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Jill Barad: Mattel’s first woman CEO

Hollywood Stories

by A/MCPon August 3, 20230 Comments

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Who was Mattel's 1st woman CEO? Jill Barad was the CEO of Mattel from 1997 to 2000. Jill Barad (née Elikann) grew up with a Hollywood background and career in the entertainment industry as the daughter of Larry Elikann, a television director who earned Emmy, Peabody, Golden ...

The best format for storing digital movies in 2023

by A/MCPon May 27, 20230 Comments

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Despite the rise of streaming services, storing personal digital movies remains beneficial for offline viewing, higher quality, and sharing. Key considerations include file size, codec, and container format. Recommended formats in 2023 are H.264, HEVC, MKV, and MP4. Regular backu ...

What’s the best format for storing digital movies?

by A/MCPon May 27, 2023

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In this article, we will explore the best solutions and address common problems encountered during the digitization process.

“American Pachuco” ~ Sundance Gives a Legend of Stage and Screen His Due!February 24, 2026
I attended Sundance Film Festival very first screening and community gathering outside of Boulder, Colorado.… Read more: “American Pachuco” ~ Sundance Gives a Legend of Stage and Screen His Due!
Rebecca Heineman aka Burger BillDecember 12, 2025
In 1992, I first met Rebecca Heineman, an actual computer game programmer with whom I… Read more: Rebecca Heineman aka Burger Bill
Achieve Faster, Better, Cheaper, Different with AISeptember 22, 2025
Are you tired of just picking up two acorns when you know all three are… Read more: Achieve Faster, Better, Cheaper, Different with AI
When Art Meets Commerce: A German Funding TaleJuly 9, 2025
The inherent tension between supporting commercial success and artistic merit is a frequent focal point… Read more: When Art Meets Commerce: A German Funding Tale
AI Case Study: From Initial Prompt to Final YouTube VideoMay 29, 2025
I am experimenting with using a variety of different AI tools in order to judge how it affects my creative process and output for making a YouTube Video. Does these tools support me as co-creator? My AI tools include Google Deep Research, Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flow with Veo 2. If you want to see how I went about this process, from Phase 1: development and research to Phase 3: post production, and the resulting video, please read further to read about my conclusions.