In the year of the pandemic, cinemas have shuttered and films have been delayed. But that doesn t mean that there have been no stories to tell about life behind the camera and in front of the screen. This year, tragic closures and the exit of major figures in the local scene were matched by tales of resilience and innovation.
1: Burnie Burns Leaves Rooster Teeth, June 11. Photo by David Brendan Hall
It s no surprise when a story about Austin s streaming content pioneers is the biggest single story in the ATX creative community. But this one was tectonic. Burns wasn t just a founder of RT, he was the face of the company for a decade. Over 2019 he d started moving into the background more, taking less of a managerial role and more of a creative one, but that was a quiet early indicator of his exit for new horizons.