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Canon Unveils Mystery Cam, Rob Lowe’s LA Woes, and Best Plot Twists

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Ryan Koo
March 27, 2025

Canon Unveils EOS R50 V, Rob Lowe’s LA Woes, and Best Plot Twists

Hey Readers,

Welcome back to another busy week in the film industry! We’ve got a lot to cover, from studies that revealed the true desires of movie-goers to Canon’s highly anticipated unveiling of its tiny EOS R50 V camera.

But before we get to numbers and figures and cool cameras, our main story today is about how insanely expensive it is to shoot a film in LA – so expensive, in fact, that you might as well fly your crew to the moon and shoot it there. Oh, you think I’m being dramatic? Well, I am, but Rob Lowe recently shared a story on his podcast that basically says as much (just not with the “moon” stuff).

Anyway, let’s get to it! 🚀

📽️ Industry

'Parks and Rec' CREDIT: NBC

We all know it’s as expensive as hell living in LA, but ask a filmmaker — so is shooting movies and TV shows here. How expensive, you ask? Just ask Rob Lowe. Adam Scott joined Rob Lowe on his podcast recently, and the two Parks and Rec alumni got to chatting about their current projects. It turns out, Rob Lowe's game show, The Floor, shoots in Ireland because it's cheaper to fly people there than it is to shoot in LA. In fact, Lowe goes on to say that LA sound stages are completely empty.

What’s going on here? We go over it below:

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When it comes to movies, what’s better than a good plot twist? Seriously, think about it. A snappy line? No. A turbo-charged car chase? No. The first in, like, 20 jump scares in a horror flick? Hell no. Plot twists are so good that M. Night Shyamalan built his entire career off of putting really good ones in (most of) his movies.

Check out our list of seven of the greatest plot twists of all time. (Note: M. Night is definitely on there. No plot twist there.) 

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📷 Tech

Canon EOS R50 V CREDIT: Canon

Do you remember about a week ago when Canon released an image online, teasing two mystery V series cameras? Well, the mystery has been revealed! Canon announced several pieces of gear, but the big one was the new EOS R50 V, the flagship camera model that aims to provide “cinema quality in the palm of your hand,” for creators of all types, from filmmakers to vloggers.

Learn all about the features, specs, and price of this little powerhouse camera, as well as how you can utilize its capabilities for your own projects.

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