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    Rep Report for February 10, 2017

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    Cinematographer Tami Reiker
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    ICM Partners is now representing cinematographer Ulrik Boel Bentzen and production designer Clement Price-Thomas for commercials and feature films exclusively…..

    Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA) has added cinematographers Miguel Bunster and Adam McDaid to its roster for representation in features, TV and commercials. Coming aboard DDA for commercials and features is cinematographer Barry Peterson. Production designer Francis Whitebloom has signed with DDA for commercials….

    DDA clients also had 10 films screened at the recently wrapped Sundance Film Festival. In the fest’s U.S. Dramatic Competition, DDA cinematographer Rob Givens, production designer Eric Archer and costume designer Alana Morshead worked on The Hero, while Brian David Cange was a line producer on Roxanne, Roxanne. Sundance’s NEXT lineup included Deidra and Laney Rob a Train shot by DDA DP Quyen Tran. In Sundance’s Premieres section, cinematographer Rachel Morrison of DDA lensed Mudbound, Cange line produced Marjorie Prime, DDA costume designer Alana Morshead worked on Newness, and Christina Blackaller handled costume design for Beatriz At Dinner. Sundance’s Midnight Films included The Little Hours shot by Tran. And DDA DP Sing Howe Yam shot I Know You From Somewhere which made the U.S. Narrative Short Films cut at Sundance. Finally DDA DPs Tami Reiker and Rodney Taylor lensed Shots Fired, an upcoming FOX TV series which was screened at a Sundance special event….On a separate front, cinematographer Bojan Bazelli shot the soon-to-be released A Cure for Wellness (Twentieth Century Fox), directed by Gore Verbinski. Bazelli and Verbinski previously collaborated on The Ring. Bazelli’s other credits include Pete’s Dragon, Hairspray and Mr. and Mrs. Smith…..

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    Growth Brings Growing Pains–and Bots–To Bluesky

    Sunday, December 22, 2024

    Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk's X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner's support of President-elect Donald Trump, or wanting an alternative to Meta's Threads and its algorithms.

    The platform grew out of the company then known as Twitter, championed by its former CEO Jack Dorsey. Its decentralized approach to social networking was eventually intended to replace Twitter's core mechanic. That's unlikely now that the two companies have parted ways. But Bluesky's growth trajectory — with a user base that has more than doubled since October — could make it a serious competitor to other social platforms.

    But with growth comes growing pains. It's not just human users who've been flocking to Bluesky but also bots, including those designed to create partisan division or direct users to junk websites.

    The skyrocketing user base — now surpassing 25 million — is the biggest test yet for a relatively young platform that has branded itself as a social media alternative free of the problems plaguing its competitors. According to research firm Similarweb, Bluesky added 7.6 million monthly active app users on iOS and Android in November, an increase of 295.4% since October. It also saw 56.2 million desktop and mobile web visits, in the same period, up 189% from October.

    Besides the U.S. elections, Bluesky also got a boost when X was briefly banned in Brazil.

    "They got this spike in attention, they've crossed the threshold where it is now worth it for people to flood the platform with spam," said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University and a member of Issue One's... Read More

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