At the Bay Area Tiger Entrepreneurs Conference, Ted Gagliano '82, president of feature post-production at Twentieth Century Fox (now Disney); Bill Wescott '85, Loic Bailly, owner of 2451 LLC; and Ben Wolstenholme, co-founder of Madefire, provided an overview of how the entertainment industry works, discussed new and emerging technologies and business models, and worked with attendees on their entrepreneurial dreams.
Comic book movies are more likely to get the green light by a studio than a period piece, because of the greater international sales potential.