Features
Opinion: The evolution of robotics in broadcast
Paddy Taylor, head of broadcast at MRMC, considers the continuing impact of technologies such as robotics and automation in the broadcast environment
VFX
People
Meet the… head of VFX
Simon Wilkinson, head of VFX at 1185 Films, tells TVBEurope how a desire to constantly learn new things has helped shape his career
People
Meet the… CEO and co-founder
Jon Mason from VFX talent agency Hotspring, tells TVBEurope why the visual effects industry is a perfect blend of art and technology, allowing for...
Production & Post
Taking a bite out of the VFX for Shark Attack 360
Simon Percy from Little Shadow talks to TVBEurope about how the animation studio used a mobile virtual production setup to create a VFX shark...
Production & Post
SMPTE/RIS-OSVP tests model for ‘circle of confusion’
According to Camera and Lens Metadata committee, modern digital cinema cameras are not accurately representing the usable depth of field achieved with various lenses
Production & Post
1185 Films launches ‘one stop shop’ for industry talent
1185 Talent will include directors, editors, colourists, VFX artists and photographers
People
Meet the… director of media and entertainment and strategic products
Albena Ivanova, director, media and entertainment and strategic products at CHAOS talks to TVBEurope about her route into the industry
People
Meet the… head of production
TVBEurope meets Laetitia Michetti, head of production at SCENESIS Pictures, who shares her insights into the post production world
Business
Escape Studios obtains UKVI licence to support international students
The newly acquired UKVI licence enables Escape Studios to recruit and retain international students
Production & Post
UNIT deliver picture post and colour grade for new BBC1 drama series
Coles enhanced colour separation, adding shape and depth to the characters through the use of a soft highlight and shadow roll off, and embracing...
Production & Post
Workflow solutions provider ERA expands into London
The office is equipped to embrace a hybrid way of working so teams can collaborate no matter where they are based, added the company
Media Management
Scaleable rendering with AWS Deadline Cloud
The fully managed service aims to help customers set up, deploy and scale rendering projects in minutes
Production & Post
Water, water everywhere
Vine FX blends practical and CGI elements for ITV's After the Flood, crafting immersive world-building crucial to the post-disaster thriller's authenticity, writes Robert Shepherd
Production & Post
World VFX Day and UpliftHER partner on IWD activities
The speakers will discuss why there are so few women in senior roles, juggling parenthood with a career, LGBTQ+ representation and inclusion, financial literacy,...
Production & Post
UK VFX industry welcomes Budget tax relief
According to UK Screen Alliance estimates, the tax relief changes are likely to stimulate an additional £175 million of VFX work to be performed...
Production & Post
SCENESIS provides post production services for new film, Ravens
The film is from writer-director Mark Gill and was shot in Tokyo, Japan in October 2023. It chronicles the life of Japanese photographer Masahisa...
Production & Post
Milk officially opens Dublin-based VFX studio, appoints Donal Nolan
The studio's first major project will involve bringing to life prehistoric creatures and environments with high-end VFX for NBC series Surviving Earth
Production & Post
Teradek introduces real-time viewing platform for production and post
Teradek TV allows productions to set up and share encrypted ultra-high-quality video feeds with low delay
Business
Report: High-End TV propped up production spend in the UK during Hollywood strikes
A large part of the £4.23 billion spent on production during 2023 was contributed by HETV shows with £2.87 billion, or 68 per cent
Production & Post
How Dirty Looks helped develop the atmosphere of The Zone of Interest
The UK-based post production house worked closely with director Jonathan Glazer on the grade of the BAFTA and Oscar-nominated film
Production & Post
‘Navigating a new methodology’: Painting Practice on the challenge of creating the VFX for Doctor Who’s Wide Blue Yonder
VFX supervisor Dan May tells TVBEurope about the challenge of previsualising the VFX featured in the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special
People
Franck Lambertz appointed head of Rodeo FX’s Paris studio
The studio collaborates with all of Rodeo FX's 900 international artists on productions such as Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon and Monarch: Legacy of Monster...
Production & Post
Anatomy of a murder
Robert Shepherd meets Vinay Chuphal, VFX supervisor on Indian hit Jaane Jaan, who explains how the team at FutureWorks crafted this record-breaking film
Production & Post
Boutique French post house SCENESIS opens doors
The SCENESIS Pictures office includes a CG / VFX open plan area, grading suites, flexi suite, and viewing area
Production & Post
Watch: How Painting Practice created VFX for Doctor Who’s anniversary specials
Painting Practice served as the project's digital art department, delivering concept design, hybrid virtual production previz, post viz, motion graphics and VFX design and...
Production & Post
How BlueBolt went into battle for Ridley Scott’s Napoleon
VFX supervisor Henry Badgett discusses how the company created 126 VFX shots for sequences involving Napoleon’s 1793 Siege of Toulon and his violent suppression...
Production & Post
The trends of 2023: The accessibility of visual effects tools and technology
ACCESS:VFX founder Simon Devereux looks at the drive towards diversity and inclusion in the visual effects industry, and how the industry is becoming democratised...
Business
UK TV and film industry reacts to Autumn Statement
Organisations including the UK Screen Alliance, British Film Commission, BFI and Bectu have reacted to Jeremy Hunt's plan to provide more additional tax relief...
Business
New programme launched to support independent creators impacted by strikes
Movella has launched Indie Starter and Indie Pro Bundles to bring studio-grade motion capture to independent creators, in a show of support for those impacted...
Features
From pixels to planets
The team behind the visuals on Our Universe explains their stellar work and efficient pipeline on the big Netflix series
Production & Post
Navigating the boundless seas of visual artistry
Laura Usaite, VFX lead on No Escape, tells Robert Shepherd about the intricate process of breathing life and vitality into the Paramount+ tropical thriller
Production & Post
BlueBolt brings visual effects to The Great season 3
BlueBolt delivered 369 VFX shots for season three; recreating 18th century Russia with crowd duplication in key settings, squib hits, and muzzle flashes, in...
People
Moonraker VFX hires head of 3D
VFX studio Moonraker VFX has announced the appointment of Lucas Pozzey as its head of 3D
Production & Post
The visual Power of the Doctor
2022 saw the end of Jodie Whittaker’s time as the Doctor. Her final episode has more visual effects than any other in Doctor Who’s...
Media Management
How Netflix is using the cloud to get productions over the finish line
Netflix's director of production strategy Jeff Shapiro, and Peter Cioni, director of production business development, talk to TVBEurope about how the streamer is using...
Business
Milk acquires Lola Post Production
Lola's credits in 2022 include Dangerous Liaisons (Starz/Lionsgate) and Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (BBC)
Production & Post
The Power of the Doctor is Doctor Who’s most VFX-heavy episode ever
Show includes longest pre-credits sequence the show has ever done, reveals showrunner Chris Chibnall
Business
New issue of TVBEurope out now
The October/November edition of TVBEurope is now available to read and download. Our cover feature this issue sees senior VFX supervisor Michael Shelton...
Production & Post
New Lord of the Rings series involves over 9,500 VFX shots
Among the studios involved in the production were Industrial Light and Magic, Weta, Ncam, Blackmagic Design, DNEG, ARRI and DNEG
Production & Post
VFX studio Milk aims to take viewers back in time with Surviving Earth
Milk will develop and create digital environments, landscapes and creatures for the series which takes audiences on a journey to learn the lessons from...
Production & Post
Territory Studio acquires Cantina Creative, forms new group
New company will draw from a global source of artists and studios who work across interactive experiences, such as augmented reality and holographic technology
Production & Post
Vicon launches ‘highest-fidelity’ motion capture cameras
The range includes a 26-megapixel (MP) model and a high-speed capture mode at up to 2,000 Frames Per Second (FPS)