All articles by Adrian Pennington – Page 14
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Features3D: Filming another dimension
A year ago, 3DTV sounded like science fiction, but today broadcasters are delivering in the home. Adrian Pennington examines the production hurdles and talks to early adopters.
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FeaturesSports: The best angle on the action
Technology for slow-motion is evolving fast. Adrian Pennington gets up to speed on a trend toward ever-increasing frame rates that is enhancing sports production at a breakneck pace
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FeaturesOutsourcing to India
Sending work offshore is about more than chasing the lowest price - you need to develop global expertise and build effective relationships with suppliers, writes Adrian Pennington.
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BBC specs fourth studio in HD for Eggheads
BBC Studios and Post Production has temporarily upgraded a fourth studio to HD to support 12 Yard’s BBC2 gameshow, Eggheads.
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NewsSpool moves to digital centre
Nottingham-based audio post facility Spool is relocating to a new digital media centre in the city designed by acoustic and studio design consultancy White Mark.
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NewsThe Foundry upgrades Nuke to attack Shake
London visual effects tools developer The Foundry is planning to steal a march on Apple’s Shake by launching several upgrades of its flagship compositing software, Nuke, in quick succession.
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NewsHRA innovation cuts cost of CGI
Hibbert Ralph Animation (HRA) has devised software that it claims will reduce the cost of producing animated TV series.
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NewsNew Avids at Salon
West London-based editing equipment hire firm Salon has made a new investment in Avid systems including six Media Composer Nitris DX systems, two Media Composer Mojo DX systems and one Avid Unity Media Network.
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NewsBarcud Derwen stream live National Assembly for Wales sessions
Welsh facility group Barcud Derwen is producing live streams of National Assembly for Wales sessions for on demand viewing at senedd.tv.
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On-Air upgrades its playout software
On-Air Systems has unveiled the latest version of its automated playout solution playKast. The product brings storage, graphics, scheduling and output inside a single PC and is in use at TVN Poland and RTV Belgium among other broadcasters.
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NewsEIFF focuses on camera technology
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has scheduled a heavyweight series of technology and cinematography sessions and debates, June 25-27.
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P2 media costs cut by a third
The cost of the recording media which slots into Panasonic P2 cameras has been reduced following new releases from Panasonic and Fuijifilm.
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NewsOccupation goes west
Kudos took the post for Occupation to several houses including Shepherd’s Bush facility Clear Cut Pictures to obtain the high level of authenticity demanded for its Iraqi war drama.
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NewsSurvey: File transfer slow to take off
Nearly two thirds of broadcasters feel that speeding up production is a key technology priority, yet half of them still ship media around the world which is both time-consuming and costly, a survey from file transfer management company Aspera has revealed.
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NewsOLED comes to market
The technology set to eventually supercede plasma and LCD screens in the home and for professional monitoring is being advanced by a number of manufacturers.
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NewsLipSync appoints business exec
Wardour Street film and TV facility LipSync Post has appointed Daniel Pagan as business development executive.
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NewsGinger trains Amazon trekker
Ginger Productions has trained adventurer Ed Stafford to self-shoot with a HVR A1E handycam for an epic trek along the river Amazon.
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NewsCue dot for 021 Television
Outside broadcaster 021 Television has installed a HD cue dot generator, specially engineered by Microvideo, to cope with ITV Sport’s move to cover UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and England Internationals in HD. ITV uses a cue dot to signal to its transmission centres when to take commercial breaks.
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FeaturesProduction: Middle East
With big plans but a lack of local expertise, the Middle East is seeking Western broadcasting experience, which adds up to opportunities for UK companies. Adrian Pennington reports
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Behind The ScenesTop 10 tips for producing cheaper TV
Times are tough and budgets tight, but producers are still turning out quality programming. Adrian Pennington asks industry insiders how to balance creative savvy with financial sense