FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fulton Film Company Acquired by Magnitude Visuals:
Hollywood Filmmakers Expanding Their Reach
Hollywood, CA - Fulton Film Company has officially been acquired by Magnitude Visuals, an innovative visual content creation and digital marketing company. Unlike mergers, this acquisition means that Magnitude Visuals will fully absorb Fulton Film Company and take full control of the organization.
The deal includes the re-organization of intellectual property, which is set to expand the "Teach. Coach. Mentor." Program and the Financial Literacy Film Festival into more schools by Winter 2023. This move will continue to make a huge, positive impact in local communities and help to reduce the recidivism rate.
Founder of Fulton Film Company, Mr. George Ohan, and Founder of Magnitude Visuals, Mr. Oscar Garcia, are both Hollywood trained filmmakers and U.S. military veterans who have thrived on innovation.
They have made it their mission to share their knowledge and experience with young people through their Teach. Coach. Mentor. program which was created at Compton High School.
The acquisition by Magnitude Visuals marks the beginning of a new chapter for both companies as they work together to amplify their reach and impact.
The motivated veterans will continue to be at the forefront of the expansion, bringing their passion for film and mentorship to even more schools.
This is a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between Hollywood and local communities while promoting financial literacy and education. Through this acquisition, Magnitude Visuals is once again demonstrating its unwavering commitment to inspiring, educating, and empowering underserved youth.
For more information on the acquisition and the Teach. Coach. Mentor. program, please visit https://fultonfilmcompany.com/
and https://www.magnitudevisuals.com/
Contact:
Magnitude Visuals
7080 Hollywood Boulevard
Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California 90028
SAG-AFTRA news about COVID-19 safety
Click the link below to read the official article.
FROM the article:
Safe Way Forward: The Basics
As the industry makes slow progress to reopening, SAG-AFTRA members will be entering into a very different filming environment due to COVID-19.
Our goal is to keep cast and crew healthy by setting up protocols that create the environment for the lowest risk possible to safety and health. The world we live in changes daily, as new medical and scientific information about the virus emerges—and, so, we must move forward but in a way that is careful and wise.
We must also recognize that we are in a fluid situation and so protocols are currently evolving as we learn each day the best way forward. We will continuously update our position as necessary for the benefit and protection of our members.
Here, we provide a current comprehensive list of key issues and answers as a guide for each member who is considering a production job. The details below are largely shaped by “The Safe Way Forward”, a comprehensive roadmap jointly drafted and agreed-to by SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE and the Teamsters. The document is built on the broad medical, scientific and policy standards set forth by political officials and key government experts (e.g., the CDC), coupled with input from highly-trained experts recruited to structure a safe workplace within our industry’s unique environment.
We are also laying out protocols for performers working outside a studio set, especially in voiceover jobs. In addition, we are negotiating other key specific issues with industry.
These issues and answers will be frequently updated as circumstances develop and to reflect evolving rules, protocols, and practices.
General Principles
There is no such thing as “no risk” in the absence of an effective vaccine which reaches a large percentage of the population, and eventually creates broad immunity and “starves” the virus for lack of vulnerable people to infect.
But, we feel we can create a “low risk” environment based on three important principles:
Testing, Testing, Testing;
Restructuring sets with a “Zone system” to achieve the maximum physical distancing and safe working environments;
Broad use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Testing is the key to a safe environment. The modeling data is clear: regular and frequent testing of cast and crew effectively and substantially reduces the risk of infections and transmission. Testing gives strong confidence that if someone is infected, s/he can be isolated and quarantined and any further transmission can be avoided.
A Zone system. By creating “bubbles,” or circles of interaction, fewer people will be in close proximity to each other. This will mirror the best medical advice we are used to hearing in our daily lives: we create a safer environment by limiting the size of crowds in confined spaces.
PPE at all times. Within the production environment, the use of PPE (especially masks and face shields) will be constant, widespread and broadly available, fortifying a relentless program of santization of every nook and cranny.
Safety for Sarah has come to represent, not only the tragedy of that day, but all those in the film industry... to create safer film sets. Many in the industry relate to what happened to Sarah, thus the adage: "We Are Sarah Jones."
