A multi-author discussion of the creative industries in the digital age
When you think of films or television shows, many elements come to mind. There are lighting and sound specialists, actors, set builders, camera operators and numerous other positions essential to the production. Two of the most overlooked, but necessary organizations would be the costume department and the makeup department. Both of these creative careers are […]
Professionals that work in the creative industries have a problem, and that is one of precarity—and workers from other fields seem to know it too. “Why don’t you go into a more stable job, like Insurance?” my Father says on the daily, as I tell him that I want to edit videos for the rest […]
New Zealand and Australia are home to multiple large and medium sized VFX studios that contribute to a vast majority of Hollywood’s largest motion pictures. Not only do they contribute to cinema in terms of skill but also contribute in technological innovation. The studio Blackmagic Design originates from Australia, as well as the compositing system […]
Imagine looking for a job with no idea of a place to start? Growing up, your advisors will tell you that connections are everything. Who you know in the industry is what will get you that big interview or prime-time audition to show how great your talent is. However, connecting to the right people can […]
Since the 1970s America has had an undeniable fascination with Anime, the distinct art of Asian, often more specifically Japanese, animation. Many fans who fell in love with the medium dream about moving there and pursuing a career creating the artwork that they grew to love. Animator Henry Turlow did this, and highlights some of […]
One of the jobs everybody puts the word “starving” before is writer. One of the truths universally acknowledged, is that writing is a career you have to love because you have to fight pretty hard to get it to pay you. Screenwriting falls into this category, of a career you commit your life to and […]
Creative Construction: The Categorization of Work Let us begin with a simple assertion; to categorize is to organize, to organize is to control. The entertainment industry, which includes film and media and video games first and foremost on this issue, has become obsessed with compositing many different pieces to form a whole as efficiently as […]
The Motion Picture Editors Guild, will be celebrating its 81st anniversary this year. Below is a video that was produced for their 75th anniversary which interviews a variety of guild members, both currently working and retired. The guild was created in 1937. According to the Motion Picture Editors Guild website, “On May 20, 1937, the […]
The website for the Art Director’s Guild (ADG) describes the guild as a local chapter of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE). There are more than 104,000 members of the ADG spanning the US and Canada. The Union includes not only art directors but graphic artists, illustrators, matte artists, model makers, production designers, […]
The media industry was sent into a frenzy when Time, Inc. and Warner Communication’s Inc. announced a merger between the two media giants, right on the heels of Warner Bros. release of Batman in the summer of 1988. The film possessed not only a chart-topping soundtrack, but also the first of many successful DC Comics character […]
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