Weekly Journal #22
News
Socially Distanced Filming That Looks Normal? (Hollywood Reporter)
Roger Deakins Now Has His Own Podcast to Break Down Filmmaking (Indiewire)
Ridley Scott Inks Apple TV Overall Deal (Hollywood Reporter)
What Price Streaming? For Newest Players Like HBO Max, It’s Not A Simple Equation (Deadline)
Inside HBO Max, the $4 Billion Bet to Stand Out in the Streaming Wars (Variety)
Andrew Cuomo is leaning on tech billionaires to help New York rebuild (Vox)
Netflix brings safer and faster streaming experiences (Tech Blog)
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Revised California Budget May Cap Film And TV Tax Credits, Cuts Pensions, Raises Taxes, Spends Reserves (Deadline)
Film
An Oral History of Center Stage (Vulture)
Why 'Tenet' and 'Mulan' Can Succeed Even if Theaters Dramatically Slash Seating (Hollywood Reporter)
The Storm-Chasing Special Effects Team Behind ‘Twister’ (The Ringer)
Why Hollywood is sticking with movie theaters and only a few films are heading to streaming (CNBC)
Television
The Ramayan: Why Indians are turning to nostalgic TV (BCC)
The Paranoid Style in American Entertainment (Atlantic)
‘Dave’ Renewed As It Becomes FX Networks’ Highest Ranked Comedy Series Ever (Deadline)
Digital
TikTok Boom! How the Exploding Social Media App Is Going Hollywood (Hollywood Reporter)
Good Reads
Sure, The Velociraptors Are Still On The Loose, But That's No Reason Not to Reopen Jurassic Park (McSweeneys)
Mindfulness Is Overrated. Bring Back the TV Tray (Eater)
The First Great Original Play of Quarantine (New Yorker)
Not everyone hates being stuck at home. Some people are thriving (LA Times)
The Spy of Night and Fog (Damn Interesting)