Shortly after I met Marc, he became the head of Television Development for Hallmark Productions, then Vice President of Development for Television for Mike Medavoy's Phoenix Pictures. I came across Marc by doing a member directory search of America Online. By the time you read this, Lorber will have become the VP of US production and Development for Carlton, the UK media conglomerate, in their Los Angeles office. But even though he's moved up the Hollywood success ladder, he still has the same email address. Lorber might have moved up the Hollywood success ladder, but he still has the same email address.
Email gets a quicker response.
Email gets prompts a more immediate reply than just about any other medium, particularly if your work is unknown to a producer. As an example, in October 1997, I chaired two panels at the first annual Hollywood Film Festival . My panelists were as eager to press the flesh with me as I was with them. I attribute it to the human need to put a face with a voice, a body with a collection of thoughts. If you don't believe this, do an experiment.