Andrea Mann

Andrea Mann

@andreamann.bsky.social

Screenwriter / Mentor / Landlocked yacht-rock lover. She/her. www.andreamann.com

3.8K followers2.7K following1.1K posts

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Ian McQue
@ianmcque.bsky.social

Listening to a report about Google chopping down a quarter of a million trees in Finland to build a data centre while washing out yoghurt pots for the recycling

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️
@ashleylynch.bsky.social

I dug into this and it's not Generative AI. It's plug-in tools built into DaVinci Resolve to do artificial depth of field and parallaxing on images. This is stuff docs have been doing for decades and has since been more simplified with pre-built tools.

The A.V. Club@avclub.com

Ava DuVernay's 14th, about the 14th Amendment, uses AI to animate old photos that are in the public domain, and the filmmaker wants people to see the documentary for themselves before deciding how they feel about it. tinyurl.com/c6nj6vf7

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flyingrodent
@flyingrodent.bsky.social

Somebody ripped out the capacity of the British state to make and do things, and now we can’t even fight wars. If only we had some idea who was to blame

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

These are the revolutionary scenes in Belgrade’s Slavija Square tonight as the Student List celebrates its victory over Aleksandar Vučić.

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Simon Hynd
@simonhynd.bsky.social

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Keep spreading the love. Tell your friends. Tell your family. Support British film and support British comedy!

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Rain (TheRayReviewer)
@rayreviewer.bsky.social

Eric Bauza’s final film performance, as of right now, is Coyote VS ACME. Roadrunner’s testimony is one of his final character performances in the film. He says “Beep” around 46 times, that’s all he says. Yet it says everything about his strengths and passion as a voice actor, with just one word.

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Steven Santos
@stevensantos.bsky.social

Even if they're not all for me, this is good. And hopefully, we can be spared future rounds of terminally online people declaring the movies are dead. Also, these movies are all made by human hands, minds and hearts.

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Rebecca Watson
@skepchick.org

me: mom, what was I like as a little girl? my mom (completely fucking braindead): hey alexa describe a human kid or something

David Gura@davidgura.bsky.social

cool, cool

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

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flyingrodent
@flyingrodent.bsky.social

Again, it’s important to understand that the transgender terror did not arise organically from the public. It was imposed from above, by the world’s most hateful and poisonous media class.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Eddie Robson
@eddierobson.bsky.social

Would be great if there were any consequences for these massive companies just doing whatever they fuck they want

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentre

theguardian.com‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push Behind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an estimated quarter of a million trees occupied the 330 hectares (815 acres) of forest near the town of Muhos in rural northern Finland. Now they are all gone. After the tech company illegally stripped the entire area to build a datacentre – taking even the top soil with it – all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with the trail marks of machinery, puddles and mounds of earth, roots and branches. Residents say that brown water flowing off the site is going into a stream that feeds the Oulujoki River. Continue reading...

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gailrenard.bsky.social
@gailrenard.bsky.social

Bad news: the BBC is set to scrap Radio 4 Extra. 📻 Losing this treasure trove of classic comedy, archive drama, and timeless storytelling would be a huge blow for millions of us. Sign the petition to help save it 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

you.38degrees.org.ukSave Radio 4 ExtraRadio 4 Extra is a fabulous showcase of the BBC's phenomenal archive of radio comedy and drama, fields in which the Corporation is an undoubted pioneer, with a reputation for quality rivals woud envy ...

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Patrick Ness
@patricknessbooks.bsky.social

Just TERF novelists on Twitter being perfectly normal. Amanda once claimed my family would have “transed me” growing up and Lissa takes time out of her busy day to write tweets solely to make fun of non-binary people. Perfectly normal, human, empathetic behaviors.

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Jonny Sims
@jonnysims.bsky.social

Good to see the Society of Authors (at least a bit) coming to their senses. AI can and should be fought at every level, especially within the creative industries. societyofauthors.org/2026/10/21/u...

societyofauthors.orgUpdate: Charter of Ethical AI Use in the Creative Industries - The Society of AuthorsThank you to all our members who have fed back to us on this issue. To allow time to listen to members’ views and concerns, the Society of Authors will withdraw from the Charter. There will be discuss...

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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

I've mentioned before I've updated my contracts to make sure everything in the production of my books is done by humans and not "AI"; if you're wondering what such a thing looks like, here's a clause covering that from a recent contract.

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👻 Retro Commercial Screams 🎃
@retrocommercials.bsky.social

While Robert Altman made only $70,000 for directing M*A*S*H (1970), his 14-year-old son Michael eventually made over $1 million for writing the lyrics to the theme song.

Amy "Thunderjam" Chase@amythunderjam.bsky.social

We all know the "Viggo broke his toe" story but what's another movie fact you're personally compelled to bring up every time without prompting? For me, it's the fact that Robin Tunney is wearing a wig in The Craft because of having just shaved her head to save her job filming Empire Records.

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Kate Griffin
@griffinkate.bsky.social

eBay users! Don't ignore today's email, even though it looks like a boring standard update to the User Privacy Notice. They want to use your data to train AI models. If you click the link over the words "the right to object", it takes you to a page with a toggle button letting you opt out.

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Kenney
@kenney.nl

Don't let billionaires convince you slop is the future. They're used to managing & directing, not making things themselves. Of course they can't see the difference. They don't understand your love for the craft. Keep making personal, beautiful games. You've got my support 💖

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lex luddy needs a nap
@lexluddy.xyz

Attended a bizdev summit last month and there was a wild disconnect between keynote speakers claiming AI was the only way to make any game in 2026 (including an ex-big-publisher-exec calling the press "luddites") and indie devs presenting pitch decks all of which included "no AI" disclosures.

Vertical Slice@verticalslice.news

Fledgling indie publisher Aggro Crab is over generative AI: "Show me your dogshit MS Paint drawing of your vision"

verticalslice.newsFledgling indie publisher Aggro Crab is over generative AI: "Show me your dogshit MS Paint drawing of your vision"The Peak co-developer turned indie publisher doesn't want to hear your excuses.
Andrea Mann
@andreamann.bsky.social

Would like to see tech cos. held to account on this issue too?! As phones have developed beyond just 'making phone calls', it's simply become easier to listen to videos etc out loud on them than to use headphones. If it's become the path of least resistance, why are we surprised people do it?

Creature from the Jack Lagoon@jacklikesfilm.bsky.social

Look, I hate dickheads playing music on trains as much as anyone, but this is completely unenforceable. Meanwhile we're into the 4th week of gangs of fascists attacking houses in Salford and Burnham hasn't even mentioned it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.comAndy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transportPassengers urged to ‘share the carriage, not the noise’ as guidance sets out £100 penalties for nuisance behaviour
Andrea Mann
@andreamann.bsky.social

Case in point: Apple changed the headphone input on iPhones to be the same as the power cable input. So I can't charge my phone and use wired headphones at the same time - so one has to take precedence over the other. (NB I'm not saying I listen to stuff out loud on transport, I'm not a monster.)