Sunday, January 19, 2025

Worth a Look

Here are a few posts from last week's Greenpage that might be worth your time...

Making Immersive Accessible

HowlRound Theatre Commons: Immersive theatre presents unique challenges to providing accommodation and accessibility measures for audience members, particularly in “sandbox-style” immersive theatre in which audience members roam through a curated environment throughout the performance. The physical and transitory nature of this form creates a significant roadblock to offering typical access options like listening devices, closed captioning, and wheelchair accessibility.

 

CAPA graduate, CBS actor Carter Redwood launches his new foundation

New Pittsburgh Courier: On CBS’ “FBI: International,” the scripts are perfectly laid out for the actors. The actors learn those scripts, and then the magic happens; the actors perform their roles perfectly, and then in post-production, the television show is prepared for its airing on national television.

 

Anthropic to Enforce Copyright Guardrails on AI Tools

www.hollywoodreporter.com: A trio of major music publishers suing Anthropic over the use of lyrics to train its AI system have reached a deal with the Amazon-backed company to resolve some parts of a pending preliminary injunction.

 

Psychological Impacts of VR Experiences and Their Implications for Museums

AMT Lab @ CMU: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek details author Annie Dillard’s exploration of nature around her home near Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Her piercing contemplations on nature and life were lauded by critics, and in 1975, Pilgrim won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction. Many of Dillard’s deepest reflections throughout the book are preceded by the act of “seeing”; the narrator often begins by observing her surroundings with an unparalleled intensity until she seemingly gets pulled above her usual sphere of consciousness — and is then hit with a profound realization.

 

California Economy Feels the Pain of Hollywood Studio Troubles

The New York Times: The struggles have become a painful, recurring story line in Hollywood. A script supervisor visiting a food bank every other week. The cinematographer who moved to Georgia for better filming opportunities. An art department coordinator applying for administrative jobs to cover rent.

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