• The Tax Credits: A Temporary Patch

    Introduction Before we ”Talk” about one of the biggest factor that led to the current crisis in the film and television industry, a recap regarding the tax credits is a must. The tax credits offered in many countries around the world are creating a strong attraction to bring those big American feature films on their [...]

    The Tax Credits: A Temporary Patch
  • The Business Reasons why the Artists are Being Asked to Work Longer Hours for a Flat Rate

    Our last post generated some interest from the entertainment industry. The community can be for or against unions, the importance is to help companies solve this industry crisis and it doesn’t matter if they are based in California, Canada, Australia, England, France, South Africa, Argentina, Chili, New Zealand, India or China. The reality is that [...]

    The Business Reasons why the Artists are Being Asked to Work Longer Hours for a Flat Rate
  • Production Problems : Solving the industry Crisis with Management, not with a Union

    Three months ago, Eric Roth, the executive director of the visual effects society have posted on the VES website an open letter to the VFX and to the entertainment industry. The letter talked about the problems the industry is currently facing including the outsourcing of specialized work, the lack of recognition for accomplishment of VFX [...]

    Production Problems : Solving the industry Crisis with Management, not with a Union
  • Changes in the Currency Value; Downfall of the US Productions in Canada

    The entertainment industry is facing difficult challenges and in Canada a higher value of the dollar increase the need for Government to raise Tax Credits to keep Production coming and Canadians Working. Globalization has put the world in competition for the same pie and now with the attractiveness of Asian countries for cheap labor and [...] Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

    Changes in the Currency Value; Downfall of the US Productions in Canada

The Tax Credits: A Temporary Patch

The Tax Credits: A Temporary Patch

Introduction Before we ”Talk” about one of the biggest factor that led to the current crisis in the film and television industry, a recap regarding the tax credits is a must. The tax credits offered in many countries around the world are creating a strong attraction to bring those big American feature films on their [...]

The Business Reasons why the Artists are Being Asked to Work Longer Hours for a Flat Rate

The Business Reasons why the Artists are Being Asked to Work Longer Hours for a Flat Rate

Our last post generated some interest from the entertainment industry. The community can be for or against unions, the importance is to help companies solve this industry crisis and it doesn’t matter if they are based in California, Canada, Australia, England, France, South Africa, Argentina, Chili, New Zealand, India or China. The reality is that [...]

Production Problems : Solving the industry Crisis with Management, not with a Union

Production Problems : Solving the industry Crisis with Management, not with a Union

Three months ago, Eric Roth, the executive director of the visual effects society have posted on the VES website an open letter to the VFX and to the entertainment industry. The letter talked about the problems the industry is currently facing including the outsourcing of specialized work, the lack of recognition for accomplishment of VFX [...]

Changes in the Currency Value; Downfall of the US Productions in Canada

Changes in the Currency Value; Downfall of the US Productions in Canada

The entertainment industry is facing difficult challenges and in Canada a higher value of the dollar increase the need for Government to raise Tax Credits to keep Production coming and Canadians Working. Globalization has put the world in competition for the same pie and now with the attractiveness of Asian countries for cheap labor and [...]

Social Software a Jump into Enterprise 2.0

Social Networking as evolved to a point where it’s now crucial for business to be part of different social media networks. The tendency is so upbeat that we’re now seeing products and companies integrate social softwares to facilitate collaboration, communication & organization within the enterprise. The social project management system is currently at seed stage, [...]

What is Project Management?

Project Management is a set of rules, patterns, and techniques practice to lead project teams and watch over project schedule, cost, and performance risks to attain results and closing of a project. When we look into more details, 2 words comes in mind: “Project” is temporary goal and objective that consume time, resources and money, [...]

Award-winning visual effects companies, Method and CIS Visual Effects rebranded

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – June 1, 2011 – Deluxe Entertainment Services Group today announced the rebranding of its award-winning visual effects companies, Method, which Deluxe acquired from Ascent Media in December 2010, and CIS Visual Effects. The expanded company has been renamed to Method Studios, a world class entity specializing in the creation of visual effects [...]

Budgeting and scheduling tips for your production

The daunting task of creating a budget and a production schedule that everyone is happy with is not one that most producers look forward to. Getting the right budget and figuring out everyone’s schedule is one of the hardest jobs during pre-production and must continue to be tweaked throughout the entire shoot, but it’s essential [...]

Collaboration Is the name of the game in 2011

The world is much more global these days. We are no longer confined by geographical constraints, and people are starting to take advantage of this. The way of the future is here right now. The ability to work with someone who is miles away from you, is a great way to cut down on traveling [...]

The Power Of Informational Interviews

In previous posts, I have touched on the benefits of being part of an industry specific network, and how connecting online can help with employment searches and getting your first job in the film and television production industry. I would now like to address those that are not sure what they want to do in [...] Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...