Since entering the media and entertainment scene, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime have transformed and redefined the content creation landscape, most recently with original content production. Fueled b ...
January 2, 2020
TORONTO — Mavericks VFX (https://mavericks-vfx.com) provided visual effects services for the feature film Queen & Slim. Writen by Lena Waithe and directed by Melina Matsoukas, the modern-day drama ...
December 30, 2019
In the late 1980s, TV studio executives had a clever, but short-sighted idea: What if they did not have to pay to cut the negative on their film-originated programs? They could save the expense of fut ...
December 20, 2019
The cleverly titled new film Bombshell couldn’t be more timely. Based on the real-life Fox News scandal that erupted in 2016, it tells the story of the women — including star anchor Megyn Kelly (playe ...
Based on the literary classic by Louisa May Alcott, Little Women is the latest offering from Oscar-nominated writer/director Greta Gerwig ( Lady Bird ). The film, which is set for release in theaters ...
December 19, 2019
The advertising forecast for 2020 has never looked better thru our lens at Spears & Arrows. With the emergence of proprietary streaming platforms, I expect there will be many more streaming option ...
It’s about that time, when budgets for next year are being planned. For the average content creator, there are several items that could make 2020 a good year. Starting with that amazing new Mac Pro, t ...
December 17, 2019
Whenever I’m asked to comment on the outlook for my industry (an inevitable year-end ponder), I dive deep into the vault, grab a classic episode of The Twilight Zone, and get a little retro fix…a 60-y ...
December 13, 2019
I started Stept Studios a decade ago with my brother. We were making ski and snowboard films while in college at CU Boulder. We didn’t come up through the traditional method, focusing on just one role ...
It seems that digital and cloud-based services enable new solutions on a daily basis. While maybe not that frequent, there is a lot of technology being introduced impacting preproduction, production, ...
December 11, 2019