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California's Big Bet: $750M Incentive Aims to Keep Hollywood Productions at Home
California’s increased funding, larger base credit and shift to refundability will translate into real financial benefits for productions. Are the 2025 changes going to be enough? As global production competition grows, U.S. states are ramping up their efforts to keep film and TV projects from relocating overseas, and…
Clubhouse Conversations — Squid Game (Season 2)
In this episode of Clubhouse Conversations, cinematographer Ji-yong Kim joins Michael Pessah, ASC to discuss his work on Squid Game Season 2 — the gripping Korean dystopian-thriller about a deadly contest that preys on people in financial despair. Kim served as director of photography on all seven episodes of the new…
Top 5 in Tech: Google’s AI World Model Leap, Lightcraft Spark, ElevenLabs Gets into AI Music
VP Land is a newsletter & YouTube channel covering the latest updates in creative technology for M&E professionals. Here's a quick roundup of the most significant developments in media and entertainment technology this week: 🌎 Google DeepMind Genie 3: Huge Leap in AI World Models Genie 3 generates interactive 3D worlds…
Rising Filmmaker Spotlight: Shandaeya Caldwell
USC grad and award-winning director Shandaeya Caldwell is making her mark on American cinema with powerful Black stories. Meet Shandaeya Caldwell, a recent graduate from the Film and Television Production MFA program at USC, award-winning filmmaker, and recipient of Entertainment Partner’s Scholarship program! Shandaeya…
📝 Is the spec script market suddenly hot again?
Hollywood studios are finally opening their wallets for original scripts again, and writers who've been collecting “passes” and subsisting on ramen might want to sit down for this one: 8 spec deals have closed in August 2025 alone. That’s the highest monthly total since March 2017. To put this in perspective: The spec…

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The Beginner’s Guide to Soft Money Financing
Learn how to leverage incentives, film funds, and more to finance your next project. You’ve got the vision, now it’s time to start financing your project. One of the first ways to secure your funding is through something called “soft money.” Soft money is an umbrella term encompassing a variety of different funding options…
Networking in Spain, Italy, Portugal for work shooting electric or rigging electric.
Looking to explore work options in Spain, Italy, Portugal. Traveling from New York. Looking for Shooting electric or Rigging electric position for television series, movies, live television. What networking connections or where to find and how to break into it. Thank you all.
California Update - Jobs, Jobs, JOBS!
CALIFORNIA UPDATE - 22 TV series will receive a California film tax credit as applications increase 400%. California's bold move to double its Film & TV Tax Credit is already paying off. With 22 new TV shows approved—including a new Larry David series and a new Hulu drama from Dan Fogelman—this is a powerful signal to the…
📝 Is the spec script market suddenly hot again?
Hollywood studios are finally opening their wallets for original scripts again, and writers who've been collecting “passes” and subsisting on ramen might want to sit down for this one: 8 spec deals have closed in August 2025 alone. That’s the highest monthly total since March 2017. To put this in perspective: The spec…
What Inspires You in Times of Struggle?
Everyone who works in the entertainment industry knows it’s a tough time. We’re here to remind you that even if you’re not working in your field of choice right now, you’re still an artist. How do you channel your creativity when you’re out of work? What inspires you?
TTIE Community Members Give Back
As a community-based organization, TTIE would be nothing without its members — without our community. In fact, community is one of our main organizing principles and values. For us: Community is power. Community is service. Community is support. Community is what we make of it. And in times of struggle and in times of…
Clubhouse Conversations — Squid Game (Season 2)
In this episode of Clubhouse Conversations, cinematographer Ji-yong Kim joins Michael Pessah, ASC to discuss his work on Squid Game Season 2 — the gripping Korean dystopian-thriller about a deadly contest that preys on people in financial despair. Kim served as director of photography on all seven episodes of the new…
Top 5 in Tech: Google’s AI World Model Leap, Lightcraft Spark, ElevenLabs Gets into AI Music
VP Land is a newsletter & YouTube channel covering the latest updates in creative technology for M&E professionals. Here's a quick roundup of the most significant developments in media and entertainment technology this week: 🌎 Google DeepMind Genie 3: Huge Leap in AI World Models Genie 3 generates interactive 3D worlds…
Top 5 in Tech: Qwen AI Image Editor, Vu’s AI Holodeck, MicroCo Bringing Vertical Dramas to US
VP Land is a newsletter & YouTube channel covering the latest updates in creative technology for M&E professionals. Here's a quick roundup of the most significant developments in media and entertainment technology this week: 🌄 Alibaba’s Qwen-Image-Edit: Open-Source AI Rivals Flux Kontext Alibaba released Qwen-Image-Edit,…
Last Looks: The Duffer Brothers' Paramount deal, Mandy Moore joins Dan Fogelman's NFL drama
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. Mandy Moore in This is Us (NBC) Film Development 🗒️ Zack Snyder is finally getting to direct his passion project war drama ‘The Last Photograph,’ with filming set to begin later this month. (more) Jeremiah Zagar has signed on to…

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Clubhouse Conversations — Squid Game (Season 2)
In this episode of Clubhouse Conversations, cinematographer Ji-yong Kim joins Michael Pessah, ASC to discuss his work on Squid Game Season 2 — the gripping Korean dystopian-thriller about a deadly contest that preys on people in financial despair. Kim served as director of photography on all seven episodes of the new…
Top 5 in Tech: Google’s AI World Model Leap, Lightcraft Spark, ElevenLabs Gets into AI Music
VP Land is a newsletter & YouTube channel covering the latest updates in creative technology for M&E professionals. Here's a quick roundup of the most significant developments in media and entertainment technology this week: 🌎 Google DeepMind Genie 3: Huge Leap in AI World Models Genie 3 generates interactive 3D worlds…
Rising Filmmaker Spotlight: Shandaeya Caldwell
USC grad and award-winning director Shandaeya Caldwell is making her mark on American cinema with powerful Black stories. Meet Shandaeya Caldwell, a recent graduate from the Film and Television Production MFA program at USC, award-winning filmmaker, and recipient of Entertainment Partner’s Scholarship program! Shandaeya…
Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Nigel Holmes
Each month we highlight a Production Lot member through our Member Spotlights, which include a featured position on the Production Lot homepage and a Q&A to help the rest of our community get to know our Spotlight member better. This month we’re highlighting Nigel Holmes! Meet Nigel Holmes Well hello. I am Nigel Holmes.…
California's Big Bet: $750M Incentive Aims to Keep Hollywood Productions at Home
California’s increased funding, larger base credit and shift to refundability will translate into real financial benefits for productions. Are the 2025 changes going to be enough? As global production competition grows, U.S. states are ramping up their efforts to keep film and TV projects from relocating overseas, and…
NFMLA Film Festival | InFocus: International Animation, August 23rd (Adjusted Schedule)
About the Event NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA)’s August line-up celebrates emerging filmmakers both near and far, featuring InFocus: International Animation, a program of exciting animated work from all around the world, including a selection of highlights from the Legends Animated 24 HOURS Animation Contest for…
Welcome to the Production Lot: New Member Quick Start Guide.
Welcome to the Production Lot! This community is a central hub to ask questions, find answers, promote your work, share feedback and offer tips to your industry colleagues. We're excited to have you here and want you to get the most out of every minute you spend with us. Here's a quick-guide to get you started: 🚀 Become a…
Start a new discussion or join a conversation.
Welcome to the Production Lot – now that you’re here, it’s time to start sharing your ideas, commenting, and connecting with fellow members! Let's quickly review how to start posting. There are four types of posts you can create on the Production Lot: Discussions, Polls, and Questions. These post types are slightly…

Member Spotlight

Nigel Holmes is an English writer with experience writing for screen, stage, and pantomimes. His pantomime scripts have been performed throughout the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Australia, Canada and the US. In addition to his script work, Nigel has also created hundreds of magazine articles and written and illustrated fifteen books.

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