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CINEFLARES Lens Lab hits milestone
Cinematographer Markus Förderer’s interactive online lens testing tool has completed profiling 100 top cine lens families (vintage and modern), allowing users to compare lens flare attributes at different T-stops in a controlled environment. The site has also launched new features, including a Scene Preview Tool, enabling virtual tests in daylight, interior and night scenes. New CEO for Zero Density Virtual production and on-air graphics specialist Zero Density has appointed Baris Zavaroglu as its new CEO. Zavaroglu brings more than two decades of experience at the intersection of media, technology and innovation through managerial positions in HBO Max, Fox, The Walt Disney Company and more. Chaos brings V‑Ray to Blender Chaos has released V‑Ray for Blender, natively integrating its Emmy‑ and Academy Award‑winning renderer into the 3D suite. Blender artists gain full access to photoreal GI lighting, 5600‑plus Cosmos assets, CPU/ GPU/hybrid and cloud rendering, with standalone licences priced at $33/month or $199/year (free for existing V‑Ray licence holders).
FTVC RELEASES REPORT WITH CENTRE FOR LONELINESS STUDIES N ew research by the Film and TV Charity (FTVC), in collaboration with
estimated that poor mental health, including loneliness, costs the film and TV industry as much as £400 million a year. But now, people in the industry can take inspiration from FTVC’s findings and report to address loneliness among the workforce by deploying strategies such as wellbeing surveys, maintaining relationships and peer support and destigmatising mental health issues. Lucy Maxwell, the charity’s community development manager, urges that, “given the compelling evidence to suggest loneliness is the key driver of poor mental health in film and TV, we must all do more to tackle the root causes of loneliness.”
Sheffield Hallam University’s Centre for Loneliness Studies, has exposed that disproportionately high levels of loneliness are driving poor mental health among people working in film and TV, and particularly freelancers. The findings draw on five years of data from FTVC’s Looking Glass surveys, identifying variables such as long and irregular working hours, workplace harassment and discrimination stigma around speaking out about mental health as factors contributing to loneliness, among others. Deloitte and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have
ELI ROTH’S JUMP-START FOR HORROR CONTENT C apitalising on the ongoing success of the horror genre, filmmaker Eli Roth ( Cabin Fever , Thanksgiving ) has started a new independent media company called The Horror Section. Having met its investment goal of $5.5 million on 17 June – with shares of up to 10% offered for investors – the studio is looking to enter markets outside film and TV, such as gaming, podcasts and live events.
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