Master Chef, For All Mankind, All Rise Win First Games in Prime Time Softball League
The Prime Time Softball League played its first week of games after ditching the 2020 season due to COVID. Ten teams played in Week 1 with Fox‘s MasterChef, ABC‘s The Rookie, All Rise (just picked up by OWN), and Apple‘s For All Mankind all winning their first games. The teams put together by the cast and crew from American Dad and The Neighborhood tied in their first... »
ARRI Tech Talk Live Explains Remote Lighting Workflow for Multi-Location Livestreams
The next episode of ARRI Tech Talk series takes place this Wednesday, Sept. 1, and it will feature Los Angeles-based lighting designer and technical director Andrew Schmedake taking you behind the scenes of the premiere party of TNT’s “Snowpiercer,” produced by the creative agency Little Cinema in April 2020. The online experience engaged six actors in their own... »
Location Manager Aine Furey to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from LMGI
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has announced that veteran Location Manager Aine Furey will receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 8th Annual LMGI Awards “Celebrate the Where.” With a career spanning almost four decades and over 400 hours of screen time, Aine Furey can easily be called a pioneer who was... »
American Cinema Editors’ EditFest Global Returns Virtually Aug. 28-29
American Cinema Editors’ EditFest Global returns during a virtual event on August 28 and 29, 2021, offering access to the insight and experiences of the world’s finest editors. EditFest Global successfully debuted in 2020 as the online partner to EditFest’s popular in-person events in Los Angeles and London. The lineup for the two-day virtual... »
Emmy Watch: Production Designer David Rockwell on Visualizing the 93rd Oscars Under Pandemic Guidelines
One of the more impressive aspects of this year’s 93rd Oscars was how quickly and efficiently this year’s show producers — Jesse Collins, Steven Soderbergh, and Stacey Sher — were able to figure out how to put on one of the biggest annual awards ceremony/events, while still in the middle of a pandemic. Much of... »
The LMGI Presents “Locations Behind The Emmys” Panel
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) will present “Locations Behind the Emmys®,” a special panel and discussion spotlighting the instrumental role of locations in setting tone, revealing character, and enhancing the storytelling narrative in eight of this year’s Emmy nominated TV shows. The digital program will take place on Saturday, August 21 at 10:00... »
Sight, Sound & Story: Live Presents “Making it Work: From Assistant Editor to Editor”
Manhattan Edit Workshop‘s Sight, Sound & Story: Live monthly online event series continues on August 25th with Samali Bikangaga, Carla Gutierrez, Grace Mendenhall, and Ted Raviv with Moderator Maya Mumma, ACE. As per the description: Inside Episode XIII: A good working relationship between the film editor and assistant editor is crucial to a well-run... »
PNYA’s Post Break Tackles Financial Wellness for Post Pros
Rebecca Selkowe, manager of The Actors Fund’s Financial Wellness Program, will offer financial advice for creative professionals in the next edition of Post Break, the free webinar series from Post New York Alliance (PNYA). Budgeting, investing and other aspects of financial management can be challenging for post-production professionals, especially those in freelance roles. Selkowe... »
SMPTE+ To Discuss Migrating Media & Entertainment into the Cloud
Where does the cloud migration stand now? What happens if the internet dies? When will the next round of technical challenges be solved? And will there be trivia? On 31 August experts from across the industry will answer these and other pressing questions about the future of media in the cloud. (And yes, there... »
Set Decorators Society Announces the 2020 SDSA Television Awards
On August 4, 2021, the Set Decorators Society of America (SDSA) announced the winners for its 2020 SDSA Awards for Television, presented by co-hosts, SDSA Director Gene Cane and JoAnn Vara from the SDSA Board of Directors, filmed at Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, California. You can watch the full video announcement of the awards at the bottom of this... »