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AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

It’s Back to the Future Day and we’re premiering our Director’s Cut of ‘1.21 Gigawatts’ with extended footage!

Join us tonight at 7PM PT (10PM ET) for our live streaming event and chat with the band and filmmakers!

Live Premiere Link: youtu.be/E-ZFK4AkKhU?...

#bttf #backtothefuture #121gigawatts

November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

SAG/AFTRA President Candidate: Sean Astin, National President, National Board, Local Board

Details: www.thecoalition2025.org/candidate-se...

#sag #aftra #sagaftra #sagpresident #seanastin #sagaftrapresident #nationalboard #localboard #actorsguild #unionstrong #unionpresident #filmandtelevision

September 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Magic Lantern is back?!
Updated website with new supported models, repo, build system, faster code

All of the details here: www.magiclantern.fm/forum/index....

#magiclantern #dslr #camera #cameras #camerajailbreak #camerahack #camerahacks #canon #canoncameras #canondslr #shootingraw #video #color

July 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Apple goes next level releasing “F1” trailer for your phone with vibration and haptic technology exclusively on the AppleTV+ app

#apple #f1 #f1tralier #f1movie #bradpitt #appletv #apple+ #appletv+ #haptic #haptics #haptictechnology #nextlevel #newtrailer #vibration #movienews #innovative #filmnews

June 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

ILM’s “Severance” Season 2 VFX Breakdown

#vfx #vfxbreakdown #breakdown #bts #behindthescenes #severance #serveranceseason2 #hallways #robotarm #roboticarm #robocam #greenscreen #camerawork #cameramovement #camera #incamera #appletv #onset #soundstage #inthestudio #ilm #industriallightamdmagic #film

May 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

James Gunn announces Superman World Tour this July

#superman #jamesgunn #worldtour #supermanworldtour #supermantour #dc #dccomics #newsuperman #lookup #wb #wbd #warnerbros #warnerbrothers #superhero #comicbooks #comicbookmovie #comicbookmovies #supermanmovie #newsupermanmovie #july #julytour

May 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

This will be a day long remembered…

“Star Wars” (A New Hope) premiered 48 years ago today

#starwars #anewhope #episodeiv #episode4 #starwarsanewhope #starwarsepisodeiv #starwarsepisode4 #oscar #theoscars #premiere #anniversary #starwarsmovie #starwarsfilm #scifi #scifimovie #filmhistory #lucasfilm

May 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Some of the amazing camera work and rigging from “The Substance”.

#thesubstance #substance #substancemovie #camera #camerawork #cameraoperating #cameraoperators #cameraops #camops #rigging #stuntwork #stuntrigging #camerarig #camerarigging #filmmaking #moviemaking #filmmakers #moviemakers

May 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Kino Flo / LiteGear | Open House, June 5th
💡
RSVP Here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/kino-flo-x...

#kinoflo #kino #litegear #openhouse #light #lighting #filmlights #movielights #onset #filmproduction #movieproduction #tvoroduction #film #tv #television #filmandtv #filmindustry #filmandtvindustry #filmgear

May 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

May 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Special camera rig for “Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning” falling stunt. Just another day for Tom Cruise.

#camerarig #stunts #missionimpossible #finalreckoning #camerawork #tomcruise #tomcruisestunts #stuntwork #specialcamera #stuntcamera #moviestunts #movies #films #actionmovies #mi8

May 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

A quick inside look at just one of the very high costs of shooting in LA

Watch:
www.instagram.com/reel/DJKYXe1...

#location #locationmanager #locationscout #la #losangeles #filmbudget #filmingcoast #filmproduction #shootinginla #lafilming #expensive #filmindustry #filmminglocation #locations

May 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/eriktheanimal

Found a concert ticket and our load-in badge from back in the day when my band [No Turning Back] opened for Collectibe Soul

#collectivesoul #concert #concerttickets #openingband #liveperformance #concertlife #concertlifestyle #noturningback #livemusic #musician

April 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility today and everyday in the film and television industry or any industry. We are all human.
🏳️‍⚧️

#transdayofvisibility #internationaltransday #transday #transgender #transgenervisibility #iatse #film #tv #television #filmandtv #filmandtelevision

March 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Studio Plaza construction continues at Warner Brothers Studios

#wb #wbd #warnerbros #warnerbrothers #warnerbrothersdiscovery #studioplaza #studio #studios #plaza #construction #studioconstruction #wbstudios #warnerplaza #wbstudioplaza #newconstruction #burbank #la #losangeles #hollywood

March 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Rob Lowe and Adam Scott talk about “The Floor”, “Parks & Rec”, and shooting out of state

#adamscott #roblowe #thefloor #parksandrec #parks&rec #filmproduction #shootinginla #filmandtv #filmandtelevision #losangeles #taxcredits #taxbreaks #podcast #tvproduction #filmindustry #tvindustry #tv #movies

March 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Sony discontinues the FX9 – New successor on the way?

Details:
www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-fx9-mar...

#sony #fx9 #sonyfx9 #fx6 #sonyfx6 #sonycinema #sonycameras #altacine #sonyaltacine #sonycinemacameras #cinemacameras #moviecameras #filmgear #camera #discontinued #discontinuedcameras #filmtv

March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Those late, all night shoots

Details:
www.instagram.com/p/C2LWbJVPkW...
🌜🎥
#reddigitalcamera #redcamera #cinemacamera #nightshoot #filmshoot #movieshoot #moviemaking #moviemaker #filmmaker #filmmaking #cinematography #cinematographer #cameraoperator #cameraop #cameraoperating #setlife #onset #film

March 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

Those warm building-on-set feels

More here:
www.instagram.com/p/DGCCVBhS0U...
🎥

#onsetlife #arri #arrialexa #alexa #alexalf #arrialexalf #arricamera #alexacamera #cameras #camerarig #camerabuild #cameradepartment #cameracrew #cameraoperator #filmproduction #filmindustry #filmmaker #moviemaker

February 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

RED Digital Cinema to showcase Powerful V-RAPTOR [X] and KOMODO-X featuring all new Z-Mount at BSC Expo 2025

Details:
www.red.com/stories/bsc-...

#red #reddigital #redcinema #redcamera #redcameras #redraptor #redkomodo #vraptor #komodox #zmount #redmount #cinemacamera #bscexpo #london #bscexpo

February 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM

AnimalErik

@animalerik.bsky.social

I, myself - like most industry professionals - are still struggling, and have been since the pandemic. Sure, production has been starting to go back up some, hasn’t quite “returned”.