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Sunday, October 09, 2022

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

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

Working in theater doesn't have to be a grind

NPR: Recently, Baltimore Center Stage had to cancel its first preview of the season. There was a problem with the giant moon in the background and the lights didn't come in time to be thoroughly tested. For artistic director Stephanie Ybarra, it was ultimately a safety issue.

Hollywood COVID Compliance Officers Say Cutting Corners Is Common

The Hollywood Reporter: During the height of the pandemic and in the months since, Hollywood productions routinely cut corners while trying to balance tight filming schedules against strict COVID-19 safety protocols, some insiders say. In September, a former HBO health adviser, Georgia Hesse, sued the company for wrongful termination, claiming she was fired for raising a red flag that CineMedics, a third-party COVID-testing vendor, used an unapproved and inferior test during the production of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.

Practical Artificial Intelligence for Stage Design

HowlRound Theatre Commons: Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and generative art conjure up images ranging from mesmerizing to downright terrifying. Our popular culture is suffused with adversarial depictions of robots or AI draining all happiness, creativity, and life from humanity.

Optical Illusion Art Installation Flattens 3D Into 2D

mymodernmet.com: Artist Anastasia Parmson has turned 3D into 2D by way of installation art. Her immersive homey interior consists of white-washed walls, flooring, and furniture outlined in thick black lines. Everything—from the wood grain on the vinyl floor to the leaves in a vase—is outlined in paint.

A St. Louis Jury Just Ordered a Video Game Company to Pay a Tattoo Artist Whose Designs It Copied, Setting a Major Legal Precedent

Artnet News: In a landmark intellectual property case with wide-ranging creative ramifications, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc have been ordered to pay former tattoo artist Catherine Alexander $3,750 in damages by an Illinois district court.

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