Audio
How to juggle working as an executive producer and sound supervisor on set
Patrick Haynes talks to TVBEurope about his dual roles on short film One Drop, why he chose Audio-Technica microphones and wireless systems to capture...
production
People
Andrew Boswell returns to Twickenham Film Studios as joint MD
Boswell will be tasked with growing revenue across the company’s production, digital dailies, post production and financing businesses
IP Migration
Why the move to AVoIP means media production will never be the same again
Just as IP networks reinvented meetings during the pandemic, AV over IP is changing the way entertainment (and more) is created, writes Audinate's Joshua...
Thought Leadership
An eye to the future: In conversation with Avid CEO Jeff Rosica
During IBC, Avid CEO Jeff Rosica sat down with Jenny Priestley to discuss the return to trade shows, the industry’s move to the cloud...
IP Migration
Seizing the full potential of NDI
Karl So, vice president, product management at Caton Technology, writes that while NDI is not the solution to every requirement of production and delivery...
Production & Post
Key partner pulls out of Littlewoods Film Studios project
Liverpool John Moores University has announced it no longer plans to take over 75,000 sq ft of the £70 million facility
Production & Post
Robe shines a light on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
The series used 12 x Robe SuperSpikie moving lights as part of its lighting rig
Production & Post
BBC Studioworks officially opens new Kelvin Hall production hub
The company has invested in the latest technology for the hub, including HD facilities, and high-quality audio equipment
Production & Post
Production boom helps generate record revenues for Bristol
Among the TV shows shot in the city during 2021-22 is the upcoming Doctor Who special, The Power of the Doctor
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design helps student filmmaker tackle men’s mental health
From the Edge of the Clouds was shot in 1080p using Blackmagic RAW and edited and graded with DaVinci Resolve
Business
Cooke Optics opens new UK production facility
The Crest Rise facility has been specifically commissioned to facilitate a fast introduction of the company's new S8/i FF T1.4 range
Production & Post
Enfield-based London Film Studios officially opens its doors
The complex has been deliberately designed from a gaffer’s perspective
Production & Post
‘It’s about the next stage of growth for us’: Gravity Media’s MD on the new White City Production Centre
TVBEurope talks to Gravity Media's managing director Ed Tischler about the company's plans for its latest Production Centre
Production & Post
Sony updates VENICE 2 motion picture camera system
The VENICE Extension System 2 is a tethered extension system that allows the camera body to detach from the actual image sensor block with no...
Production & Post
Drones, time-lapse cameras, and rebreather diving technology capture Frozen Planet II
The series involved 2188 filming days in the field across three years, with filming on every continent, all around Antarctica and in space
Production & Post
Sony unveils ‘world’s first’ full-frame image sensor PTZ camera
Sony believes the FR7 will be used on reality TV, in stadiums, on drama and film production, music videos, in studios
Media Management
Ross Video launches 12G ready Ultrix Fr12 Router
FR12 is described as the world’s only router with an integrated production switcher, so users can build entire infrastructures around it
Production & Post
Creating flexible, collaborative workflows for the next-generation of media professionals
Dr Jonathan Wardle, director, National Film & Television School, explains how the organisation is using cloud-based tools to show the next-generation of media talent...
Business
Research: UK TV and film production company insolvency jumps 69 per cent in last year
Tax and advisory firm Mazars warns the situation is likely to worsen as the major streaming services cancel shows amid falling subscriber numbers
Production & Post
Pinewood Studios names new stage after Sean Connery
The new 18,000 square foot purpose-built sound stage is one of five new stages opening on the Pinewood Studios lot
IP Migration
Nevion updates VideoIPath to support federation
The federation functionality can be used to compartmentalise networks within facilities, such as ingest, production and playout; as well as for remote and distributed...
Sponsored
Monitoring multi-location projects brik by brik
LYNX Technik's LynxCentraal enables broadcasters to monitor and control multi-site projects, bringing a single, simplified interface to yellobrik
Production & Post
The Seldom Seen Kid: How Blackmagic’s cameras and ATEM Mini Extreme ISO helped film Elbow documentary
The documentary was shot during Covid restrictions, which meant only the creative director was able to be in the room with the band during...
Production & Post
BAFTA launches campaign to inspire behind-the-camera talent of tomorrow
The minute-long advert mentions numerous roles within the industry, including coders, boom operators, creative artists, rig makers, and all the people in the credits...
Production & Post
Teradek integrates with Sony’s Ci to accelerate camera-to-cloud workflows
Sony’s Ci Media Cloud will natively integrate with Teradek's 4K HDR encoding solutions, Serv 4K and Prism Flex
Business
BBC planning to sell EastEnders studios
The BBC said it is exploring the sale of its Elstree base and leasing back part of the facility
Production & Post
DreamWorks animation releases MoonRay as open source software
Animation production rendering software was used on such films as How to Train Your Dragon
Production & Post
BBC Studioworks to make ‘significant investment’ into Elstree Studios
The agreement between the two companies will see BBC Studioworks take control of George Lucas Stage Two for three years until December 2024
Live Production
‘Our focus is on higher definition’: Canon puts the spotlight on UHD
Canon UK's Tracey Fielden sits down with TVBEurope to discuss the company's support of the Commonwealth Games, its focus on higher resolutions, and plans...
Production & Post
German rental company smartregie takes control with Lawo
Smartregie plans to employ Lawo VSM for its work on the new season of Germany's The Bachelor/Bachelorette, which uses over 30 cameras distributed over...
Production & Post
CCW pledges to become first UK-based net zero production company by 2023
The company, which works across CGI, video production, 2D and 3D scanning, and photogrammetry, is enabling clients to opt into its sustainability scheme
Live Production
Avid takes news and sport production to the cloud
Avid Media Production in the Cloud is based on the company's production tools and platforms already used by content creation teams
Production & Post
‘I wanted to create a viscerally unnerving feeling throughout’: Black Bird cinematographer on the series’ visual language
Natalie Kingston talks to TVBEurope about the technology and colours that helped shape the look of Apple TV Plus' gritty new true-crime drama
People
Meet the senior product consultant
Kiloview's Zane Zeng discusses his average day helping make content creation easier, and why he believes IP-based production can help everyone who loves video...
Live Production
BBC plans new technology and studio capacity for news channel merger
The Corporation said it intends to visualise existing radio programmes for the new channel
Production & Post
Work on Shinfield Studios underway following £261 million financing deal
Studio has agreed a new 199-year geared lease from The University of Reading, the freehold owner of the wider Thames Valley Science Park site
Production & Post
Atomos launches cloud-based video production studio
Company is also launching Live Production, a complete, cloud-based control room for live video and remote collaboration, later this year
Business
BFI: UK production training sector needs £104 million investment a year and another 21,000 employees
The BFI calling for the industry to invest at least 1 per cent of all production budgets in training existing and future workforce
Production & Post
ScreenSkills: UK TV and film industry needs 21,000 additional crew to meet demand
ScreenSkills suggests production spend on film and HETV is likely to hit between £7.07 billion and £7.66 billion by 2025
Audio
Capturing the sound of Ms Marvel
Production sound mixer Chris Giles talk to TVBEurope about the challenges of working on Marvel's latest TV series, and how he can walk into...
Live Production
Vizrt beta tests cloud-based live production solution
Viz Now has been trialled by production company Trippel-M Connected Venues for their work with the International Døds Federation
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