Author name: Mark It

Here’s the final list of the Oscars 2024 (96th Academy Awards) Best Picture and Cinematography nominees. Instead of a dull list, we created slides showing the movie poster and the cameras and lenses that shot the movie. Underneath the slides,…

Generative artificial intelligence is killing jobs in Hollywood, with little relief on the horizon. A study surveying 300 leaders across the entertainment industry reports that three-fourths of respondents indicated that AI tools supported the elimination, reduction or consolidation of jobs…

While the world of content creation overlaps with the art of filmmaking, they are also very much separate endeavors. That being said, for many of us, shooting videos for ourselves or for brands that pay us requires us to be…

Text-Based Editing is one of those genuinely transformative technologies that comes along once in a while. How will is it likely to change the editing workflow? And are there any downsides? Shiv Rajagopal examines both sides of the coin. Text-based…

With the introduction of the RED V-Raptor [X] and the Global Vision enabled by the global shutter sensor, RED Digital Cinema might start a race for high-end cameras that are armed with global shutter sensors. Once again, RED revolutionizes filmmaking.…

Nearly half of UK film and TV’s ailing freelance community are struggling financially, according to alarming research from the Film & TV Charity (FTVC). The charity surveyed more than 2,000 freelancers for its Money Matters report and found that 40%…

Paramount’s Maria Kyriacou is stepping down from the company after four years in the role, as the US studio shifts its strategy towards US content rather than international fare. Kyriacou was most recently president of broadcast & studios at Paramount…