TESTIMONIALS

RUI programs have helped individuals and organizations of all sizes achieve success, equipping them with timely information while helping them realize their core potential.

What RUI Program Participants Are Saying:

“The RUI Film & TV Finance Seminar was an eye-opening experience! It better enabled me to communicate with investors – offering them more peace of mind about investing in an artistic project, while affording me the opportunity to produce a picture that had a better chance of returning both a positive fiscal and creative success. Taking this seminar is one of the best investments a producer can make for themselves!” – Erica McIntosh, Associate Producer ‘High Flight’, PGA Member “My experience was great. I walked away with a completely different perspective on many facets of digital media. The broad range of companies attending helped me analyze best practices and apply them to my own situation.… Having such a broad array of specialists from different areas of digital media is invaluable. It would have taken years to get input from so many people that combined to form a single solution for my business needs. And that’s priceless.” – Travis Chapman, CEO, Chapman Media Group “I would recommend this course to anyone in the broadcast industry. With RUI, I walked away with information that I could use for my business immediately.” – Andrea Berry, SVP Operations, Fox Broadcasting “The core concepts and specific language I learned in the Branding and Integrated Marketing course had an immediate positive impact on my daily business. After completing the first lecture I was already better equipped to communicate with and understand members of my marketing and sales teams. The concepts I learned encouraged me to re-evaluate our product and brand for the benefit of both the company and our customers. The Subject Matter Experts presented current and accessible case studies of the topics being covered and their availability on the forums allows for true exploration of the material, which leads to optimal retention of the material. The Professors broke down the core concepts to make it easy to understand for individuals like myself, who have only dealt with operations and project management in the past. As I am moving in to more product development roles, this course has provided me a invaluable knowledge that I was able to apply immediately and that has helped to close the gap between our marketing gurus and technology-focused development team. I would highly recommend this and other courses in the New Media Management program to co-workers, partners, and anyone else looking to further their knowledge in these fast-paced areas.” – Doug Bloom, Computer Graphics Supervisor, Doug Bloom Inc. “One of the best decisions of my professional life! I could immediately apply what I learned from RUI to help grow our online business. I obtained specific tools that I have already started to use for both personal and professional growth. The faculty and subject matter experts were stellar. They shared timely and relevant best practices that coincided perfectly with the current market landscape.” – Jim Borzin, Digital Sales & Marketing Manager, Warner Music Group “The PGA film finance seminar was immensely helpful. The speakers broke down complicated financing, revenue, and cost waterfalls into easy digestible pieces and used readily understandable examples to point out the pitfalls of independent filmmaking and fundraising (and how to avoid them!). More importantly, Marc and his team spoke from extensive first hand experience. Their own stories illuminated the challenges that face filmmakers today in a way that avoided sugar coating the truth while still encouraging the audience to pursue their passions. I would definitely go back!” – Charlie Bathgate, Producer, PGA Member “RUI seminars not only brought me up to speed, but offered insight into the attitudes and expectations of a whole new generation of content consumers.” – Cory Taylor, Producer “The program went above and beyond my expectations, connecting me with professionals from almost every aspect of the digital space, from the creative executives in charge of generating content to the industry experts responsible for maintaining this vast infrastructure. … I would recommend RUI to any executive who has a digital component to their daily work lives: it will pay many future dividends because of the wealth of knowledge gained and vast network created during this educational experience.” – Tara Case, Management Associate, Universal Pictures “The PGA finance seminar that RUI put together was excellent. Key for me, it clearly and simply laid out the process of computing the actual current value of a feature project whose returns are spread out over a lifetime. The crazy guesswork that one usually sees in film finance proposals pales in comparison to the studio-tested procedures that RUI makes plain for independent producers. I highly recommend the coursework.” – Ted Deiker, Line Producer, PGA Member “Having such a broad array of specialists from different areas of media is invaluable. The collaborative mindset and camaraderie of the class was unique. I find myself referencing the concepts discussed in my work every day as I help companies who are trying to bridge the divide between entertainment and technology.” – Lee A. Houck, television broadcast group consultant “As an indie producer, your presentation to us at the Producers Guild was mesmerizing. Although I have heard the information in different guises and packages before, no one has ever presented such a clear and succinct overview…as to what the business of the money that funds the movies, is really all about. I have signed up for all 5 classes.” – Rosemary Marks, Producer, PGA Member “I have worked in the on-demand segment of the entertainment business for the last 7 years, but I still found fresh insights and perspective for why the business works the way it does and where it is going.” – Chad Miller, VoD Executive “Marc Robertson and the industry experts on film finance hosted by the PGA was essential. The presentation room at the CBS Studios Lot was packed, and for good reason. No matter how brilliant your film concept and vision, you can only realize your dreams if you invest time in the business of film. I am very grateful for the session.” – Catherine Cunningham – Founder, Eikosphere, PGA Member