"The bulk of the sound in film is typically added in postproduction. ... Foley effects are custom to a film, and are synchronized to characters' movements. They might include the sound of someone walking across a room, stirring a pot, typing, fighting, eating, falling, or kissing." - The New Yorker
"Thousands of staffers and freelancers working for France's public broadcasting groups, spanning France Télévisions, France 24, Arte and Radio France, went on strike on Tuesday in Paris to protest against the government's proposed bill to eliminate a TV license fee that finances nearly 85% of their annual budgets." - Variety
A sea of change has hit the daytime format this year as a slew of veteran hosts call it a day. As audiences flock from broadcast to streaming, the format has not seen such a shakeup since Oprah left her mantle as the queen of daytime in 2011. - CBC
"The CRTC chair has acknowledged that the law will allow the government to do indirectly what it says it can't do directly, by pressuring platforms to manipulate their algorithms to prioritize certain content over others." - CBC
There was a boycott of the Globes last year when it became public that the HFPA had zero black members. "But now that the organization ... has been knocked down, not everyone in Hollywood wants to help them get back on their feet." - Variety
Why does this matter? Stocks are down though subscriptions to Disney Plus are up, and interest in Disney-owned properties is strong. But, one analyst says, "This has been probably the most dramatic and difficult CEO transition that I’ve ever seen in my career." - Los Angeles Times
Marcel the Shell was "one of YouTube’s earliest sensations—'Gangnam Style' was still two years away, after all—and now, more than a decade later, its hero has his own film, one about the perils of the internet that made him famous." - Wired
In part to counteract the skills of filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, who wasted her great talents on supporting fascism and the Nazis, Hollywood filmmaker George Stevens went to war. - Open Culture
Many Hollywood companies, and the unions SAG-AFTRA and the Directors Guild, say they will pay for employees' costs if they need to travel from states like Georgia to other states where a full range of healthcare reproductive services will, for now, be legal. - Los Angeles Times
Some of these shows and people won't win, but they deserve to be nominated; and the categories deeply need to change to keep up with all of the great TV out there. - NPR
The streaming giant has let go of 300 employees, just a month after a previous round of 150 layoffs (plus many part-timers and contractors). Since Netflix announced, earlier this year, that it was losing subscribers, its stock value has fallen by just under 70%. - Variety
It would also apply to platforms including YouTube and Spotify and make them promote Canadian music artists by law. Critics of the bill say that as currently worded, it could also apply to amateur videos and user-generated content posted on YouTube. - Global TV
It's "an industry falling out of sync with how people use its products. It’s no longer just a cheaper, ad-free alternative to cable, but a crowded field. Netflix’s new zeal for password enforcement breaks the seal on something the streaming companies have long avoided. - Washington Post
