“In the age of binge-viewing, it’s more important than ever that a theme song be catchy. Now that viewers can watch any show at any time, a familiar song can provide an anchor for a series and preserve the sense of ritual attached to following it. A great theme becomes part of a show’s core spirit.”
Tag: 10.02.13
British Film Institute To Offer Movies Online
“The ‘BFI Player’ will help meet complaints that home-grown film is hard to find away from London. The player, accessible throughout the UK from 9 October, will be optimised for PCs, Macs and tablets, with a mobile app on the way.”
Holi Wars: European Event Producers Battle Over Rival Hindu-Festival-Themed Parties
“Touting an intoxicating blend of Woodstock and Bollywood, the gatherings” – Holi parties, complete with colored powders to throw at your friends – can draw more than 10,000 people. But all that amity and togetherness has sparked a fight between the leading commercial Holi festival organizers. While revelers cavort in colorful joy, their hosts are dickering over profits, festival names and even the ingredients of the powders they sell.”
Banksy’s First New York Piece Painted Over
“The piece, at 18 Allen Street, was altered more than once by other taggers within hours. A new Banksy work that appeared Tuesday had been painted over by Wednesday morning. A sign reading “Graffiti Is a Crime” at the upper left was removed. And this morning it was painted over, presumably by someone who hasn’t recently checked the artist’s auction results.”
ArtPrize Removes Large Sculpture After Complaints From Calder Foundation
“The Calder Foundation wasn’t pleased, and the relationship with the foundation is important to us, so it’s a lesson learned,” said Grand Rapids city manager Greg Sundstrom.
Here’s A List Of Syrian Cultural Treasures That Are At Risk
“The situation, clearly, is critical. Not only for the survival of the Syrian people but the heritage they cherish.”
ArtPrize Challenges The Artworld Elite
“The gap between art and pure self-expression is wide, and ArtPrize challenges that idea. It also forces visitors to define their aesthetic tastes, declare what it is that they consider worthy of being part of the art cannon and, more importantly, consider who is allowed into the white cube world, and why. In this way, ArtPrize is a radical reconfiguring of contemporary art culture that points to the Art World’s epic elitist failure.”
10 Steps To Writing A Boffo Screen Play
“It’s very important to be able to handle rejection. I think one of the reasons writers are shy is because we are all very suspicious of our own process because it fails so often.”
Tony Kushner On What Playwrights Are Good At (And Not Good At)
“Playwrights are not, by nature, necessarily the world’s greatest storytellers. I don’t think that’s what playwriting’s about. I do think narrative is enormously important in film, and he’s one of the world’s great storytellers.”
Carnegie Hall Gala Opening Canceled As Stagehands Strike
“The dispute centered around whether the union would have jurisdiction over Carnegie Hall’s newly created education wing.”