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Hollywood’s special effects industry is cratering, and an art form is disappearing along with it
Posted by BrianDzyak in California/Los Angeles, General on May 18, 2016
Pasadena, California Allan A. Apone, a film and TV makeup artist with 35 years experience, had a recent job on the set of a TV commercial shoot. As he prepared to cover up a blemish on a well-known actor’s forehead, the director breezed past the chair and waved him off, saying, “Don’t worry about it—I […]
Female Cinematographers Band Together to Form New Collective
Posted by BrianDzyak in General, Uncategorized, Union on May 9, 2016
By Kate Erbland | Indiewire The International Collective of Female Cinematographers includes members from around the world. Female cinematographers are banding together to form a new a collective aimed at giving a public face their “often overlooked” minority in the industry. The newly formed International Collective of Female Cinematographers (ICFC) is billed as “a growing collective of professional Cinematographers […]
Crewmember Killed on Latest ‘Resident Evil’ Film
Posted by BrianDzyak in Africa, General on December 28, 2015
by David Robb There’s been another tragic accident on the South African set of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, this one taking the life of crew member Ricardo Cornelius. He was killed on Dec. 3, but reports are just now surfacing. None of the production or distribution companies involved has yet to make a public statement or express […]
Onwards and Outwards Resources: Women in the Film Industry
Posted by BrianDzyak in California/Los Angeles, Education, General, United Kingdom on November 26, 2015
A selection of articles and resources which explore the position of women in the film industry today, the obstacles that they face and the innovations that they have made. A Vivid Cinema: Women in the British Film Industry, ICA Blog, 2015 Our British Female Directors, Dogwoof, 2015 Reports and Statistics, Women in Film and Television UK, […]
6 Hollywood Studio Executives Discuss the State of the Film Industry
Posted by BrianDzyak in California/Los Angeles, General on November 13, 2015
Justin Morrow The Hollywood Reporter recently sat down with the major studio chiefs for an hour-long discussion of the state of the industry, and while it’s definitely worth watching, because we love you so much, we went ahead and put together a list of 3 takeaways from the video, featuring Donna Langley (Chairman, Universal Pictures), Tom […]
Stuntman Says Boss Ordered Him Injured
Posted by BrianDzyak in General, Uncategorized, Union, United States on October 13, 2015
By MATT REYNOLDS LOS ANGELES (CN) – A stunt coordinator for “Amazing Spiderman 2” ordered a stuntman to injure another one in an “act of malicious age discrimination” that ended the older man’s career, the longtime stuntman claims in court. B.J. Davis worked as a stuntman for 35 years before the “malicious age discrimination” ended […]
Women in Film and TV Vancouver to kick off VIFF Industry
Posted by BrianDzyak in General on September 26, 2015
by Craig Takeuchi The conversation about gender inequality in the film industry has been heightened in Hollywood over the last while, with everything from Patricia Arquette’s rousing Oscar acceptance speech to viral videos mocking how women are treated in Hollywood. If you’re interested in supporting women in film, Women in Film and Television Vancouver is rolling out their […]
Federal Judge Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Hollywood Agency Giants
Posted by BrianDzyak in California/Los Angeles, General on September 21, 2015
Posted by: : Paul Ebeling United Talent Agency and ICM Partners have convinced a court to dismiss several claims filed against them by a smaller talent agency, including the allegation that they violated antitrust law by collecting “packaging fees” on television projects. Lenhoff & Lenhoff, Charles Lenhoff’s boutique talent agency, filed suit in February after losing two […]
CASTING SCAM ALERT ISSUED TO ACTORS IN HOLLYWOOD
Posted by BrianDzyak in Education, General on August 31, 2015
BY IAIN ALEXANDER A new casting scam is targeting actors in the Hollywood area where they are being asked to provide nude pictures of themselves to qualify for an audition. The scam alert was issued by one of the largest casting firms in Los Angeles urging actors to avoid any such contact with the individuals who […]
Female TV directors make modest strides, but minority representation drops, DGA reports
Posted by BrianDzyak in General, United States on August 27, 2015
By YVONNE VILLARREAL With all this talk of too much TV, there still isn’t an overabundance of female and minority directors behind the camera. That’s according to the Directors Guild of America’s latest report analyzing the gender and ethnicity of directors hired by prime-time television shows across broadcast and cable networks, as well as rising Internet networks such […]
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