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Tue. 09/21 - Making 26,000 People Out of 20: Ted Lasso's Trick

Cool Stuff Daily

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

Tech News, News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6739 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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How Ted Lasso filled a whole stadium for a crowd scene during the pandemic, and how advances, especially in AI, are beginning to change filmmaking. Plus, a Colorado man has won a yearlong treasure hunt for golden tickets, making him the new owner of a candy factory. That last part wasn’t a joke. It was literally a golden ticket competition for a candy factory. And finally, an ambient noise website for the most chaotic among you. Sponsors: Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Links: How Fake Crowds Are Made For Movies And TV (Insider, YouTube) AI might help edit the next generation of blockbusters (The Verge) Andrew Maas won The Gold Ticket competition after clues led him to Kokomo, Ind. (Washington Post) Colorado man wins candy factory after finding golden ticket in Highland Park (Kokomo Tribune) Wed. 09/09 - Modern-Day Willy Wonka Is Giving Away His Candy Factory (Kottke Ride Home) Ambient Chaos Last year's segment on Demi Adejuyigbe's 9/21 series (Kottke Ride Home) 9/21 videos (Demi Adejuyigbe, YouTube) Sept21st.com Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.6

How Ted Lasso filled a whole stadium for a crowd scene during the pandemic, and how advances, especially in AI, are beginning to change filmmaking.

0:54.2

Plus, a Colorado man has won a year-long treasure hunt for golden tickets, making him the new

1:01.0

owner of a candy factory.

1:03.4

That last part wasn't a joke.

1:05.1

It was literally a golden ticket competition for a candy factory.

1:09.3

And finally, an ambient noise website for the most chaotic among

1:14.1

you. Here are some of the cool things from the news today. Between machine learning

1:22.4

advancements and the restrictions from COVID-19 leading to creative innovations, there are a lot of exciting

1:29.4

changes on the horizon in the world of filmmaking. And one show that you'd never know at first

1:34.6

glance had to get really creative due to shooting during the pandemic is 20-time Emmy nominee

1:40.0

just this year, Ted Lassow. Earlier this year, Entertainment Insider spoke with Barnstorm VFX about

1:46.8

how they managed to fill a 26,000-seat stadium in the season one finale of the show during a pandemic.

1:54.6

In that episode, our beloved team, AFC Richmond, is playing against Manchester City on Richmond's

2:00.6

home turf at the fictional Nelson Road Stadium,

2:03.6

which, in actuality, is Selhurst Park Stadium, the home of Crystal Palace FC.

2:09.2

While some shots of certain scenes are filmed on location at Sellers Stadium in London,

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