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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…
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Clubhouse Conversations: Jessica Lee Gagné — Severance (S2)
Cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné joins Adam Bricker, ASC to discuss Severance Season 2 — from lensing six episodes to directing a flashback shot on film in her own home. Now streaming as part of Clubhouse Conversations. In this interview, Gagné discusses how her upbringing in Quebec’s video-rental stores, and her early…
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10 Episode Television Show Budget Practice
Hi everyone! Following the great feedback I received on my earlier film budgeting exercises, I wanted to share my latest project, a practice budget for a 10-episode television season. This model is built using the same Excel-based structure I developed for my prior budgets, now adapted to reflect a serialized production…
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Applications Open: Running The Show (Online Course)
Are you looking for a greater understanding of the producing process for scripted TV drama series? Gain key insight into the creative and management best practices that make the US showrunner model so successful and learn practical ways to use those processes and apply it to your own work. Course Dates: 7th October - 15th…
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LA Times: Production Down 40% from Peak Levels
"The so-called peak TV era that enabled 600 scripted series to debut in a single year is over, movie theaters are still chasing pre-pandemic levels of attendance with thin release slates, and countless industry professionals have been unemployed since before the strikes began."
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CALIFORNIA Production ALERT
PRODUCTION ALERT: The California Film Commission will hold its first television application period for fiscal year five under Program 3.0 starting on June 3, 2024. Applications for New, Relocating and Recurring TV Series, Mini-Series, and Pilots will be accepted. The application window closes at 5 pm on Wednesday, June…