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'''Neal Edelstein''' is an independent film producer and is known as an early technology adopter. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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Neal Edelstein was born in [[Winnetka, Illinois]], USA.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|0249050}}</ref> He graduated from the [[New Trier High School]].<ref name="newtrier">{{cite web| title = New Trier High School Class Of 1987| url = http://www.newtrier87.com/class_classmates.cfm|}}</ref> |
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===Career=== |
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He began his film career in [[Los Angeles, California]] in the early 1990s. In 1997, he produced [[David Lynch]]'s segment in the French film ''Lumiere and Company'', shot with the original Lumiere brothers's camera.<ref name="imdb"/> After completion of the film, Edelstein and Lynch became partners in The Picture Factory, where Edelstein produced ''[[The Straight Story]]'' and ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'', as well as worked with Lynch to conceive and launch DavidLynch.com.<ref name="imdb"/> |
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Later, he formed Macari/Edelstein Filmed Entertainment with New Line Cinema executive Mike Macari. Their first project was the American remake of the Japanese horror film ''[[The Ring (2002 film)|The Ring]]'',<ref>{{cite web| title = Neal Edelstein Produced ‘The Ring’| publisher = IMDb| url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298130/?ref_=nm_knf_i2|}}</ref> followed by ''[[The Ring Two]]''.<ref name="imdb"/> Edelstein was instrumental in creating the viral marketing campaign for The Ring with director Gore Verbinski. Other credits include Disney-distributed ''The Invisible'', directed by [[David Goyer]], and ''6 Souls'', starring [[Julianne Moore]] and [[Jonathan Rhyes Meyers]].<ref name="imdb"/> |
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Additionally, he is the founder of Hooked Digital Media,<ref>{{cite web| title = Neal Edelstein, founder of Hooked Digital Media | url = http://www.hookeddigitalmedia.com/|}}</ref> a production company that delivers filmed stories for the mobile and tablet generation. In 2013 they released [[Haunting Melissa]], a storytelling [[iOS]] app that rolls out new chapters and content of varying duration.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-0625-haunting-melissa-20130618,0,512480.story | title=Storytelling app 'Haunting Melissa' channels digital-age spirit | work=Los Angeles Times | date=24 June 2013 | accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:00, 4 September 2014
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| Born | Winnetka, Illinois |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | The Straight Story Mulholland Drive |
Neal Edelstein is an independent film producer and is known as an early technology adopter.
Biography
Early life
Neal Edelstein was born in Winnetka, Illinois, USA.[1] He graduated from the New Trier High School.[2]
Career
He began his film career in Los Angeles, California in the early 1990s. In 1997, he produced David Lynch's segment in the French film Lumiere and Company, shot with the original Lumiere brothers's camera.[1] After completion of the film, Edelstein and Lynch became partners in The Picture Factory, where Edelstein produced The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive, as well as worked with Lynch to conceive and launch DavidLynch.com.[1]
Later, he formed Macari/Edelstein Filmed Entertainment with New Line Cinema executive Mike Macari. Their first project was the American remake of the Japanese horror film The Ring,[3] followed by The Ring Two.[1] Edelstein was instrumental in creating the viral marketing campaign for The Ring with director Gore Verbinski. Other credits include Disney-distributed The Invisible, directed by David Goyer, and 6 Souls, starring Julianne Moore and Jonathan Rhyes Meyers.[1]
Additionally, he is the founder of Hooked Digital Media,[4] a production company that delivers filmed stories for the mobile and tablet generation. In 2013 they released Haunting Melissa, a storytelling iOS app that rolls out new chapters and content of varying duration.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Neal Edelstein at IMDb
- ^ "New Trier High School Class Of 1987".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Neal Edelstein Produced 'The Ring'". IMDb.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Neal Edelstein, founder of Hooked Digital Media".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Storytelling app 'Haunting Melissa' channels digital-age spirit". Los Angeles Times. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.