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June 8, 2018

Veteran DP Nancy Schreiber on How to Get the Most Out of Canon’s New C700FF


Nancy Schreiber, ASC, chats with No Film School about her experience with the C700FF (in both spherical and anamorphic) on ‘A Dishful of Dollars.’


In a career that has spanned features, television, music videos, and commercials, Nancy Schreiber, ASC has a tremendous array of experience that hasn’t prevented her from continuing to keep up with the latest waves in technology. We had a chance to talk to Schrieber recently about her experiences doing a test film of the new Canon C700FF while working with acclaimed music video director Nigel Dick. Belowediteditied highlights from our conversation.





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June 8, 2018

A New ‘Halloween,’ a Revised ‘Suspiria’, & More Trailers You May Have Missed


Staying on top of the trailer circuit is a full-time job in and of itself. We’re here to help.


Trailer Watch returns this week and highlights some of the best (and most exciting titles) you may have missed! It was an unexpectedly busy week for trailer premieres, and while not all films are created equal, we’ve selected six that are very much worth your time, including a few remakes, a few sequels, and one featuring a bi-state hotel.




Bad Times at the El Royale (dir. Drew Goddard)




Bringing together a group of questionable strangers (who are not as they seem) has been the source of great drama since the days of Agatha Christie, and Bad Times at the El Royale definitely has its fair share of shady characters and evil intentions. If the neon-soaked trailer gives off the impression that this simple mystery premise has twists and turns that destined to redirect the plot every five minutes, that’s probably accurate.

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June 8, 2018

The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, June 8

Are you mad at algorithms? Would you like your music news compiled by a human being? You’re in luck! The Daily Chord is updated by hand each weekday morning with six links to noteworthy stories about the many worlds of music. Our email update is a super-handy reminder, subscribe today.


Monday, June 4


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Friday, June 8

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June 8, 2018

2018 SXSW Film Festival Selection Hearts Beat Loud Now in Theaters [Video]

In the 2018 SXSW Film Festival selection Hearts Beat Loud, a father and daughter from Red Hook, Brooklyn become an unlikely songwriting duo in the last summer before she leaves for college. Through their music they begin to connect in new ways and, in turn, both learn about growing up, letting go, and the power of music.

The film screened in the 24 Beats Per Second section and stars an ensemble cast of Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, and Sasha Lane with Blythe Danner and Toni Collette. Hearts Beat Loud is directed by Brett Haley and written by Haley and Marc Basch. The duo came to SXSW last year with their film The Hero, also starring Offerman.

“It’s really a film about love and acceptance, and creation. It’s all about the creative process. I think right now, people will enjoy the feelings that they will get from this movie.” – Brett Haley

Catch Hearts Beat Loud in select theaters on Friday, June 8.

Watch the video above for the full red carpet and Q&A video. Browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.

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Hearts Beat Loud – Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer

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June 8, 2018

Colorful 3D Illustration: Love Letters to Another Girl

Colorful 3D Illustration: Love Letters to Another Girl

Let’s take a look at this cool 3D illustration series entitled: Love Letters to Another Girl, designed by Liron Ashkenazi Eldar and Gal Eldar. Both located in New York, it’s such a cool series with vibrant colour palette accomplished with Adobe Photoshop and Maxon Cinema 4D. Also I just gotta love the reason why this series was commissioned for, it must have been such a special woman.

This illustration series was commissioned by a very sweet individual who wanted to create a visual love letter to a special woman. I’ve worked with him through his written letter to produce these images that accompanied a single addition printed zine.

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June 7, 2018

Linda Perry & Kerry Brown Music Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]

“We don’t want to own artists, we want to partner with them.” – Kerry Brown

Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee Linda Perry, chief songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, and multi-platinum producer Kerry Brown discuss the ethos behind the formation of their combination record label, publishing house, and management company We Are Hear during their Music Keynote at the 2018 SXSW Conference. Their conversation is preceded by a performance from Lion, one of their up-and-coming artists who also performed their label showcase – a fitting introduction for the duo, who leverage their resources to advocate for the artists they have partnered with.

The Keynote Conversation centers around their approach to developing artists by setting up an environment where the artists are able to explore their creative voice. They point out that major labels have to be focused on the bottom line to be successful which can create a factory-like working environment, and suggest that indie labels with smaller rosters are afforded the opportunity to give more attention to each of their artists. They shift the focus of the conversation to speak on the evolving landscape of brand partnerships midway through and invite Michelle Taite, Director of Global Brand & Marketing at Quickbooks, to elaborate on their collaboration with 13-year-old musician Willa Amai.

“Rock and roll right now is on a grid. It doesn’t belong on a grid. It belongs on a pulse.” – Linda Perry

Watch the video above for the full 2018 SXSW Conference Keynote with Linda Perry and Kerry Brown. Learn from a diverse group of thought leaders at SXSW – browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&A’s on our YouTube Channel.

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and SXSW News for the latest SXSW coverage, recaps, announcements, and stay tuned for information on SXSW 2018.

2018 SXSW Conference Keynote, Linda Perry & Kerry Brown – Photo by Cody Brown

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June 7, 2018

The Unedited Interview: Adama Bah and Deleen P. Carr

Did you know that the stories you hear from us on NPR and our podcast are excerpts of interviews pulled from the StoryCorps Archive? Participants visit one of our recording locations with a friend or family member to record a 40-minute interview with the help of a trained StoryCorps facilitator, or record a conversation using the StoryCorps App. We’re sharing this unedited interview from the StoryCorps Archive with you in its original form.

In April 2016, Adama Bah spoke with her “second mom” and friend, Deleen P. Carr, about her experience being forcefully detained as a 16-year-old on suspicion of terrorist activity, and what her life has been like since she was released with no charges.

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“I was sleeping, and…all I remember is when they came and pulled the blanket off my head. I’m 16, I’m going to pull the blanket back on. It wasn’t time for school because the sunlight wasn’t out. And then you hear noises and voices — ‘Get up! Get up!’ — and they’re not say, ‘Hey, get up, sweetie!’ No, they’re very rude,” Adama says, as she remembers when FBI agents and police came into her family’s home and took her and her father away. She tells Deleen about how confused she felt, and initially told the agents, “You can’t do this to me, I’m an American.” The officers told her that she wasn’t, and that she had no rights.

Deleen recalls a letter that Adama sent to Deleen’s daughter during the six weeks of detainment in which she described her conditions: “…You spoke to the fact that the conditions were horrible, the people were not nice, they were not kind… They just threw clothes at you in not your size, and…you felt like they did that to embarrass you. You were very full-breasted and they made you wear a bra that was three sizes too small. You were describing how you felt under these conditions.”

Adama talks about the way that she and her siblings are still affected by her detainment and how they will continue to be affected for the rest of their lives. “I went through an identity crisis. Am I American? Am I Guinean? What am I? This whole time I thought I was an American; now you’re telling me I’m not. Now I realize I am American. I just have two cultures. That’s why they say Guinean-American. But I’m American. And now you can’t tell me any different, but it took me a while to get there.”


All material within the StoryCorps collection is copyrighted by StoryCorps. StoryCorps encourages use of material on this site by educators and students without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given. This interview has not been fact-checked, and may contain sensitive personal information about living persons.

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June 6, 2018

How to break out of the screen with your story?

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June 6, 2018

Explore our planet through an immersive AR experience with the Earth app

Learn more about the planet we live on with AstroReality’s Earth — a physical 3D globe combined with an AR/AI application featuring technology that allows you to explore our past, present, and future on earth.

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June 6, 2018

WWDC 2018: Our Highlights on Apple’s Developer Conference

WWDC 2018: Our Highlights on Apple’s Developer Conference

Here I am, just finished watching Apple’s keynote at WWDC 2018 Conference. It was fun to see what Apple has been working for the past year, some really cool updates coming to the iPhone and iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. We have decided to share our highlights on Apple’s Developer Conference, so you simply won’t have to watch the keynote again hah! In all seriousness, I love the part where Apple spoke about privacy, about them working tirelessly to create a seamless experience. This is music to my ears and it will be interesting to give it a whirl. Now let’s break it down!

Announcing upgraded operating systems for iPhone and iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. We’ve packed them with new features and experiences, so with a simple update this fall all your devices will feel more powerful, personal, and fun than ever.

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iOS New Features

This is where I have been putting more of my attention and at the same time noticing so many cool updates. To be honest, I have a feeling that Apple has been learning a lot from its competitor (Android) even though they mentioned that iOS has the fastest software OS adoption than Android. From introducing a new file for AR called the USDZ, I particularly loved the app called: Measure where you would use to phone to measure things in real-time through AR.

Apple introduced another new app called: Shortcuts where you will be able to direct a series of actions through this app, all triggered by setting your own keywords with Siri. It’s pretty impressive, imagine with just a few words, Siri can set up your home thermostat, your home commute and even play your favorite playlist. It’s super intuitive, might be interested to give it a try myself.

Just like Google, Apple has acknowledged the fact that we spend a lot of time on our phones and it’s becoming quite distracting throughout our daily life. They have improved the Do Not Disturb Mode for your bedtime and also you can set up your DND Mode by setting it up with a timer or whenever you are leaving your actual location. For the same occasion, Apple is finally releasing the Group Notifications, with a swipe you can now triage a whole bunch of notifications away.

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Introducing Memojis

The cool stuff hah! We have to see this type of Emojis before with Samsung but no one does it like Apple. With iOS12, you can now customize your own Emojis, now called: Memojis. It’s fun but again how long you wanna spend time on your phone

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Group FaceTime

That’s a cool feature coming to iOS12 where you will be able to use Group FaceTime up to 32 people simultaneously. That would be video conference a lot funnier, not sure about productive though! One thing though, the UI for this new feature has been giving a lot of think about their approach. It’s a nice touch to see the person’s window getting larger as they talk but I think we would have thought about something a little bit more visual.

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WatchOS New Features

Not a lot of people were too crazy about the latest updates on WatchOS, I personally liked the new app entitled: Walkie Talkie where you simply communicate to another Apple Watch user by simply pressing the Talk button. Great onboarding for adding a new contact/friend.

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MacOS New Features

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Dark Mode!

Some little thing are coming to MacOS but the most noticeable change would be the introduction of Dark Mode. You gotta admit that it makes everything look even more gorgeous. This might be my most exciting feature to come on the next MacOS.

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Most of the updates were mostly software NOT hardware. It’s mostly to be expected when you are attending the WWDC which are for developers. I loved those little updates, nothing too crazy but enough for us designers to start to think about different things related to our workflow. Hope you have enjoyed this coverage.

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