Tue. 09/21 - Making 26,000 People Out of 20: Ted Lasso's Trick
How Ted Lasso filled a whole stadium for a crowd scene during the pandemic, and how advances, especially in AI, are beginning to change filmmaking. Plus, a Colorado man has won a yearlong treasure hunt for golden tickets, making him the new owner of a candy factory. That last part wasn’t a joke. It was literally a golden ticket competition for a candy factory. And finally, an ambient noise website for the most chaotic among you.
How Ted Lasso filled a whole stadium for a crowd scene during the pandemic, and how advances, especially in AI, are beginning to change filmmaking. Plus, a Colorado man has won a yearlong treasure hunt for golden tickets, making him the new owner of a candy factory. That last part wasn’t a joke. It was literally a golden ticket competition for a candy factory. And finally, an ambient noise website for the most chaotic among you.
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Links:
- How Fake Crowds Are Made For Movies And TV (Insider, YouTube)
- AI might help edit the next generation of blockbusters (The Verge)
- Andrew Maas won The Gold Ticket competition after clues led him to Kokomo, Ind. (Washington Post)
- Colorado man wins candy factory after finding golden ticket in Highland Park (Kokomo Tribune)
- Wed. 09/09 - Modern-Day Willy Wonka Is Giving Away His Candy Factory (Kottke Ride Home)
- Ambient Chaos
- Last year's segment on Demi Adejuyigbe's 9/21 series (Kottke Ride Home)
- 9/21 videos (Demi Adejuyigbe, YouTube)
- Sept21st.com
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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