What is Dreamworks SKG?
Dreamworks SKG is the studio responsible for the motion picture Amistad, which is the subject of the latest legal battle surrounding the Amistad revolt. Dreamworks SKG was founded in October 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen. The name “DreamWorks SKG” was announced three months later (“SKG” is merely the initials of the three founding partners’ last names). Spielberg, a world-famous filmmaker, Katzenberg, a former chairman of Disney Studios, and Geffen, a giant in the music industry, were widely viewed as a potent combination. The company immediately announced plans to launch film, music, software, and television projects — the latter through a joint venture with Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. To date, Dreamworks most well-known project is the weekly situation comedy, Spin City, produced by Gary David Goldberg and starring Michael J. Fox. Another television foray, Ink, starring Ted Danson, failed miserably. The studio has been criticized for treating television
