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Creativity

Final Credits Roll on ScreenCraft Competitions & Coverage

Written by Jake Bourke, 2025-03-25

(2025-02-18, Boston MA, Editorial by Jake Bourke) ScreenCraft is a reputable, renowned name in the screenwriting community, best known for its year-round rotation of writing competitions and for providing in-depth script coverage services. Their contests, often held in high regard alongside prestigious film festivals, not only offered a decent cash prize to prospective screenwriters but…

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Los Angeles Welcomes the Newly-Formed American Film Convention

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-11-24

(2024-11-22, Boston, MA) The American Film Convention held its inaugural show at the Magic Box venue in Los Angeles last month. This trade show boasted unique and informative industry events, including an expo showcasing the latest in filmmaking methodology and technology, screenings of films from around the world, and industry conferences featuring over 120 guest…

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The iPhone 16, Apple Intelligence & Looking Back at WWDC 2024

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-10-23

(2024-10-09, Cupertino, CA, Jake Bourke) Apple recently released its latest iterations of the iPhone to market, the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. With a focus on its upgraded, high-performance A18 chip, an advanced 48MP Fusion camera with numerous options, and a host of enhancements and…

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Streamlining Access of Over 15,000 Hours of Media: FCCE & Axle AI Form Partnership

Written by Jake Bourke,

(2024-10-23, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) With television industry trade show MIPCOM in fast gear, FCCE, a broadcast media company specializing in celebrity, Hollywood, and lifestyle content, has announced a partnership with Axle AI, a video search tool powered by artificial intelligence using criteria such as keywords, visual elements (including facial, object and…

Gear & Gadget Reviews

OWC at IBC: Envoy Ultra SSD and Innergize Software Dominate

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-09-27

(2024-09-27, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) OWC’s Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5 SSD, unveiled at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, is designed for speed, versatility, and cross-device compatibility. It is optimized for PC and Mac hardware equipped with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 3, and USB4. The Envoy Ultra boasts high data transfer rates that…

Creativity

OWC Unveils New Jellyfish NAS Solution at IBC

Written by Jake Bourke,

(2024-09-27, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) Other World Computing (OWC) meets the increasing demands of media asset management and storage with the latest addition to their line of NAS solutions, the Jellyfish Studio, unveiled at IBC 2024 in Amsterdam. Optimized for the needs of fast-paced production companies, content creators, and filmmakers worldwide, the…

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Final Cut Pro 10.8 & 10.8.1 – AI Comes to the Timeline

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-09-26

(2024-08-17, Cupertino, CA, Special to the U.S. Times) Apple’s latest major update to Final Cut Pro, version 10.8, introduces several new and improved features, taking advantage of powerful AI and machine learning features to enhance and streamline the video editing process. The headlining feature of Final Cut Pro 10.8 is the new Enhance Light and…

Entertainment

Statista Reports Video Games to Become $360 Billion Industry by 2027

Written by Jake Bourke, 2024-09-16

(2024-08-17, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) The video game industry is an endlessly growing financial juggernaut that, according to Forbes, generates more revenue than the movie and music industries combined. German data collection and visualization platform Statista further highlights this growth in its newly-released market insights report for the global video game industry. …

American Families

Statista Reports on The Civil Rights Act, 60 Years Later

Written by Jake Bourke,

(2024-08-26, Boston, MA, Special to the U.S. Times) On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law. Considered one of the most significant legislative achievements in American history, the Civil Rights Act sought to put an end to racial discrimination and segregation of Black Americans following a decade of…