'Project Hail Mary' BTS, Netflix Price Hike, & Large-Format Camera Lenses

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April 02, 2026 Hey Stu, Welcome back! What’s new on No Film School? Check out our top industry and tech stories of the week. 🎞️ Movies & TV Behind the Scenes of 'Project Hail Mary': Bringing Andy Weir's Epic to Life Behind the scenes of 'Project Hail Mary' Credit: Amazon MGM A new behind-the-scenes look at Project Hail Mary has dropped! It offers a deep dive into how the filmmakers are tackling the immense challenges of adapting a story that spans galaxies, features a faceless alien co-star, and maintains a sense of "heightened realism." It's one of those deep dives that is full of facts and a lot of fun. Plus, cutting-edge technology with traditional practical effects. Let’s check it out! Continue Reading - Behind the Scenes of 'Project Hail Mary': Bringing Andy Weir's Epic to Life 🗞️ Quick Reads for Movies & TV From Viral Sensation to Feature Film: Kane Parsons’ 'The Backrooms' Trailer - Get ready to fear all liminal spaces. 'Euphoria' Is Back: Everything We Know About the 5-Year Time Jump- The show is back, and on large format to challenge what we've seen on TV. 📽️ Industry Netflix Just Raised Prices (Again), Here’s Why Filmmakers Should Care Credit: Netflix Man, is Netflix trying to send us to the poor house? For the second time in just over a year, the streaming giant is reaching deeper into subscribers' pockets. According to a recent report from Variety, Netflix has officially rolled out a new pricing structure for its U.S. plans. The company has shifted its focus from pure subscriber growth to maximizing revenue per user, and this has massive implications for the types of projects that get greenlit in 2026 and beyond. Continue Reading - Netflix Just Raised Prices (Again), Here’s Why Filmmakers Should Care 🗞️ Quick Reads for Industry Ryan Gosling Just Said What Hollywood Didn’t Want to Admit ​ - Want butts in seats? Make movies that get them there. OpenAI’s Sora Was Reportedly Losing Around $1 Million Per Day Before Being Shut Down - With fewer than 500K users and losses of around $1 million per day, it’s understandable why OpenAI shut down Sora. 📷 Tech What Lenses Are We Going To Shoot on These New Large-Format Cameras Anyway? Credit: Charles Haine As sensors get bigger, we need different lenses to cover the sensor. With the new releases of larger sensors in cameras like the Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K 65 and the GFX Eterna 55 from Fuji, filmmakers now face yet another format where they have to learn the landscape of what lenses they can use to cover these humongous sensors. We set out to test the options that will be available to most of us, and we're happy to report that there are some choices there for us. Continue Reading - What Lenses Are We Going To Shoot on These New Large-Format Cameras Anyway? 🗞️ Quick Reads for Tech The Ramifications of AI: Sony Suspends Orders of Memory Cards Due to Shortages - Sony has announced that it is temporarily suspending orders for nearly all of its memory cards, citing semiconductor shortages and other factors. Camera Rumors: Is Sony About to Announce a Full-Frame Sensor Capable of 10K Video? - According to rumors online, Sony is developing a new 67MP full-frame sensor that might support up to 10K/30p video recording. Fujifilm Just Turned the GFX100 II Into a Cinema Powerhouse With One Update - Unlock the full powers of the Fujifilm GFX100II with its latest firmware update, which adds compatibility with this Fujinon GF 32-90mm power zoom lens. 🎙️ Podcast The AI Doc Breakdown: Filmmaking in the Age of Uncertainty 'The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist' Credit: Focus Features In this episode of the No Film School Podcast, host GG Hawkins speaks with director Charlie Tyrell and editors Davis Coombe and Daysha Broadway about The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. The conversation explores how the team shaped an essay-driven documentary around AI, parenting, authorship, and uncertainty, while also breaking down the collaborative editorial process. They also touch on the ethics of making a film in real time about a rapidly changing subject, and the analog craft choices that gave the project its tactile visual identity. 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