Filming for the movie,” The Change-Up,” continued at Turner Field this Saturday. Filming for the movie has been going on all across downtown Atlanta for the past month. This Saturday afternoon, about 2,000 extras showed up for the filming, which lasted until about 8 p.m. Filmmakers announced two days before filming that they would need 3,000 extras for the scene. Extras who attended enjoyed a free lunch and caught a glimpse at former Atlanta Braves baseball star pitcher John Smoltz, who did a small guest appearance in the movie. Attendees like Tameka Williams were slightly upset when they showed up and were told that the film director only needed about 100 extras for filming that day. Williams said that she showed up at the stadium about 1 p.m. with her friend Angelica. Williams, an aspiring actress, said that she is a fan of the film star Ryan Reynolds. She also said that she came down to the filming Saturday in hopes of meeting some new people that could possibly help her further her career. “ I’ve been doing the acting thing about three years, I’m always looking for new opportunities and if I came down today to see if I could make this situation work to my advantage,” Williams said. “You never know what could happen.” For every attendee who showed up a $5 donation made on behalf of the film company to the Atlanta Braves Foundation Charity. Attendees also had a chance to register to be entered into a raffle for prizes, which included a pair of season tickets courtesy of the Atlanta Braves. The comedy that stars actor Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, is just one of several movies being shot in Atlanta. “The Change-Up” is scheduled to be released August 2011.
On Tuesday October 19, 2010 the Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship, hosted a business plan competition where Georgia State business students presented innovative business plans for their shot to win a cash prize of $10,000.25 plans were submitted in total. “In the end only four finalists remained, ” Greg Henley, the Director of the Herman J. Russell Center for the entrepreneurship stated.Each of the four finalist presented an eight minute long presentation to a panel of four judges. Students, faculty members, entrepreneurs and other members of the business community were also in attendance to hear the presentations.After all contestants presented, only one finalist remained to claim the $10,000 prize money. Robinson College of Business student Megan Smith was awarded the $10,000 grand prize for her business plan creation of Polish Protectors.Smith said that she had come up with the idea for Polish Protectors after experiencing numerous failed nail-drying products.Smith recalled one experience to members of the audience where she waited 2 hours for her nails to dry. Afterward, she ended up scuffing her hand against a hard surface and ruining her nail polish.“Receiving this check was a great honor tonight, it really gave me that extra push I need to really get this project off the ground,” said Smith.In addition to being a GSU business school student, Smith also has a background in sales and marketing. These, Smith said, were two attributes that proved to be very beneficial in creating this business plan. Smith said she plans to use the money to jumpstart the initial phase of the project, which includes making the product, creating advertising around it and attracting more investors.The Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center for Entrepreneurship has hosted the business plan competition since 2008 and will continue to hold the competition and help students achieve their dreams.
