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The film industry brought in about $900 million for North Carolina from 2012-14, according to Zapple, and about $500 million for New Hanover County.
In his role as a professor of practice at the Creative Media Industries Institute, James Martin teaches Georgia State University students how to use the latest hardware and software to create 3-D, real-time animation.
Most parties, especially at the beginning of a relationship, rarely think about potential litigation that could happen down the road. This is especially true in the entertainment industry where agreements are mostly handshake or oral.
We sat down with Chris Escobar recently and he explained that they are as “independent as the films they show.” He walks us through the organization and some of the misperceptions people have of what they do.
“A 2017 study of Louisiana’s system found that film tax credits cost the state $282.6 million in 2016 and generated $63.2 million in taxes. That was a net loss of more than $200 million.”
In January 2018, the MPAA joined Netflix in an amicus brief in the California Court of Appeal in support of FX, warning that upholding the Superior Court’s decision denying FX’s anti-SLAPP motion would seriously chill artistic freedom and public discourse.
Think of some of the most jaw-dropping scenes and sequences you’ve ever seen. Chances are, a number of them were only made possible by wide shots.
Awards season has well and truly kicked off this week. Roma, which completed foley and sound mix with Pinewood Creative’s audio team, has won ‘Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language’ and ‘Best Director – Motion Picture’ at the Golden Globes and has been nominated for 7 BAFTAS.
The Macon Film Guild presents “The Guilty” Sunday as its first film of 2019. It’s a Danish thriller reviewers praise with words like “intense” and “taunt.”
Sean Powers is director of podcasting at Georgia Public Broadcasting, the statewide NPR and PBS affiliate. He has developed new podcasts over the last few months, but there is one we want to share with you. It’s called “The Credits.”