Since his 1996 feature debut Citizen Ruth, director/writer Alexander Payne has created a small but potent body of work — including Sideways (which won him the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Screenpla ...
December 14, 2023
If there’s anything 2023 has taught us in production music, it’s that change is the only constant. This, of course, is true of any part of an entertainment industry impacted by strikes, artificial int ...
December 7, 2023
Napoleon, from director Ridley Scott, tells the story of the French leader’s rise to power, his volatile relationship with his true love — Josephine — and his ultimate downfall and exile in the early ...
Poor Things, from filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite, The Lobster), is based on the novel by Alasdair Gray. Presented by Searchlight Pictures, the film stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a young ...
December 13, 2023
The Color Purple, from Warner Bros. Pictures, presents the novel by Alice Walker as a theatrical musical. Directed by Blitz Bazawule (Black Is King, The Burial of Kojo), the film was produced by Oprah ...
December 11, 2023
Having written the article for Post Magazine, I decided to let ChatGPT have a go at writing the same article. The challenge, as always with Generative AI, is to get the prompts right so it knows what ...
The inevitability of AI's presence prompts reflection, and as a seasoned professional in the industry, I find myself wavering between enthusiasm for innovation and a more cautious, conservative mindse ...
December 20, 2023
Social media has become a dominant force in brand advertising, capturing a larger portion of marketing budgets each year. As this shift continues, brands are beginning to realize that the social media ...
Virtual production is a rapidly-evolving field, and motion control plays an important supporting role in its development. We are excited about the future of these technologies and the new creative pos ...
January 10, 2024
As in-person brand activations and experiences are enjoying a resurgence, it’s becoming clearer that one-to-one connections are proving more valuable. Why? Because people enjoy sharing new discoveries ...
We are seeing the idea of highly immersive visual experiences come to life, things we’ve designed in sci-fi films such as Iron Man’s heads-up display (HUD) now transitioning into realtime AR views of ...
While AI can play a beneficial role in cyber security, cybercriminals have significantly harnessed the power of AI. One growing trend is AI-powered phishing, which is creating convincing and sophistic ...
December 12, 2023
Virtual production is now an established technique, but in terms of product development for the space, the industry is still very much in its infancy. Brompton-driven LED screens are often described a ...
The last three years have witnessed transformative changes to the broadcast and media landscape, particularly in the re-imagination of digital supply chains and cloud optimization. These shifts signif ...
Most visual effects artists and animators are in the media & entertainment industry because they enjoy the artistic process. When done in a vacuum, creativity is limited to one or a few perspectiv ...
December 19, 2023
As we move into 2024, the visual effects and animation industries are experiencing an exciting shift in the open-source landscape toward greater proactive development, more widespread collaboration an ...
December 15, 2023
While post production processes have long been completely digital, content archives have lagged behind. A need to rely on older analogue technologies, or an inability to access media at all because of ...
The past year certainly wasn’t lacking in virtual production technology and workflow advancements, with continued investment in the space driving innovation. We saw many new LED stages launch and more ...
Cloud computing touches nearly every facet of modern life. In the world of content creation, it’s no longer a matter of if studios use the cloud, but rather how they use it. Making the most of cloud r ...
Looking at your Netflix home screen or the “What’s Showing” list for a local theater, it’s readily apparent that the visual bar for films, episodic series and video games continues to rise, alongside ...
The pressure to deliver more content in less time has never been greater. While many established media companies have a vault full of classic assets that could be served to engaged audiences, that med ...
Hybrid, flexible, adaptable — these words come up more and more in conversations with filmmakers, broadcasters and other video professionals. And in an industry and macro-economic environment that has ...
As a VFX producer, adapting to virtual production (VP) initially seemed like an uphill battle. It involved learning a new production language and understanding the technology's nuances, much like lear ...
January 4, 2024
People watch more content when it’s good quality. That means more advertising dollars and more service stickiness — both highly desirable attributes. Delivering great quality video using a finite band ...