I wrote something about crisis the film and TV industry finds itself in. Please be kind. #television open.substack.com/pub/michaels...

Whilst it’s right the DPs, designers etc all get the credit for Severance, the desk op and lighting team deserve a lot of credit.

I know Pinewood is almost completely booked out to Disney.. but how are Disney allowed to control security??

How come in this digital world of streaming and everything being available everywhere, @warnerbrostv.bsky.social still haven’t made The Pitt available in the U.K.

@warnerbrostv.bsky.social when are we getting The Pitt in the U.K.??? Sounds amazing.

So has it just got 10% more expensive for US producers to shoot in the U.K.? #filmproduction #tvproduction

My late father’s marmalade is sublime. I have the last remaining jar made in 2015. He died in 2017.

It’s going to be a sad day when I start and finish that jar.

Brian and Maggie is a very interesting TV series but did no one tell the props team DigiBeta didn’t come in to existence till the late 90s!

Sitting behind a camera, listening to people recount the story of their lives - unedited and raw - is an overwhelming privilege anyway. But when those people are Holocaust survivors, the weight of responsibility to get it right seems strangely heavier.

A couple of shots from the London Festival of Lights #photography #shotoniphone #Canarywharf

Today I am going to remind myself of the all the good things about America. The amazing people, the incredibly scenery, amazing architecture and of course its great art, books, music, cinema and of course TV.

So to kick off this day of celebration, we are starting off with an episode of Mad Men.

To avoid watching just turn the TV off.

Anyone here getting followed by lots bots…

Today's Poll: Which of these four methods to fund the BBC (TV, news, radio, online) would you most favour. Which is CLOSEST to your view?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ARlDdu/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">TV License (as now)
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ARlDdu/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Subscription 4 BBC users
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ARlDdu/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Via general taxation
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/ARlDdu/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Via advertising

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What’s happening in #LA is awful and tragic. But it is worth remembering that among the stars and their $m mansions, these areas were home to those that work in the entertainment industry and who have been struggling for work for over a few years now. #lafires

Deal. Kent. New Years Day 2025. #photography #shotoniphone

Anyone else here working in Documentaries or factual TV #cinematography #documentaries #television