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I continue to root for Kevin Costner's HORIZON just because of the enormous risk he personally took to make the film. It's rare for an artist. Will be interesting to see if it connects on MAX and what happens with the sequels that are planned. What are your thoughts? https://variety.com/2024/film/ne...
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Say what you will, but of all the videos my wife and I share with one another the majority have cats in them. And Alamo Drafthouse had a preshow of nothing but funny raccoon videos before Guardians of the Galaxy that the audience loved. I think there might be a market for watching funny cat videos i...
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@smaugandbilbo thanks Sydney
I love the instagram Suzanne!! They're adorable :)
Tom Lapke Who isn't addicted to cat videos?
Thanks Sydney!
"It Ends With Us" cruises past $50M making this the first August weekend ever with two $50M grossing films ("Deadpool & Wolverine" keeps on drawing audiences). It's great to see people flocking to theaters right now. What was the last film you went to see in the theater? https://variety.com/2024/fil...
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Sam Sokolow It's crazy how much hate Blake Lively is getting on TikTok. It seems all the cast members unfriended Justin Baldoni and she is also getting criticism for labeling it as a rom com rather th...
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Every movie going to streaming should have accurate captions, reviewed by humans. I’ve always used REV in the past.
I got an email this week from Filmhub announcing their new captioning service, at $4 per minute.
Does anyone find this appealing? I suppose some might be tempted to keep it all in-hous...
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$4 a minute, likely for After Effects or AI automated speech to text? No.....
Mike Boas Having come from the captioning and transcription world in TV in my very early post days, I don't believe that Rev has actual humans doing that at that price. At the most they are proofing w...
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Back when Rev was $1 a minute, I took the test to be a transcriptionist. I learned the software, did a couple jobs. I wasn’t quite fast enough for it to be worthwhile for me. It would work out that so...
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I'm sure they are just having rev do it and marking it up.
Hi everyone,
I hope you guys are having a productive beginning of the week.
Has anyone been to Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland? What's the vibe like? Is there much networking going on or is it more projection and prize focused?
Thanks in advance :)
Osiris Doumbe Hi, are you thinking of going there, Osiris? Do you have a film in the festival?
Hi Geoff, many thanks for reacting!
A collaborator of mine is going there. We don't have a film but the idea was to go there and network, presenting our upcoming projects. I was thus wondering if it we...
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Osiris Doumbe hi again, my Producer has been to Cannes, to the Marchè with a film of mine, but Locarno hasn’t really been on my map.
My EP and I are going to go to the Tribeca in Lisbon, in October. I...
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Hi Geoff, thank you very much for the information! it's very appreciated
This is an article crammed full of juicy information, but here are the bullet points:
* Shares of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record company, plummeted this week. If you want to know why, this newsletter helps explain.
* Rupert Murdoch is seeking to change...
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You're right, Geoff Hall. Having a publicist helps. Stage 32 published a blog about hiring a publicist a few months ago. www.stage32.com/blog/waiting-until-post-production-to-hire-a-film-public......
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Maurice Vaughan thanks, Maurice. I’ll check it out.
You're welcome, Geoff Hall.
I was looking at the movies out right now, and the one studio film (non-indie, not IP) in theaters is Fly Me to the Moon, which did not perform at the box office against it's bloated $100M budget. Whi...
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Pat Alexander thanks Pat. Yes, that fall away is sad, but I think films like Longlegs and lower budget films will find a niche and become profitable. They will find their market....
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This story is from April, but it's significant, considering how vast the Asian market is for musicians.
"TF Entertainment is active in the C-POP (Chinese popular music) genre and is behind acts, such as TFBOYS and Teens In Times."
https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/business/music-label-umg-annou...
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@geoff I disagree. You need to expand your tastes. If anything Gojira screamed to the world at the Olympics (pun intended) that music is more than just pop music and hip hop.
Debbie Elicksen haha! I have a wide taste in music, but this is not something I'm into.
Geoff Hall I am currently obsessed with Jinjer from Ukraine.
Geoff Hall Yes! Tatiana's voice versatility is getting lots of love from the metal community.
It still may not be enough for me to rekindle my subscription. In Canada, we're lucky to get one new movie a month. Prime and Netflix provide much more value.
What are your thoughts on this? Is it big bucks on a handful of movies? Or are they actually investing in European film? Big difference.
https:...
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That's a lotta money, Debbie Elicksen! Hope it's for European films and shows, including indie films and shows.
Will Jan Koeppen be able to take risks and make his own decisions in London without the influence of HQ in the US. Shooting in Spain is a lot of risk doing that from out of London. My company has EU b...
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Hey there, I wanted to know, if you’re/ was a member; how was your experience?
We’ll, that same short (with BTS extras) makes me over $200 a year in rentals and sales on Amazon Prime. Not every short would perform that well, but it has the hook of being a Lovecraft adaptation. I...
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Rose Sanchez At the IPG we discuss the marketplace platforms including FilmHub, a lot. Experience with FilmHub is mixed overall, and the trend since late 2023 is for them to pay less and less. They al...
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thanks Mike Boas !! this helps illustrate that review
hey Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg thank you for that info, what other marketable programs have you guys discussed? and how can I get familiarized with IPG?...
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Rose Sanchez Just DM me here and I can send you my email. Meantime, see independentproducersguild.org
In today's blog, a PR Professional and long-time Stage 32 member is sharing his advice about building valued connections as you work toward your creative and professional goals! Learn all about it here >>
https://www.stage32.com/blog/valued-connections-dont-forget-where-you-ca......
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Learn from the President of Packaging and Sales at Ramo Law, Tiffany Boyle who's produced hundreds of films & TV shows! In this exclusive Stage 32 webinar you will learn how the money flows and is actually dispersed from such deals, as well as the different types of deals you can expect from differe...
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Sydney Summers I’m thinking there must be certification in this area too. Yes?
Thank you Tiffany this was an amazing webinar. I learned so much!! Thank you for your time and your information!
Maggie, wonderful to hear that was your experience!
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Thank you to everyone who attended todays webinar and thank you Tiffany!
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Hope Horizon does well on MAX, Sam Sokolow. It didn't make a lot at the box office, but that doesn't mean it's not a great movie. I watched Boy Kills World last night. It flopped at the box office, bu...
Expand commentHope Horizon does well on MAX, Sam Sokolow. It didn't make a lot at the box office, but that doesn't mean it's not a great movie. I watched Boy Kills World last night. It flopped at the box office, but it's one of the best movies I've seen recently.