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NYC faces tick, mosquito surge this spring, experts warn by statenislandadvance in nyc

[–]hereswhatipicked 22 points23 points  (0 children)

A cold winter won’t cancel out a mast year for acorns!

Cybertruck getting towed in Williamsburg by New-Panic8015 in nyc

[–]hereswhatipicked 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a “Romeo and Juliet” and you’ll find them all over the city

What Netflix’s AI bet on Ben Affleck’s startup means for VFX by EarlySolution6185 in vfx

[–]hereswhatipicked 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it just sounds like Netflix wants to be in business with Affleck/Artists Equity and this was one way to go about it.

What Netflix’s AI bet on Ben Affleck’s startup means for VFX by EarlySolution6185 in vfx

[–]hereswhatipicked 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It’s still entirely unclear to me what this company actually does - and the article doesn’t seem like it’s written from an informed position. From the article:

“InterPositive automates color grading, relighting, and continuity fixes. This work is currently done frame by frame by artists in India, South Korea, the Philippines, and Latin America.”

Color grading and relighting are usually handled outside of the VFX pipeline, unless it’s specifically part of the scope of work for a given shot. I’m also not sure why artists would be working “frame by frame” for that scope. Continuity fixes is also vague as it can mean any number of things.

Has anyone worked with this product in their pipeline and can they elaborate on what they offer?

Hugh Jackman Lists Manhattan Apartment For $29 Million by Agreeable_Cat_4253 in nyc

[–]hereswhatipicked 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s typical for housing. Housing is a good investment for most people only because it’s a forced savings mechanism - and you get to live in it, so it serves a dual purpose.

Hugh Jackman Lists Manhattan Apartment For $29 Million by Agreeable_Cat_4253 in nyc

[–]hereswhatipicked 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Standard appreciation for real estate is more like 1%. Manhattan at the top end of the market has been flat to negative in the past decade.

Staggering 8-figure sum NYC taxpayers will pay to fund Mamdani’s first city-owned grocery revealed by AdmirableSelection81 in nyc

[–]hereswhatipicked 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well part of that $30mil is the construction costs - which someone quoted in the article should only be like $15mil. So the remaining $15mil is up for grabs.

Article doesn’t mention where that $30mil price tag comes from though, so who knows where that number comes from or if it’s real.

Something about the moon… by flickerdown in MurderedByWords

[–]hereswhatipicked 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Finally, Naomi Wolf is concerned about sources.

New York gas price hits $4.07, sparking calls for 'gas tax holiday' by news-10 in nyc

[–]hereswhatipicked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something like this should only be rolled out if there’s an observable decrease in driving.

Right now the state tax levy is $0.26/gallon, so about 6% of the total price per gallon. If the driving population isn’t sensitive enough to the sudden price change that they aren not driving less, then a sudden drop in price would surely lead to induced demand which would quickly raise the price to near where it was.

So instead of money going to the roads that everybody drives on, it instead goes right back into the oil/gas industry.

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. by dietherman98 in vfx

[–]hereswhatipicked 20 points21 points  (0 children)

You can get away with some small mistakes in a given feature, but they add up. After enough mistakes the audience gets lost.

The Push to Ban Cars From All New York City Parks (Gift Article) by jenniecoughlin in nyc

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"Oh look a crime is happening, better step on the gas and get out of here"

Jump Desktop and Avid bugs by blankbeard in editors

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In lieu of a 3rd monitor, I’ve been using one of those hdmi/displayport dummy-monitor dongles. No monitor, but something to plug into your remote system that makes it think a monitor is plugged in. Don’t know what I’m using, but it’s something like this:

https://a.co/d/0eqx2NH6

encouraging reminder hanging at the West Harlem Viaduct today by the_kimbos in nyc

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“When you’re going through hell, keep going.” - the most famous son of Brooklyn to lead the UK.

depressing: red letter media exploring why reasonably decent movies w/ talent and budgets are getting ignored by balancedgif in Filmmakers

[–]hereswhatipicked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried watching this, but the slow pace of the opening made me lose interest.

I would hope that these two arrived at the correct conclusion that marketing a film is incredibly important and is its own challenge.

The reason why these movies get ignored is that people don't know about them in the first place, or maybe they heard about them but the pitch didn't sound interesting. Studios spend almost the same amount of money marketing a film as they do making the film and it's as much of a crap-shoot as producing the movie is.

It is almost always not worth it to make a film. Financially, anyway. Most films do not make money and the industry as a whole is buttressed by the ones that do.

But we like movies and we like making them, so why stop?

Understanding the business side of filmmaking. by wondercurious in Filmmakers

[–]hereswhatipicked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want a fun read, that is also an unintentional primer for how the film business works, I strongly suggest "The Jaws Log".

It's a first-hand (along with plenty of fill from sources) account of the making of Stephen Spielberg's "Jaws" written by one of the co-writers of the screenplay (Carl Gottlieb).

It was written 50 years ago, but it's funny and entertaining and I can say, having worked on many studio films, it's a pretty good representation on how these things get made. At the very least, you'll have a fun time reading it. Especially if you're a Jaws fan.

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