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Nena Erb, ACE initially turned down Joy Ride because she wanted to work on a weird drama but the film team was persistent in bringing her vision onboard. In a race against time, Erb had a rough assembly cut put together four days after filming wrapped.

Composer Nathan Matthew David helps the filmmakers, including writers and producers Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao, navigate the wild ride of a tone with delicacy. David is the Peabody Award-winning and Emmy-nominated composer behind Deadly Class, Angie Tribeca, and Surviving R, Kelly. Most recently, he scored Chang Can Dunk and Stephen Curry: Underrated.

Costume designer Tiffany Hasbourne is one of the many artists that contributed to the singular voice of Atlanta. Hasbourne is a prominent stylist as well. She’s worked for brands like Nike and collaborated with artists Missy Elliot, Megan Thee Stallion, and one of the stars of Atlanta, Brian Tyree Henry. She’s a costume designer and stylist with a golden eye, always seeking to enhance what’s on the page. Recently, Hasbourne took the time to talk to us about her work in Atlanta, P-Valley, and beyond.

Estate and advanced care planning isn’t just for the wealthy; it’s for everyone! Learn more about topics like Medicare, durable powers of attorney, advanced directives, wills and trusts and burial plans.

Michele Yu and Cindy Chao come as a package deal. Friends and work partners, they’ve served as Production Designers on numerous movies and television shows, and count among their credits The Fuzees, Much Ado About Nothing, Grandma, and A Black Lady Sketch Show (for which they earned an Emmy nomination). Their latest project is the new Disney+ series American Born Chinese, or ABC for short.

Below the Line chatted with Bel Air’s principal Costume Designer, Queensylvia Akuchie about the unique combination of original costumes, garbs relating to African identity, and ultramodern hip wear that she went for in dressing up the various characters.

Settings on the show, Poker Face range from a Texas barbecue pit to a Tennessee race track, testing the ingenuity of production designer Judy Rhee. Most of Poker Face was shot in the Hudson Valley north of New York City, on a schedule so tight that Rhee’s crews were working on as many as four episodes at a time.

Are you losing sleep over a loved one? You might be a caregiver! There currently are 48 million unpaid caregivers in the United States, and 9 out of 10 care for a relative. This responsibility comes in many forms and will touch all of us at some point in our lives. Learn how to be a proactive and empowered caregiver and advocate for the people you love–before a crisis emerges.

The last three years have turned our world and our lives upside down. Just as we are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, we in the industry are now faced with a strike that will impact our financial stability and our overall well-being.

Anedra Edwards is a VFX Editor at Marvel, who recently worked on Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She’s also a far-too-rare woman of color working in visual effects — Kaitlyn Yang, who Below the Line spoke to last year, is another.

As the Director of Photography on Quantum Leap, Ana M. Amortegui, ADFC works hard to balance the look of the show with whatever era its protagonist is visiting.

Meet the ARRAY Crew members nominated for the 95th Academy Awards.

Flip through the gallery to meet a few ARRAY Crew members from Indigenous...

New Orleans’ film industry was a ‘secret club.’ ‘Queen Sugar’ blew its doors wide open.

Meet the 42 Women Directors of ‘Queen Sugar’ — and How They’re Taking Over Hollywood

Variety is shining a spotlight on the below-the-line artists who are rising stars in their fields.

Ava DuVernay was made for this moment. She’s a Black woman with a passion for social justice whose voice is desperately needed at this time. She slips easily from major films to documentaries to TV drama. Her eye for big-screen framing makes a small-screen documentary series like 13th, about racial justice and mass incarceration, more engaging for a wide audience; her knack for storytelling brings the harrowing tale of the Central Park Five to life in a dramatic series like When They See Us. It’s for all of these reasons that Peabody has recognized not only those two works (and Colin in Black and White with a nomination this year), but also DuVernay’s production company, ARRAY, with an Institutional Peabody Award.

74th Emmy® Winners

Viola Davis and Gina Prince-Bythewood on the Battle to Get ‘The Woman King’ Made. ARRAY Crew Members cinematographer Polly Morgan, production designer Akin McKenzie, costume designer Gersha Phillips, and editor Terilyn Shropshire featured in The Hollywood Reporter.

Queen Sugar’s cinematographer Antonio Calvache, ASC is featured in The Atlantic.

Five ARRAY Crew members were selected to be a part of the 2022 Rising Stars of Cinematography.

The 74th Emmy Nominations have been announced.

Mayor Cantrell officially declares July 20 as “Queen Sugar Day” in the City of New Orleans.

ARRAY’s Director of Industry Relations, Meredith Shea sat down with...

VARIETY highlights advocates for inclusivity who’ve made an impact in the entertainment industry over the past year.

MARTIN DISCUSSES HER INSPIRATION FOR THE P-VALLEY CLAN, AS WELL AS UNCLE CLIFF’S UPCOMING HAIRSTYLES!

Introducing the first in a new series for TelevisionAcademy.com: On Your Radar, where seasoned entertainment professionals highlight new and upcoming talent as ones to watch. In this installment, we meet Aamina Gant, music supervisor on several of producer-director Ava DuVernay’s projects, including Queen Sugar and Colin in Black and White.

Amazon Prime Video is rolling out on-set counselors to a number of its productions following the success of the measure on Barry Jenkins’ Underground Railroad.

The Canadian Screen Award nominee joins the NOW What podcast to discuss barriers in a business that commonly uses Blackface

ARRAY Crew Celebrates Academy Award® winner Jenny Beavan's win for Best...

NBCUniversal’s Global Talent Development & Inclusion (GTDI) announced...

Hollywood is a creative industry driven by financial capital; to achieve gender equity both the creative and economic sides of the equation must be addressed.

ARRAY Crew Member Germain Franco is the first female composer of a Disney animated feature.

Black women have often led movements throughout history and culture, without their much-deserved recognition. Shadow And Act is here to give flowers to the powerful Black women shaping the film industry.

Black women have often led movements throughout history and culture, without their much-deserved recognition. Shadow And Act is here to give flowers to the powerful Black women shaping the film industry.

Meredith Shea from ARRAY, the Peabody Award-winning multi-platform arts...

Dee Tuck helped create a hiring database featuring creatives of color so that it’s easier for Hollywood players to diversify their workforce.

Dee Tuck helped create a hiring database featuring creatives of color so that it’s easier for Hollywood players to diversify their workforce.