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    2018 Producers Advice Survey — Justin Barnes

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    1) Keep true to what it is you want to do, and do it better than everyone else. A lot of directors try to be everything for everybody to get more work. These always seem to be the directors that work less than others.

    2) Build relationships with everyone in all aspects of our industry. A great producer is one with deep contacts that can help get any project done in any situation and location. Also a great understanding of the technical side of things is a big help. Knowing more than just what software and hardware that is used can be a huge help in managing artists on projects, bidding, and being realistic about deadlines.

    3) The market is pretty ruthless and unpredictable right now, and I think some of the most valuable lessons learned as of late involve bidding and pitching for a project.
    You really have to be able to read a bidding situation, and know if you are just a check bid for a project meant to go internal, going into a pitch with a studio already as the recco, or just an agency looking for numbers to bring someplace else. The lesson learned, ask tons of questions and be honest and upfront when approaching a bid or pitch.

    4) Our recent Rebrand of the Washington Post stands out, as we built a pretty sophisticated toolkit that required some serious scripting and building a custom After Effects to Premiere pipeline.
    https://vsnyc.tv/projects/content-re-brand/

    Justin Barnes
    Partner & Creative Director
    Versus



    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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