Geoffrey Kleinman
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| Born | November 21, 1970 Moraga, California |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Website http://www.kleinman.com |
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[edit] Bio
Geoffrey Kleinman (born November 21, 1970 in Moraga, California) is the founder of Kleinman.com the company which started and ultimately sold "DVD Talk"
After graduating with a B.S. in Cinema Photography from Ithaca College in 1992, Kleinman moved to Los Angeles to work an editor. Following short stints at CAA[citation needed], and as an assistant editor on the film The Last Shot [2], he moved to Portland Oregon to work in Internet technology.
In Portland he worked at Vulcan's Forge Multimedia (one of the first Web Design companies in Portland, Oregon[1] [3], from there he moved to One World Internetworking [4] and early Internet Service Provider focused on business hosting.
In 1995 while working at One World Internetworking he started his first online venture with The Kleinman Report [2] which helped evangelize business use of the internet [3].
In 1996 he was recruited by Intel as an Internet Marketing Project Manager where he worked on the Intel Internet Connection Wizard for Proshare technology[citation needed] which was ultimately integrated into the release of Windows 98. After a corporate reorganization he was tasked with development for the “Intel Owner’s Club” [4], an online community aimed at building affinity with Intel with owners of Intel products. That project was the predecessor for The Intel Web Outfitters Service IWOS, a multi-million dollar venture.
On January 20, 1995, Geoffrey Kleinman launched DVD Talk which began as a small DVD news site and forum. Over the course of 8 1/2 years the site grew from a 'one man band' to a full fledged online magazine with a staff of 60 writers [5]. In September of 2007 DVD Talk was sold to Internet Brands [5]
During his time at DVD Talk, Geoffrey Kleinman contributed to various independent film projects[6], including serving as a post-production and distribution adviser on The Puffy Chair (2005) [6] [7], Film Geek (2006) [8] [9] and 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006).
He's also been active in both covering film festivals [7] as well as speaking at them, most recently participating in “So You Made a Film, Now What?” at Oregon’s prestigious BendFilm Fest [8] [10] [11] (2007). He is also regularly asked to serve on selection committees and juries for film exhibitions and festivals such as Pine Film [12] and BendFilm [13] [9]
Geoffrey Kleinman is considered a professional source for the home entertainment industry[citation needed] and is often cited as an expert opinion [10] Lockergnome Chris Pirillo January 9th, 2002 1:58am</ref> especially in regards to the format war [11] [12], [13]
Kleinman currently resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife Heather and three young children. In his spare time, he enjoys writing about things other than DVDs; as a playwright, his “Love Connect” [14] was produced as part of a one-act play showcase by Toy Boat Productions in Portland[15]. From Late 2007 till Early 2008 Geoff appeared weekly on KNRK with a segment called “Alternative Movie Picks,” showcasing indie films in theaters and on DVD. In Early 2008 he covered the Sundance Film Festival for the nationally-syndicated Air America [16]
[edit] Books
He has contributed to several books: "Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting (Solutions)" by Michael Geoghegan and Dan Klass, "Net Words: Creating High-Impact Online Copy" by Nick Usborne, and Poor Richard's Email Publishing (with Chris Pirillo),
[edit] Radio
Geoffrey Kleinman can currently be heard every Thursday morning on KNRK's Alternative Morning's Radio Show were he does his "Alternative Movie Pick" in conjunction with Indie Film Radio [17]
He will be broadcasting from the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on Air America WGN and KEX[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Custom tools optimize video on CD. (Focus on Digital Video)" MacWEEK, April 10, 1995
- ^ Net Happening's Post Announcing The Kleinman Report
- ^ Driver's Training For The Information Super Highway by Geoffrey Kleinman 1995
- ^ Announcement of The Intel Owner's Club
- ^ "Review Site DVDTalk Sold" by Chris Tribbey, Home Media Magazine November 2007
- ^ Shawn Levy, blog.oregonlive.com The Oregonian January 05, 2006 08:19AM
- ^ "2006 Sundance & Slamdance Festival Report" by Geoffrey Kleinman, DVD Talk January 2006
- ^ "Bend Film Banter"
- ^ David Walker, [1] Willamette Week Issue #32.22 Cover Story
- ^ CNN Headline News, January 9, 2002
- ^ "Companies Jockey Over Next Wave of DVD Players" Fox News April 19, 2004
- ^ "Fan-Addicts Hooked On Format War" by Chris Tribbey, November 16, 2007, Home Media Magazine
- ^ "HD-DVDs and Blu-rays fail to dominate market" by Rene Rodrigez, December 15, 2007 Miami Herald
