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Inside the making of ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’

Fast Company Tech

This past weekend at the Fast Company Grill at SXSW, editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan sat down with the films cast, writers and director to talk about how they found the right note for their musical rom-com. It was quite a short script, but we played around with it. Ive written comedy songs, but not songs like this.

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Unlocking the Power of APIs: The SKY is the Limit!

sgEngage

I went to school for music education and, up until this point, had a long-winding road learning how to write code in Google Apps Script. I’d never coded anything before diving into Google Apps Script a few years earlier. Over the years, simple scripts took shape that developed into more complex scripts that became indispensable.

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YouTube will stop making most original shows

The Verge

YouTube will scale back a significant portion of YouTube Originals, which produced original content including scripted series, educational videos, and music and celebrity programming. Created in 2016 and led by Susanne Daniels, it began with scripted shows and movies focused on creators, like comedy-thriller series Scare PewDiePie.

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Umbrella People wins Startup Weekend Women’s edition in London

The Next Web

Ahead of the pitching processes we were treated to a chat with Dana El Salem of Fanshake , a platform of tools for music fans. Out of the ten who made their final pitches, there was a sense that only a handful would be giving up their day job to pursue their idea as a real business.

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Making your Implementation Execution as Successful as Hamilton: An American Musical

Gyrus

Making your Implementation Execution as Successful as Hamilton: An American Musical. Implementation is a lot like staging the Broadway musical Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda spent several years writing the script and lyrics for his Tony award winning production Hamilton. Blog #2 Customer Service Excellence during Implementation.

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12 “it” social and content careers to watch for in 2014

The Next Web

In just a few months, Twitter went public , Google Glass showed up on our train route to work, and YouTube hosted ‘live’ music video awards. Growth among businesses such as Contently, Skyword and Scripted demonstrates that businesses (big and small) are starting to pay attention to the power of storytelling. Content Creator.

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AI-powered media editing app Descript lands fresh cash from OpenAI

TechCrunch

The platform, geared toward podcasters and videographers unfamiliar with professional-level editing tools, lets users create instant transcriptions of audio and video that can then be cut and paired with music, photos and other content using drag-and-drop tools.

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