West Hollywood, California, United States
Ed Richardson leads all creative and editorial as Founder and Chief Content Officer of Chastain Film Capital - a development (feature film and tv/live action & animation) and production company (DGA/SAG Signatory) focused on story, and leads sales and marketing for the independent, boutique studio consultancy (studio development, sales, branding, marketing & operations management). Chastain underwrites development of originals and adaptations of literary fiction and non-fiction based intellectual property, and provides advisory services to the studio industry in the US and UK. Current projects include a feature adaptation of Kathrine Switzer's best-selling book, Marathon Woman, Flannery O'Connor's A Good Man is Hard to Find, and adaptations of The Washington Post's Violin Thief and Bill Arnett Won't Shut Up (source IP written by The Post’s national arts reporter Geoff Edgers). Richardson is the Founder & Principal of R&R Productions Worldwide (Est. 2004), a full service production, marketing, brand communications and advertising company. Richardson leads production and operations, as well as all creative on behalf of Fortune 500 clients including Pfizer, Warner Media, Viacom & Hasbro. Previously Richardson was a Sr. Producer / Writer and Manager of Showcases for TBS Original Programming, and served in creative operations & production at Cartoon Network and Turner South. As a founding Owner/Operator and Managing Partner of Atlanta Metro Studios, Richardson conceived and developed AMS (including the two largest purpose built sound stages in North America) and created and ran all Marketing, Branding, Sales & Operations, building and running the business pipeline with clients including Sony Pictures, Marvel / 20th Century Fox, Universal, CBS, Netflix, Amblin Entertainment & HBO. Richardson has led high profile live corporate & entertainment events (NYC, LA, SF, Nashville, Atlanta, Europe) and produced/production managed feature length films and teleplays, for numerous networks/clients, and written and produced television series as well as countless product and brand marketing, brand management and advertising initiatives for blue chip companies and their consumer products. Named one of the Most Influential Georgians for 2018, 2017 and 2016, Richardson is a graduate of LSU and The Art Institute of Atlanta, and is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the American Film Institute.
Leading all sales and marketing for Chastain Film Capital, an independent, boutique development (feature film and tv / live action and animation) and production company (DGA and SAG Signatory), and a studio consultancy established to provide advisory services to the studio industry in the US and UK. Chastain Film Capital's creative business revolves solely around story. Founder and Chief Content Officer Ed Richardson leads all creative operations and production, and oversees all branding and marketing, partnerships, team acquisition and management, content and editorial strategy related to the story structure and scripting for each of Chastain's originals and adaptations, and also negotiates partnership agreements, option / purchase agreements, works closely with A-List talent (WGA Writers / DGA Directors) and maintains strong relationships with management / talent agency reps. He has recently developed and is currently producing three feature films, including an adaptation of Kathrine Switzer's best-selling book, Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports, and two films based on recent articles from The Washington Post (Violin Thief and Bill Arnett Won't Shut Up), each of which were written by The Washington Post’s national arts reporter, Geoff Edgers. Chastain underwrites the cost of scripting and production funding for auteur-driven content, developing original material as well as adaptations based on existing literary works as well as non-fiction based intellectual property, and provides leadership re: Studio Development, Sales, Marketing and Operations Management. www.chastainfilmcapital.com
R&R Productions Worldwide, Inc., is a full service production, marketing and advertising company. Founder and Principal Ed Richardson leads production and operations, as well as all creative on behalf of Fortune 500 clients including Pfizer, Warner Media, Viacom & Hasbro. Previously Richardson was a Sr. Writer / Producer and Manager of Showcases for Turner’s Entertainment Group at TBS, Cartoon Network and Turner South. Richardson is responsible for all client consultation, talent acquisition / creative team staffing and management, brand, marketing and advertising campaign strategy, creative direction, copywriting, production, event strategy and execution, financial oversight and has developed and executed extensive marketing, branding initiatives, as well as written and produced original programming and sponsored content on behalf of a myriad of networks, legendary entertainment and commercial brands and their consumer products including: HBO, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Verizon Wireless, Angry Birds, LEGO / Star Wars / The Yoda Chronicles, Land Rover, Mattel, Hasbro, Lowes, Jeep, Columbia Pictures, EA Sports, T-Mobile, Gillette, Sony Playstation, Boston Beer, Dunkin Donuts, Xbox, McDonald’s, Chevrolet, Syfy, Fremantle North America (VH1), Wendys, Turner Network Sales Marketing: CN, Turner Classic Movies, TNT, NBA, Atlanta Braves, NASCAR, US Disabled Ski Team, The Wal-Mart Foundation and CNN Ad Sales / Pfizer on behalf of Sudafed, Listerine, Tylenol, Benadryl, Bengay and Zantac to name a few. Richardson has also served on behalf of numerous agencies, as a writer/ producer / director for ESPN/ESPNU, ABC Family, Cox Communications, Bloomberg TV, Fine Living Network, Imagine It: Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Lionsgate, Disney/Hollywood Records. Company Website: https://randrproductionsworldwide.com/
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND Feature Adaptation of Flannery O’Connor short story Director: John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Wild Things) Cast: Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy, The Walking Dead) Producers: Ed Richardson, David Zander and Mike Sears Screenplay by Benedict Fitzgerald (The Passion of the Christ, Wise Blood) Casting Director: Lisa Mae Fincannon
Founder and Managing Partner of Atlanta Metro Studios Leading Sales, Marketing and Operations, as founding Owner / Operator of Atlanta Metro Studios, conceiving and developing AMS and creating, building and running the business pipeline that served as the studio facility for production companies including Sony Pictures Entertainment's JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, Marvel / Fox's THE GIFTED, Universal Pictures' PITCH PERFECT 3, 20th Century Fox Television's 24: LEGACY, CBS / NETFLIX's INSATIABLE, 20th Century Fox Television's THE PASSAGE, EFO Films' BOSS LEVEL, Amblin Entertainment's THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, HBO's WATCHMEN and NETFLIX, as well as leading community outreach for workforce strategy and development, including being chosen by the Mayor of Union City to serve as the film industry representative on the City Council for Union City, GA. AMS's campus includes 135,000 square feet of sound stages, 80,000 square feet of office and flex space and 70,000 square feet of mill. The purpose-built facility was designed by film & television production veterans to support the world's largest-scale film and television content creators. AMS is home to the two largest purpose-built sound stages in North America and is just five minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and less than 20 minutes from midtown and downtown Atlanta.
LONG DAY JOURNEY - 3D Feature Film starring: Phil Driscoll, Danny Glover, Derek Luke, Brian Dennehy & Robert LaSardo