All articles by George Bevir – Page 43
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NewsWarner Bros starts work on Leavesden stages
Warner Bros has begun construction work on three new multipurpose sound stages at its Leavesden site, including one 35,000 sq ft stage and two 17,000 sq ft buildings.
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NewsArri gives backing to Apple ProRes update
Apple has launched ProRes 4444 XQ, which the manufacturer described as the highest-quality version of ProRes, with a data rate “to preserve the detail in highdynamic- range imagery generated by today’s highest-quality digital image sensors”.
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FeaturesThe Honourable Woman
Provide VFX for the eight-part Middle East-based drama about the daughter of an arms dealer.
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NewsMerger with Prime Focus to boost Double Negative TV arm
Double Negative will have a minority share of the newly formed business
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FeaturesBorn in the Wild
Design a series of contemporary-styled graphics to tell the complex reproduction stories of elephants,kangaroos, orangutans and dolphins.
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NewsBBC appoints new chief technology officer
The BBC has appointed R&D controller Matthew Postgate to the role of chief technology officer.
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NewsPrime Focus and DNeg merger creates “world’s largest” VFX firm
Double Negative (DNeg) has merged with Prime Focus World’s creative services subsidiary to create a visual effects behemoth with around 4,500 employees and a combined order book worth £88m.
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NewsFlix to open new facility at The Space Project
Manchester post firm Flix is to open another facility at The Space Project.
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NewsPinewood buoyed by strong demand for TV and film facilities
Pinewood Shepperton’s results for the past year have revealed a surge in revenue and pre-tax profit off the back of busy film and TV bookings.
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NewsManufacturers sign up to DPP-certified kit scheme
Digital Production Partnership (DPP)-certified kit for the file-based delivery of programmes could be available by the end of July, after 23 manufacturers signed up to the cross-broadcaster group’s compliance programme.
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NewsBroadcast TECH kick-starts search for Young Talent
Broadcast’s bi-monthly sister magazine Broadcast TECH has begun its annual search for the industry’s brightest young talent.
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NewsEncore recruits Bafta-winning sound designer
Encore has appointed Karl Mainzer to the position of senior sound designer and mixer.
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NewsSMPTE and Hollywood Post Alliance to merge
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is set to merge with the Hollywood Post Alliance (HPA).
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FeaturesCountryfile
Provide picture and audio post services for the long-running BBC1 series about of the British countryside.
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NewsPinewood expansion plans green-lit by government
Pinewood Shepperton has been granted planning permission for the £200m expansion of its Buckinghamshire site.
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NewsNEP Visions invests £4m in flypack kit for Wimbledon
NEP Visions has made its biggest investment in flypack kit to date - spending around £4m on equipment to cover next week’s Wimbledon tennis tournament.
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NewsSargent pays tribute to The Farm's Stewart Marshall
The Farm audio engineer Stewart Marshall has died aged 41.