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On Night of Big Finales, Office Rises and Idol Falls

On a busy night of finales for television favorites, The Office regained a little of its former glory, Scandal demonstrated it may have more glory to come and American Idol looked like a pale shadow of past glory. more »

Binge-Watching Forces One Life to Live, All My Children to Cut Back on New Episodes

When soap operas One Life to Live and All My Children moved online, it wasn’t clear how fans would watch them. It turns out that most viewers are binge-watching — so the soaps’ production company is cutting back on the number of new episodes each week. more »

Weinstein Co. Green-Lights Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Sequel with Michelle Yeoh

Without Ang Lee or Sony, the Weinstein Company is starting production of a sequel to the Oscar-winning Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which earned six Oscar nominations including best picture and grossed $213.5 million million worldwide. more »

ProDRENALIN from proDAD Turns Your GoPro Vision up to 11

It removes fisheye and perspective distortion, stabilizes the video, corrects rolling-shutter distortion, rotates the video, reduces noise and much more. more »

Arne Svenson’s Secret Photos in NYC Display Have Locals Livid

In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap. more »

Star Trek Into Darkness Lifts Off With $3.3M From Imax, Midnight Shows

Paramount's space epic sequel is expected to knock off "Iron Man 3" at box office this weekend. more »

MPAA Fights Piracy by Offering Search Site to Help Audiences Find Movies and TV Shows Online

In yet another move in its ongoing crusade against piracy, on Wednesday the lobbying organization the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which reps six major studios, launched the new website WhereToWatch.Org, in order to give audiences a "one-stop site to find legal, seamless viewing options." more »

Imitation Is the Closest TV Rivals Get to Flattery

The networks are taking a page from the cable playbook and scheduling series that run for fewer episodes than 22, their standard order. more »

The 10 Most Promising Network Shows For Fall 2013

Out of all of the new shows – dozens and dozens of hours of freshly scripted content – we have chosen the ten shows that we find the most promising; five hour-long dramas and five sitcoms. Don't change that dial. more »

Lighting Day Exteriors

Lighting day exteriors is as much about choosing the right time as it is about your manipulation of the daylight. Sometimes you can choose the time that you shoot. Many times, you are locked into a schedule that doesn’t necessarily work for your lighting approach. If it is not the right time, you have to go with it and do your best. more »