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Step and Repeat LA provides 30-foot Backdrops for CEO and Chief of Staff Retirement Celebration LOS ANGELES - In 1969, a non-profit organization was formed in an old Victorian house on Wilshire Boulevard. Originally called The Gay Community Services Center, the organization became the first non-profit in America to feature the word 'gay' in its title, and today the Los Angeles LGBT Center is the largest facility in the world that provides health, social, housing, leadership and advocacy services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people. This past Saturday, on the 9th of April, 2022, the team at the Los Angeles LGBT Center hosted a party, celebrating the legacies of their CEO, Lorri L. Jean, and Chief of Staff, Darrel Cummings - who both joined the organization in 2003 - as they prepare for the next chapter of their lives: retirement! The celebration, which took place at the Wallis Annenberg Building at the California Science Center, featured live music and a full bar. As guests arrived, each was ushered to the outdoor cocktail reception area, which overlooked Exposition Park Rose Garden, and later enjoyed a seated three-course dinner, alongside various LGBT Center friends, coworkers, and supporters, including longtime ally, Kathy Griffin! To help make the celebration even more spectacular, Step and Repeat LA was commissioned to print not one, but two - 10' high by 30' wide fabric backdrops, each featuring an impressive timeline of photos and information highlighting the phenomenal achievements made by Jean and Cummings over the course of their careers. The backdrops were created using a high-quality, matte-finished fabric material that absorbs all lighting from flash photography, while also enriching the gorgeous rainbow of colors featured as the backgrounds on each timeline. The printing was done using state-of-the-art water-based ink, which minimizes impact on the environment, while still providing a rich, vibrant finished product. About Step and Repeat LA. Independently-owned and operated just outside of Burbank, Step and Repeat LA is a one-stop-shop red carpet event company that has been providing Media Walls, backdrops and everything VIP for some of the biggest events in Los Angeles. Services include top-notch sales executives to handle every detail, a cutting-edge design team that creates custom-designed layouts, as well as in-house printing, production, and quality check...not to mention a 24 hour turnaround capability!

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There's little known of the pathway for an independent producer. So much of the journey requires taking a leap of faith. In 2019, I began networking with writers and directors in hopes of discovering my first narrative feature. One afternoon, while cruising LinkedIn of all places, I came across a profile for a director I saw potential in. As fate would have it, that person was Joseph Marconi, the writer and director of the feature I will usher through as my first independent project, Wild Animal . Years before, I entered producing through physical production, working my way up to line producer on commercial and documentary sets. Here I acquired a valuable and necessary foundation for producing films. However, it was not until Film Independent that I could bridge the gap between where I was and where I wanted to be. In 2021, I was selected to participate in the Film Independent Producing Lab cohort with four other talented and like-minded producers with projects at different phases of development. This allowed us to reflect and meditate on the many angles of getting a film made. The cohort was a "Breakfast Club" of producers with diverse strengths and perspectives. My background was in line producing, others had backgrounds in post-production, entertainment law, international production or were writers/directors themselves (you know who you are!) /figcaption> For me, the Producing Lab was like a spa for producers. For two weeks, we retreated into a safe space led by our enduring leaders, Angela Lee and Rebecca Katz, where we interacted and learned from a milieu of talented guest speakers. We'd make our rounds with the finance spa, legal spa, creative spa and so much more. I can't stress enough just how valuable the Film Independent community is for emerging artists, but especially for producers. It's a rare opportunity to enjoy the type of attentiveness in growing our careers, usually reserved for writers and directors. There were days in the Producing Lab where I felt like I was cracking the door and peering into a studio executive meeting. We did two storytelling workshops with producer Sheila Hanahan Taylor. She spoke with us about storytelling through the prism of a producer's brain; How to work with your directors on creative, how to approach your marketing strategy and how to make sure you're tapping into your audience were among some of the lessons. We're playing a really long game as producers. The Producing Lab taught me not only the importance of working on your end goals while you're still building, but how. /figcaption> The Lab also provided support through mentorship. Each project is the focus of a session led by your mentor. It was an incredible value to receive this kind of specialized attention from the group. It also allowed us to be in the driver's seat, ensuring our project specific needs were addressed. We were additionally given an opportunity to meet with our mentors one on one after the lab concluded and continue our relationships. It's been invaluable having access and support from such a community. The Producing Lab emphasizes our role as a creator and how to advocate for ourselves. In addition to all the wonderful producorial spa treatments I mentioned earlier, the Lab was anchored around fine tuning a pitch for each of our projects. Every day, we practiced our pitch and received peer and professional feedback. It was incredible to track our improvement over the two weeks. With each day, we found more power and conviction in our stories. Not just the stories of our films, but our stories as individuals, as producers and why our contributions are integral. /figcaption> The pitch sessions proved to be immediately useful when my director and I participated in Film Independent's Fast Track Finance Market the following month. Fast Track is a speed-dating event of meetings where you have only 15 minutes to introduce yourselves and pitch your project. Sixty meetings in three days. I began with cursory knowledge of who we'd meet and three days later had the foundation to build relationships with executives from some of the leading companies in the industry. Months later, while I'm still in the process of raising funds to shoot Wild Animal, the project has only strengthened since my participation in the lab and Fast Track. After Fast Track, we ended up partnering with a well-known production company that has brought my project to new heights. Still, I cherish the support of Film Independent to help navigate the pitfalls of indie filmmaking. It is safe to say, I'll never be the same.

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Finally we get to talk about the new Batman movie. The Batman premiered earlier this March with spectacular reviews from my friends in the target demographic. The first Batman film starring Robert Pattinson comes with a lot of anticipation from Pattinson fans. I suppose the success of this Batman would convert 2010's Twilight fans into DC Universe aficionados, if they weren't already. If you haven't walked through Times Square this year and somehow missed the mysterious billboards leading up to the premiere, here's the trailer for The Batman (2022). The Cast of The Batman is the perfect combination of young, attractive emo actors. Fine! I confess, I love Robert Pattison as an actor. I'm also drawn to the DC Universe Superhero films. In the past decade or so, between the DC Universe and Marvel movies, DC has taken the most artistic risks. Though some have not been successful, i.e. Batman vs. Superman (2016), this NEW Batman (sorry, Ben Affleck) might be the one we've been waiting for. Batman's 2022 Gotham Is Pure Chaos. Let's talk about what we saw in The Batman trailer for a bit. This Gotham is not a nice place, it looks moody, grungy, dirty and crime-infested. This is the ideal place for a bat. Paul Dano stars as the Riddler. He is known for his role as Dwayne in Little Miss Sunshine, another important emo character. Zoe Kravitz is Batwoman, which is a perfect fit for this cast of young, attractive, formerly dark and grungy teen actors. Other than being the daughter of Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, she is known for being an excellent actress. She has had success in many roles recently. She stars in Kimi (2022) on HBO, another must-watch film. Make sure to bring plenty of snacks if you're going to watch The Batman. It's almost 3 hours long! The common criticism is that The Batman is very long. With a runtime of two hours and fifty six minutes, this is the longest solo Batman movie and one of the longest superhero movies to date. So be prepared to sit down for an epic when you go to the movies. Usually films with this kind of runtime become dragging, but the reviews suggest that it's an enjoyable and exciting three hours of entertainment. You can expect from the trailer that there is a lot of kicking butt in this film. It's definitely not the emotional character work we saw on Joker (2019). We talk about it more in this link. The 2019 Joker set a precedent for the development of the villain's emotional background, something that has been rarely touched in the superhero genre. In The Batman (2022), a younger Bruce Wayne exposes the character's psychological background. In doing this, DC is differentiating their specific brand of heroes and villains from the growing and evolving Disney owned Marvel's brand. It's interesting to watch the different directions actors take the Batman character. Some are more memorable than others. Before this film, The Batman, as I remember, would always be played by Christian Bale. I suppose for others the first actor they think of is Michael Keaton. With each new reprise of the character the actor gets to bring about a new form to the role. In this sense, Batman is like a Shakespearean play. Hamlet would be the best comparison. No wonder it draws the likes of famously craft-invested actors like Christian Bale, Ben Affleck (sort of) and Robert Pattinson. From a Vampire to The Batman: That's Growth! Pattinson could very well be the first person I think of when I think of Batman from now on. Not a huge leap, for he was a vampire before. He has shown a lot of depth as an actor since Twilight (2008) with films like the Lighthouse (2019), and The Devil All the Time (2020). His role as Preacher Preston Teagardin in The Devil All the Time was one of the most interesting I saw that year. Needless to say Robert Pattinson has proven that he has the range to anchor The Batman films for the next few years.

EXPERIENCE WHAT'S NEW VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING. So much has changed since we last saw you. We've been making major changes on our end, too. This year's NAB Show is an entirely reimagined experience. Start with four carefully curated collections: CREATE, CONNECT, CAPITALIZE and INTELLIGENT CONTENT. Add an all-new floor plan layout incorporating the West Hall. Mix in a first-time-ever Sunday show floor opening. Then insert new Experiential Zones, new attractions and pavilions like The Streaming Experience and new featured destinations including Apple Studios and ARRI and Fuse Virtual Production. We've got everything you could possibly imagine and what's well beyond the periphery of possible waiting. • CREATE • CONNECT • CAPITALIZE • INTELLIGENT CONTENT

ALL THINGS PRE-PRODUCTION TO POST. This is where content finds form. Here you'll find the latest tools and advanced workflows elevating the art of storytelling. This is the place for people who want to master their craft. Want to deliver content quicker without compromising quality? Want to streamline workflows and remote production processes? Whatever you seek, you'll discover it here. Key trends include: • 5G as an increasingly viable option for live production • New and creative content strategies to engage fans • Rapid decentralization of broadcast and production workflows • Streamlining workflows coupled with hybrid studio and office operations • Refinement and continued development of remote production and collaboration processes

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In connection with Autism Appreciation Month, still photographer Beth Dubber announces the launch of a photo series focused on neurodiversity in the entertainment industry to profile actors who are on the Spectrum and how it is making notable progress in the motion picture, television and streaming world. The photo series, "Hollywood On The Spectrum," features both working actors as well as up and coming talent hoping to break into Hollywood. It is a photographic portrait series featuring actors and musicians who are on the Spectrum. This project delves deeper by including interviews of the actors who discuss challenges and successes within the Hollywood strata. The website is now live. "Having worked as a set Photographer for over 15 years, I was compelled to create this photo series after working with a talented group of actors from The Miracle Project who were on the Autism Spectrum. As an ally, my hope is to leverage my talents and connections in the industry to continue to build awareness and help reframe the conversation around diverse casting in Hollywood, by offering a new visual platform for attention and hearing from the group in their own words," said Beth Dubber, originator and photographer of this project. www.bethdubber.com Musician and Actor, Aiden Boyer added, "As a person on the autism spectrum, I crave community, as I've been involuntarily devoid of it growing up. This project gave me and my colleagues a platform to be unapologetically ourselves, and allowed us to be a part of this tremendous community, on such a beautiful day that I'll remember for the rest of my life." Learn more about the campaign and actors here at www.hollywoodonthespectrum.com . Film and television have a profound ability to influence our lives, and one of the most powerful demonstrations of this is the phrase "representation matters". When someone from a historically underrepresented group sees themselves on screen, it can be transformational for both them and society. Until recently, representations of the spectrum of Autism were rare, and when such characters did appear, they were primarily played by neurotypical actors, for example, the most well-known being the role of Dustin Hoffman in Rainman . Elaine Hall, consultant for this project, said, "I am proud to be part of this groundbreaking project, which celebrates those of us who experience the world differently. The kindness, respect and visibility that Hollywood on the Spectrum provides can be life changing for these most talented underrepresented actors." Elaine is a TV and film access consultant, founder of The Miracle Project (www.themiracleproject.org ) and co-founder of 1IN4 Coalition (www.1in4coalition.org ).

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