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The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues ...

Casting "1942: The Platypus Gambit," a feature-length follow-up to our 2020 short film "1932: The Great Emu War." This is an ensemble piece full of visual effects and action heavy setpieces, with an ...

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Join the cast of a feature film for a major streaming service. “Boyfriends” is a funny and raw story about two high school boys who fall in love before they know what to do with it. The production ...

SAG-AFTRA ratified its latest TV/Theatrical Agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in November 2023, following almost four months of striking and intense negotiations.

Look closely at the Golden Age of Hollywood, and you’ll see the darker, more complicated layers beneath all that glitz and glamour. The era coincided with the Motion Picture Production Code, also ...

Method acting is a style of performance that urges actors to embody their characters thoroughly—not just while onstage or on set, but often extending into their everyday lives. The technique, ...

Whether humor is deadpan, like in “The Big Lebowski”; surreal, à la Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave”; or observational, as typified by “Seinfeld,” there’s a comedy style out there to tickle ...

PFH stands for “per finished hour,” and it’s a way audiobook narrators get paid that is different from per-hour rates. PFH rates are based on the length of the finished product. In this case, one ...

Mask work is a centuries-old theater practice that transcends nations and eras. From the exaggerated visages of commedia dell’arte to the spiritually significant faces of Japanese Noh, the art of ...

What do Addison Rae, King Bach, and Liza Koshy have in common? These now-mainstream stars all came to fame as social media influencers. Let’s explore what exactly a social media influencer is, what ...