Despite a global pandemic tearing the film festival circuit apart, Sundance 2021 (and Local 600 Sundance filmmakers) stay relevant – and entertaining – with a dynamic slate of new independent content. by David Geffner / Photos Courtesy of Sundance Institute...
Ken Fuchs modestly attributes a portion of his long career directing unscripted television, which includes the industry’s biggest franchises – Shark Tank, Family Feud, The Bachelor, and The Bachelorette – to being “a pretty nice guy who people seem to like working with.” But...
Tami Reiker, ASC, helps Director/Producer Regina King take One Night in Miami from stage to screen by Valentina Valentini / Photos by Patti Perret / Amazon Studios In 1964, Cassius Clay – soon to be Muhammad Ali – defeated...
The Amazon Studios feature, Sound of Metal, shot by Daniel Bouquët and directed by Darius Marder, takes a musical journey unlike any other. by Pauline Rogers / Framegrabs Courtesy of Amazon Studios During a series of adrenaline-fueled one-night gigs,...
Local 600/ICG Magazine’s “Deep Dive” #4 visits with the creative team behind the recent Emmy-winning “The Mandalorian.” The Disney + megahit (the first live-action Star Wars TV series), established a revolutionary workflow in Season 1 that included volumetric capture, large-screen...
How one of TV’s most iconic unscripted franchises safely returned to production amidst an ongoing pandemic. by Pauline Rogers / Photos by Christopher Willard/ABC Television In August 2009, a panel of investors, dubbed “Sharks,” sat behind a large desk...
On Thursday, Nov. 12, Local 600/ICG Magazine’s “Deep Dive” series jumped into the world of unscripted programming with NBC’s acclaimed competition franchise “American Ninja Warrior.” The action-heavy show, which has been inspiring viewers to “beat that wall” in their everyday...
I find it unlikely that Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, gets up every morning and tells her mirror: “I’m a woman and I’m going to struggle because of it.” The DC Comics superhero – created by psychologist-writer and proto-feminist William...
The demigoddess from Themyscira, who broke box office records (and the gender ceiling for superhero movies) soars back onto movie screens – and into the 1980’s. by Valentina Valentini / Photos by Clay Enos / Courtesy of Warner Bros. Wonder...
