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Netflix Australia is recruiting for its first Unit Photography Bootcamp

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to shoot stills behind the scenes for movies and TV shows? Well, the streaming giant, Netflix, has opened up applications to join its first-ever Unit Photography Bootcamp. It’s a three-day course on unit stills photography, running in July. The bad news, however, is that it’s only open to photographers in Australia, and only ten places are available.

The course, Netflix says, is designed to develop skills, network with others in the industry and obtain insights into what’s required as an on-set photographer. The course is led by unit stills veteran John Platt, with practical experiences and the opportunity to meet Netflix department heads from Australia and the US.

Netflix sued for using unauthorized drone footage in advertisement

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Home owners are suing Netflix for allegedly filming their property without permission. The drone footage of the family’s was used in an advertisement for a reality tv series Buying Beverly Hills.

The house is located in a remote and secluded part of the Hollywood Hills. Since the advertisement featuring their home, the family says that they have received relentless harassment from real estate agents and tourists. The family even says that they have feared for their safety.

Netflix film set camera drone crash causes serious injury to actor’s face

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A well-known Taiwanese actor was disfigured recently when a camera drone crashed into his face. The incident happened on set for a Netflix film shoot. The actor suffered a serious injury to his face and, according to his manager, needed around 30 stitches.

Actor Kai Ko was filming a Mandarin-language fantasy series for Netflix called Agent From Above when the accident happened. It occurred on December 27th, however, Ko has still not yet returned to the set.

Viewers “raging” over camera’s dead pixels in Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead

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For movie watchers, there’s nothing more upsetting than settling in to watch the latest overhyped movie only to turn on your fancy, way-too-big, expensive TV to discover you’ve got dead pixels on your screen. They just sit there, taunting you, spoiling your viewing experience.

That’s the experience felt by quite a few people who sat down to watch the new Zack Snyder Netflix movie Army of the Dead. At least, it was until they realised that those dead pixels weren’t on their TV, but in-camera, recorded for all time in the movie itself, turning their dispair into “rage”.

Netflix’s “Love is Blind” seeks a photographer for five weddings, pays in exposure

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We may argue whether or not we should work for free, or when we should do it. But if a company worth billions wants to hire us, I guess we can expect to be paid. Or not?

The producers of Netflix’s show Love is Blind reached out to photographer Megan Saul to offer her a gig. It would be an opportunity of a lifetime… if only it weren’t paid in exposure instead of real money.

Netflix’s “Abstract: The Art of Design” is now available for free on YouTube

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In 2017, Netflix launched Abstract: The Art of Design, an inspiring documentary TV series. It features different kinds of creatives (including photographers), showing us how design affects all aspects of our lives. If you haven’t seen it so far, here’s a good news – the series is now available for free on Netflix.

The director of Chris Hemsworth’s new movie strapped himself to the hood of a car to film this chase scene

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People will do some crazy things in order to get the shot, especially automotive photographers and filmmakers. But this one really takes the prize. For a chase scene of Chris Hemsworth’s new movie, Extraction, director Sam Hargrave actually strapped himself to the hood of a car to hold the camera and film the chase scene.

And that’s not the only crazy filming technique used to create this scene, either. Netflix posted a behind the scenes look to Facebook of how the chase scene was filmed, along with the final edited result of what the camera saw, and boy does it look good!

Panasonic S1H becomes the first Netflix-approved mirrorless camera

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The Panasonic S1H is a full-frame mirrorless camera aimed primarily at movie shooters. Thanks to its stellar video features, it has made it into the “big league.” It’s the first mirrorless camera to be certified by Netflix. In other words, it’s the only mirrorless camera Netflix allows to be used as a primary camera on productions. And since it’s on the same list with high-end movie cameras, it’s also the cheapest among them.

Photographer sues Netflix for using his photo in “Stranger Things” without permission

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Perhaps you remember the case from earlier this year, when Netflix was accused of using a storm image without permission for its hit show Stranger Things. Photographer Sean R. Heavey took the photo, and he is now filing a lawsuit against Netflix for copyright infringement.

“Stranger Things used my storm photo without permission,” photographer claims

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While watching popular Netflix show Stranger Things, photographer Sean R. Heavey had an unpleasant surprise. He thought that a giant storm cloud in one of the scenes looked familiar, and then he realized – it was one of his photos. Apparently, the creators of the show used his photo to create the scene, and the photographer says they didn’t ask him for the permission.

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