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TVBEurope November/December 2021 issue released
The final issue of 2021 takes a look at everything from deepfake to film and TV restoration and the metaverse
virtual production
Production & Post
ARRI, Plazamedia partner to test new standards for virtual TV production
Companies are working together on optimising mixed reality for TV applications using ARRI’s camera and lighting systems
Production & Post
World’s largest fully-encapsulated virtual production volume to open in the UK
Winnersh Film Studios expects to begin welcoming production in 2022
Production & Post
Epic Games invests in SMPTE’s virtual production initiative
The virtual production initiative aims to bring together technology and thought leaders to quickly assess challenges relating to virtual production
Production & Post
Final Pixel launches international training courses to fill virtual production skills gap
The Final Pixel Academy will run courses at all levels across the virtual production workflow
Production & Post
Mo-Sys spotlights LED virtual production solutions
Upgrades StarTracker camera tracking system and NearTime workflow for shooting in an LED volume
Production & Post
Report: UK facing a virtual production skills gap
Skills shortage needs to be tackled urgently if the UK is to leverage its reputation for innovation and creative excellence across film and TV,...
Production & Post
Garden Studios installs Mo-Sys tech for virtual production studio
Facility is employing the VP Pro XR, a purpose-built scalable XR server that enables traditional shooting techniques within LED volumes
Production & Post
Vizrt announces ‘world’s first’ fully-equipped virtual studio-in-a-box
Solution includes a Panasonic PTZ camera which can be controlled using NDI
Production & Post
Digital Imaging company Mission opens Garden Studios office
Company intends to test digital cameras and lenses as well as explore what can be achieved right through the post production pipeline
Production & Post
Vicon, Dimension partner on virtual production
Dimension will use Vicon's solutions to support DNEG as it works on both a major film and TV series
Production & Post
Zero Density releases plug-and-play graphics for virtual sets
RE AMPERE features latest-generation NVIDIA RTX A6000 GPU and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPU, and is configured to optimise both rendering performance as well...
Production & Post
The star of BBC Sport’s Olympics virtual studio production
Mo-Sys Engineering and MOOV have been discussing their roles in bringing BBC Sport's Tokyo Olympics coverage to life from a virtual production studio in...
Production & Post
Digital Catapult, Target3D open UK’s first virtual production test stage
Facility, based in Guilford, will enable media companies to develop new tools and applications as well as boost hands-on experimentation
Production & Post
Germany’s Studio Babelsberg to expand, invest in new technologies
Studio Babelsberg is one of Europe's biggest studio facilities, with 21 sound stages
Production & Post
Pixomondo to open London studio for VFX and virtual production
Studio will be closely integrated with the company's existing German operations, located in Frankfurt and Stuttgart
Production & Post
Ncam opens new European virtual production studio
New location will operate as both fully-fledged studio and training site
Media Management
Television Academy launches Science and Technology Group
Group will look at newer areas of production technologies such as virtual production, cloud collaboration and immersive audio
IP Migration
ASG adds Viz Vectar Plus to virtual production control room ecosystem
Switcher uses Vizrt's NDI video-over IP protocol
Audio
dock10 installs Calrec Artemis in £1 million remote gallery
Dedicated multipurpose remote gallery works with outside broadcasts and connects to the dock10 network
Production & Post
Wakefield to host new £1 million virtual production studio
Centre for Virtual Production is set to be the first of its kind in Yorkshire
Production & Post
Garden Studios collaborates on UK’s first carbon neutral virtual production film
Film emitted less than one tonne of carbon. If it had been shot as a traditional multi-location film, it would have emitted over 120...
Production & Post
NEP launches virtual production business
NEP Virtual Studios plans to offer ICVFX/visualisation solutions, permanent virtual stages, and virtual art department services
Production & Post
UK’s largest independent virtual production facility opens its doors
Films and high-end TV productions can head to MARS for virtual production
Production & Post
Samsung partners with Parasite producer on virtual production studio
The modular screens include precise colour expression, HDR10+ and cinema LED picture quality technology, as well as optimised frame rates for production houses
Production & Post
How virtual production is making the film industry more sustainable
Virtual production is here to stay and has the potential to massively decrease the carbon footprints of productions, writes Andy Ray, sales director at Vicon
Production & Post
Warner Bros opens new virtual production stage at Leavesden
First production to shoot on the virtual stage is HBO's Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon
Production & Post
BFI launches UK skills review
Review will focus on the commonality of job roles across both film and high-end TV, whilst also taking into consideration the skills needs of...
Production & Post
dock10 invests £1 million in new remote gallery solution
Remote gallery works with outside broadcasts and connects to the dock10 network, which has more than 20 dedicated service provider
Production & Post
ARRI opens new mixed reality UK studio
New Uxbridge-based studio includes an LED volume comprising 343 square meters of LED wall
Production & Post
Report: 40 per cent of UK production workforce see virtual production as a key disruptor
Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of the survey's respondents said they expect remote working to have a significant impact on the screen industries...
Production & Post
Motion Impossible receives funding to develop Virtual Production Suite
Company receives part of Epic Games' MegaGrants fund
Production & Post
dock10 invests in virtual production technology
Facility has added virtual production capabilities into all of its studios
Production & Post
The impact real-time technology is having on VFX
Martin Izzard, head of media and entertainment at Red Lorry Yellow Lorry takes a look at the rise of virtual production
Production & Post
Sony Venice integrates virtual production software
Integration means that Mo-Sys VP Pro goes into record mode whenever the Sony Venice camera starts recording
Production & Post
dock10 extends virtual and augmented reality capabilities with Mo-Sys
Facility has added a further nine channels of Mo-Sys' StarTracker technology
Live Production
Accedo goes out-of-the-box for sport, Mo-Sys helps cinematographers pull focus, and more
TVBEurope rounds up the latest products and solutions news from Accedo, Mo-Sys, and Grabyo
Production & Post
Ncam focuses on virtual production
New solution includes a Mk2 Camera Bar, Mk2 Server and Ncam Reality 2021 software, and can be integrated with Unreal Engine and offers native support for LED...
Production & Post
disguise announces public release of its extended reality solution
disguise xR integrates with leading LED, real-time content and camera tracking technologies to power immersive virtual environments
Business
Epic Games receives $1 billion in latest round of funding
Sony has invested a further $200 million into the company
Live Production
The Future Group to build ‘world’s first’ live virtual production cloud solution
Solution is built on the company's virtual production technology and is available as a pay-as-you-go service
Production & Post
How Epic Games is helping content creators visualise the future
In an exclusive extract from Epic Games' Virtual Production Field Guide, the team at Nviz share the how Unreal Engine is helping to drive...