Is the Glut of Franchises Really Killing Cinema?
Franchise films have the power to destroy the movie-going experience… or bring back the magic of it. Source: Is the Glut of Franchises Really Killing Cinema?
Blackmagic Design Announces Vertical Video Support for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras
Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Camera 8.1 update which adds support for vertical aspect ratio video to Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras, allowing users to create cinematic vertical video for platforms such as TikTok. This update adds automatic rotation of the … Continued
Young actors can’t play James Bond: casting director
James Bond can only be played by a pro.Debbie McWilliams, the 007 franchise casting director who has been a member of the action films’ team since 1981, believes that younger stars don’t have the “experience” to portray the suave spy … Continued
Jonathan Majors Dropped From Texas Rangers Ads, Otis Redding & Walter Mosley Movies
Jonathan Majors has been dropped from a slew of projects we hear on good authority including Protagonist Pictures’ feature adaptation of the Walter Mosley novel, The Man in My Basement, an ad campaign for the Texas Rangers MLB team, as … Continued
BFI To Invest $8m In Audience Engagement Projects
The British Film Institute (BFI) will hand out $8m (£6.48m) in cash awards to 17 organizations as part of the first run of its new National Lottery Audience Projects Fund. The cash awards include a combination of long-term funding pacts … Continued
How ‘Gran Turismo’ Filmed “Aggressive” Racing Scenes
Producer Carter Swan and cinematographer Jacques Jouffret discussed their upcoming movie at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. Source: How ‘Gran Turismo’ Filmed “Aggressive” Racing Scenes – The Hollywood Reporter