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🎥 Villeneuve: “Hollywood's a Conformist”
Media startup's shocking downfall💸, DJI drones get a DJ spin🎛️, Villeneuve's Hollywood diss🎬. It's news you can't snooze on!
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In today's rundown:
📺 Media Startup Meltdown
🎛️ DJI's Editing Twist
🎥 Villeneuve's Hollywood Slam
🔥 Press Worthy Stories
📚 Learn & Grow
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VISUAL CREATORS
Director Denis Villeneuve, the man behind "Dune: Part Two", is crying a river over the state of cinema.
His take? Creativity is in chains, and only risky business can save the day. No need to sit through the end credits; here’s the uncut scene
Villeneuve rings the alarm, tagging artistic freedom as the hero cinema needs. It’s not the sandworms that are the problem—it’s the risk-averse studio system.
Remember when movies dared to be different? Yeah, those were the days. Villeneuve’s not the first to sound the siren on this; Scorsese, Spielberg, they've all taken a shot.
But here’s the reel deal: box office bucks are flowing, but where’s the love for the auteurs?
Looks like Hollywood needs a lesson in rebellion, and Villeneuve might just be the man to hold the masterclass. Can cinema break free from its own narrative prison?
Will Denis Villeneuve's vision liberate cinema?Vote to see live results! |
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🔥 Press Worthy
Canon had a good year in 2023! Their imaging unit saw an operating profit increase of 15.9%, driven by mirrorless cameras.
More Nikon Z6 III rumors: A beefed-up Z6 or a mini-Z8? It's supposed unveil it early 2024 with a 24.5MP sensor, 6K at 60fps, 4K at 120fps and at a $2,999 price tag
Strada's AI platform for creators hits beta. It assists creators with cloud-based content management, spanning syncing, playback, transcription, and more. Hollywood vets back the play.
The mirrorless camera war is on. Nikon and Canon bet big on bulky, feature-rich mirrorless gear, while Sony keeps pushing its lightweight, all-rounder narrative. It’s a tug-of-war between capability and portability, and the camera world is watching.
📚 Learn & Grow
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PRODUCTION MASTERY
DJI, the drone kingpin, just dropped their own 3D editing software called DJI Modify.
It’s not for your everyday filmmaker—it’s tailored for pros doing aerial surveys and urban planning.
But this isn’t just a one-off; DJI’s spreading its wings beyond drones. They’re betting on tools that’ll make sense for the industries they’ve been flying over.
It could be a slow burn to reach the wider film and video world, but DJI’s already shown they can go from startup to sky-high in an industry they helped create.
Will DJI Modify be their next blockbuster? Give it a free whirl to find out.
DJI's 3D editor: Game-changer or Grounded?Vote to see live results! |
Yesterday’s poll:
Is Universal right to pull its music off TikTok?
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🎵 Fair move
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🔥 Press Worthy
Zoom’s new audio recorders offer 32-bit float recording, rescuing filmmakers from audio level anxiety.
Canon unveils a PTZ controller for multi-camera setups, and yes, it's got a Star Trek vibe with its lit buttons and SKAARHOJ compatibility. Live long and picture clear.
Shoot Solo, Be a Star: Courtney Daniels releases a book on shooting a film alone with minimal budget. Flexibility and low stakes are the name of the game.
A comprehensive guide on how to shoot that oh-so-crucial supplementary footage. Spoiler: always shoot more than you think you need.
📚 Learn & Grow
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CREATOR ECONOMY
The Messenger, a media startup that hit the scene last year with a hefty $50 million, abruptly shut down this week, leaving its staff high and dry.
Yep, they found out they were jobless through an article in The New York Times. Ouch. No severance, nada.
The Messenger launched to much fanfare, promising to be the new bastion of unbiased news. But with $38 million down the drain and only $3 million to show for it, the dream imploded fast.
The Messenger’s plan was to pump out news like a factory and make big bucks on ads from social media traffic. But with many expressing skepticism about its viability from the jump, it seems their concerns were well-founded.
Meanwhile, journalists are dropping like flies industrywide. Last year saw layoffs for more than 3,000 newsroom workers. But The Messenger’s mishandling of funds and lack of transparency has sparked a fresh round of outrage.
Was The Messenger doomed from the start?Vote to see live results! |
Yesterday’s poll:
Will TikTok’s horizontal pivot stick?
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🔥 Press Worthy
iPhone 16: Apple’s next “image flagship”? Bigger sensor, improved bokeh, and more; computational photography is rumored to be the new focus.
YouTube and TikTok blur the lines as TikTok shifts to accommodate longer, horizontal videos, aiming to challenge YouTube's long-form dominance. Filmmakers should start learning about TikTok, just as they had to learn about YouTube in the past.
Samsung's 2023 net profit fell 73%—its weakest in a decade—partly due to its first-ever loss in semiconductors. The company is now banking on AI to turn the tide as its new Galaxy S24 makes a smart bet on artificial intelligence features.
CEOs of major social media firms testified before Senate Judiciary Committee on child safety; lawmakers slam the companies for prioritizing profit over wellbeing but didn't offer any real solutions. It's a crazy mess.
📚 Learn & Grow
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