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Oscar Nominee Rian Johnson Cuts a Sharp Figure at Philadelphia Film Festival’s Knives Out Screening
Lights, Camera, Action … with a heavy on the lights! Story, photos by Sharon Kozden “We must look a little closer. And when we do, we see that the doughnut hole has a hole in its center. It is not a doughnut hole, but a smaller doughnut with its own hole, and our doughnut is not holed at all!” – Benoit Blanc (Knives Out) The 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF) wrapped with yet another successful year (its 28th!) in the can. Running 11-days through October, the festival showcased 110 films at the Philadelphia Film Center. I had the distinct honor of attending the red-carpet premiere of the critically acclaimed Knives Out…
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Welcome to Philly KitSplit, the AirBnB of Camera Equipment
Story by Explore Philly, photos by KitSplit Called “the AirBNB of cameras,” by Forbes and Fast Company, KitSplit is making it faster and easier to get everything from high-end cameras and lenses to drones and virtual reality gear. It’s old news that companies like Netflix, YouTube and Snapchat are revolutionizing how visual content gets distributed. KitSplit is focused on transforming the beginning of the creative process. And they just announced that they’re acquiring CameraLends, which makes it the largest online camera rental marketplace. They will manage the combined entity under the KitSplit brand from their headquarters at the Hearst Tower in New York. Tens of thousands of items are available for rent, including…