Louisiana's Film Industry Slowly Picking up After COVID-19
19 Aug 2020
BATON ROUGE - A few production crews are starting to roll again after the COVID-19 pandemic put a screeching halt to Louisiana’s film industry.
Entertainment Industry Urge Trump to Revise CARES Act
18 Aug 2020
SAG-AFTRA, The Recording Academy and 10 additional entertainment industry organizations on Tuesday sent a letter to President Trump asking for his administration’s help to reform the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program in regards to mixed earner workers, saying that the situation is having "tragic" consequences.
10 Questions with Jessica Lopez
14 Aug 2020
Central region Camera Operator Jessica Lopez, SOC (Greenleaf, The Baxters, The Rookie, Transparent) was on a Netflix feature in Mexico City when the shut-down came, and she had to quickly
How Media, Hollywood Are Addressing Systemic Racism
13 Aug 2020
The murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and countless others at the hands of U.S. police have sparked a wave of protests around the world, forcing corporations to take a stand against racial injustice and evaluate how – and to what degree – they perpetuate systemic racism.
Hollywood’s Entertainment Unions Have a Whiteness Problem
13 Aug 2020
It took April Chaney nine years working as a makeup artist before her union would accept her.
Despite Pandemic, Union’s Scholarship Winners Embrace Challenge
11 Aug 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown higher education into a state of disarray, but the 20 men and women who will be receiving Local 600 scholarships for the 2020-2021 year are poised to meet the chall
IA Local 80 Issues Protocols For Safe Return To Work
10 Aug 2020
Film and television production “is finally getting ready to start back up,” IATSE Grips Local 80 business manager Thom Davis said in his latest update on the industry’s efforts for a safe return to work.
The Future of Cinematography
08 Aug 2020
The motion picture industry has more than its share of skeptics and critics. Twenty years ago, when pictures were on the verge of talking, they protested, "We've gone as far as we can go."
A Day in the Life with Lacey Terrell
07 Aug 2020
“The last time I was around a group of more than four people (aside from the grocery) was in Frank Schaeffer’s lighting workshop at the Guild in March,” says Lacey Terrell, SMPSP (A Beautiful D
‘Woke’ Producers Address Creative Fight of Black Artists
07 Aug 2020
In Woke, Lamorne Morris plays Keef, a Black cartoonist who is on the verge of success. He is aware of his cultural identity, but doesn’t want it to define him but when he has an unfortunate run-in with the police while minding his own business, things change.
How Hollywood Can Better Represent Muslim Characters, Storylines
07 Aug 2020
For self-identifying Muslims, there was something to finally cheer when Emmy nominations were unveiled on July 28. Ramy Youssef (Hulu's Ramy), Mahershala Ali (Ramy) and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (HBO's Watchmen) were all nominated in major categories. While only time and tenacity will tell, it appears we are in a moment of real change in the entertainment industry.
Mulan’s Quick Move to Streaming on Disney+ May Change Entertainment Forever
06 Aug 2020
Five months ago, I and many other people declared that despite Universal’s Trolls World Tour skipping theaters to premiere digitally, the idea of Disney exploring the same route with big blockbusters like Mulan was preposterous.