Production & Post
Bottle Yard Studios’ expansion to be powered by 1MWp solar array
TBY2 is due to open in September
Production & Post
Business
ReDefine to open Barcelona-based VFX studio
New location will join the company’s other European studios in London, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria
Production & Post
Dalet Flex creates digital highlights for France’s Ligue 1 and 2
The league will use Dalet Flex to ingest, prepare and publishing video highlights from both Ligue 1 and 2
Production & Post
Vizrt debuts Viz Engine 5
Newest version includes adaptive graphics for vertical video and a revamped integration with Unreal Engine
Production & Post
albert launches new tool to measure how ‘planet friendly’ a production is
The tool asks editorial teams a series of questions, and offers case studies and reports of productions that have met albert's sustainability criteria
Production & Post
Evercoast volumetrically captures President Zelensky in Kyiv
The company's portable volumetric video system captured Zelenksy’s address in Kyiv in 3D for a mobile augmented reality experience
Production & Post
Channel 4, Northern Ireland Screen partner to plug production skills gap
Two organisations intend to undertake specific initiatives to support production capability in the nation; as well as building upon existing in initiatives to develop...
Production & Post
Building a feature film in the cloud
How animation studio Hazimation used DaVinci Resolve Studio to produce its new feature film, Rift
Production & Post
NFTS Scotland aims to develop next generation of camera operators
Course is open to anyone who has some knowledge of the screen industries, or transferable skills
Production & Post
albert: Average hour of TV contributes 5.7t CO2e per hour
Figure is lower than expected, which albert describes as "an indication that sustainable practices are remaining in place, despite increased demands and pressures on...
Production & Post
Creating the visual effects for Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
VFX supervisor Lesley Robson-Foster discusses how she used Blackmagic Design's URSA Mini Pro 12K digital film camera to capture visual effects plates for the...
Production & Post
‘We had no idea if anything would happen!’: Behind the scenes of Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars
Executive Producer Ash Potterton talks to TVBEurope about the challenges of making a film following one of NASA's most ambitious missions ever launched
Production & Post
How colour helped tell the story of the Peaky Blinders
Post production house Company 3 reveals how colour played a huge role in the look of the award-winning series
Production & Post
Bottle Yard Studios’ £12 million expansion to open in September
TBY2 is situated less than half a mile from the main Bottle Yard site in South Bristol, with three fully sound insulated and acoustically...
Production & Post
Teradek debuts new mobile streaming and wireless video solution
Serv Micro is a wifi-based wireless video transmitter system that works with or without an internet connection
Production & Post
dock10 releases free guides to virtual production
The Introductory Guide to Virtual Studios provides information on green screen, virtual studios - including virtual flying cameras, LED walls, and teleportation
Production & Post
Report: Hours spent streaming in 2020 led to sea ice loss the size of Scotland
A new study from Blackbird looks at how cloud technologies can help decarbonise video production
Production & Post
Ncam adds Unreal Engine 5 support for virtual production and broadcast pipelines
Ncam's AR Suite connects real-time tracking data to Unreal Engine, enabling film, TV and broadcast companies to deliver photorealistic virtual productions and AR content
Production & Post
ILM StageCraft: Creating magic with light
With Disney Plus' Obi-Wan Kenobi set to debut tomorrow, TVBEurope finds out how ILM's virtual production StageCraft technology is helping bring locations from Tatooine...
Production & Post
Gravity Media opens new production centre in Manchester
3,000 square foot space can collaborate directly with the Gravity Media's London production centre, enabling completely decentralised remote production workflows
Production & Post
Avid announces subscription-based NEXIS media storage
The company said that by offering it as a subscription, users will be able to enjoy flexible payment options that allow them to transition...
Production & Post
disguise enters the metaverse
disguise intends to build capability to offer virtual production workflows custom-designed for the metaverse
Production & Post
Mo-Sys signs Korean distribution deal with GMS International
Mo-Sys Engineering has signed a distribution partnership with South Korean dealer GMS International. The agreement will help to meet growing demand for virtual production...
People
Noel Tovey to lead Sky Studios Elstree
Universal Pictures’ Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, will be the first production to shoot at the facility
Production & Post
50 cameras to cover UEFA Europa League final
Mediapro will have 200 members of staff on site for the match, employing two OB units
Production & Post
ITV Content Services aims to preserve films for future generations with Prasad Corp agreement
Scanity produces digitisation for new feature films, film archive scanning for mass digitisation, short-form commercials, digital intermediate and new formats like 4K UHD
Production & Post
DNEG signs multi-year VFX and virtual production agreement with Netflix
The non-exclusive agreement will see DNEG provide premium VFX services for Netflix across domestic and international markets
Production & Post
Litepanels launches ‘brightest panel ever’
According to the company, the new panel produces highly accurate full spectrum white light as well as RGB output and a range of creative cinematic...
Production & Post
The future of live production: Exclusive ebook now available
Exclusive new ebook from TVBEurope and Vizrt explores the future of live production in the cloud, and how NDI® is enabling new capabilities for...
Production & Post
London’s Soho set to welcome first virtual production stage
V-Studios will be powered by the disguise Extended Reality (xR) workflow, featuring Absen’s 10m x 5m LED wall
Production & Post
Robe UK joins albert
albert is working on building an accredited network of equipment suppliers for the UK production industry
Production & Post
Sony introduces ‘world’s first’ true optical zoom lens on a smartphone
The Xperia 1 IV includes 4K 120 frames per second (fps) slow-motion video recording on all lenses
Business
LWKS acquires cloud-based file sharing company ioGates
"We have to be able to share media and collaborate and cross boundaries that are far beyond expensive tin in a facility," LWKS CEO...
Production & Post
‘The colourist is the bridge between camera technology and post production’
Annual awards celebrate the best in colour grading across film, TV, commercials and music videos
Production & Post
Dispelling the fear factor of working with virtual production
TVBEurope talks to Pixomondo's Alex Webster about the company's plans for London, why producers are still not sure about virtual production, and why technology...
Production & Post
BBC Studioworks regenerates former Doctor Who sound stages
The stages based at Roath Lock Studios range from 5,101 sq. ft to 12,318 sq. ft and are surrounded by ancillary areas to suit...
Production & Post
Bild Studios’ MARS Volume employs Brompton LED processing
The MARS Volume studio is powered by three Tessera SX40 4K LED processors and multiple Tessera XD 10G data distribution units from Brompton Technology...
People
Oscar-winning re-recording mixer joins Molinaire
During his career, Richard Pryke has also worked on a number of projects, including Bird Box, Die Another Day, V for Vendetta, and 127 Hours
Production & Post
The Farm Group, Jigsaw24 Media partner on training scheme
The scheme includes both practical and theoretical elements and is designed to give junior operators a comprehensive understanding of the technologies typically used in collaborative...
Production & Post
Stage Fifty expands UK footprint with Wycombe Film Studios
Wycombe Film Studios is expected to welcome a Hollywood feature film that will start shooting this year
Production & Post
Epic Games introduces virtual production skills-building training programme
Unreal Connectors is a new skill-building training programme which will be available in the UK, Spain, Germany, Italy, the US and Canada
Production & Post
HTC launches its first turnkey virtual production product
Solution leverages lighthouse tracking technology, VIVE Mars CamTrack lets actors "jump into" any number of virtual backdrops in real-time during production