June 5, 2018

Adobe’s next big software secret? An augmented reality tool called Project Aero

Itching to create an augmented reality object? Adobe will soon have software to help. Adobe recently teased Project Aero, an upcoming software that helps design AR objects, including support for Apple’s ARKit.

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June 4, 2018

Melinda Gates Interactive Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]

“Even though the American workforce has evolved dramatically over the course of my lifetime, the American workplace has not caught up to that.”

Empowering philanthropist and Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Melinda Gates, looks at the transformed American workforce compared to the unchanged American workplace and discusses with a panel of leading industry women the way new technologies, new business models, and new social movements are redefining what it means to go to work during her Interactive Keynote at the 2018 SXSW Conference.

The core of Gates’ work is empowering women and girls to realize their full potential and grow to be powerful voices in the world. During the Keynote, Gates tells the story of her experience being a young woman in the tech industry feeling like she doesn’t fit in and facing the challenges of the aggressive, combative culture of the workplace that is being cultivated from the start. Her story is the same story of many women and people of color across all industries. The diverse modern workforce faces many barriers and biases that stem from the unchanged workplace lead by people who “still assume that talent looks exactly like one thing and comes from one place.”

“Young people, especially women and people of color enter the workforce. They’re so eager to have their talents on display, to use all this knowledge of everything they’ve learned, to have their ideas finally taken hold, but all of a sudden they bump up against these barrier and these biases and that starts to make them question whether in fact they belong.”

Later in the Keynote, Gates brings three women on stage who are changing the status quo of their workplaces and leading their industries towards a future that is inclusive and welcoming for all. Joanna Coles, Chief Content Officer at Hearst Magazines, Nina Shaw, founding Partner of TIME’S UP, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, CEO of TaskRabbit, join Melinda Gates in discussion about the conversations that need to take place, bringing women and people of color to join these conversations, and investing in young leaders’ ideas while also empowering them to be resilient and create change in the workplace.

“We all have to take it upon ourselves to change the cultures we are involved in.”

Watch the entire 2018 SXSW Conference Interactive Keynote with Melinda Gates followed by an audience Q&A and learn how you can transform your workplace to foster a culture of support and mentor the diverse leaders of tomorrow.

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June 2, 2018

Can this explosion-proof AR headset change how industries do business?

Augmented reality may not be quite ready for mainstream use just yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s not being used for important things altogether. RealWear has launched an intrinsically-safe AR headset for industrial use.

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June 1, 2018

5 Steps for Transforming an OK Story to a Great One from a Pixar Story Supervisor

Pixar’s Jason Katz reveals the what, why, and how of successful storytelling.

VR, AR, MR, & 360 video (collectively referred to as “XR” in the industry) are becoming increasingly more popular as storytelling tools largely due to an explosion in hardware and software innovations that make the production of those media affordable and accessible to the masses. No Film School was on hand at this year’s Augmented World Expo in San Jose to explore some of the recent innovations and see what tools and techniques are out there that could be helpful for filmmakers.

On the second day, expo visitors were treated to a keynote by Jason Katz of Pixar who began his address by asking the audience to leave everything they know about immersive technology “at the door” so that we could focus our attention on the most important part of storytelling: the story. During his speech, Katz outlined five basic principles that he adheres to when crafting stories and went on to discuss the simple elegance of the three-act structure that all Pixar films use to tell stories.

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Source: NoFilmSchool

June 1, 2018

Insuring Your Online Rentals Just Got a Lot Easier Thanks to Heffernan and KitSplit

KitSplit will now offer Instant Insurance on your rental packages that is quoted, well, instantly.

Renting gear is getting easier and easier. With online platforms for connecting filmmakers with the widest spectrum of gear to rent, including from individual owners and rental houses, it’s shocking how fast it can be to get your hands on a needed piece of kit, often last minute. Of course, this being film, accidents still happen that lead to gear getting damaged, and with that ease of renting we don’t want to forget to make sure our gear is covered.

With its new feature KitSplit Instant Insurance, the online rental platform is teaming with Heffernan Insurance Group, backed by OneBeacon, to allow for instant insurance quotes on packages $10,000 and up. Whether it’s for a single day or up to a year, or for a single rental or multiple it’s now built right into the platform with premiums starting at $125. The coverage can also be extended as the situation changes, like if you need to add shoot days. And, of course, for smaller rentals KitSplit has an instant damage waiver program starting at $5.

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Source: NoFilmSchool

June 1, 2018

‘Working in Protest’: How Two Filmmakers Made a Gripping Feature from 30 Years of Footage

Michael Galinksy and Suki Hawley took a stance to document, without mediation, over 30 years of that American First Amendment exercise: the protest.

Galinksy and Hawley of Rumur have been capturing protests since 1987. Galinksy had just graduated high school, and the first project he ever shot on his camera was a KKK march through Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It wasn’t until many years later that he and Hawley developed the film and realized the importance of the photographs, including them as a scene in their upcoming documentary Working in Protest; the photographs follow Galinsky’s footage of a protest to a KKK Trump-Election Victory Parade in December 2016.

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Source: NoFilmSchool

June 1, 2018

The Case for Co-directing: 5 Reasons You Should Find a Creative Collaborator

We release a new short every month. It’s only possible because we do it as a team.

In many ways, a creative partnership is like a marriage. If done right it’s both magical, but perhaps more importantly, economically viable. You might even find yourself finishing each other’s sentences…scripts.

With the launch of our anthology comedy series, Cracking Up in 5, my creative partner Phillip Gladkov and I set out to release a comedic short on the first of each month since April Fool’s Day this year. Churning out a short film month after month, from pre-pro to release, is somewhat of a crazy nonsensical thing to do…but, splitting tasks and having someone you trust, respect, and jive with to hold you accountable definitely makes it all the more possible.

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Source: NoFilmSchool