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July 27, 2018

Have a Funny Pitch for a Series? Apply to this Upcoming Comedy Lab in NYC


It takes a lot to be funny, but this upcoming Lab wants to make the process a little easier.


While the old adage “dying is easy, comedy is hard,” may or may not be true (we’d be damned if we put the theory to the test), we’re pretty sure that coming up with a successful comedic concept can prove a challenge. As humor is subjective, knowing whether or not you’re “getting it right” can be a frustrating and thought-consuming endeavor.



Luckily for the humorists out there, the team at Big Vision Empty Wallet are now accepting submissions for its upcoming Comedy Series Lab, an extensive pitch-building process that culminates in New York City on September 13th and 14th.



Featuring a pitching workshop and live pitch session in which representatives from Comedy Central, Refinery29, TruTV, and the Writer’s Guild of America East (WGAE) will be on hand to provide feedback and potentially become involved in your project, the Lab is currently seeking pitch submissions through this Monday, July 30th.

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Source: NoFilmSchool

July 27, 2018

HTC says ‘it takes time to launch a new technology,’ claims lead in VR revenue

HTC posted a response to a Digital Trends editorial charting VR headset sales on Amazon. The company said “it takes time to launch a new technology,” and posted data showing it makes the most revenue among its peers.

The post HTC says ‘it takes time to launch a new technology,’ claims lead in VR revenue appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital Trends VR

July 27, 2018

The Reality of Editing Unscripted TV: How an Emmy-Winning Editor Crafts ‘Life Below Zero’


Navigating the world of unscripted reality television requires creativity, ethics, and sometimes, knowing when to jump ship.


When Matt Mercer hit the streets after college, he was hustling to make his own documentaries. Eventually, with no money and credit cards blowing up, he realized he needed a decent paying gig. A friend offered him a spot as an assistant editor on a reality show.



After working his way up and falling in with what he describes as a “really good group of people at the BBC,” Mercer and the other three editors on Life Below Zero won the Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program in 2017, and have been again nominated for the award this year. “We like to call ourselves unscripted, because reality is kind of a bad word,” said Mercer to No Film School. “There’s the external connotation of Reality, being shows about people like the Kardashians. We like to think of our show as something that’s doc style.”

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Source: NoFilmSchool

July 27, 2018

The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, July 27

SXSW 2019 Daily Chord

Among the links to music news stories provided by the Daily Chord this week; an unheard Bowie find, an SEC settlement for the Fyre festival heads, development threatens to level Seattle’s Showbox, and the Mercury Prize nominees came out. Check out all of the new stories each weekday, and make it one step easier by subscribing to our email blast.

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The post The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, July 27 appeared first on SXSW.

Source: SxSW Music

July 27, 2018

What Can Directors Learn from Athletes?


Six points I learned about directing from doing exactly what athletes do.


My nephew Ben, who just finished high school, got back from Prague after participating in an international tournament. He is a part of the Israeli National Judo team, and he practices twice a day, devoting around nine hours daily.



I’ve never seen anyone like him: He started playing soccer and judo when he was six and participating in triathlons since he was eleven. He graduated at the top of his class in academics while practicing every day of the week. His entire life is focused on and built around his love for judo. When we talk, I’m always blown away by his devotion, determination, and love for the sport.




If you are a writer, it’s easy to practice. Grab a piece of paper and a pen, and start writing. But what if you want to practice directing?

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Source: NoFilmSchool

July 27, 2018

The Mandelbrot Loneliness Abstract Series by Nikita Kolbovskiy

The Mandelbrot Loneliness Abstract Series by Nikita Kolbovskiy

Beautiful illustration series by Nikita Kolbovskiy who is an architect and a CG artist based in Moscow, Russian Federation. Entitled: “the Mandelbrot Loneliness, and I just love this quote from his own description: “a separate planet with its own history”. The cover image we used looks like a direct scene from the Total Recall from the 1990s starting no one but the Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Jul 27, 2018

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July 26, 2018

Reality shines into your ‘Minecraft’ escape via Windows Mixed Reality Flashlight

What’s great about VR is that you can get the full building experience in Minecraft. The drawback is that you don’t have visual access to the real world without lifting or removing the headset. Microsoft has a fix for Windows.

The post Reality shines into your ‘Minecraft’ escape via Windows Mixed Reality Flashlight appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital Trends VR

July 26, 2018

YouTube VR gets bolder with the Gear headset and communal experiences

Exploring the world through YouTube VR just got a little bit easier, or at least, a little more inclusive. On Wednesday, July 25, the video platform announced that its VR experience is coming to Samsung Gear VR.

The post YouTube VR gets bolder with the Gear headset and communal experiences appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital Trends VR

July 25, 2018

Photography of Magic Windmills by Albert Dros

Photography of Magic Windmills by Albert Dros

Albert Dros shared an incredible photography post on his Behance profile. It is titled Magic Windmills. Everything about the images are beautiful, the light, the fog the colors, nothing can be said negatively about them. So please scroll down and check them out.

Photography Magic Windmills by Albert Dros

A few weeks ago I shot all of these photos during this magical morning; a morning I will never forget. On this particular morning thick fog covered the area of the famous windmill village Zaanse Schans (try to pronounce that 🙂 ) in the Netherlands. I was lucky to be there around 5 AM in the morning and take these photos. It was like I was walking in a fairytale.

Zaanse Schans is a popular tourist destination. During the day it’s packed with thousands of tourists and it’s unpleasant to walk. However, when the tourist shops and restaurants close, the buses leave and the area gets completely empty. Photographing late light or every early morning shows the true beauty of this place.

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Thick fog covering the ground with the windmills sticking out. An unreal sight.

The sun causing beautiful light rays piercing through the fog.

There are people living in this popular tourist destination. Their houses look straight from a fairytale.

Just before sunrise the clouds turn purple. A thick fog blanket makes it look like the windmills are floating.

Lots of different wild flowers with a cheese farm in the background. Is this real life?

This is the house connected to the famous cheese farm at the Zaanse Schans. People actually live here.

Beautiful old trees combined with the windmills and a foggy atmosphere make for a magical moment.

The famous cheese farm rising from the fog in the early morning with the sun giving that golden glow.

Windmills rising from the fog when the sun was still below the horizon giving that beautiful pink glow.

Those early mornings are completely empty. During the day this little street is packed with tourists.

With the sun up and the fog slowly fading away the magical landscape of the Zaanse Schans gets revealed.

For more information about Albert Dros please check out his website at http://www.albertdros.com/

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July 25, 2018

‘Hellblade’ comes to VR, free for those who own the game on Steam

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is already an incredibly immersive game, and it will become even more so when it comes to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift on July 31. The VR version will be free for those who own the game on Steam.

The post ‘Hellblade’ comes to VR, free for those who own the game on Steam appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital Trends VR