Is She The R2-D2 To Your C-3PO? Then Her Universe Has You Covered With New Valentine's Day Quote Tees Designed By Star Wars Actress Ashley Eckstein

NEW YORK, NY - January 30, 2013 - She's the Princess Leia to your Han Solo, your cosplay confidante, and the best friend you share all-day Doctor Who marathons with - she totally gets your geeky side. So, what do you give the fangirl who's the love of your life or if YOU are a Geek Girl looking for a gift for yourself? Her Universe has the perfect Valentine's Day present for the fangirl who is both nerdy and stylish. Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars and founder of the sci-fi apparel line, Her Universe, revealed today three new quote tees featuring insider sayings from Star Wars, Doctor Who and Star Trek such as:

Star Wars - You Are The Scoundrel To My Princess / You Are The Clone To My Trooper / You Are The Wookiee To My Win

Doctor Who - You Are The Bow Tie To My Suspenders / You Are The Key To My TARDIS / You Are The Doctor To My Companion

Star Trek - You Are The Logic To My Vulcan / You Are The Purrr To My Tribble / You Are The Captain To My Starship

"I've been seeing these types of posters everywhere! 'You Are The Macaroni To My Cheese,' 'You Are The Peanut Butter To My Jelly,'" said Eckstein. "I love them and I wanted to make sci-fi versions in time for Valentine's Day! It's never been so sweet to give the gift of nerd!"

For the quote Tees Eckstein has worked with fellow fangirl, Anne Convery, as a guest designer. Convery is a self described "suburban nerd," graduate student and wife of Star Wars: The Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni. "I had a blast playing with the iconography," said Convery. "For example, Doctor Who has such a rich universe for us all to play in. When Ashley and I brainstormed the 'You are the __ to My __' shirt, it really brought home to me just how key the relationships are in Doctor Who."

"When I think of the iconic Geek Girl, I think of Anne," said Eckstein. "She is such an inspiration to me. I have been picking Anne's brain on designs for a few years now and it's about time that we collaborated on something for Her Universe!"

The Star Wars, Doctor Who and Star Trek Quote Tees are available to order now at www.heruniverse.com. Make sure to order no later than February 6th to guarantee delivery by February 14th, Valentine's Day.

About Her Universe
Her Universe was launched in 2009 by actress and entrepreneur Ashley Eckstein, and her partner, The Araca Group, known as one of the most innovative theatrical production and merchandise companies in the world. Her Universe was created to directly address the expanding market of female fans by entering into its first agreement with Lucas Licensing to develop and produce a line of female-centered Star Wars apparel and accessories. The success of that line was followed up with a collection for the Syfy network including such shows as Battlestar Galactica and with BBC America for Doctor Who and with CBS Consumer Products for Star Trek. You can learn more about Her Universe and purchase the current line of fangirl apparel and accessories by going to www.heruniverse.com and by following Eckstein on Facebook (facebook.com/HerUniverse) and Twitter (twitter.com/HerUniverse).

About Anne Convery

Anne Convery is a self described "suburban nerd, wife and graduate student whose major fandoms are J.R.R. Tolkien, Neil Gaiman and Doctor Who." She also has a good vocabulary for the Star Wars universe, but, as she claims, due mostly by osmosis as it jumps from her husband's (Star Wars: The Clone Wars Supervising Director Dave Filoni) head and into hers. She has no other way of explaining how she knows random trivia like the working title of the first Star Wars movie or what planet Togruta are from.

Star Wars™ Actress Ashley Eckstein Releases Complete Video Diary of Her Experiences at Star Wars Celebration VI Event

NEW YORK, NY - September 18th, 2012 - Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars™: The Clone Wars and founder of the popular female sci-fi merchandise line, Her Universe™, is giving fans an expanded and unprecedented look behind-the-scenes of her experiences at the largest Star Wars event in the world, Celebration VI, which took place last month in Orlando, FL. With a video camera following her everywhere for the four-day event, Eckstein gives fans a unique perspective, through her eyes, of this epic convention. With over 40 minutes of footage, Ashley's Video Diary debuts via Starwars.com today at http://www.starwars.com/watch/celebration_vi_ashley_video_diary.html .

Snippets of Eckstein's video diary cam were posted online on the StarWars.com blog during Celebration VI last month. However, Eckstein decided to edit together one final video diary of the entire Star Wars event, utilizing over 20 minutes of material not seen earlier, to give fans who could not be at Celebration VI the experience of being there... and from a unique view.

"I've never been good at keeping a written diary and I wanted to capture the events and memories of Celebration VI for myself and the fans in a different way," said Eckstein. "With social media being the way it is today, a video diary seemed like the best way to cover CVI."

The video diary, directed by Jason Surrell, a screenwriter and Senior Show Writer for Walt Disney Imagineering and edited by Studio Say So, an Orlando-based video production company, is a collaborative effort with Eckstein. "I was absolutely thrilled when Ashley asked me to direct her video diary at Star Wars Celebration VI," said Surrell. "After directing Ashley and her fellow Clone Wars cast members in Behind the Force at Disney's Star Wars Weekends for so many years, I knew that there's a whole other world out there that people typically don't get to see. So I'm hoping that our series of video diaries will truly give Star Wars fans a peek behind the curtain at all the fascinating and truly funny things that happen when these people get together. I've never been happier to be a fly on the wall. We're going to take you onstage, backstage and everywhere in between."

The Celebration is Headed Back to Europe!http://www.starwarscelebration.com/Europe/

About Her Universe
Her Universe was launched in 2009 by actress and entrepreneur Ashley Eckstein, and her partner, The Araca Group, known as one of the most innovative theatrical production and merchandise companies in the world. Her Universe was created to directly address the expanding market of female fans by entering into its first agreement with Lucas Licensing to develop and produce a line of female-centered Star Wars apparel and accessories. The success of that line was followed up with a collection for the Syfy network including such shows as Battlestar Galactica and with BBC America for Doctor Who and with CBS Consumer Products for Star Trek. You can learn more about Her Universe and purchase the current line of fangirl apparel and accessories by going to www.heruniverse.com and by following Eckstein on Facebook (facebook.com/HerUniverse) and Twitter (twitter.com/HerUniverse).

About Jason Surrell
Jason Surrell is an author, filmmaker and Senior Show Writer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Jason is the author of The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies, The Art of The Haunted Mansion, Screenplay by Disney: Tips and Techniques to Bring Magic to Your Moviemaking, Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies,The Disney Mountains: Imagineering at Its Peak and The Art of Marvel's The Avengers. He also wrote and directed a feature film, Characters, and wrote for Walt Disney Television's "Secrets of the Animal Kingdom." Jason is currently working on the screenplay for a supernatural thriller and developing a television series.

About Studio Say So
Studio Say So is an Orlando-based video production company working to tell stories for clients and partners. Founded in 2008 by Danny Miller and Marshall Head, Studio Say So has worked with clients ranging from Walt Disney Imagineering and Florida Hospital to Unicef. Studio Say So writes, shoots, edits and produces a variety of videos from documentaries to commercials. Visit http://www.studiosayso.com to see videos and learn more.

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Academy to Honor Jonathan Erland with Bonner Medal

Beverly Hills, CA – Visual effects technologist Jonathan Erland has been voted the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

The award – a medallion – will be presented at the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 11, at the Beverly Wilshire.

Erland began his professional training in the entertainment industry studying theater at the Central School in England and film at the London Film School. His knowledge of theater technology made him a desirable asset to the team building the audio-animatronic puppet theaters for the I.B.M. Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

After moving to Los Angeles, Erland maintained dual careers in both the entertainment and the industrial exhibit design fields. He joined the newly created Industrial Light & Magic to work on the visual effects for the 1977 film "Star Wars." He continued in the burgeoning visual effects field as director of research and development for Apogee Productions, where he received patents for a reverse bluescreen traveling matte process, the Blue-Max flux projector and a method for making front projection screens. The innovations, along with the development of a digital traveling matte system, also earned Academy Scientific and Technical Awards.

In 2007 Erland received an Award of Commendation for "his leadership and efforts toward identifying and solving the problem of High-Speed Emulsion Stress Syndrome in motion picture film stock."

An Academy member since 1984, Erland was instrumental in establishing Visual Effects as a separate Academy branch in 1995. He has served 11 years on the Academy’s Board of Governors and many years on the Executive Committees of both the Visual Effects Branch and the Scientific and Technical Awards. He also is a founding member of the Academy’s Science and Technology Council.

Named in honor of the late director of special projects at Warner Hollywood Studios, the John A. Bonner Medal is awarded for "outstanding service and dedication in upholding the high standards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
Portions of the Scientific and Technical Awards presentation will be included in the Oscar® ceremony.

Academy Awards® for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide.