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Pilot Season Returns to Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video has recently released the titles for the 2017 Pilot Season. In 2016, the company released a group of entertaining programs for audiences to review and support. Amazon Studios returns this year with a collection of dramas and comedies to browse over. "Pilots continue to be the best way to take risks, find voices and evolve the art form of television. We're excited about these new worlds, characters and filmmakers. We're looking forward to another Amazon Pilot Season and more great customer feedback." - Joe Lewis, Head of Comedy, Drama & VR, Amazon Studios Pilots in the 2017
Virtual Reality Projects on Deck for the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival announced their virtual reality interactive film lineup. 29 virtual reality exhibits, 20 world premieres, six interactive installations, breakthrough graphics, and international viewpoints are set to be showcased at Tribeca 2017. Each year the festival finds new ways of showcasing the latest technology in connection to filmmaking. This year international directors are using virtual reality to give viewers additional depth to their stories. “As VR has continued to evolve technologically, so has the storytelling. Our mission is to shine a light on those creators pushing the boundaries of the medium to move beyond the demo phase and deliver on
Environmental Documentaries Showcase the Connections Between Modern Civilization and Climate Change
Environmental advocates are expressing their viewpoints in protests, at town halls, in open forums, online, and with the medium of film. The Tribeca Film Festival recently released their feature film lineup with A River Below set to screen at the festival in late April. This documentary takes a modern look at the hunting the indigenous pink river dolphin to extinction. National Geographic just released a trailer on YouTube for Water & Power: A California Heist. The documentary will premiere Tuesday, March 14 at 9/8 p.m. Both of these impactful environmental films are taking a hard look at the environment we interact with everyday. The Smog
Tribeca Film Festival 2017 Releases the Feature Film Lineup
The Tribeca Film Festival announced their lineup for feature films being screened in New York this upcoming April 19-30. Tribeca Film Festival 2017 marks their 16th years of film history. This year they will celebrate the brightest minds in filmmaking with world premieres and film screenings across multiple theaters in downtown New York City. March is #WomensHistoryMonth and several of the films in this lineup have stand out female roles, directors and film crew. Festival organizers noted: 'Today’s announcement includes 82 of the 98 feature-length titles in the Festival. In a year of record high submissions, the Festival’s curators chose
YouTube TV Joins the Cable-Cutting Movement Away From Traditional TV
The cord-cutting race to filling demand with a new generation is heating up with YouTube TV recently announcing that they would be launching a television streaming service. This step by Alphabet/Google is a more aggressive move to capture additional revenue for the company. Currently several tech companies are providing streaming television, but each one has its strengths and weaknesses. Currently, users can input their email and zip code to be notified when the service for YouTube TV will be arriving to their area. Sling TV is one of the more established television streaming services with two years of experience.
Women In Film and Sundance Institute Launch Initiative titled ReFrame
Women in Film and the Sundance Institute have worked together to form a new program called ReFrame. This senior network of executives will be teaming with studios, networks, agencies and independent financing entities to build awareness and strength to women filmmakers. The Sundance Institute noted that ReFrame’s three initial offerings are: 1. Culture Change Toolkit ReFrame will introduce a Culture Change Toolkit tailored to film, TV and media executives and creative teams. The Program aims to improve hiring and promotion practices for women of all backgrounds by addressing bias and other roadblocks at key decision points in the pipeline. Toolkit components will
A Night at the Oscars with Highlights featuring Jimmy Kimmel, Justin Timberlake and La La Land
The buzz surrounding the 2017 Oscars is at a fever pitch, and La La Land once again stole the show by taking home over several awards from The Dolby Theatre on Sunday, February 26. The biggest buzz of the evening took place when La La Land was misinformed of their win for best picture, and the film Moonlight stepped up big to take home the biggest prize of the evening. La La Land awards for the evening included: best director, best actress in a leading role, best original music score, cinematography, best actress, and best production design. Jimmy Kimmel and Justin Timberlake both conducted
Sling TV Providing Solutions to Cord-Cutting
Millennials are the cross section between Generation X and Generation Y. The group of young adults have shown growth in an era of regression. Pervious generations would work a standard 9-5 schedule, and come home to the warm glow of home entertainment. Adults in the United States prior to The Great Recession, and after the The Great Depression experienced a level of stability that other generations have not been able to share. Streaming services were unneeded before 2009. One example, Netflix went public in 2002, but saw little to no growth until The Great Recession. After 2009, Netflix and other
NBA VR on Google Daydream takes Spectators Courtside
NBA VR is now available on Samsung Gear VR via the Oculus Store and on the Google Play Store with the Google Daydream View. NBA is partnering with NextVR, a premiere broadcaster of live events in virtual reality, to bring NBA LEAGUE PASS subscribers one game every week of the 2016-17 regular NBA season live, and on-demand. Browse over the NBA VR viewing schedule. Watch over a preview of the excitement and intensity of NBA VR with the Google Daydream on YouTube. 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
‘Extreme Weather’ by National Geographic Becomes Reality with the Oroville Dam
National Geographic and Sean Casey worked together on an environmental documentary titled Extreme Weather. The project has been released in IMAX theaters, and has a 3D viewing option. The beautiful piece of work captures the beauty within nature, as well as the destruction it can cause globally. Two of the topics they cover is global warming and climate change. The documentary does an excellent job of displaying the differences in weather patterns in correlation to climate change. Recently, the Oroville Dam experienced damage from flooding on February 11, 2017. The dam reached capacity and forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate. The dam is
Amazon Prime Video has recently released the titles for the 2017
The Tribeca Film Festival announced their virtual reality interactive film lineup. 29
Environmental advocates are expressing their viewpoints in protests, at town halls,
The Tribeca Film Festival announced their lineup for feature films being
The cord-cutting race to filling demand with a new generation is
Women in Film and the Sundance Institute have worked together to
The buzz surrounding the 2017 Oscars is at a fever pitch, and La
Millennials are the cross section between Generation X and Generation Y. The
NBA VR is now available on Samsung Gear VR via the Oculus
National Geographic and Sean Casey worked together on an environmental documentary titled