Every movie is like a child and the parents, typically, and are the producer and director sharing the joys and struggles of creating something from nothing and presenting it to the world as a reflection on the best of the parents intentions.

MAKE IT WORK is a child that we are extremely proud of, as it was born from a genuine ambition to focus the spotlight on young people in America who are using STEM to transcend otherwise limiting boundaries in their lives to create products that benefit their world. Selflessness lives!

'Make It Work' is available on Amazon and Roku Channel.

It’s not often that a filmmaker is provided the resources of time and financing to allow the process of a movie about science exploration to unfold. However, Legendary Pictures provided all that assurance & support which is why this unique story was able to come to fruition.

We owe company founder Thomas Tull, production executive Pearl Wible, and Legendary Pictures a great thank you for their commitment to directing their massive influence to stories on STEM.

We hope you enjoy this peek into the process of innovation and curiosity - MAKE IT WORK is an antidote to those who feel the world is spinning out of control. Have no fear, the next generation is here and while they may not look or think exactly the way any previous generation has, if the children are our future then our future looks brilliant!

Gratefully yours,

Kip & Kern

1) How Did "Make it Work' Come Into Existence?

The minds at Legendary Pictures have known the Konwiser brothers for years. So when producer Thomas Tull approached the brothers with an big idea, Kip and Kern had to figure out a way to narrow that idea down so it was more specific, including who to include as subjects in the project.
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2) How Do You Turn a General Idea into Something Specific?

Creating a docuseries for kids all came down to casting and finding the characters. Kip and Kern had to find kids that could inspire other kids, so they set out find students and hear their big ideas. They started by interviewing hundreds. in the end, it came down to a handful that would make the series.
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3) The Challenge of Finding the Structure & Form of the Series

Now that Kip and Kern have their characters and are rolling, they're faced with the teaks of how to pull all of the kids' stories together. Even in a docuseries, you need to hold audiences attention with a narrative.
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4) Vulnerability in Creating a Documentary

Doubting himself Kip wonders, is the story big enough? Despite following the journey of a select handful of students, Kip doubted himself for 9 months, wondering if anyone would watch.
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This is only half of our story. We'll finish our journey with a second post with four more short videos. We do hope you'll join us on Thursday!

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Kip Konwiser:** For nearly three decades, the Konwiser Brothers have made innovative entertainment of the highest quality, and demonstrated prescience for entertainment and cultural trends. Their dozens of credits across feature films, TV series, documentaries, interactive multimedia, live events, and music & dance projects have garnered multiple prime time Emmys and festival awards worldwide.

The Konwisers have collaborated and partnered with luminaries such as Kenny Ortega, Quincy Jones, Peter Guber, David Falk, Magic Johnson, the Grateful Dead, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Chuck D, Oliver Stone, Darren Aronofsky, Laurence Fishburne, among many others.

With a broad skill set as both senior management business executives and creative artists, the Konwisers have helped to raise the profile of many of the world’s top brands in entertainment, sports and music, including Legendary Pictures, Blizzard Entertainment, NIKE, Burton Snowboards, Gatorade, TapouT, And 1, General Electric, Mandalay Sports Entertainment, and the estates of Roy Rogers and Duke Ellington, to name just a few.

The Konwiser Brothers have earned an impressive array of industry awards and honors along the way, including the Prime Time Emmy Award for Best Picture on two separate occasions, the NAACP Image Award, the Humanitas Prize, the Producer’s Guild of America’s Producer of the Year Award. They have earned Best Picture, Audience Award or Grand Jury Prizes at many of the nation’s top festivals including AFI Fest, the New York Festival, Cinevegas Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Napa Valley Film Festival, Worldfest Houston, Chinese American Film Festival, Golden Rooster Awards, CINE Gold Eagle, and many others.

Whether designing the underlying foundation of new business ventures for international corporate brands, building debt and equity financing for entertainment properties, or producing and directing award winning film & TV content, the Konwiser Brothers continue to prove themselves as renaissance men of the entertainment world.

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