Production

Visual effects veteran George Murphy talks about artificial intelligence and virtual production as the future of cinema

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New technologies driven by artificial intelligence and virtual production are profoundly changing visual effects, but they are still “another brush” in the service of storytelling, says visual effects veteran George Murphy. “Virtual production is not just a visual effects tool; it's a storytelling tool that allows actors to feel completely immersed in the scene, instead … Read more

California aims to double Hollywood tax credits amid declining production

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MasterChef. Supergirl. The Kelly Clarkson Show. All of these productions were initially filmed in California, but were convinced to abandon at least in part due to more lucrative tax credits in other regions. Now, as Hollywood's runaway production and cost-cutting threaten the state's control of the film and television business, Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking … Read more

SAG-AFTRA documentary in production

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The filmmakers behind major documentaries about casting directors and the #MeToo movement have set their sights on another Hollywood topic: the evolution of the SAG-AFTRA artists' union. Director-producer Tom Donahue and producer Ilan Arboleda are working on a film about the transformation of labor organizing that occurred in 2008, when the Writers Guild of America … Read more

Archie Renaux, star of Romulus, launches production company A2R2

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Alien: Romulus star Archie Renaux is back on land with his sights set on a new earthly venture: a production company in collaboration with Arjun Rose. The two didn't have to search far and wide for the name of their new initiative calling it A2R2. Renaux and Rose met in 2016 at The Unseen, an … Read more

Charles Barkley launches production company Round Mound

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Charles Barkley is launching a new production venture with big plans to enter the screenplay, documentary and live programming space. The former NBA star and current TNT Sports analyst will launch Round Mound Media in partnership with EverWonder Studio, with backing from Jeff Zucker's RedBird IMI. Barkley's longtime manager, Marc Perman, will be president of … Read more

Nathan Crowley will receive the EnergaCamerimage Production Designer Award

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Poland's pioneering EnergaCamerimage International Film Festival revealed Tuesday that industry veteran Nathan Crowley will receive a special award for achievements in production design at the event's upcoming 32nd edition in Toruń. Crowley is best known for his long collaboration with Christopher Nolan, which earned him an Oscar nomination for production design The prestige, The Dark … Read more

Production Assistants Launch Trade Union Engagement with LiUNA

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A veteran Hollywood union is backing an ambitious initiative to unionize film and TV production assistants, a move that could redefine how many first-time creatives enter the industry. The Hollywood chapter of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LiUNA), Local 724, is teaming up with the grassroots group Production Assistants United to organize one … Read more

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