Annie Hanlon Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

​Co-founder of PLAYBOOK PLBK Inc - strategic consulting and solutions for businesses, brands, advertising, tech and media companies, and start-ups with a focus on real-time, immersive, machine learning, AI, and emerging technologies for narrative, digital, and multi-platform storytelling. We identify trends and use cases for innovation, facilitate content production, development of company IP, and strategic opportunities to revolutionize storytelling through the integration of cutting-edge technologies to help clients find new audiences, customers, and revenue streams. •Business & Creative Development Partner•Executive Producer / Producer•Consultant•Experienced Speaker •Board MemberCurrent Clients (public): Clipo Inc. and Clipo Labs, Ireland Galway Culture Company, FableLight Studios, ETC - Entertainment Technology CenterCurrent verticals (non-public): Virtual Production, AI, Space, Multi-Platform Storytelling

North Hollywood, Ca, Us

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

➤ Key member of the team that collaborates closely with Production and VFX title management to ensure seamless organization and effective execution of Series and Film productions while actively seeking out new opportunities to enhance storytelling through innovative filmmaking techniques. ➤Oversee the budget, timeline, and deployment of LED volume stages within the United States, working in close partnership with C-suite executives, Production Strategy & Resource Planning, Stage Operations, Legal, Finance, and Creative Technology teams, as well as external vendors and stakeholders.➤Create a multipart “edutainment” video series to educate studio executives, producers, and creatives about virtual production and real-time tools and techniques to amplify understanding and adoption.➤Guide the development of virtual production workflows and processes, and establish and manage relationships with external partners, effectively conveying the Studio’s present and future strategies.

Los Gatos, Ca, Us

➤I am thrilled to announce that I have joined the Digital Production team at Netflix! I’m working alongside amazing people setting up Netflix’s Volume Stages, using technology and innovation to offer more creative opportunities to tell impactful stories. Exciting times ahead!

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San Jose, Ca, Us

➤Provided M&E guidance to the office of the CTO of Engineering and Chief Architect, a prominent innovation organization pioneering technology efforts within conservation and other markets. ➤Identified co-innovation opportunities and engaged with studio partnerships such as Disney’s StudioLAB. 📣 Projects included:⠀⠀⠀ ⠀➤Save This Shark + Save This Rhino India - director Taylor Steele with THIS Productions ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀Australia. Limited series highlighting technologies' role in endangered species conservation ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀distributed by National Geographic. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀▪️Series shot on location in India, Australia, Bahamas, and the US. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀▪️Served as Cisco’s internal producer leading creative development, budgeting, ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀international partnerships, shoot schedules, post, finishing, and final delivery. Created ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀:90/:60/:30 cutdowns of the series for marking and comms use to extend the impact of the ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀content across other business verticals. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀▪️Produced 400 guest gala event for the Save This Rhino premiere at Paramount Studios.

Generated strategic partnerships for disruptors in Silicon Valley and clients in Hollywood to produce technology driven content and new business opportunities. Roster included visual effects houses, studios, and tech companies.

TechWits, the podcast where every show we find a simple way of saying something complicated. Hosted by Lisa Gerber and Annie Hanlon.Winner of the 2019 Infinity Festival Monolith Award for Best Podcast

Boston, Ma, Us

Instructor of semester-long course covering entertainment industry for upperclassmen and graduate students; taught through mix of lectures, guest speakers, and on-site visits.

Mountain View, California, Us

➤Led Content Partnership team in Los Angeles across the evolving media ecosystem to turn interest with strategic partners into high end content creation and technology adoption for Lytro Immerge (Light Field solution for cinematic VR) and Lytro Volume Tracer (Light Field rendering solution for CG content).➤Leveraged a broad network of relationships in the creative community (VR studios, production & VFX houses, game developers, film studios, advertising agencies, brands, funders and distributors) to source and vet opportunities from across the entertainment industry➤Evangelized Lytro technology with potential customers and managed day-to-day relationships with existing clients to keep Lytro top of mind with decision-makers across the industry. ➤Worked closely with senior executives to develop and execute business strategies.➤ Negotiated term sheets and deals with executives and legal counsel.➤Collaborated with the product, engineering and marketing teams to ensure productions are successful.➤Provided customer insights to our engineering and product teams to define the Lytro product roadmap.📣 Projects Included:

West Hollywood, Ca, Us

Senior Member of the Executive Team➤ Established creative development process as part of the core VR team. Translated creative and technical objectives into saleable opportunities for clients across the entertainment spectrum.➤ Managed and developed scripts and original intellectual properties to produce in partnership with leading brands, platforms, networks, studios and creative agencies.📣 Led production team on high profile VR projects including:■ "The Possible"; a groundbreaking 5-episode science series with partners Within and General Electric. ■ "The Protectors, Walk in the Ranger’s Shoes"; a documentary VR film with Kathryn Bigelow and partner, National Geographic. Premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. ■ "Le Música Habana", a VR film produced for Annenberg Space for Photography as part of the Cuba Is / Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA exhibit which ran from September 2017 – March 2018.■ Mentored filmmaker in Facebook/Oculus “VR for Good” initiative. The project, "Amor de Abuela", premiered at Sundance New Frontiers 2017; selected for SXSW 2017.

London, London, Gb

Dual role: establish US presence for global commercial production company with existing director roster; develop and expand US talent pool. ➤ Built relationships with major agencies and brands; sold feature directors into the commercial market (ex: Roar Uthaug, director of "Tomb Raider" with Warner Bros.) ➤ Produced strategic content with clients including Samsung, Pepsi, Hyundai and Wrigley’s.➤ Managed and mentored support staff and supervised independent sales teams for the US market.

Led sales efforts at the intersection of media and technology for digital set company. ➤ Created compelling content that embraced the potential of the company’s technology and maximized its digital reach. ➤ Leveraged the technology for single-camera broadcast and digital media, as well as multi- camera and live event productions across multiple platforms.

Managed clients of award-winning production house for international and domestic commercial productions.➤ Managed productions, schedules and budgets for $30M + of commercial and digital content.➤ Navigated relationships with diverse client pool including video games, fashion, automotive, technology, networks, non-profits, packaged goods, food & beverage.➤ Cultivated US market for digital sister companies The Viral Factory and Whitecanvas.➤ Identified and mentored new directorial talent (e.g., Dan Trachtenberg, director of 10 Cloverfield Lane and Black Mirror). Guided established commercial directorial talent transitioning to features (e.g., Ted Melfi, director/writer of St. Vincent and Hidden Figures)

Develop and produce television shows and new media content.➤ Established creative strategies for projects from pitch through packaged sale; nurtured network and agent relationships.➤ Created/produced shows for Showtime, MTV / LOGO and Ovation TV.

Owner & Executive Producer, launched and oversaw commercial production/still photography/music video company➤ Partnered on network rebrands for clients such as HBO, Showtime, and David E. Kelley Productions.➤ Collaborated with clients such as Bud Light, Verizon, Nike, Sony, Warner Bros and Geffen.➤ Created Key Art photography division and developed strategic relationships with FX (Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Shield), Paramount Pictures (Transformers), Sony Pictures (Pursuit of Happyness), Buena Vista (Déjà Vu).