Home Post Production has announced the acquisition of Picture Shop Bristol.
Led by Northstar Broadcast Services, Home Post Production’s parent company, the acquisition of the Bristol facility aims to expand Home’s capabilities. Strategic development will be overseen by Northstar’s chief executive, David Jackson.
Picture Shop will fall under the Home Post Production umbrella and continue to operate from its Grade II listed building in Clifton with all 30 creative, technical and production employees being retained. Existing senior leadership team, Lauren Ellis Jones, MD, James Bennett, director of technical operations, and Tana Beynon, sales director, will drive the next phase of growth.
Created to support premium productions, the Bristol facility includes a comprehensive range of services and solutions, including Avid Media Compose, multipurpose DaVinci Resolve or Avid Symphony online suites, Digital Vision Nucoda grading suites, and Pro Tools audio suites, including one fully Dolby Atmos, offering voiceover, tracklay, and mastering services. All finishing suites are equipped with 4K HDR monitoring.
“Our strategy is to build a genuinely regional post production network that reflects where great programmes are made, and to deliver premium work through trusted, long-term relationship with our clients,” commented Jackson. “Bristol has one of the UK’s most vibrant factual and natural history sectors, and Picture Shop Bristol has built an outstanding reputation within it. Bringing the businesses together strengthens what Home Post Production can offer to production companies across the country.”
Lauren Ellis Jones, MD of Home Post Production, Bristol, added, “From day one, this business has been about people. Our reputation has been built on the talent, generosity, and sheer craft of our team, and we’re incredibly proud of our long-standing client relationships. Joining Home is a natural next step: not a change in who we are, but a strengthening of what we’ve already created together. It gives us greater support and opportunity to grow, while protecting the collaborative, creatively ambitious culture that makes this place special.
