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Film shoots are slowly returning after months of being shut down due to the coronavirus crisis. With the return of film shoots comes new budget line items to deal with COVID-19. These costs include additional personnel, new equipment, medical testing, and lots of sanitization. In addition to the added direct costs, there are indirect increases in costs due to slower work and increased shooting time. The additional costs of regulatory compliance can be incredibly difficult for independent film productions.

MegaBots uses cutting-edge robotics technology to create giant 16-foot-tall, internally-piloted humanoid robots. Two years ago, MegaBots challenged Japanese robotics company Suidobashi Heavy Industry to a giant robot duel, and the Japanese team accepted the challenge. During the building and testing stages, Sorensen used Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cameras throughout the shoot to capture every possible angle, inside and outside of the robot.

A camera test is a process of evaluating and experimenting with different cameras, lenses, and lighting setups before the actual production begins. The purpose of camera testing is to determine the technical capabilities of the camera equipment and explore creative options that best fit the story being told. Camera tests can involve a range of professionals, including directors, producers, and post-production experts.

Get the attention of television network executives who green light pilots when you attend the Media Maven Series: TV Pilot Breakthough, taking place December 12-14th in both Maryland and Michigan. In this event, you will gain insight on how to navigate through the entertainment industry’s selective pilot show process, along with tips and tricks from the pros. Learn from Charlotte Burley, an industry heavy hitter, on why this workshop is one not to be missed.

In the words of the late great Jerry Garcia and The Dead, “What a long strange trip it’s been.” Truer words have never been spoken. But the question(s) still remains, Where are we (our beloved industry) in terms of actually working? Is it safe or not safe? Consistent production is still a moving target. Even as we speak, some if not all of Los Angeles based productions have been shut down again, and the NCAA has just announced they are conducting the Mens’ Division One basketball tournament in a bubble in Indianapolis.

As Co-owner, along with Stacy Doose, of ChiliDog Pictures, a small two-person production company in Cincinnati, OH, we’ve recently had to quickly transition our services to include live streaming weddings, distance learning and more in light of the impact of COVID-19.

In the production industry, if you’re not proactively trying to stay ahead of the changes in technology and production styles, you risk being left behind. While there’s certainly value and credence given to those who know and understand the basics, real creative muscle is stretched when you take chances and explore styles that are unfamiliar territory.

Though it’s clear to everyone that the COVID-19 saga is going to drag on for a while yet, there’s certainly light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccination efforts have been going fairly well, all things considered, and lockdowns (while frustrating in so many ways) have been slowing the spread enough to keep hospitals going. Furthermore, we’ve all become so accustomed to the demands of this era that mere hints of normalcy feel extremely refreshing.

Hollywood history is littered with bad movies. 1956’s “The Conqueror” is one of the worst in a crowded field of terrible films. John Wayne stars as Genghis Khan and things only get worse from there. While it suffers from a host of racists and sexist issues – and many more overall quality issues – the reason we are talking about it today is because nearly half the cast and crew contracted cancer.