Alright, let me walk you through what happened when I tried to look into Red Wagon Entertainment, specifically trying to find someone named Ellis there. It wasn’t exactly straightforward, lemme tell ya.
So, it started a while back. I had this idea buzzing in my head, something I thought would fit right in with the kind of movies Red Wagon makes, you know? Stuff with scope, big stories. I’d seen their name on a few films I really liked. So, I thought, why not try and figure out who to even talk to over there?
Getting Started: The Initial Dig
First thing I did was the usual stuff. Fired up the computer, started searching online. Typed in “Red Wagon Entertainment contacts”, “Red Wagon Entertainment producers”, stuff like that. Got the main company info easy enough, the big names like Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher, obviously. But I’d heard a whisper somewhere, maybe read it on a forum or something, about someone named Ellis being involved in development or acquisitions. Couldn’t remember the exact context, but the name stuck.
So, my focus shifted. I started searching specifically for “Ellis Red Wagon Entertainment”.
The Search for Ellis
This is where things got a bit fuzzy. Finding a specific person named Ellis linked clearly to Red Wagon wasn’t as simple as I hoped.
- I checked industry directories I had access to. No clear listing under that specific name jumped out immediately.
- Scanned through press releases and news articles about Red Wagon projects. Sometimes crew lists pop up. Found lots of names, but no Ellis in a role that seemed right.
- Looked through LinkedIn. Found a few people named Ellis in the entertainment industry, but linking them directly and currently to Red Wagon? That was tough. Profiles weren’t always specific or up-to-date.
I spent a good few evenings just digging, cross-referencing names, trying different search variations. It felt like searching for a ghost sometimes.
Trying to Make Contact (or Lack Thereof)
Okay, so I found a couple of possible leads for an Ellis who might have been associated with them at some point, or maybe worked on a project they produced. It was thin. I decided to try reaching out anyway, what’s the harm, right?
Sent a couple of carefully worded emails to general inquiry addresses I found for Red Wagon, mentioning my interest and asking if there was an appropriate person, maybe someone like Ellis, who handled new ideas. Predictably, silence. That’s pretty standard, though, hitting the general inbox is like throwing a message in a bottle.
Then I tried reaching out to one of the potential Ellis contacts I found on LinkedIn. Sent a connection request with a brief note. Didn’t hear back on that either.
Hitting a Wall and Moving On
Honestly, after a few weeks of sporadic searching and zero concrete results, I kind of hit a wall. I couldn’t definitively confirm there was an Ellis in the role I imagined at Red Wagon, or at least, not one easily reachable from the outside. Maybe the info I heard was old, maybe it was wrong, who knows?
It was a bit frustrating, sure. You get an idea, you want to get it to the right people, and navigating the industry gates is just… opaque sometimes. You feel like you’re doing the legwork, trying to be specific, but you just can’t find the handle on the door.
In the end, I just had to put that specific angle on the shelf. It wasn’t worth banging my head against the wall indefinitely for a lead that might not even exist. I shifted my focus to other companies and contacts. That’s just part of the process, I guess. You try a door, it doesn’t open, you look for another one. The Red Wagon/Ellis thing just ended up being one of those doors for me.
