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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.
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
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:
AI Add Revolution: Lessons from a Viral Volvo Spot
And now Volvo is in the AI commercial game.
Film and TV production drops in Georgia as risk of new strike looms
Apparently it’s not just slow here.
Balenciaga’s Gaffer Bangle, a Bracelet Resembling a Roll of Tape
We all know how cool grips and gaffers can be, but are they this cool?
This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces
For those of you who use true sound blankets, you know how heavy and cumbersome they can be. That may soon be a thing of the past.
As Production Slows to a Crawl, Crew Members Say ‘Everyone Knows We’re All Looking for Work’
Hang in there, crew.
‘Slow Horses’ & ‘One Life’ Director Predicts A Show Made Entirely By Generative AI Is Only Three-To-Five Years Away
Three to five years?
Creating video from text
In 1969, Frank Sinatra popularized the song "My Way." The song begins with these lyrics:
And now the end is here
And so I face that final curtain
When you see the next coming of AI from OpenAI's Sora, you may be singing those very words.
BBC “Considering” Findings From Landmark Study That Trialled Eight-Hour Working Day In Film & TV Drama Production
We here in the States - and everywhere really - can thank our friends across the pond for giving use television and the World Wide Web. So is our next gift an 8-hour production day?
Is Generative AI for Video Ready for Prime Time Production?
By now, everyone has heard of Generative AI (artificial intelligence) tools like MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, and ChatGPT and how they’re impacting the world. But are they actually as disruptive as the headlines suggest? And if so, how might we use the potential of AI and machine learning to power our own projects?