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A curated set of articles from your team at San Diego Media Pros to share pertinent information with you from the production world.
Governor Newsom proposes historic expansion of film & TV tax credit program
A proposal from the Governor would double the film tax credit in California.
Funding one hundred films for a new era of media
We’ve been documenting the rise of AI for sometime now. This is just the next step toward embracing the future of production.
Even Hollywood producers are getting squeezed
When Oscar winners are having a tough time, pay attention.
Lionsgate Inks Deal With AI Firm to Mine Its Massive Film and TV Library
And here…we…go…
Half of UK TV and film staff out of work a year on from Hollywood strikes, poll finds
Apparently our colleagues across the pond are not fairing well in this industry of ours
Some Actors Will Let AI Replicate Their Voices For Advertisements Under New Union Agreement
One year ago they were enemies. Not now.
Paramount TV Studios Shutting Down Amid Major Restructuring, Layoffs
The industry is definitely a state of flux, beyond the Flux Capacitor kind.
LA On-Location Filming Drops 12% From Last Year Due to Declining Content Spend, ‘Post-Strike Paralysis’
The shrinking production landscape
IATSE Ratifies New 3-Year Deal With AMPTP
Done and done!
Video game actors go on strike over AI issues
While the SAG/AFTRA actor's strike may have been long resolved, the video game actors are just beginning.
Reality TV Filming Plummets in Los Angeles in Major Production Slowdown
Reality sets in for Reality,
McDonald's AI Commercial: A Taste of Tomorrow
McDonald’s is Loving It…AI that is:
Watch the story of a dream come true: The creation of Toys"R"Us and Geoffrey the Giraffe
Say what you will, but this is the next step in the inevitable evolution of AI production.
Director of AI-written feature ‘The Last Screenwriter’ speaks out after London cinema cancels screening
Local OG Jimly Teiper turned me onto this story. Things are moving fast. Will the speedbumps keep the car from going faster?
NBC to use AI-generated version of Al Michaels' voice during Summer Olympics
Well, if the big guns are doing it, it must be OK!
IATSE Reaches Tentative Agreement on Basic Agreement With Studios and Streamers
Perhaps a harbinger of a return to normal?
AI Add Revolution: Lessons from a Viral Volvo Spot
And now Volvo is in the AI commercial game.
Update on AB5. You may not like this.
Update on AB5. You may not like this.
When you can hear every word, thank the sound mixers
When you can hear every word, thank the sound mixers.
State’s gig worker legislation survives
Update on AB5. You may not like this