All articles by Adrian Pennington – Page 13
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Features3DTV: Making the technology work
The new role of stereographer is key to turning the director’s vision into a 3D experience for the audience, but few people currently have the necessary skills.
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Features3DTV: How two becomes one
The post production process for stereo footage is straightforward, but it could turn into a major headache for those with a ‘fix it in post’ mindset.
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NewsDance shows set for 3D order
Sky 1’s “performance documentary” Pineapple Dance Studios is understood to be among the broadcaster’s first shows to get the 3D treatment, which will largely be reserved for family-oriented “event” television.
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NewsSky gears up to commission first mainstream 3D TV content
BSkyB will fire the starting gun on mainstream 3D TV content next month when its top creative execs call for its first pitches.
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NewsSky: 3D glasses could cost 50p on first pint
BSkyB is investigating different revenue models for its 3D TV service, which will launch in pubs this April, Broadcast understands.
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NewsSky eyes New Year launch for 3D TV
Sky could launch its 3D TV channel as soon as next spring, according to executives.
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NewsMuppits has first public demo
Collaborative production project Muppits, which aims to enable facilities to buy and sell digital resources, is gearing up for its first public demonstration.
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NewsWorld Cup games set for full mobile delivery
UK subscribers will be able to watch all 64 games of the World Cup 2010 on select mobile phone networks.
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NewsSIS Live set to buy OB rival O21
SIS LIVE is on the verge of acquiring fellow outside broadcast supplier O21 Television from Gravity Media Group.
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NewsHD upgrades power Children In Need
Children In Need will be broadcast in HD for the first time this weekend.
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NewsArgosy gets Belden cables
UK-based distributor Argosy will now be supplying a range of cables, connectors and other transmission devices from Belden.
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NewsStudy predicts the future media trends
Video visors and contact lenses will enhance everyday life into a three dimensional wrap-around experience, predict Oracle and The Future Laboratory.
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NewsPixar vote Digital Vision
Digital Vision’s colour grading Film Master system has been given a major vote of confidence by Up producer Pixar Animation which has bought two units for installation at its Californian HQ. The systems were chosen to support the studio’s plans to build a non-linear workflow.
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NewsDarwin sails with Avid
Dutch public broadcaster VPRO is retracing Charles Darwin’s voyage on the HMS Beagle for a 35-part documentary.
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NewsMuppits comes to town
Collaborative production project MUPPITS, which aims to enable facilities to buy and sell resources, is gearing up for its first public demonstration.
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NewsNEP Visions fly Fox to Bagram
NEP Visions have completed a run of flypack operations which culminated in a visit to Bagram Airforce base in Afghanistan.
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NewsCast offs goes Red
There’s a widespread perception that any savings made by hiring a Red camera can be negated by complications in post. Not if you do your homework, says Eleven Film producer Joel Wilson.
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NewsPie Factory gets Toasted
Toasted Productions has to set up home in The Pie Factory, owned by Peel Media and part of the MediaCityUK development.
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FeaturesTapeless cameras: Solid state stakes its claim
Tape cameras are being phased out and sales of tapeless systems are booming, but are the cost- and time-saving claims made for them justified, asks Adrian Pennington.
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NewsC4 to capture magic of 3D
Channel 4 is joining the 3D revolution by ordering UK-made content that can be viewed in 3D on standard TV sets.