Journalist interviewing film industry workers
FYI, Cubers! If you work in TV or film production, BuzzFeed News would like to speak with you about your experience and how you’ve navigated being on set during the pandemic. Please fill out our survey here, or email us directly at [email protected]. more….. Since March, the coronavirus pandemic has upended our day-to-day lives and impacted every single industry […]
Flats at various sizes for sale
Hello! I am currently working on a film in Saugerties, NY. We are wanting to sell about 60+ flats at 4×8 4×10, 4 x12 and some additional random sizes. Some flats have full sheets of Plexi glass in them as well. $15 a flat without Plexi and $25 a flat with Plexi. They are all […]
Graphic Designer needed to replicate .png logo to a vector file.
Hey Cube, me again. Looking for a graphic design for remote work to take a logo I made on Canva (don’t laugh) into a real and for true logo with all the options….square, rectangle, gray scale, etc. The usual. I am going to need the logo printed onto vinyl, and business cards, etc. in the […]
BID request // Custom Donation Drop Boxes
Hello Cube, I’m looking for a maker or fab shop that can help me bid out a branded donation drop box. Option A I buy something like this metal bin. Paint it a certain color (spray room, I imagine) Add graphics via hand lettering, vinyl or a combination or the two. Add locking caster wheel […]
Survey: Is sustainability still a priority in the era of COVID?
Good morning beautiful Cubers, Wishing you are well, working and safe/sane! Our friends at EarthAngel NYC, a sustainable consultant agency for film and TV, want to know if sustainability is still important to you in the era of COVID. They write: Film and television productions: The COVID-19 Pandemic has affected every facet of our lives […]
ArtCube’s Call for Help
Hi All, It’s Jess, the ArtCube Community Manager – I wanted to write to you all because I love the Cube so much. When COVID-19 hit, ArtCube’s co-founders, Eva and Liz, put themselves on the back burner and did the only thing they knew how to do: help our community. Despite the hardships we’ve all gone through […]
Freelance renderer needed for ongoing set design projects
Set design studio looking for a freelancer with experience rendering sets/interiors for intermittent work on an ongoing basis. Please send examples of your work as well as programs you’re proficient in. Thank you! COVID-19 plan in place
Announcing: Market Place for Cubers
It’s Jess Costa – ArtCube’s Community Manager. We wanted to acknowledge that we are in unprecedented times and we need to create our own economy. We’re opening an online market to feature our Cubers, ArtCube Market, that’s accessible to the public. It’s like Etsy but curated and just for us. ArtCube Market is not only for sales: […]
Just-for-Cube Class : World Building & Visual Storytelling Intensive
Sarah Cogan: Cuber, entrepreneur, designer, and now – creative educator is launching the next series of her Visual Storytelling and Worldbuilding Intensive! Sarah is holding a free, special introductory class for her fellow Cubers to learn more about her program, September 10, 2020 at 7:30 PM (EST). The World Building & Visual Storytelling Intensive is an 8-week […]
Introducing your new Community Manager, Jess Costa!
Morning Cube! When we posted we were looking for a new Cube team member, we got a lot of wonderful applicants and got to better know some of our amazing members We wish we could hire them all, what an impressive community full of talent! We only got to pick one, the stars aligned and […]
SMPTE Panel tonight: Reopening Film and TV Production in NYC
Moderator’s note: I have had a few experiences with half this panel. I would be interested in a post-panel breakdown with anyone who plans to attend. [email protected] Register here As of July 20, under Phase 4 reopening, NYC film and TV production resumes with full crews but facilities at 50% capacity. How will Covid-19 continue […]
Welcome to Phase 4 – the ArtCube Army face shield Marketplace is open.
Greetings Cube, Just in time for Phase 4 of reopening of NYC to film production, we announce here first we launched the ArtCube Army marketplace featuring two types of shields, face covers and accessories. Just because we’re allowed to shoot, does not mean that food insecurity goes away, and the lives of so many affected […]
NYC Entering Phase 4 Monday, July 20
Just in from NYPA. Cut and paste. A short time ago, the Governor’s Office of Motion Picture and Television Development sent out the e-mail below regarding Governor Cuomo’s announcement earlier today. Good Afternoon- Governor Cuomo announced this afternoon, that New York City will be entering Phase Four of the New York Forward regional phased reopening plan on Monday July 20th, which […]
Getting Back to Work: Survey Results + Addendum to white pages.
Hello Cube, Wishing you all well, healthy and resilient. It took me a while, but I processed all the data from the Back-to-Work survey and wrote a lengthy addendum for Art Department COVID protocol. I’ve added them to the ArtCubeArmy.com blog. Part 1 (link) Four Main Concerns with (anonymous) member quotes Accountability Hours and Workload […]
Where to report a business not complying with COVID Guidance
I wrote NYPA asking them about accountability – where do you turn when a production or job site fails to comply? They wrote: “https://labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/coronavirus-complaints.shtm Local municipalities i.e. county/city departments of health should also have complaint forms as they are responsible for enforcement. Depending on the production a crew could complain to their representative […]
Media Production Guidelines for Employers and Employees
New York State has released film industry-specific guidance for Media Production in preparation for Phase 4 reopening. (Whenever that will be.) Summary: LINK “Detailed” Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Media Production LINK I read both. Even on the “Detailed” Art Department protocol is quite nebulous. So, we’re going to have to write our own. I have stated […]
Ten free tickets for Cubers for tonight’s NYC Independent Film Festival 7 EST .
Greetings Cube, The first ten to email [email protected] get a link to the viewing at 7PM EST The three narrative films are: Exit 0 Generation Lockdown Murphy’s Lost EXIT ZERO A young couple go on a weekend getaway, to help fix their struggling relationship. Things soon go bad, when he discovers a videotape of a […]
Tonight’s Cube-made prizes for Trivia Night are off the hook.
Cube, It’s been hard. Real hard. It’s easy to forget to have some fun when the world is on fire, but it’s important to laugh, connect and activate the mind. So, we bring you some tailor-made entertainment! For the Film and TV-themed Trivia Night I wanted to offer prizes made by Cubers and they slay! […]
ISO: Cube-made items to purchase for Trivia Night prizes.
Hey Cube, So, we’re doing a trivia event Friday. I want to award prizes because winning prizes is fun and we need fun. What kind of prizes, you ask? Anything you can mail, download or do remotely. Jewelry, classes, fashion, services, art, printing, pottery, candles, etc. We’re on a budget, so bespoke Faberge eggs are […]
ArtCube Army Updates: Innovation, the magic of SNL Art Department and Earned Press.
Dear Cube, I miss you. I even miss the posts where they clearly did not do their homework. 🙂 I am happy to report that the ArtCube Army is sticking the landing. Hard. tldr Innovation + Iterations The best thing about small-batch, quick-turnaround is immediate feedback. Mix that with a dearth/mile-long backordered materials sprinkled with […]
