The Business
‘Ren Faire’ director Lance Oppenheim; A.I. at the Olympics
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the tentative deal reached by the major Hollywood studios and IATSE, the union representing below-the-line workers.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenKim Masters and Matt Belloni discuss the tentative deal reached by the major Hollywood studios and IATSE, the union representing below-the-line workers. They also break down NBC’s effort to boost streaming numbers with Olympics recaps from an A.I.-generated version of sports broadcaster Al Michaels.
Plus, Masters speaks to Lance Oppenheim, director of the new HBO docu-series Ren Faire, about honing his intimate, uniquely collaborative style of filmmaking, and his interest in subjects who become “entombed” by their own fantasies. The filmmaker also talks about how he cold emailed his way into director Darren Aronofsky’s inner circle.
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2 storiesIATSE, studios reach tentative labor deal; A.I.-generated Al Michaels comes to Olympics
Hollywood’s below-the-line workers reach a tentative deal with major studios, and NBC plans to bring an A.l.-generated version of Al Michaels to Peacock for Paris Olympics highlights.
Read the story6 minFilmmaker and ‘Florida Man’ Lance Oppenheim on making HBO’s ‘Ren Faire’
Lance Oppenheim’s HBO docu-series “Ren Faire” follows octogenarian “King” George Coulam, the mercurial owner of the country’s largest renaissance festival, as he considers relinquishing his business and his throne.
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