@LArge Productions + Post has launched a NYC office located at the Manhattan studio of The Napoleon Group, one of @LArge’s strategic partners in postproduction. The new shop extends @LArge’s reach on behalf of clients, offering a permanent East Coast presence and expanded services through Napoleon, including storyboards and previsualization.
“Previs and storyboarding are essential to complete production and post, and we now have these exceptional services, along with Napoleon’s other post offerings, at our fingertips,” said @LArge EP Ashley Hydrick.
In speaking about the need for a New York office, @LArge Productions + Post managing director Tracy Mays said, “Our services are offered globally– that’s the essence of the name @LArge – but we always knew that we wanted to have two US offices, LA and NY. The organic relationship with The Napoleon Group provided the right time, right place opportunity for us to realize this vision.”
“Having just entered into a collaboration with @LArge to launch our live action division, Napoleon@LArge, we’re thrilled to be able to partner with Tracy, Ashley, Beth [EP Aranda] and their team to provide a base of operations for them here in New York,” says Napoleon COO Spiro Kafarakis. “Their model reflects an innovative, forward-thinking approach to servicing clients, and we’re certain they’ll find great success in this market.”
The Napoleon Group offers a wide range of post services and talent including animators, editors, designers, illustrators, and character artists. @LArge Productions & Post is an integrated shop that brings global production and post experience to every platform.
California governor signs law to protect children from social media addiction
California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday.
California follows New York state, which passed a law earlier this year allowing parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm. Utah has passed laws in recent years aimed at limiting children's access to social media, but they have faced challenges in court.
The California law will take effect in a state home to some of the largest technology companies in the world. Similar proposals have failed to pass in recent years, but Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation law in 2022 barring online platforms from using users' personal information in ways that could harm children. It is part of a growing push in states across the country to try to address the impacts of social media on the well-being of children.
"Every parent knows the harm social media addiction can inflict on their children — isolation from human contact, stress and anxiety, and endless hours wasted late into the night," Newsom said in a statement. "With this bill, California is helping protect children and teenagers from purposely designed features that feed these destructive habits."
The law bans platforms from sending notifications without permission from parents to minors between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m., and between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays from September through May, when children are typically in school. The legislation also makes platforms set children's accounts to private by default.
Opponents of the legislation say it could inadvertently prevent adults from accessing content if they cannot verify their... Read More