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    Inspiring The Aspiring | Rebecca Niles

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    What advice do you have for new directors?

    Include whatever you feel will be helpful…

    Enjoy the process! Take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way in the early days, and strive to make it the absolute best. Research production companies of all sizes, and find fellow directors’ work you love, and reach out to them to share your work, even if just one piece. Remember you are emailing a human on the other side and be personable!

    Don’t rush to get on a roster too quickly, develop your style, and ask for advice from those you admire. Eventually, you will find the right team and EP who will help you foster your directorial style and push you in new ways. Getting on a roster won’t guarantee a windfall of work, especially at the beginning of your career. Keep going after opportunities to shoot; you never know which small job will get you your first big one.

    Remember that the vibe you give off will follow you. Prioritize making fantastic work and treating everyone around you well. Cherish and foster relationships, and don’t let perfectionism hold you back from sharing. The work you’ve done, plus your network, will pay off in ways you can’t even imagine right now.

    Any tips on how to balance career and personal life?

    This will look different year-to-year, sometimes, day-to-day. Burnt-out creatives are never doing their best work. Log off Instagram; comparison is never productive! Unplug, find a non-lucrative hobby, have a meal with friends, and don’t discuss work — we’ll all still be here when you return!

    Rebecca Niles
    Managing Director, Live Action
    ArtClass



    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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