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THE REKON NEWSLETTER:
A QUARTERLY RECONNAISSANCE
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The summer brought us sun, relaxation and San Diego Comic Con. But it also ushered in a brand new mission statement for ReKon Productions. After 8 years, we took a moment to re-focus and really identify and articulate our purpose and why we exist.
The New ReKon Mission Statement
We believe in the Power of Story, to evoke feeling, inspire thought, and influence change.
We believe Story is a journey and we as Storytellers are the guides.
We create Stories fueled by inclusion and collaboration.
We create Story through production, unconstrained by media, genre, or technology.
We tell our Stories to immerse and transport audiences across time, space, and memory.
We tell others’ Stories by providing knowledge and resources to allow creators to unlock their imagination.
We are ReKon. We share Stories.
We unveiled our new mission statement in July on our website. After countless conversations on a journey of self-discovery, ReKon Productions boiled down to one phrase, our purpose and our why. We are ReKon. We share Stories.
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Out on the festival run, Shelby's Vacation has gotten into five film festivals around the country in California, North Carolina, Illinois, Indiana and Florida. The next local screening will be at the Lady Filmmakers Festival in Beverly Hills on October 1st, followed up by a screening at the Emerging Spirits Center in Ventura on October 7th.
We just finished up our Second Annual #SummerAudibleBookClub social media engagement campaign. From our producers, directors and studio managers the team picked a wide range of audiobooks from biographies to radio plays over the months of June to September. Check out all the picks now up on the website.
The summer included farewells to some of the ReKon Team. Director of Business Development, Jillian Stein and Social Media Specialist, Samuel Ashe have moved on to new opportunities. We wish them both the best of luck in all their endeavors.
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But with endings always come new beginnings and the ReKon team has plenty of new faces. Over the summer, Hailey Weyer and Hannah Pajo-Hickley, both previous ReKon Interns, are now part of the team as our new executive assistants. In September we added our new Director of Client Relationships, Donna Sole to the ReKon Team.
During the Fall Months, ReKon Productions has many ways for each of you to be involved with our story! For friends, clients and collaborators that might be stopping by in November, stay tuned for information about our ReKon Kan Drive.
For anyone that loves receiving Holiday Cards via Snail Mail. Be sure to watch out for address requests from our Client Service Team to be sure you're on our list!
We always love to hear from our all our clients and collaborators. We love to include updates from all our projects, so if you've done a show and have an update you'd like us to include in our next newsletter please let us know by emailing us!
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In Quarter 3, ReKon provided 8 projects with production services.
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Summer brought short films to ReKon Productions!
In July, Kristina Kondrath traveled to Reedley, California to produce the short film JOCELYN. The short was written and directed by Jill Awbrey, a new collaborator for ReKon.
Also traveling outside the city limits, ReKoner Bridgette Lindgren joined the short film RIFT as the production coordinator up at Pine Mountain Club. The short film was written by Ben Kurland (from Candy Girls) and Tyler Graham Pavey. Kurland also directed.
Meanwhile back in Los Angeles, Jon Michael Kondrath produced the short film THE KID. The short was directed by Nick Wenger and written by Wenger and Ellen Wroe. Wroe, a familiar face from The Food Ditty, also starred in the film.
August saw Kristina Kondrath join the team of short film SOJOURN. The first collaboration with director Jonathan Arnold Lewis.
In September, ReKon joined the team of WHITE WOLVES. Peter Frintrup ventured out as a producer teaming up with producer Laura Avila-Tacson on the short film directed by Sarah Koteles. |
The third quarter also brought the launch of original content for ReKon Online.
THE REKON WAY is a series of creative and fictional training videos. Season One focuses on ReKon Intern Training and has already launched on Instagram. The first season was created and written by seasoned ReKon Intern Matt Waxman. The series is produced by Jon Blue, directed and edited by John Schrad and co-stars Matt Waxman and Hailey Weyer.
The first season will run for five weeks with the last episode being released on Friday, October 6th. Once all the episodes have been released on Instagram, the entire series will be made available on Youtube.
Still finishing up principal photography is REKON SHARES STORIES a new interview series where our team talks to some of our collaborators on their experiences working with ReKon and telling their stories. The series is being produced by Jon Blue and Lesley Lopez.
The first season is slated to be five episodes released late October to November on Youtube.
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From July to September, ReKon Studio hosted 8 shows.
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ReKon Studio has hosted 8 different shows in the third quarter. With 22 days booked from July to September, the studio experienced a 24% booking rate with 100% booked by returning clients.
Notables of ReKon Studio during the Summer:
STILLS:
We hosted a series of still shoots for the new designs and filmed video for the upcoming Kickstarter for Sustained by Kat.
TELEVISION:
Two familiar teams closed out their seasons at ReKon Studio over the summer.
BEYOND THE SPOTLIGHT with Main Street Productions finished up their season.
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CAT MEETS DOG for Animal Planet finished up and is scheduled to premiere this Fall.
GUESTS:
Some of the creative team for A QUESTION OF FAITH stopped by for an EPK Shoot.
DIGITAL SHOOTS:
We hosted a variety of AwesomenessTV shows including CLOSET WARS, WHEEL OF FOOD, and READY SET STYLE.
Check out a BTS Video of Closet Wars at ReKon Studio.
Follow ReKon Studio on Instagram to see live updates from studio guests, and follow #ReKonToday to see set builds, unique equipment, and more fun.
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