His Experience in the Industry Includes Head of Development for Paramount Pictures

Marc De Benedetti (Confirmed):  

Former Director of Development for Paramount Pictures.  He was instrumental in putting together two of Will Smith's films, "I Am Legend" and "Hitch."  Now head of his own production company, he has four projects in the works, the first of which is fully funded.  (Hint:  Bring photos and resumes for him and the other speakers!)  

WORLD RECORD HOLDING ACTOR - PRODUCER - CASTING DIRECTOR - "ALIEN ACTOR" TO APPEAR

BILL BLAIR (confirmed!)   As a professional actor, Bill Blair is about to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.  He has portrayed more species and variations of aliens than any other actor in history -- and he's still going strong.  Bill is a producer and casting director as well.  On Sunday, he will share information on his upcoming feature film from the (his) producer's point of view.

Bill Blair is also an author.  He wrote the book on professionalism in the industry ("The Professionals Talent Handbook") and, when time permits teaches courses on  Industry Protocol and Professionalism.

Bill is a celebrity of sorts as well.  He has a rather large active fan club.  He is frequently booked to appear and sign autographs and oftentimes speak at science fiction conventions all over the world.  He has made a very good living as a professional actor for over twenty-five years.  He will be sharing with you many of the "secrets" that have made him an almost constantly-working successful actor.  If you'd like to know more about this fascinating gentleman, you can visit his website at www.AlienActor.com.

Producer/Casting Director/Actor With Numerous Film Projects in Active Development

TAD ATKINSON (confirmed) is a talented professional actor turned feature film producer and casting director.   In addition to producing his own projects, Tad is also partnered with several additional producers for their upcoming projects.  He has hired and/or worked with several actors whom he met at seminar events just like the one taking place this Sunday!  Tad is able to hire or greatly influence the hiring of actors for well over a dozen upcoming projects, the largest of which boasts a budget of $80+ million.

Tad will bring us up to date on his film projects on Sunday.  He welcomes your photo and resume.  He is also a time management coach, and he will be sharing valuable information with you in that area as well.  Please join us Sunday to meet and hear this extraordinary gentleman.

        Following is an excerpt from an email we received from Tad several months ago:

" . . . At the same time (on the same [high budget] project), we are working with a line producer with strong ties to HBO.  It looks very much like a full-package deal might be in the works there:  book deal, miniseries, everything.  At this point, it depends entirely upon who inks a deal with us first.  Any APS member who would to learn more about this project should visit www.drmarmolproductions.com.  This project is the first of 14 planned screenplays, and I have an investment plan which will enable me to start funding my other projects once this first film goes.  Other film projects that I'm developing include a low-budget horror film written and directed by Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager, Samantha Who?) and a historical film based on the novel 1066 with British producer Robin Jacobs.  Yes, that makes me international in scope, as that film will be based entirely in the UK.  :-)  If I started to list all of the projects I'm helping develop, this would be WAY too long, so I'll just leave it there.   -- Tad Atkinson"

And, here's a slightly more recent update:

Hey, Rock--  I'm just returning from a highly successful run of the stage show The Cross and the Switchblade in Indiana.  I was the lead character, David Wilkerson.  In the audience our final performance is a retired Broadway/Vaudeville professional, Harvey Collins, who had as friends in his long career such stars as James and Jean Cagney (Harvey became a part of "the clan") and maintains a close friendship with former SAG President William Daniels. While in Indiana, I've had several meetings with a former student of mine who, among his many business interests, has a small film company.  He introduced me to some of his partners, a producer of a local reality dating show (who used to work for ABC) and another producer who was a junior agent at Paradigm.  He will, without a doubt, be partnering with me on some of my film projects as well as my film studio concept.  I no sooner will be back in LA than I'll be hitting the ground running.  Of course, I have more meetings to conduct with Dr. Marmol on our big project (including follow-up meetings with the execs of Boomerang and Pierce Brosnan's production partner).  I will also be going immediately into rehearsals with my director friend, Tony Tanner.  He has a staged reading of a new show he's written called The Lady With the Little Dog, followed by a production of a rendition of the Don Juan legend he's penned.  Of course, I have to give a hearty thank you to APS' great Elvis tribute artist, Matt Way, for connecting me with Tony last year!  I'm looking forward to speaking once more to the APS actors, and of course, seeing you again! -- Tad Atkinson

At Least 6 Additional Producers Will Be Joining Us For This Event
(They Will Probably Not Speak on Stage, But Will Be There to Network and Meet You!)

They Include:
Producer/Director/Writer and Head of Celtic FilmWorks, Jim Goddard
Cesar D'Angelo, South American Producer/Director Whose Credits Include The Original "Green Card" Movie
Producer/Director/Writer/Casting Director with 60 IMDB Credits, Ray Forchion
Daron Fordham, Producer/Director/Writer/Actor & Production Partner with Ray Forchion
Producer/Director/Actress & Head of A Loving Light Productions, Trena Marie Hill

And . . . Your Host for this event has over 130,000 Hours of Professional Experience in the Industry!

Rock Riddle: (confirmed)  A former successful SAG-franchised talent agent and agency  co-owner, Rock is an expert  on marketing, networking, advertising, and promotion within the film and television industry. He also understands the industry from the point of view of an actor who has worked with major stars (8 feature films, 30+ TV shows) and a producer (17 30-minute cable TV shows completed with a 60-minute sit-com pilot and feature planned for early next year).

He was casting director on the award-winning feature film "Starry Night", which Universal released on home video and DVD and just completed his second feature film as associate producer.

Rock has been President of APS Productions, Associated Producers Services, and Actors' Promotional Services Ltd. since the late 1970s.

APS and Hollywood Success President, Rock Riddle are moving forward on the feature film "When Wrestling Was Real." A total of eleven days of shooting is complete for the opening and closing scenes.  The story is loosely based on Rock's personal experiences in the late 1970's and early 1980's.  You can get a feel for the film by reading his weekly newspaper columns, entitled "Over the Top Rope."  They are available on the Hollywood Success website.  Just look for the "Wrestling Revue" link.