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Monday, April 05, 2021

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the last week:

Despite vaccination, theatergoers won't fill seats soon, says new study

DC Metro Theater Arts: Despite a significant increase in vaccinations, DC-area theatergoers will be slow to return to local theaters, according to a new study by Limelight Insights by Shugoll, a national marketing research company in Rockville, Maryland. The company conducted an online survey with 1,259 DC-area theatergoers from March 25 to 29, 2021, on their intent to return to theaters.

Music festivals will be very different in summer 2021 – here's what to expect

theconversation.com: Live events are set to make a welcome return as the UK moves out of lockdown in the coming months. Parklife and Wireless are the latest events to confirm that they will go ahead this year, both for September, in Manchester and London respectively. Wireless has yet to announce artists, but Parklife’s bill includes rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Dave, and electronic stars Disclosure.

Sustainable Production Alliance Releases First Carbon-Emissions Report

Variety: How big of a carbon footprint does a TV show or movie take up? It depends on a number of variables — and the differences can be significant. On Thursday, the Sustainable Production Alliance, a consortium of film, TV and streaming companies dedicated reducing the entertainment industry’s overall environmental impact, released its inaugural carbon footprint report.

Watch How Mandalorian S2 Used ILM's Powerful Filmmaking Tool

io9.gizmodo.com: When people think of Industrial Light and Magic, they obviously think of great visual effects, as well as the countless classic movies the company has worked on. But what you might not realize is that for many of those films, some of the effects were completely impossible until ILM specifically created the technology for them.

Theatrical fog formula approved as antimicrobial air treatment

Building Design + Construction: The engineering firm NV5, which provides third-party verification on WELL v2 projects for the Green Business Certification Institute, has been recommending to its clients Safe Traces, a solution that uses DNA-based sprays and sensors to verify engineering and HVAC controls for airborne contaminants. Its veriDART control verification uses “aerosol mobility indicators” to identify hotspots, assess ventilation and filtration, and inform remediations.

 

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