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Carolyn Giardina

Los Angeles

Senior Entertainment Technology and Crafts Editor at Variety

Editorial Consultant at CinemaEditor Magazine

Senior entertainment technology & crafts editor at Variety and Variety VIP+

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  • Could AI Help the Emmys? Why the TV Community Is ‘Curious, but Not Yet Committed’

    3 days ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    As Hollywood explores the potential impact of AI, there’ve been no shortage of conferences, technology testing and conversations to address this topic. In fact, the Television Academy held a well-attended AI Summit in mid-March, though there was still a lot of hesitation around the elephant in the room.

  • How VFX Masters Brought to Life Mutilated Ancestors on ’The Last of Us’ and Pulled Off a Massive Flood on ‘The Penguin’

    3 days ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    Visual effects wizards have brought to life two of this season’s most buzzed about series. Here’s a look at their creative process that succeeded in making reel events look real. The Penguin The eight-episode HBO series involved 3,170 visual effects shots created with “grounded reality” in mind, from a group of VFX studios including Pixomondo, Screen Scene, Stormborn Studios, Frost FX and DNEG’s ReDefine division.

  • ‘The White Lotus’: How Editing and Sound Helped Make Thailand a Character in the Story

    6 days ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    When creator Mike White moved “The White Lotus” to Southeast Asia and the fictional White Lotus wellness resort in Thailand, the third season became its most challenging yet for picture editing and sound, both for the requirements of the locations and a desire to not simply repeat themselves. In each season, the setting effectively becomes a character in the show.

  • HDR By Barco Begins India Rollout

    1 week ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    Belgium cinema projector developer Barco is launching its HDR by Barco premium cinema tech into India. The company has inked a pair of deals that will bring at least 80 HDR by Barco laser projectors to cinemas in India, followed by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, by 2030. Additionally, Prasad Film Labs in Chennai has opened India’s first HDR color grading theater to be equipped with the Barco projector, aimed at production and post for both local and international productions.

  • ‘Mission: Impossible’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Include Final VFX Shots From MPC After Technicolor Shutdown

    1 week ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    Paramount’s “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning” and Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” may include some of the final credits of VFX giant MPC and commercial VFX studio The Mill, both of which were owned by Technicolor, which collapsed in February amid dire financial circumstances. The final credits for the conclusion of the Tom Cruise’s “Mission Impossible” franchise included roughly a dozen VFX companies, including MPC and The Mill.

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Carolyn Giardina
Carolyn Giardina @CGinLA
7 May 25

Producer Chris DeFaria on Creator Economy and Strategy Behind Startup Chronicle Studios: ‘We’re Trying to Invert the Development Process’ #FMX2025 https://t.co/jouX7p0cSD via @variety

Carolyn Giardina
Carolyn Giardina @CGinLA
1 May 25

AI Startup Morphic to Produce Anime Series ‘DQN,’ Launches $1 Million Creator Fund for Emerging Filmmakers (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/cyhEonHRei via @variety

Carolyn Giardina
Carolyn Giardina @CGinLA
29 Apr 25

#Thunderbolts premiere at the Dolby Theatre https://t.co/qYpE5Gu9Vb