Film/TV
EditShare Divests Lightworks, QScan Product Lines
EditShare announced the sale of its Lightworks non-linear editor and QScan quality assurance assets to technology partner, Lwks Software Ltd. The transaction includes the Lightwork... More
The History of VFX and Its Workflows for Modern Film, Animation Production (Qumulo Blog)
Animation and visual effects are at the heart of modern film production. But digital production, as we know it today, is a relatively new focus which began in the early 1990s with ... More
MPC Film Brings Virtual Production, Character Design, Animation Expertise to Disney’s ‘The One and Only Ivan’
Five-hundred artists across MPC Film’s studios in London, Montreal and Bangalore worked together to bring to life The One and Only Ivan’s nine primary characters.... More
Technicolor Dailies, Color, Sound Come Together for ‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’
Technicolor’s Mark Kueper finds a common visual language with DP Alar Kivilo for this timely romantic comedy from No Trace Camping and Sony Pictures. (more…)... More
Dubbing a Feature Film in Lockdown (ZOO Digital Blog)
Magnolia Pictures worked with ZOO Digital to bring together an entirely remote cast of voice actors and shift the recording studio online. Using cloud-based technology, ZOO produce... More
Shows on the Rise: New Releases Kick-Off September (TV Time)
New September shows rise to the top! HBO Max sci-fi series Raised by Wolves gains No. 1 placement following its debut on the 3rd, while Netflix interstellar drama Away takes runner... More
ARC EDIT Keeps Long Distance Storytelling In-House With FileRunner, ClearView Flex (Sohonet Blog)
ARC EDIT on navigating lockdown restrictions, and connecting their international facilities and clients with Sohonet technology.... More
‘Tenet’ Needs Movie Theaters Even More Than Movie Theaters Need ‘Tenet’ (IndieWire)
When it comes to a new Christopher Nolan movie, the question of if you should see it has long been supplanted by the question of how you might do that.... More
Studio-Backed Research Team Works on Test Film to Try COVID-19 Safety Protocols (THR)
Filmmakers behind the Entertainment Technology Center at USC short Ripple Effect tested "SafetyViz" and other new protocols with an eye toward enabling a safe return to production ... More
ZOO Digital Helps Train Next Generation of Localisation Talent Using Proprietary Dubbing Technology (MESA)
ZOO Digital is working with universities around the world to train the next generation of localisation talent. The goal is to help grow a new wave of dubbing artists and adaptors, ... More
How ‘Tenet’ and ‘Mulan’ Could Shape the Future of Blockbuster Movies During Coronavirus (Variety)
The future of film in an age of plague may be crystallized this weekend.... More
What If the Movie Studios Decide They Don’t Need Theaters After All? (Vulture)
For movie studios, it’s a stark moment of decision. With a huge backlog of films awaiting release and production restarting or beginning on others, Mulan and Tenet are raising th... More
Mastering Difficult Describing (Red Bee Blog)
New challenges come up all the time in Audio Description. As content-makers innovate, they can throw us stylistic curveballs that force us to rethink how we convey what’s on scre... More
Shows on the Rise: ‘Cobra Kai’ Moves to Netflix, and to No. 1 (TV Time)
Following Netflix’s acquisition and streaming release of Cobra Kai, the YouTube series moves to No. 1 with a rise ratio of 99%! Meanwhile, Netflix originals dominate the week’s... More
Producers Guild Issues Protocols for Safe Return to Work (Deadline)
The Producers Guild of America has issued its protocols for the safe return to work on scripted and unscripted independent productions.... More
The Pandemic is Changing How Hollywood Releases Movies (LA Times)
Since the advent of the blockbuster, Hollywood followed a rigid rule book for how to release movies to the public — put the film in as many theaters as possible, and give theater... More
The Impact of TV Consumption on Post-Pandemic Experiences (Muse)
While more people are watching TV, more cord-cutting is happening, so how are advertisers going to reach audiences that love this IP in a cord-cutting, ad-blocker world?... More
Three Men Have Been Charged With Leaking Movies for Nearly a Decade (Engadget)
In an attempt to take down the elite global piracy ring Sparks Group, US officials have charged three men with copyright infringement. Two of those men have been arrested, and law ... More
Fighting Piracy Requires Technological Solutions (NAGRA Blog)
Those who produce and distribute content need to look at the source of piracy through protection devices, considering the technological bias to avoid it.... More
TV’s Tough Upfront: Madison Ave. Bets on Streaming and Tries to Foil Price Hikes (Variety)
TV’s hottest properties this year may have little to do with the primetime lineup for which the medium is best known.... More