Hacker News with Generative AI: Film Industry

AI was enemy No. 1 during Hollywood strikes. Now it's in Oscar-winning films (bbc.co.uk)
Inside a soundstage once used by silent film stars Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand, Hollywood executives, actors and filmmakers sipped cocktails as they marvelled at what some say is the biggest breakthrough since the talkies: AI-generated video.

Artificial Intelligence, Hollywood, Film Industry, Entertainment

21 points by jeffwass 2 days ago | 3 comments

Village Roadshow Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection (latimes.com)
Village Roadshow Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a dark turn for the once-prolific film financing company that backed the “Joker,” “The Matrix” and “Ocean’s Eleven” movie franchises.

Entertainment, Bankruptcy, Film Industry

75 points by MilnerRoute 3 days ago | 75 comments

License to Shill: Inside Amazon's 007 Takeover, Impact on Future of James Bond (hollywoodreporter.com)
It’s the Bond movies’ most shocking plot twist in decades. But will the tech giant’s surprise buyout of the franchise prove deadly? Or could it breathe new life into cinema’s most famous spy?

Amazon, James Bond, Film Industry, Acquisitions, Franchises

6 points by herbertl 26 days ago | 0 comments

A data analysis of speeches at the Oscars (stephenfollows.com)
Some see the Oscars as the pinnacle of artistic achievement, a night of cinematic excellence that honours the best of the best.

Data Analysis, Film Industry, Awards, Oscars

168 points by PourquoiPas 35 days ago | 20 comments

VFX Giant MPC and May Shut Down Amid 'Severe Financial Challenges' (variety.com)
In an ominous sign for visual effects artists, Technicolor-owned MPC, the banner behind recent Disney films “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “The Jungle Book” and “The Lion King,” could begin shutting its doors as early as Monday, according to multiple sources.

Visual Effects, Film Industry, Business, Layoffs

7 points by HellDunkel 37 days ago | 3 comments

Film sets of the near future: Just as fake as the 'film' itself (newatlas.com)
If you want to understand the cataclysmic impact generative AI is about to have on the film industry, this one short video should make it very clear. Only one shot is 'real' - and that includes the 'behind-the-scenes (BTS) footage.'

Generative AI, Film Industry, Technology, Entertainment

4 points by myth_drannon 41 days ago | 0 comments

Amazon Studios Quietly Steps Back from Diversity Goals Amid Trump DEI Crackdown (hollywoodreporter.com)
Amazon Studios is rolling back division-wide policies aimed at boosting diversity on its series and films.

Amazon, Diversity, Film Industry, Politics, DEI

6 points by adrian_mrd 48 days ago | 1 comments

The web is a creative industry and is facing the same decline as film or TV (baldurbjarnason.com)
Everywhere I look, it’s becoming more and more clear that a lot of job markets are in very bad shape.

Web Development, Creative Industries, Job Market, Film Industry, Television Industry

3 points by ZacnyLos 73 days ago | 0 comments

First time a Blender-made production has won the Golden Globe (variety.com)
In a major upset, Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis‘ “Flow” won the Golden Globe for best animated feature on Sunday evening.

Animation, Awards, Film Industry, Latvia

296 points by jgilias 86 days ago | 49 comments

Robert De Niro Creates the First Vertical Film Studio (secretnyc.co)
Back in July 2019 it was reported that actor Robert De Niro and his son Raphael had entered a contract for five acres in Astoria with plans to build NYC’s first ground-up, purpose-built production studio, Wildflower Studios. Now complete, the studio has become the first-ever vertical film studio in the world.

Film Industry, New York, Architecture, Entertainment

4 points by geox 99 days ago | 0 comments

There Was No Sorcerer: Box Office Poison, Hollywood's Story in Century of Flops (literaryreview.co.uk)
There are three rules for avoiding a cinematic flop. Rule one: don’t pick a title that is boring, misleading or hard to pronounce.

Movies, Box Office, Entertainment, Film Industry

13 points by crescit_eundo 117 days ago | 8 comments

The casual moviegoer is a thing of the past. That's a problem for Hollywood (latimes.com)
It was on a spontaneous trip to the movie theater that James Young took a chance on “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Same with 2004’s “Garden State.” And the quirky “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”

Movies, Hollywood, Film Industry, Audience Behavior

6 points by thunderbong 120 days ago | 3 comments

With 'Megalopolis,' the Flop Era Returns to Cinemas (nytimes.com)
With ‘Megalopolis,’ the Flop Era Returns to Cinemas

Movies, Film Industry, Box Office, Reviews, Entertainment

20 points by paulpauper 172 days ago | 11 comments

Hollywood industry in crisis after strikes, streaming wars (bbc.com)
Hollywood's big boom has gone bust

Hollywood, Film Industry, Labor Strikes, Streaming Services

14 points by ZeljkoS 186 days ago | 0 comments

Inside-Out 2 Was the Hit Pixar Needed, but the Laid-Off Employees Are Hurting (ign.com)
From the outside, Pixar’s narrative is a clear story of redemption: after an undeniably tough few years – battered by COVID-19 theater shutdowns, two Hollywood strikes, and a couple of box office disappointments – the studio needed a win, and that win was Inside Out 2.

Animation, Disney, Business, Film Industry, Labor Issues

5 points by tetraodonpuffer 197 days ago | 1 comments

Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing (pen.org)

Censorship, Film Industry, China, Hollywood

12 points by walterbell 225 days ago | 0 comments

Mass Market DVDs Are Dead: Long Live Heritage Physical Media (variety.com)

Physical Media, Entertainment, Retail, Film Industry

7 points by thunderbong 231 days ago | 5 comments

6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises (honest-broker.com)

Hollywood, Franchises, Entertainment, Film Industry, Analysis

16 points by paulpauper 302 days ago | 3 comments

Sony Pictures to Use AI to Produce Movies and Shows in "More Efficient Ways" (hollywoodreporter.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Film Industry, Entertainment, Production

33 points by adrian_mrd 306 days ago | 52 comments

After Furiosa flops, Hollywood could be facing a biblically disastrous summer (bbc.com)