All articles by Adrian Pennington – Page 18
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FeaturesProducers do it for themselves
The falling cost of entry to post-production means many producers are taking basic work in-house, but more creative tasks are still being outsourced. Choosing the facility often comes down to the strength of relationships.
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NewsPost houses to trial new Sony 4K workflow
Sony is developing a workflow for the post-production community that will allow it to view and manipulate images that are four times the resolution of HD.
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FeaturesRegional focus: Northern Ireland
New initiatives to bring network commissions to Northern Ireland could finally help local indies fulfil their broadcasting potential.
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FeaturesWorldwide post
As almost a fifth of post producers tell Broadcast they plan to outsource work abroad this year, Indian businesses are eyeing up Soho facilities to lure work back home.
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FeaturesHD: Perfectionists at work
Adrian Pennington asks DoPs, costume and set designers and hair and make-up artists how they handle the demands of HD.
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FeaturesProduction: File-based workflow
The days of linear workflows are already numbered at the BBC and multiplatform content means many more are making the leap into file-based working
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FeaturesThe top cameras and kit for 2008
As file-based and hi-def acquisition becomes a reality, we look at 10 of the latest cameras and accessories which are likely to be among the most in-demand this year.
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NewsBBC Trust backs£81m tapeless move
The BBC Trust has approved funding of£81m to kickstart the corporation's move into multiplatform production and tapeless workflow.
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NewsLime overhauls post unit for Hollyoaks HD
Lime Pictures is upgrading its in-house post facilities to accommodate the HD production of Hollyoaks later this year.
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FeaturesProduction: Why TV is playing away
Technological pressures mean big broadcasters are outsourcing the last link before transmission to external companies.
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FeaturesLooking back at the year in studios
Big entertainment hits boosted the studio sector this year, thanks to a mix of new and returning series - but investment in HD has yet to pay off.
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FeaturesYear in OB
Six of the UK’s leading OB companies tell Adrian Pennington how sport, live concerts and HD upgrades kept them busy in 2007.
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FeaturesPost round-up
JANUARYGolden Square becomes the first UK post firm to set up in China. Ben Leyland is tasked with kick-starting business at the Shanghai base of digital communications group Profero.The Station relocates from Soho to larger premises in Bloomsbury.Evolutions wins Broadcast’s post-production house of the year award.FEBRUARYThe Farm Group launches Corner, ...
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FeaturesInternationalisation
Visual effects are a prime focus at the former VTR Group acquired 18 months ago by giant Indian operation Prime Focus Ltd and now reorganised under the Prime Focus London umbrella.
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FeaturesBoutique approach pays off
Market leading broadcast operators Nicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn regrouped their Farm holdings to accommodate the closure of Metro Broadcast by owner and Farm stakeholder WPP.
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FeaturesThe year in post
With a number of high-profile closures over 2007, post facilities are having to use their creativity to the utmost to keep margins at profitable levels, especially those which rely on broadcast clients.
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NewsHigh demand fuels rapid growth in VFX
Three leading Soho post facilities are investing in compositing and 3D kit in order to meet a surge in demand for broadcast visual effects.
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FeaturesThe pros and cons of HD
Are producers sure of the need to adopt HD? Adrian Pennington asks indies and manufacturers for their views
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NewsSoho to host stereoscopic HD post suite
Broadcast graphics and visual effects facility Concrete and Shepperton’s Axis Post, part of hire firm Axis Films, have joined together to launch the first stereoscopic HD post-production suite in Europe.