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VISUAL CREATORS
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🎬 Hollywood's Hard Reset

Hollywood is in an unprecedented state of upheaval as its facing a double whammy: first, COVID shut down production, and then a writers and actors strike lasted seven months.

Now, studios are scrambling to restart, leading to a decrease in the number of scripted shows and a reevaluation of the theatrical release model.

• The number of scripted shows has plummeted, with streamers and networks carefully calculating how many can turn a profit. With over 600 shows at one point, everyone's wondering how many can actually survive.

• Theatrical releases are being redefined, and the future of movie theaters is unclear as streaming dominates.

• This comes at a time when theaters struggle to redefine their place, and the industry scrambles to adapt to the creator economy.

Meanwhile, the rise of smartphone entertainment like TikTok is siphoning viewers away from traditional media. As people spend more time on their phones, studios are scrambling to capitalize on the TikTok and YouTube boom.

As the industry reshapes faster than a shape-shifter on speed, will Hollywood find the blockbuster solution it needs? It’s a pivotal moment for the entertainment industry, one that could redefine how we watch and who creates our favorite content.

The only certainty right now? Uncertainty.

PRODUCTION MASTERY
The commercial aspects of creativity.

✍️ Meta's Text-to-3D: Models in Minutes

Meta's AI researchers are on a 3D roll. Their new tool, Meta 3D Gen, is a text-to-3D generator that can whip up fully realized 3D models from text descriptions in under a minute—faster and with better quality than previous tools.

For creators, the appeal is clear: A majority of pros preferred Meta’s 3DGen over other text-to-3D models. Artists can now dream up virtual worlds in 3D from plain text, and Meta's machine mojo pumps it out faster and better than earlier versions.

The result? Text-to-3D that’s preferred by pros and up to 60 times faster. It's another creative win in AI’s playbook and a potential game-changer for immersive content creation.

It's not just about churning out textured models; Meta lets creators fine-tune appearances without messing with the underlying structure.

CREATOR ECONOMY
Navigating the digital creative world.

🧵 Do Creators Care About Threads?

Meta’s social network Threads, launched a year ago to compete with Twitter, is struggling to attract and retain influencers despite cash incentives and promotion tie-ins with parent company Instagram.

With only a fraction of the user base compared to Instagram or Facebook, Threads lacks the pressure and incentives for influencers to make it a priority.

At 175 million monthly users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement revealed a rate of growth that falls far short of the 2 billion users on Instagram.

While some creators use the text-focused platform as a “journal” with “low stakes” content, Atlanta-based talent manager Keith Dorsey said his clients “don’t even post” on Threads.

The platform's been less toxic than Twitter, but it's unclear if that's enough to keep Mark Zuckerberg from pulling the plug.

Meta isn’t deterred, saying the platform helps creators build “fresh space” and grow their audiences.

🔥 Press Worthy

📽️ VISUAL CREATORS

Everyone's hating on Adobe these days and trying to switch, unfortunately its lightning-fast RAW profile updates leave competing software in the dust, leaving creatives with few viable alternatives to Photoshop.

Get ready for DJI's Osmo Action 5 Pro with a 1-inch sensor, improved battery, and higher-res video. GoPro, you feeling threatened yet?

📈 PRODUCTION MASTERY

Lawrence Lek wins 2024 Artist Award at Frieze London. Lek will create a new commission as part of the prize, featuring their Sinofuturist character Guanyin in a virtual storytelling and mechanical sculpture installation.

Adobe assures creators: "We don't train generative AI on customer content" as it updates its Terms of Use. Can they be trusted though?

🎭 CREATOR ECONOMY

Illinois demands parents pay kids for appearing in influencer content. Money goes to trust, accessible at 18. A high schooler inspired the law after spotting kids got no share.

TikTok surpasses Google as Gen Z's top search engine, showcasing its power as an e-commerce and branding platform.

📚 Learn & Grow

📽️ VISUAL CREATORS

• If You Don’t Have Money Or Connections… Can You Be A Filmmaker?

• The Journey from Technical Perfection to Creative Freedom in Photography

📈 PRODUCTION MASTERY

• How to Get Started in Film and TV

• What the Camera Market’s Hot Run Could Mean for the Future of Video

🎭 CREATOR ECONOMY

• YouTube's updated eraser tool removes copyrighted music without impacting other audio

• A backstage pass at the National Theatre – in pictures