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Taylor Swift Jokes Around With Jack Antonoff at the Grammys on February 5, 2024 at 4:39 am Us Weekly

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Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff proved they’re still our favorite pair of besties while attending the 2024 Grammy Awards.

Swift, 34, gave off major little sister vibes while joking around with Antonoff, 39, during the Sunday, February 4, awards show at the Crypto.com arena. While host Trevor Noah gave Antonoff a special shout-out for his Producer of the Year win, Swift congratulated her longtime collaborator by nudging him and pretending to mess up his hair.

Antonoff and Swift sat at the same table as Lana Del Rey, who collaborated with Swift on her Grammy-winning album Midnights. Swift attended the ceremony in a white Schiaparelli Couture gown, while Antonoff kept things chic in a classy black tux and white dress shirt.

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Swift was up for six Grammys this year, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights. Her first single from the 2022 album, “Anti-Hero,” earned nods for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance and her “Karma” collaboration with Ice Spice is also up for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

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Earlier in the night, Swift took home her 13th Grammys win for Best Pop Vocal Album. While accepting the award on stage, she made headlines by announcing her upcoming 11th studio album, titled The Tortured Poets Department.

Swift also took home the win for Album of the Year, making her the first artist to receive the award four times after previously winning in 2008, 2016, and 2021 for Fearless, 1989 and Folklore, respectively. She also made history by receiving the nomination for Song of the Year for the seventh time. Swift also thanked Antonoff, who joined her on stage, in her acceptance speech

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“Sort of a crazy day yesterday,” Swift told the crowd during a November 2023 Eras Tour concert after learning of her nominations. “I started off my morning by getting the extraordinary news that because of you and because of the way you have supported my album Midnights, it just got nominated for six Grammys!”

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Swift has been working with Antonoff since 2014 when she asked the producer to collaborate with her on a few tracks off her first major pop album, 1989. They have since teamed up for 2017’s Reputation, 2019’s Lover, 2020’s Folklore and Evermore and again for 2022’s Midnights. (Since 1989, Antonoff has accompanied Swift to every Grammy awards show, and the pair can often be seen doing their signature secret handshake on stage.)

Antonoff has also been a major part of Swift rerecording her first six studio albums, a project she announced in 2019 after Scooter Braun bought her former label, Big Machine Records, and acquired her masters.

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“I’ve seen her change the music industry firsthand,” Antonoff said of Swift while speaking to NME in July 2021. “She’s amazing for being a champion, and making things better for the generations to come. She has a long history of rightly exposing some real darkness in the music industry. And I’m personally thankful for it, outside of our friendship and working relationship, just as an artist. She’s asked me some questions a lot of people are afraid to ask.”

Two years later, he praised Swift for being the first person who “recognized” him as a producer during an episode of TIME’s “Person of the Week” podcast. “A lot of people are afraid to sign off on something that isn’t done by a proven person,” he said. “I had written lots of songs and produced them, but they would always sort of go somewhere else. So the label or whoever could say, oh, we had this person produce it. And, you know, I put my heart and soul into that song and she said, ‘I love it.’”

Swift, for her part, has often taken to social media to gush over her friendship with the Bleachers frontman. Following the release of Midnights, Swift penned a heartfelt post in tribute to her collaborators on the record, particularly Antonoff.

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Midnights is a wild ride of an album and I couldn’t be happier that my co pilot on this adventure was @jackantonoff,” she captioned a series of Instagram images of the twosome. “He’s my friend for life (presumptuous I know but I stand by it) and we’ve been making music together for nearly a decade HOWEVER… this is our first album we’ve done with just the two of us as main collaborators.”

Antonoff also commemorated the album release via his own Instagram, reflecting on their decade of friendship, writing, “From 1989 to here. so glad we met all those years ago and talked about only you by yaz. the first album we’ve made entirely together. love you Taylor.”

Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff proved they’re still our favorite pair of besties while attending the 2024 Grammy Awards. Swift, 34, gave off major little sister vibes while joking around with Antonoff, 39, during the Sunday, February 4, awards show at the Crypto.com arena. While host Trevor Noah gave Antonoff a special 

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Why 8K Might Be Ruining Modern Cinema

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We live in an age obsessed with bigger, better, and more. In filmmaking, this often translates to a relentless pursuit of higher resolution. 4K, 6K, 8K, 12K – the numbers keep climbing, promising unparalleled detail and flexibility. But is this pursuit of resolution truly advancing cinema, or is it leading us down a path of creative compromise? After 20 years in the trenches, I’ve come to believe the latter.

Let’s dive into the controversial topic of high-resolution filming, specifically 8K and beyond. Filmmakers now have the option to shoot their films in resolutions so high that most viewers will never even experience the full potential on their screens. Yet, many jump at the chance, seduced by the apparent advantages.

The Seductive Allure of 8K:

Shooting in 8K offers the promise of incredible flexibility in post-production. Imagine filming in 8K and mastering in 4K: you gain the ability to zoom in up to 200% on any shot and create a close-up from a medium shot. Master in 2K or 1080p? You can crop in 400% and turn that 8K medium shot into an extreme close-up. It sounds like magic! High resolutions can also supposedly simplify VFX work, providing more data and detail for keying green screens or tracking facial expressions.

The Harsh Reality: A Resolution Revolution or Regression?

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But before you rush out to buy the latest 8K camera, consider the dark side of high resolution:

  1. Massive File Sizes & Storage Nightmares: 8K footage devours storage space. We’re not just talking about a slight increase; we’re talking about exponentially larger files. And remember, you need backups – at least one failsafe drive, and ideally two for best practices. Suddenly, your independent film is drowning in data management, and your budget is evaporating on hard drives. Archiving years’ worth of 8K footage becomes a logistical and financial nightmare.
  2. Post-Production Paralysis: While you can create low-resolution proxies for editing, VFX and color grading demand the full-resolution media. That requires a beast of a computer, specialist editors, and eye-watering render times. How many colorists even have an 8K monitor? You’re potentially looking at renting expensive equipment and paying hourly rates for processing power that will make your head spin.
  3. The Reframing Rabbit Hole: This is perhaps the most insidious problem. The ability to reframe every shot in post-production becomes a curse. In the days of celluloid, you were largely stuck with what you shot. Now, you’ll find yourself endlessly tweaking compositions, second-guessing on-set decisions, and losing countless hours trying to perfect every single frame. “I’ve opened up Pandora’s Box no shot is safe”. The post-production process goes slower, becomes more tedious, and much less fun.
  4. Creative Complacency: The Death of Intentionality: When you know you can “fix it in post,” you become less committed to framing and composition on set. Instead of making bold choices, you shoot everything wide, hoping to figure it out later. The artistry of filmmaking suffers. Instead of making specific, directed choices you shoot everything wide and hope you figure it out later. This is why so much modern cinema sucks.

The Disease of Modern Cinema:

We are losing that human thought and premeditation of every moment of the film. The magic of filmmaking lies in capturing pieces of time from a specific point of view and assembling them into something greater than the sum of their parts. It ruins the fun when every single shot becomes Play-Doh to be molded into whatever shape you later decide it should be.

Learning from Film:

This is why I got into photography by using film. Digital photography had never interested me even a little bit. You can take a digital camera and shoot a photo a thousand times for free, reviewing it immediately after snapping every single photo. This means consequences for a bad photograph. Film is more intentional. Each picture becomes something so much more than just hoed data; it’s an intentional choice with thought behind it and Stakes baked in.

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The Bottom Line:

Don’t let the resolution race blind you. Focus on crafting a compelling story, capturing great performances, and making intentional choices on set. Embrace limitations, prioritize creativity over technical wizardry, and remember that a well-crafted film in 2K or 4K will always be more impactful than a poorly executed film in 8K. High resolution is not a substitute for vision. The answer is making a statement with your film, make it loud. Make the audience understand that you stood behind your choices.

Is 8K ruining modern cinema? Perhaps not single-handedly. But its allure, and the mindset it fosters, is contributing to a loss of intentionality and artistry in filmmaking. It’s time to step back from the resolution race and rediscover the power of creative constraints.

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Why Do Good Movies Use Just 3 Colors

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The “Three Color Rule” in filmmaking is a guideline suggesting that a film’s color palette should consist of a primary color (60%), a secondary color (30%), and an accent color (10%). This rule is employed to focus the viewer’s attention, maintain a specific mood, and convey messages through color.

How the Three Color Rule Works:

  • Balance and Harmony The 60-30-10 rule is about creating a balanced and harmonious color scheme. The dominant color occupies most of the frame, while the secondary color supports it, adding depth. The accent color provides contrast and draws the eye to specific elements.
  • Cinematographers, DOPs (Directors of Photography), and editors use the Three Color Rule to focus the audience’s attention on the story.
  • Color Grading Great films maintain consistent color grading to sustain a mood or direct attention, using color to communicate with the audience.

Examples of Films Using Color Effectively:

  • Her In Her, the primary color is brown, the secondary color is red, and the accent is a subtle blue.
  • Mad Max: Fury Road This film uses vibrant oranges and blues to create a visually stunning desert landscape and evoke feelings of intensity, danger, and urgency.
  • Amélie Features a warm color palette with greens, reds, and yellows to mirror the film’s whimsical and romantic nature.

Color choices in film are used to enhance storytelling, develop characters, and create immersive atmospheres. Each color carries its own associations and meanings:

  • Red Signifies anger, passion, desire, and violence.
  • Blue Represents faith, peace, calm, and trust.
  • Green Symbolizes healing, nature, renewal, and envy.

The use of color in film is a deliberate choice by filmmakers to make a statement and add depth to the story.

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Ye’s Super Bowl Ad Followed by Swastika T-Shirt: Controversy Escalates

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Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has sparked widespread outrage following a Super Bowl commercial promoting his website, which is currently selling a single item: a $20 white T-shirt featuring a black swastika. This move has drawn sharp criticism from organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and social media users, further escalating concerns over Ye’s recent behavior and statements.

Key Details of the Controversy:

The controversy underscores Ye’s increasingly erratic behavior and his ongoing alienation from fans and collaborators.

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