Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...
How Many People Does It Really Take To Make A Blockbuster Movie?
www.forbes.com: If you're one of those people who stays in their theater seat to watch the credits at the end of a film you'll know that movie-making is a labor-intensive business. Even though the densely-packed staff list zips by at quite a clip, it still usually takes more than five minutes before the curtain finally falls on a blockbuster movie. The credits are a sight to behold and can make even the most mundane movie appear to be an immense undertaking. Like most things in Hollywood, it is partly a work of magic.
Augmented World Expo Has Become the Must-go Event for the XR Industry
www.roadtovr.com: In the early days there were many industry conferences that had a significant draw for the pioneers of XR’s modern epoch. There were XR pockets within big tech conferences like CES, GDC, and E3. There were company-specific events like Oculus Connect and Unity’s Vision Summit. And there were early grass-roots events like SVVR, VRLA, and a host of local meetups across the globe that built lasting networks of XR believers.
IATSE President Pens Letter To Atlantic Theater Board, Condemns Lack Of Progress In Bargaining
www.broadwayworld.com: The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees' International President Matthew D. Loeb has written a letter to the Atlantic Theater Company's Board of Directors stressing the need for urgent intervention by leadership to settle outstanding crew negotiations and federal labor charges.
Tobias Rylander On Changing The Human Experience
Live Design Online: Tobias Rylander, award-winning production, lighting, and conceptual designer, recently took part in More Than Human: Changing the Human Experience, a conversation at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London that was part of the Global Design Forum. The event was moderated by Samta Nadeem, curatorial director of STIRWorld, and panelists included conceptual artist Hannah Marshall and artist/designer Melek Zeynep Bulut.
The Robots Coming for Hollywood Labor
by Erik Barmack: Elon Musk recently brought a terrifying new world to Hollywood, and I’m not talking about his recent government exploits. Last month on the Warner Bros. lot, the heart of traditional filmmaking, Musk unveiled the latest versions of his Optimus Robot, an AI-enabled device that was pouring beer, interacting with guests and being remarkably . . . human.
