Space La fitted out with professional stages and technology for creators who have outgrown their bedrooms and garages
It was the hangar which incubated Howard Hughes's aviation dreams, each aircraft model more fanciful than the last, and half a century later it is the launchpad for another striking ambition: a new generation of slicker, better YouTube videos.
The video-sharing website has converted the 41,000 sq-foot Los Angeles complex into a state-of-the-art digital production hub to catapult selected creators into another league of quality video making.
Where engineers once made helicopters and the Spruce Goose airplane for its reclusive tycoon owner, camera crews, lighting technicians and editors are now producing and polishing videos for YouTube creators who previously worked out of bedrooms and garages.
"I think it's a turning point for people to be able to make real shows on YouTube," said Felicia Day, producer and co-creator of the the Geek & Sundry YouTube channel,...
It was the hangar which incubated Howard Hughes's aviation dreams, each aircraft model more fanciful than the last, and half a century later it is the launchpad for another striking ambition: a new generation of slicker, better YouTube videos.
The video-sharing website has converted the 41,000 sq-foot Los Angeles complex into a state-of-the-art digital production hub to catapult selected creators into another league of quality video making.
Where engineers once made helicopters and the Spruce Goose airplane for its reclusive tycoon owner, camera crews, lighting technicians and editors are now producing and polishing videos for YouTube creators who previously worked out of bedrooms and garages.
"I think it's a turning point for people to be able to make real shows on YouTube," said Felicia Day, producer and co-creator of the the Geek & Sundry YouTube channel,...
- 12/9/2012
- by Rory Carroll
- The Guardian - Film News
Following the success of its YouTube Partner Program and YouTube Next, YouTube is expanding its commitment to original online video content by opening a new studio space where YouTube partners can create, network, and learn more about digital video production.The 41,000-square-foot YouTube Space Los Angeles, located in Playa Vista, Calif., is a former aircraft hangar that was once owned by Howard Hughes. It includes two stages for digital video production, three green screen studios, a motion capture studio, a recording studio, a rehearsal and dance studio, a screening room, and an outdoor amphitheater, as well as post-production facilities for audio and video recording, mixing, and editing. Production equipment is also available for checkout. Public areas like the lobby, hallways, and even the parking lot will be available for productions as well.YouTube creators can visit the new production facility at an open house Wednesday, Nov. 28."Everything about this facility...
- 11/27/2012
- backstage.com
Two loyal Michael Jackson fans are hoping to save the star from bankruptcy by purchasing his Neverland Ranch.
British followers Liam Collins, 29, and David Bone, 26, have launched a bid to buy the multi-million dollar property in Santa Barbara County, California.
The Thriller hitmaker could lose the estate unless he pays off a $24 million (GBP12 million) debt by 19 March.
And the property tycoons have even offered Jackson the chance to rent it back.
Bone says, "We really want to see Jacko back on his feet. He's had a real hard time of it."...
British followers Liam Collins, 29, and David Bone, 26, have launched a bid to buy the multi-million dollar property in Santa Barbara County, California.
The Thriller hitmaker could lose the estate unless he pays off a $24 million (GBP12 million) debt by 19 March.
And the property tycoons have even offered Jackson the chance to rent it back.
Bone says, "We really want to see Jacko back on his feet. He's had a real hard time of it."...
- 3/10/2008
- WENN
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