By Randi Altman
Season 4 of Apple TV’s The Morning Show has given the show’s editors plenty to manage, with challenges ranging from the pressures of live television and breaking news to a large ensemble cast. This latest season finds its main characters adjusting to new roles after the failed network takeover in Season 3.
By Brady Betzel
One of my favorite camera lens purchases over the years has been a Helios 44-2 lens. It’s known for some unique circular bokeh effects. The Helios 44-2 is a vintage lens that is a Soviet copy of the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm f/2 lens, according to Wikipedia.
Zach Pollakoff is an executive creative producer and partner at Heavy Duty Projects, which composes, produces, records, discovers, negotiates, licenses, edits and mixes music for advertising, TV, film and video games. The company has offices in Los Angeles, New York and London.
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The HBO miniseries DTF St. Louis, loosely based on a true story, examines the strange case of local St. Louis TV weatherman Clark (Jason Bateman); his on-air ASL translator, Floyd (David Harbour); Floyd’s wife, Carol (Linda Cardellini); and their unusual series of sexual escapades. Early in the show’s seven-episode run,
Liam Traynor is a colorist at The Refinery, a full-service post and VFX studio for digital media, including film and television. With offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, The Refinery offers a range of services, from set solutions to final delivery, for both local and international productions.
By Randi Altman
Sentimental Value is a drama that follows sisters Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) as they navigate their complicated relationship with their estranged father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård), a once-revered director who offers Nora a role in his anticipated comeback movie.
James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash returns to Pandora with a new story centered on Jake Sully, Neytiri and the Sully family. For the film’s final color grade, Cameron once again tapped colorist Tashi Trieu, who delivered a wide range of theatrical masters while maintaining a consistent creative look across 2D,
Living in Southern California is a luxury — from the 75-degree springs to the 75-degree winters to the 145-degree summers — but when the Santa Ana winds kick in, we know our power is going to be shut off. In the past few years, whenever we think about wind when it’s above 80 degrees,
By Randi Altman
Julia Swain is an LA-based cinematographer known for her work across features, commercials and music videos. Swain has shot genre and indie films including Abraham’s Boys, The Wrath of Becky and Scrambled, with her work frequently appearing at genre festivals such as Sitges and Fantasia.
Kelley McDermott is head of production at We Are Royale, an LA-based creative production studio specializing in design, animation, VFX, live-action and interactive experiences for clients such as Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Valorant Champions Tour, Audible and Hulu.
McDermott describes We Are Royale as “so much more than the description on the website.
By Ben Mehlman
With four Oscar nominations and a sequel already in development, it’s hard to argue that F1: The Movie was not a huge success. The film paired Formula One with mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski to tell the story of Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt),
By Iain Blair
For Avatar: Fire and Ash, filmmaker James Cameron once again transports audiences back to the alien world of Pandora and the saga of the Sully family — Jake (Sam Worthington), his wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and their four children. This third film in the epic Avatar franchise has scored two Oscar noms this year: Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design.
By Michael Artuso
The Traveler first began making first waves on the indie horror scene in 2025, winning Best NH Short at the New Hampshire Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Sci-Fi Short at FilmQuest 2025. But for me, in the lead-up,
Maxton Hall – The World Between Us is a German-language drama series for young adults that blends romance, coming-of-age storytelling and heightened emotional conflict within an elite boarding school setting. It’s now in its second season.
The series is defined by a very dense narrative pace,
