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Explore the Top Twenty YouTube Channels in Illinois

By |November 14th, 2016|Categories: Carbondale, Champaign-Urbana, Chance the Rapper, Chicago, Economy, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Illinois, National News, Pop Culture, Umphrey's McGee, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

YouTube Red is amping up their original content with ads running in movie theaters this winter. Online users that watch YouTube videos can experience it ad-free with YouTube Red. As an independent media producer for YouTube, I recently sent a pitch to the company on working more together in 2017. During the pitch, I mentioned that I would create a list of the top YouTube channels in Illinois to show our value in comparison to other media producers within the fifth largest state. Since YouTube does not currently have a ratings system for the channels per state, I'm going

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Dave Chappelle Performs Stand-Up Comedy on Saturday Night Live

By |November 13th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, National News, New York City, Politics, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Saturday Night Live hosted one of the most anticipated televised stand-up comedy acts featuring Dave Chappelle. In concert with the A Tribe Called Quest performing on SNL, Dave Chapelle dropped by Rockefeller/NBC Studios in New York to share his insight and comedy. This also marked the first record that ATCQ has released in 17 years. The hip-hop pioneers have recently released We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service. Stream 'We the People' from the latest album. https://youtu.be/eAoqWu6wmfI Below is the stand-up featuring Dave Chapelle. He also worked together with SNL to conduct to skits that are

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Adobe Creative Cloud 2017 Updates with an Adobe MAX 2016 Overview

By |November 11th, 2016|Categories: California, Featured, Film News, National News, Sundance Film Festival, Tech News, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Adobe has recently released new products and updates for the Creative Cloud platform at Adobe MAX 2016. These latest upgrades to software have also been packaged with programs such as Project Felix. “This year, we’ll be showcasing amazing breakthroughs in experience design, photography, virtual reality, character animation and 3D compositing.” - Bryan Lamkin, executive vice president and general manager, Digital Media at Adobe Adobe and Business Wire release a statement covering the latest updates: Premiere Pro For filmmakers, advancements in virtual reality, character animation and 3D across Adobe’s video tools set the stage for the future of video. The next

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Tribeca Virtual Arcade at Westfield Features Virtual Reality Installations

By |November 5th, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, National News, New York City, Pop Culture, Tribeca Film Festival, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

The Tribeca Film Festival is hosting their virtual arcade at the Oculus at Westfield World Trade Center during the first three weekends of November. Guests will be able to interact with the latest virtual reality projects. Scan over some of the VR installations and films being featured at the virtual arcade. Invasion! https://youtu.be/gPUDZPWhiiE Take a 360 degree look at Invasion! The animated project is produced by Baobab Studios. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 12-8PM NOVEMBER 4-6, 11-13, 18-20 KÀ The Battle Within This international film is produced by François Blouin, Félix Lajeunesse & Paul Raphaël. It marks Cirque du Soleil's first

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Stream the Viral Climate Change Film ‘Before the Flood’ by Leonardo DiCaprio

By |November 1st, 2016|Categories: Clean Energy, Denmark, Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Europe, Featured, Film News, Germany, Global, National News, Non-Fiction, Politics, Reviews, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and environmentalist, has just pulled off one of the most dynamic moves in contemporary filmmaking by releasing his latest documentary Before the Flood on YouTube. During his time working on The Revenant with Alejandro G. Iñárritu, DiCaprio found downtime to start production on his own film covering the controversial topic of climate change. Denmark currently operates on 100% renewable energy. Germany currently is being ran on 30% renewable energy.  The United States currently has 13% of energy being produced by wind, solar and other forms of clean energy.  Our country is clearly falling behind, and that is due to

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2016 EMA Awards Honored Environmentalists in Media and Entertainment

By |October 25th, 2016|Categories: California, Clean Energy, Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Featured, Film News, Health, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The 26th Annual Environmental Media Awards were hosted this past Saturday, October 22 from Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California. Environmentalists in different forms of media were brought together to help raise awareness for the causes they support. Moby has been taking a strong stand for animal rights within the agriculture community. The EMAs honored him with the 'Missions in Music' award. Moby is a singer, songwriter and activist with a passion to help provide a voice to animal rights. “One thing that we collectively as a nation and species could do to really address environmental concerns is stop supporting animal

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Tribeca Enterprises & CHANEL Announces 2nd Annual Through Her Lens Event in NYC

By |October 23rd, 2016|Categories: Entertainment, Featured, Film News, National News, New York City, Pop Culture, Tribeca Film Festival, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Tribeca Film Institute, Pulse Films and CHANEL have partnered together to create a three day event in New York City from October 25-27. This marks Tribeca's second annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program. The program works as a tool for upcoming female film producers and directors. During the three days, guests can dive deeper into industry mentorship, artistic development as well as funding. “We are thrilled to be embarking, for the second year, on an intense three-day program created for these five extraordinary rising talents. They will be supported, guided and mentored by women who share with

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Oculus Converges Music and Virtual Reality

By |October 22nd, 2016|Categories: Austin City Limits Festival, California, China, Coachella, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Film News, Global, Hong Kong, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, San Jose, Tech News, United States, Virtual Reality, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Oculus has recently showcased some of their latest technology at Oculus Connect this past October 5-7 at the San Jose Mcnery Convention Center. Virtual reality is amping up with the holiday season approaching, and Oculus has been taking pre-orders for Oculus Touch, (handheld sensors that interconnect with the visuals being produced in the headset.) Oculus Touch gives users the ability to interact with digital content via handheld devices. A popular video game, Rock Band VR, will let gamers feel the experience of being live on stage during the process of playing a song. Imagine that you can view in 360

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New Features Added to Amazon Prime Photos

By |October 18th, 2016|Categories: Amazon, Featured, Film News, National News, Photography, Seattle, Tech News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

Amazon Prime Photos recently rolled out some additional updates for Amazon Prime users. Connect with Prime Photos to store photos, as well as print single photos, photo books, and cards. Amazon provides free delivery for materials. "Prime members love the benefit of unlimited photo storage but often struggle to collect and organize photos across multiple devices and accounts into a single, shareable archive," said David Nenke, Director of Prime Photos, Amazon. Cloud storage for digital files continues to grow with Amazon, Google, Apple and Oracle. The company noted the following: Family and friend access to Prime Photos, at no

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SXSW 2017 Adds +750 Sessions, Mark Cuban, and Additional Keynotes

By |October 18th, 2016|Categories: Austin, Economy, Entertainment, Fashion, Featured, Film News, Google, Health, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, Previews, SXSW, Tech News, Texas, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

SXSW Conference recently announced +150 sessions, additional keynote speakers, and featured panels scheduled for March 10-19. Last week, SXSW 2017 released the first wave of artists for SXSW Music. Scan over the international acts set to perform in Austin on March 14-19. Take a quiz with SXSW's main website to see which badge works best with your interests. New in 2017, the event is expanding the amount of available events with different badge types. Keynotes in 2017 will once again feature leaders in the film, music and technology industries. SXSW provides in-depth discussion with Lee Daniels (film), Jennifer Doudna (interactive), Gareth Edwards

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