Prelude2Cinema, who created the original crime/sci-fi drama “Out of Darkness” a few years ago with support from Northeast Ohio businesses including bakery Lucy’s Sweet Surrender, Massimo da Milano and the Velvet Dog. A key scene was shot in the Bratenahl Police Jail. “Out of Darkness” aired nationally on Dish, in Cleveland, Ohio on Time Warner Cable and is now making the rounds internationally.
Audiences who watch the crime dramas may not understand the stories without watching it more than once. Michaels stories have the feel of old style film noir and European filmmakers like Godard and Truffaut. While Prelude2Cinema play to a national and international audience, Prelude2Cinema is committed to filming in Northeast Ohio. “de la Oscuridad” will be shot in English, but feature Latino characters and some Spanish language which should appeal to the growing Hispanic market.
Prelude2Cinema will use branded entertainment to fund the series. Branded entertainment is a form of product placement where a business is written into a movie or TV Series. Michaels says it is important to bring sponsors aboard before we start shooting so we can fit them into the first series in a realistic manner. Because “de la Oscuridad” being a cop series, it is easy to write any business into the story which is about sex, crime and politics. The first season will be six episodes and feature a storyline about a Task Force, who is given ultimate power to “keep the city safe.” The other shows “AP 16:16” and “And the Verdict Is” take place in the same universe as “de la Oscuridad,” so characters and stories will overlap.
A lot has changed in Television since Prelude2Cinema aired the series “Out of Darkness.” Netflix has changed the landscape of television forever. According to Neil Hunt, Netflix’s chief product officer, the death of the 30 second commercial will come very soon. Prelude2Cinema agrees and by incorporating Corporate Partners in the new Crime Dramas, the businesses will always be part of the story. Prelude2Cinema is also planning an interactive element to each series to keep the audience involved after the show ends. Prelude2Cinema company’s slogan is “Subtle, Honest Entertaining Advertisement.” Businesses interested in being Corporate Partners can contact Studio Chief Alex P. Michaels at alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com or visitwww.prelude2cinema.com for more info.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Alex P. Michaels
Prelude2Cinema L.L.C.
2904 Ambler Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44104-4509
Phone: 408-203-6981
alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com
http://www.prelude2cinema.com
A Dream of a Movie Studio
Cleveland, OH – August 28, 2013 – Cleveland filmmaker Alex P. Michaels won an Emmy because of a contest called the Dreambuilder’s Celebration. It was Martin Luther King’s speech that gave Producer/Director Jim Friedman the idea to create a program to help African American writers.
Now on the 50th anniversary of the celebrated “I have a dream speech,” Michaels is launching a crowdfunding campaign to create the first dedicated movie studio and business incubator in Northeast Ohio.
It has not been easy keeping the dream alive. Michaels invested a lot of his own money and gained investors to create his own production company Prelude2Cinema. Over the years, Prelude2Cinema has created movies, web series and a television series funded by local businesses including Lucy’s Sweet Surrender, Massimo da Milano and The Velvet Dog. While Prelude2Cinema’s movies have shown all over the world, the company has remained in Cleveland Ohio.
Instead of launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund the studio, Michaels is using Donald Trump’s new crowdfunding site Fund Anything. Michaels believes stars like Spike Lee and Zach Braff have turned Kickstarter into a celebrity haven for their projects. “You can’t spell Kickstarter without Star,” he says. ” Once Sylvester Stallone launched a project, we knew it was all over for indie projects. We like Trump’s site cause some projects will actually receive backing from the Donald himself.”
“It was tough for a lot of years, being a Cleveland filmmaker,” says Michaels. ” Anytime you mentioned you wanted to do movies, people said you had to leave Cleveland for Hollywood or no one would take you seriously. Now with Hollywood movies like “Captain America” and stars like Kevin Costner and Jennifer Garner shooting in Cleveland, people’s minds have changed. This is definitely the time to launch a studio.”
In addition to working on movies, Michaels has learned a lot of business skills and studied local business incubators like Launchhouse. Which is why Prelude2Cinema’s studio will be a business incubator as well as a production studio that will foster local filmmakers and provide a soundstage to incoming Hollywood productions.
While the city does cater to Hollywood productions, the local filmmakers still receive little to no support. Michaels hopes Prelude2Cinema’s studio and business incubator will change that. He has gathered a team of professionals to assist him.
A dedicated movie studio in Cleveland, Ohio is the Holy Grail to making the region a true part of the multi-billion dollar movie and TV industry. Instead of waiting for Hollywood to come shoot here, we would be producing a steady stream of our own productions. A studio would provides jobs and that is something Cleveland desperately needs. Michaels believes it is not enough to wait for Hollywood to come in and save us. We have to save ourselves. We have to support our dreams.
Visitors to www.prelude2cinema.com can click on
BE PART OF A MOVIE STUDIO to help keep the dream alive.
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Been talking to sponsors about coming aboard, so it is important they have something to sponsor. So I have decided that January 2013, Prelude2Cinema will move into production. It has been an interesting year and such with laying the groundwork for things. We are working out of Shaker LaunchHouse, a great business incubator. It is a good opportunity to get out of the house and meet other entrepreneurs.
Also good things have been happening. We won a Toshiba Laptop as part of a contest sponsored by COSE. Ironically, I had just bought a new laptop to work with at LaunchHouse.
Prelude2Cinema will be focusing on web series for right now since it is within our production means. Although some talented writers have been sending me scripts.
I think the goal is to stick close to the production date and it will be good to be back in production again. More news on what we are shooting will follow soon and photos from the productions.
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