Published January 18th, 2024
Happy Thursday everyone! welcome back for our January 2024 blog post! We have exciting news concerning our owner, as well as updates on our various social media accounts. Let’s begin!
Our CEO Becomes A Sun Devil!
Lets start off by announcing and congratulating our CEO and host Taylor Coleman on his acceptance into Arizona State University! Arizona State University is home to the Sidney Poitier New American Film School. They Operate at three locations including one in LA at the ASU California Center in the renovated Herald Examiner building. Arizona State University ranks #34 in Wraps top 50 film schools 2023. They surpass both the University of California Santa Barbara and the University of California Berkley! ASU ranked #38 out of 601 public universities by Niche. ASU is also ranked #1 in Arizona by Niche and #51 in American public universities out of 227 schools that earned a spot on the U.S.News&World Report ranking.
Needless to say, we are proud of our young leader and we can’t wait for him to finish his M.A.S in film and media at ASU. His university bio can be found using this link to the Arizona State University directory.
New Youtube Videos!
As usual we have two new Youtube Videos to report on today. First and foremost, we have our latest YouTube video which is an official announcement by Taylor himself on his acceptance into Arizona State University. For those concerned about the effects this will have on our operations, we highly recommend you check out the video.
Furthermore, in case you missed it, our host decided to celebrate his graduation from the University of North Florida by sharing his final project out of the Taylor Leadership Institute last December. Check out the video if you haven’t already.
Nearing Our Goals!
In December we updated the community on the progress we’ve made on our various social media accounts. We are excited to announce that since December we have quickly gained numerous followers and subscribers, and we are already close to our goals for 2023. We are now at 43 subscribers on Youtube, 93 followers on Twitter/X, and 86 followers on Instagram. Our goal is to reach 50 subscribers on Youtube, and 100 followers on Twitter and Instagram before our two-year anniversary event in March! Help us out today by spreading the word and telling your friends and family to subscribe or follow us on their platform of choice.
New On-Set Reaction Today!
Today our host will be live on Twitch early to react to Xbox’s 2024 developer showcase! The event starts at 3pm EST, so tune in 30mins early to chat with Taylor about the games being shown today! Don’t forget to follow Crystal Ignition LLC on Twitch so you won’t miss our streams every Tuesday and Thursday!
January’s Book of The Month!
Last but not least, we have January’s book of the month. This month we are recommending 101 Things I Learned In Film School by Neil Landau and Matthew Frederick. This book is written by award winning filmmakers with advice for new filmmakers introduced in an easy to read, neat little book. We highly recommend readers check out this book and consider purchasing it from our friends over at Books-A-Million. Its a light read and perfect for busy people looking to learn a little filmmaking on the side.
And that will take us to the end of this months blog post. Thank you all so much for reading, and we’ll see you back next month for our next update. Have a good day or night wherever you are, and catch you later!