An enterprising “alternate reality” company called Del Complex is taking advantage of international maritime law to deliver GPU-powered services to its customers from platforms floating in international waters to avoid falling foul of land-based regulatory and tax rules. Government entities around the globe are scrambling to implement AI laws and best practices as the technology […]
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Shooting Apple’s Scary Fast presentation content with an iPhone 15 Pro Max
On Hallowe’en Eve, or Monday as most of us know it, Apple hosted what it called its Scary Fast event where they introduced a couple of new laptops and all-in-one iMacs and the new M3 chip. At the end of the presentation, the audience was told, “This event was shot on iPhone and edited on […]
Evan Shapiro’s Media Universe Map (as of October 2023)
Evan Shapiro is a “media cartographer, producer, analyst – and iconoclast”, writes Michael Burns on IBC 365. He was at IBC in Amsterdam in September to deliver a keynote address – Charting Disruption With Graphic Content. What are his views on the state we find ourselves in? “The Hollywood shutdown is really crushing everyone, but […]
How Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos immerse us in content (video)
CNET video host and producer Abrar Al-Heeti visits Dolby‘s lab to find out how the company designs Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos to give viewers the optimum immersive visual and aural experience when watching content powered by its technology. 0:00 Intro 0:38 What is Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos 1:07 Inside Dolby Biophysical Lab 1:22 […]
Life after the strikes, an entertainment lawyer’s view
New York-based Simon Pulman of Pryor Cashman has posted on Linkedin about what it’s going to be like in the aftermath of the actors’ strike, assuming the union and the employers can reach an agreement. He hints at the post-strike opportunities awaiting us from 2024 to 2026 and the attributes required to be able to […]
David Fincher is not going to be an AI cinematography pioneer
David Fincher is known for exploring new filmmaking technologies (digital cinematography with ‘Se7en’, de-ageing with ‘The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’). Although he acknowledges the pioneering work being conducted by his peers, he’s steering clear of AI cinematography for the time being. “I think AI’s a really powerful tool. And for my money, I have […]