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This blog is a curated set of articles from your team at San Diego Media Pros to share pertinent information with you from the production world.
Digital Juice ends operations
Long time member John Street saw this today. Before digital downloads were a thing, this company paved the way for royalty-free assets for your editing. Many of us (me included) had stacks of these CDs and DVDs, and for some of us, a shelf of VHS tapes. Despite their troubles, it's sad to see them go.
Welcome to the Magentaverse - Pantone Color of the Year 2023
This color joins Very Peri, Illuminating, and Marsala as the 2023 Pantone Color of the Year.
Historian documented the women of early Hollywood
Albert Einstein once said "If you want to know the future, look at the past." For the future of Hollywood, that would mean looking at those who helped make it the legend that it is. Often lost in that past is the contributions of women. The recent passing of historian Cari Beauchamp puts a spotlight once again on the storied history of women in Hollywood.
Channel 1 News - AI Powered
In 2019, Taylor Swift released a song titled "Death By A Thousand Cuts." The song references the slow and painful process of eventually breaking up. In a way it's like how AI is coming for us as evidenced in this latest AI itereation.
SAG-AFTRA Members Ratify New Three-Year Contract With Studios
It's over, finally. With a 78% yes vote, the SAG/AFTRA strike has come to an end.
Sony’s In-Camera Authentication Technology Passes AP’s Tests
AI has certainly created an atmosphere that has many concerned for their jobs. But beyond that is the concern that AI can and will disrupt image authenticity. Sony and the AP have been aware of this and have been working on a solution.
Roger Kastel Dies: Illustrator Behind Iconic ‘Jaws,’ ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Movie Posters Was 92
Movie magic is made inside a theater where our imaginations are often wowed. But for many of us, that magic begins outside the theater when we see the movie poster. We lost one of the best poster people ever when Roger Kastel passed away at 92
AI law and its responsible use by employers in the workplace
As AI creeps (or is thrown) into everything we do, here are emerging workplace rules.
Read Full SAG-AFTRA Deal Summary Released Ahead Of Ratification Vote; Analysis Of AI & Streaming Fund
For those among us who enjoy the details behind the decisions, here’s a deeper dive into the new, proposed, SAG/AFTRA contract.
San Diego has become a hot spot for shooting reality TV and commercials. Are movies next?
According to Guy Langman, San Diego's Film Office Csar, production does exist south of OC.
SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike
As Mel Blanc was want to say, "That's All Folks!!" Seems the SAG AFTRA/ AMPTP strike has reached it's end.
A Sneak Peek into New AI Video Tools from Adobe – The Future of Filmmaking?
BecauseAdobe plays such a big roll in a lot of what we as a community, do this sneak peek of some coming AI in our everyday tools bears a watch.
SAG-AFTRA Says It’s Waiting on Studio Responses to Latest Proposals Amid Negotiations
As Tom Petty said, "waiting is the hardest part." Here is where the SAG/AFTRA strike stands
Witching Hour: Studios to Devote Another Week to Resolve SAG Strike or Give Up Until January
While Hollywood has often been called a bastion of liberalism, since July they've acted more like our conservative congress: getting nothing done and blaming the other side. Now it looks like they' may pick up their ball and go home
SAG-AFTRA Reschedules Bargaining Session, Saying Union Needs More Time for Response to Latest Offer
Steve Miller said it best: "Time keeps on slipping, into the future." And the strike keeps getting pushed a little further out as well.
Raising the dead: how AI is allowing people to hear from lost loved ones again
According to this story, Lazarus will not be the only one making a repeat appearance.
Adobe Sneaks Object-Aware Editing Engine and Major New Generative AI Innovations for Photo, Video, Audio and 3D
While AI remains a sticking point for SAG, it's become a selling point for Adobe. Here's the latest from AdobeMAX.
Negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and studios are suspended
Like Johnny Cash said in 1956, "I walk the line." And this is exactly what the SAG members will continue to do after talks broke down.
John Grisham, George R.R. Martin Among 17 Major Authors Now Suing OpenAI
OpenAI's ChatGPT has caused a paradigm shift in the creative world. But that shift borrows on creative work that lives on-line and now some of the creative owners are fighting back.
Adobe Hikes Creative Cloud Prices as it Rakes in Record Revenue
While inflation may be shirking, other things are not, including the price for Adobe Creative Cloud.