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Meta-owned photo-sharing app Instagram’s short-form video posting feature Reels has become quite popular. Reels allow Instagram users to record and edit short videos by adding music, effects, and voiceovers to the clips they record. Apart from just posting and liking, Instagram also offers users the ability to manage the privacy settings of the Reels they post. Posts and reels on Instagram profile gridThe Instagram profile grid by default shows all the posts and reels posted by the user. In addition, users can decide…

The last two decades have given us four Spider-Men on the big screen, from Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker all the way to the vanguard lead in animation as Miles Morales swingsacross the Spider-Verse. In all that time, Sony’s Imageworks VFX house has been part of the team that’s breathed life into the Spidey universe, and is looking back at its history in its 30th year.io9 is excited to share this exclusive highlight reel celebrating both the 20th anniversary of Sony’s Spider-Man movies and 30 years of Sony Imageworks, the…

Late last month, Jammz hit us with the news that work was finished on his upcoming album Pink Lemonade and that the new tome would be landing November 23. Alongside that news, the East London MC/producer/label owner also dropped off visuals for its lead single, “Rebellious”, a tear-the-system-down stomper built for only the biggest bass bins.Today, the build-up to the album continues with the release of the album’s second single, “Fi Real”, an even heavier joint thanks to a dome-splitting production from Champion and…

Even those who don’t work in Hollywood understand the challenges of being in a visual effects-heavy movie or series, like reacting to characters or scenery that aren’t actually seen on set. But Marvel Entertainment recently shared a behind the scenes look at the making of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and what Tatiana Maslany had to go through to bring the character to life.For better or for worse, Marvel’s movies and streaming series have always been very dependent on visual effects and post-production to bring many…

Although she is unarguably the queen of English folk, Eliza Carthy MBE has often bristled at the confines the “F” word suggests, and which she has done her damnedest to escape, whether pitching her fiddle against thrash rock guitar or diving into drum’n’bass.Here, she looks back over her 30-year career (from age 17) by revisiting some of its highlights with her current band, a well-drilled folk-rock five piece. Chosen in part via Twitter, its 15 tracks include early compositions like Mohair, classic folk like The Snow It…

For the purpose of enhancing the user experience, Instagram keeps updating its social media platform with new features. The Meta-owned photo sharing platform has recently rolled out a new feature called Instagram Collabs that helps users to collaborate with others on their posts.What is the ‘Instagram Collabs’ feature?Instagram Collabs is a feature that lets users work together and co-author posts or reels. The joint posts will include the handles of both users and will also appear on both profiles, making them more…

Meta Platforms announced a series of new ad formats on Tuesday, aimed at creating new revenue streams for the short video and business messaging products that it has identified as key to growth this year.In a blog post, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram said it was starting tests for a new skippable "post-loop" video ad format to play after its TikTok-like short video product Reels, which it has been promoting heavily.Another new Reels format features horizontally scrollable carousel ads, which can display…

Image: Christos Kalohoridis/NetflixThe Umbrella Academy deals with serious issues—family drama, horrifying tragedies, impending apocalypses—but it’s at its heart a comic-book show, and it always tempers its approach with a sly sense of humor. A new blooper reel from season three showcases just how wacky things got behind the scenes for the Hargreeves siblings, not to mention their friends and foes.Misbehaving monocles, sticky hair, farting sofas, stunt punches gone amusingly wrong, several flubbed and forgotten lines, Tom…

Image: NetflixStranger Things’ recent fourth season might have been epic in length, but it seems Netflix managed to edit a few things out—namely the bloopers in this reel of outtakes, several of which suggest that the actors on the show know that fans are eagerly anticipating seeing a blooper reel. However, there’s also the sight of Jamie Campbell Bower cracking up while in full Vecna make-up, which must be seen to be believed. Feast your eyes!Also: lots of silly faces, some wacky dance moves, Robin (Maya Hawke) and Steve…

Just hours before making her debut as a judge on NBC’s The Voice, Camila Cabello shared a brief blooper video with her fans on Instagram. Cabello took to her Instagram and posted a brief blooper reel for her followers ahead of the Season 22 premiere. The clip began with a caption that revealed the footage was from her first day on The Voice, wearing a bright red pantsuit and heels. Camila was seen in her rotating chair, smiling awkwardly as the chair was being moved ever so slightly. The video also showed her pushing…