YouTube 2023 Upfront: Unskippable 30-Second Ads Coming to TVs
Google’s video giant says it reaches more than 150 million U.S. monthly viewers on TV screens. Source: YouTube 2023 Upfront: Unskippable 30-Second Ads Coming to TVs – Variety
The Cameras of Cannes 2023: ARRI Mini is (Still) the King
As IndieWire has published its great camera survey regarding Cannes Film Festival 2023, we analyzed the data to reveal that the ARRI ALEXA Mini is still the king of kings. This is the 4th year in a row that this … Continued
Self-Tape Debate Hits U.K. as Actors Demand Regulation
The debate around self-taped auditions has been quietly gaining traction in the U.K., where many actors share their American counterparts’ concerns about the regulation of the popular practice.Variety can reveal that a group of U.K. actors have now launched a … Continued
Cooke Optics Partners With EZtrack: Facilitating CG Workflow
The champion of lens metadata — Cooke Optics, has partnered with EZtrack — a company that specializes in CG (Computer Generated) tracking, in order to facilitate CG workflow. The goal is to grant the director the CG elements in NRT … Continued
The First ‘Little Mermaid’ Heralded Disney’s Second Golden Age
Thirty-four years ago, the animated film based on the Hans Christian Andersen tale got a boost from songs by Broadway veterans Howard Ashman and Alan Menken — plus Jodi Benson as the voice of Ariel — and kicked off the … Continued
Sundance Film Festival in Asia Relocates to Taiwan
The Sundance Film Festival Asia, an offshoot of the Sundance Institute, is to set up camp in Taipei, Taiwan this summer. The three-day mini festival will run Aug. 18-20 and be put together in association with local organizer G2Go Entertainment.The … Continued