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Showrunner Soo Hugh’s adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s “Pachinko” for Apple TV+ masterfully weaves the intricate tapestry of a Korean family through different cities, languages, and generations. Minha Kim as Teen Sunja and Inji Jeong as Yangin. Cr: Apple TV+
Making of

How “Pachinko” Connects the Past and Present

When author Min Jin Lee researched her book, “Pachinko,” she talked with a number of pachinko parlor owners in Japan about the popular game and the people who play it. She soon realized its worth as a general metaphor for life and a possible title for her 2017 book.
Julian Mitchell
Following Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in his quest to identify the men who poisoned him in August 2020, director Daniel Rohr’s “Nalvany” won both the US Documentary Audience Award and the Festival Favorite Award at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival for. Cr: Sundance Institute
Documentary

“Navalny:” When Your Documentary Ends Up As a Spy Thriller

Julian Mitchell
Company 3 Hollywood senior colorist Walter Volpatto employed Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve 17 to fine-tune the look of HBO’s drama series, “Winning Time,” often retaining and even enhancing artifacts of older imaging technologies. Solomon Hughes as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson. Cr: Warrick Page/Warner Media
Post-Production

How the “Winning Time” Team Got Those Gorgeous ‘70s and ‘80s Visual Vibes

Jon Silberg
Cooper Hoffman as Gary Valentine and Alana Haim as Alana Kane in director Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza.” Cr: MGM
Making of

Once Upon a Time in Encino: Making “Licorice Pizza”

Michael Burns

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FromSoftware’s open-world game “Elden Ring,” crafted by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin, may offer a key to how we will interact with the virtual world of the 3D internet. Cr: Bandai Namco
March 28, 2022

How “Elden Ring” Holds Clues To Social Networks in the Metaverse

FromSoftware’s open-world game “Elden Ring” may offer a key to how many more of us will interact with the virtual world of the 3D internet.
Adrian Pennington
Seeking to create a new form of immersive global filmmaking, director Joe Hunting filmed his documentary feature inside the metaverse. Jenny and DustBunny in “We Met in Virtual Reality.” Cr: Sundance Institute
March 28, 2022

“We Met in Virtual Reality:” A Very Different Kind of VR Filmmaking

Seeking to create a new form of immersive global filmmaking, filmmaker Joe Hunting shot his documentary feature inside Social VR.
Julian Mitchell
Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Cr: A24
March 27, 2022

Complete Chaos Theory: Building the (Messy) Multiverse of “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Creative duo the Daniels take audiences on a heart-wrenching trip through the multiverse in A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Adrian Pennington
“‘Atlanta’ is everywhere and nowhere,” says Stephen Glover, a writer and producer on season 3 of the series. LaKeith Stanfield as Darius, Zazie Beetz as Van, Donald Glover as Earnest “Earn” Marks, and Brian Tyree Henry as Alfred “Paper Boi” Miles. CR: Matthias Clamer/FX
March 22, 2022

How “Atlanta” Is “Everywhere and Nowhere”

Donald and Stephen Glover bring season 3 of “Atlanta” to FX and Hulu in what critics call “a true American masterpiece.”
Adrian Pennington
For producer Ryan Murphy, the primary goal of “The Andy Warhol Diaries” was to “recontextualize Warhol as somebody who had loves and lovers.” Cr: Andy Warhol Foundation/Netflix
March 15, 2022

Pop Will Eat Itself: The Ultimate Manufactured Warhol

Producer Ryan Murphy’s Netflix docuseries “The Andy Warhol Diaries” uses artificial intelligence to help recreate the iconic artist’s voice.
Adrian Pennington
Director Matt Reeves and cinematographer Greig Fraser create the catalyst for Warner Bros.’ new “Bat-verse” with “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson. Cr: Jonathan Olley/ Warner Bros. Pictures.
March 15, 2022

“The Batman:” What It Takes to Make a Modern Masterpiece

Director Matt Reeves and cinematographer Greig Fraser create the catalyst for Warner Bros.’ new “Bat-verse” with “The Batman.”
Julian Mitchell
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February 6, 2022

The Metaverse Opens the Door to New Creative (and Commercial) Possibilities

Advanced avatars, creative platforms and virtual worlds: “A new digital era on the horizon as the metaverse shifts from a sci-fi concept into reality,” says Emma Chiu, global director of Wunderman Thompson Intelligence.
Adrian Pennington
“Raised by Wolves” season 1: Felix Jamieson, Travis Fimmel, photograph by Coco Van Oppens, courtesy of HBO
February 13, 2022

Grayscale: Are Too Many TV Shows and Movies Desaturated?

Despite a number of recent eye-popping productions, film critic Emily VanDerWerff decries Hollywood’s penchant for using desaturated color.
Adrian Pennington
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February 1, 2022

Solutions and Inspiration for Today’s Content Creators

The Create destination at the 2022 NAB Show, located in the North and Central halls, is the home of tools and workflow solutions that elevate the art of storytelling.
Coodie Simmons and creative partner Chike Ozah document their friendship spanning more than 20 years with Kanye “Ye” West in “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy.” Cr: Netflix
February 15, 2022

You Knew It Was Going to Be Hard to Make “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy”… But It Was Worth It

Coodie Simmons and creative partner Chike Ozah document their friendship with Kanye “Ye” West spanning more than 20 years
Julian Mitchell
Produced and directed by Adam McKay, HBO’s new docudrama “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” shows how the Lakers changed the way basketball is played. John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss. Cr: Warner Media
March 9, 2022

“Winning Time” Is a Wild Ride: Here’s How To Remake History

Adam McKay new docudrama for HBO, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” shows how the Lakers changed the way basketball is played.
Julian Mitchell
Jeffrey Wright in the film THE FRENCH DISPATCH. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2021 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved
February 6, 2022

The Long Take: It Can Be a Wonderful Thing

While there is no set formula for the “oner,” the use of long takes can be exhilarating but only when they support the narrative.
Adrian Pennington
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January 14, 2022

How Social Platforms Are Attempting to Co-Opt the Creator Economy

From Facebook to TikTok, established social media platforms are spending big money to arrest an exodus of independent video creators.
Adrian Pennington
Milena Smit as Ana and Penélope Cruz as Janis in director Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers,” Cruz’s seventh collaboration with the Spanish auteur. Cr: Sony Pictures
January 13, 2022

“Parallel Mothers” How Pedro Almodóvar Makes a New Spanish Family

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film returns to his signature theme of the maternal and his signature style of colorful, bold, twisty melodrama.
Julian Mitchell
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August 2, 2021

Creator Versus Influencer: What’s the Difference?

King’s College London Department of Digital Humanities lecturer Sophie Bishop challenges our preconceptions of influencer culture.
Adrian Pennington
July 13, 2021

Does Netflix’s 4K-Only Rule Limit the Creativity of Its Originals?

Ari Mattes argues that Netflix Originals look “weird” because they don’t resemble what we conventionally think of as film.
Adrian Pennington
June 14, 2021

I Am a Camera: “Inside,” Bo Burnham’s “Selfie” Netflix Special

Comedian Bo Burnham wrote, directed, shot, edited and produced “Inside,” his latest comedy special for Netflix, using the Lumix S1H.
Adrian Pennington
Frans VandewalleFollow Birth of Venus, Botticelli Galleria degli Uffizi, The Birth of Venus, c. 1486, Alessandro Botticelli (1445-1510) Nascita di Venere
February 17, 2022

Five Predictions for the Creator Economy in 2022 | Source: Fast Company

Fueled by the pandemic, the creator economy has continued to take off since 2020. Now, even brands and celebrities are getting in the game.
Jennifer Wolfe
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February 17, 2022

Intelligent Content Creation Inspires, Accelerates, Energizes — and Cuts Costs

Intelligent content—A.I., machine learning, automation, data analytics—can/will make life easier for media and entertainment creatives.
Emma Millions
Inventing Anna. Julia Garner as Anna Delvery in episode 108 of Inventing Anna. Cr. Aaron Epstein/Netflix © 2021
March 8, 2022

Confidence Tricks: Why Scams and Scandals Make for Such Successful TV

Competing TV and streaming series focused on fraudsters, con-artists, fakers and cheats play to our fascination with wealth and power.
Michael Burns