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    Headshots Go from Paper to Pixels

    Even as Hollywood evolves, with movies seen on the smartphone screen as well as big screen, and fans asking celebrities for selfies instead of autographs, the headshot -- and its importance -- endures. Saul Gonzalez checks in on this staple of the industry as it adapts with the times.

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    By Kim Masters • Nov 24, 2015 • 1 min read

    Even as Hollywood evolves, with movies seen on the smartphone screen as well as big screen, and fans asking celebrities for selfies instead of autographs, the headshot -- and its importance -- endures. Saul Gonzalez checks in on this staple of the industry as it adapts with the times.

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    Headshots Go from Paper to Pixels; Shondaland's Betsy Beers
    1. 1:35Hollywood News Banter
    2. 12:18Headshots Go from Paper to PixelsYou’re reading this
    3. 19:51Betsy Beers, Executive Producer of Shondaland
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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      Saul Gonzalez

      Reporter

      CultureEntertainmentArts

    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Headshots Go from Paper to Pixels; Shondaland's Betsy Beers
    1. 1:35Hollywood News Banter
    2. 12:18Headshots Go from Paper to PixelsYou’re reading this
    3. 19:51Betsy Beers, Executive Producer of Shondaland
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