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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

Documentary
“Navalny:” When Your Documentary Ends Up as a Spy Thriller
Julian Mitchell

Post-Production
How the “Winning Time” Team Got Those Gorgeous ‘70s and ‘80s Visual Vibes
Jon Silberg

Making of
Once Upon a Time in Encino: Making “Licorice Pizza”
Michael Burns
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March 28, 2022
How “Elden Ring” Holds Clues To Social Networks in the Metaverse
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. […]
Adrian Pennington

June 28, 2022
“We Met in Virtual Reality:” A Very Different Kind of VR Filmmaking
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: […]
Julian Mitchell

March 27, 2022
Complete Chaos Theory: Building the (Messy) Multiverse of “Everything Everywhere All At Once”
Writers and co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as the Daniels) take audiences on a heart-wrenching trip through the multiverse in “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” starring Michelle […]
Jennifer Wolfe

March 22, 2022
How “Atlanta” Is “Everywhere and Nowhere”
From “Atlanta” season 3, courtesy of FX For the brothers Glover, Donald and Stephen, Atlanta is a state of mind. Four years after the end of season 2, the Emmy-winning […]
Adrian Pennington

March 15, 2022
Pop Will Eat Itself: The Ultimate Manufactured Warhol
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 https://youtu.be/aeC76ncf66w Andy Warhol's […]
Adrian Pennington

March 15, 2022
“The Batman:” What It Takes to Make a Modern Masterpiece
“The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. It was always Warner Bros. Picture’s intention for The Batman movie to become a leaping off point for further stories. […]
Julian Mitchell

February 6, 2022
How the Metaverse Opens the Door to New Creative (and Commercial) Possibilities
Read more: Future 100: Trends and Change to Watch in 2022 From virtual teleportation and 3D audio to advanced avatars and genuninfluencers, “a new digital era is on the horizon […]
Adrian Pennington

February 13, 2022
Grayscale: Are Too Many TV Shows and Movies Desaturated?
The intentionally desaturated world of Apple TV+’s “See.” Pictured is Jason Momoa. READ MORE: Colors: Where Did They Go? An Investigation. (Vox) Is it true that many movies and TV […]
Adrian Pennington

February 1, 2022
Solutions and Inspiration for Today’s Content Creators
The Create Pillar and destination at the 2022 NAB Show Why is Create one of the foundational concepts defining the 2022 NAB Show? Because it reflects new realities for content […]

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 spanning more than 20 years with Kanye “Ye” West in “jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy.” Cr: Netflix https://youtu.be/i-e_YPO-RYc The fact that […]
Julian Mitchell

March 9, 2022
“Winning Time” Is a Wild Ride: Here’s How To Remake History
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. Cr: Warner Media […]
Julian Mitchell

February 6, 2022
The Long Take Can Be a Magical Thing
https://youtu.be/da0qTIVCu6E The use of long takes can be exhilarating for viewers as much as for the cinematographer and director choreographing the shots, but there has to be a good narrative […]
Adrian Pennington

January 14, 2022
How Social Platforms Are Attempting to Co-Opt the Creator Economy
"'La main (Les remords de conscience), The Hand [Remorse]),' by Salvador Dali" by mark6mauno is licensed with CC BY-NC 2.0. View a copy of this license,. While much is being […]
Adrian Pennington

January 13, 2022
“Parallel Mothers” How Pedro Almodóvar Makes a New Spanish Family
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 https://youtu.be/cL6JDYkRa2g By Pedro Almodóvar’s standards, […]
Julian Mitchell

August 2, 2021
Creator Versus Influencer: What’s the Difference?
We all know what we mean by the terms “influencer” and “content creator,” right? Content creators create. They are artistic, entrepreneurial and righteous. Whereas influencers have sold their soul but […]
Adrian Pennington

July 13, 2021
Does Netflix’s 4K-Only Rule Limit the Creativity of Its Originals?
Dylan Penn stars as Jennifer Vogel and Sean Penn as John Vogel in "Flag Day," a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Film. Credit: Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc. © […]
Adrian Pennington

June 14, 2021
I Am a Camera: “Inside,” Bo Burnham’s “Selfie” Netflix Special
Bo Burnham in “Bo Burnham: Inside.” (c) Courtesy of Netflix 2021. https://twitter.com/boburnham/status/1531426724457480192 https://youtu.be/kpRGNxqv6Wk To view Bo Burnham’s “The Inside Outtakes,” click here. Comedian Bo Burnham, who wrote, directed, shot, edited […]
Adrian Pennington

February 17, 2022
Five Predictions for the Creator Economy in 2022 | Source: Fast Company
Galleria degli Uffizi, "The Birth of Venus," c. 1486, Alessandro Botticelli (1445-1510), photo by Frans Vandewalle “There’s never been a more pronounced focus on the creator economy. “Monetizing digital content […]
Jennifer Wolfe

February 17, 2022
Intelligent Content Creation Inspires, Accelerates, Energizes — and Cuts Costs
We all know that content creation is a time-consuming and collaborative endeavor. And it can be prohibitively expensive. But the good news is that intelligent content, (AI, machine learning, automation, […]
Emma Millions

March 8, 2022
Confidence Tricks: Why Scams and Scandals Make for Such Successful TV
From “Inventing Anna,” courtesy of Netflix. We’re a trusting bunch, as a species. Especially when it comes to someone offering what we think we deserve. Apparently, we’re also all primed […]
Michael Burns