All Technology articles – Page 204
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NewsBFI preserves film archive using DFT Scanity scanner
The BFI National Archive has installed a DFT Scanity HDR film scanner at its Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted to assist with the ongoing digitisation of the UK’s fi lm and television archive.
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NewsClear Cut switches offline suite to Avid Symphony
Clear Cut Pictures has converted an offline suite at its Bloomsbury facility to an Avid Symphony online and grading suite (pictured) capable of working in both HD and Ultra HD.
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NewsFoundry’s Mari team to be recognised with award
The development team behind Mari, The Foundry’s texture painting software, will be honoured at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Scientific and Technical Awards next month.
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NewsEMA and MovieLabs release specification
The Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) and MovieLabs have released the Media Manifest Delivery Core (MMDC) specification, a simplified schema for the delivery of online media assets related to feature films and TV shows.
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NewsNetworking bid to help women in non-craft roles
A networking and discussion group for women working in non-craft roles in television has been launched.
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NewsBase Media migrates data for Loft London
Base Media Cloud has helped digital media and post firm Loft London move its ongoing content and media projects from Chiswick to a new site in St Johns Wood.
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NewsThe Getaway Car, BBC1
Design, animate and produce the branding and graphics for a new Saturday night show in which five couples go head to head on a series of driving and quizzing challenges.
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FeaturesJericho, ITV
Complete conform, grade and VFX, and deliver the 8 x 60-minute drama about a shanty town in the Yorkshire Dales that springs up around the construction of a railway viaduct in the 1870s.
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NewsTracey Ullman’s Show, BBC1
Complete offline and picture post for Tracey Ullman’s 6 x 30-minute sketch show.
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NewsTVT adds Steele to management team
TVT has made two additions to its management team with Andy Steele and Hayden Punter joining the Chiswick-based media services firm.
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NewsFountain Studios set to close
Fountain Studios, home of The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, looks likely to close after the site and buildings were sold to a property developer.
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NewsDPP releases delivery spec for HD commercials and promos
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has revealed the components of its approved Common Technical Delivery Standards for HD commercials/sponsorship and promo material.
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NewsDock 10 offers VR service after producing shorts for The Voice
Dock 10 is to add virtual reality production to its available services after completing “immersive” digital shorts for BBC1’s The Voice UK.
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NewsThe Farm set to open new post facility in Bristol
The Farm is making preparations for a new post-production facility on Whiteladies Road in Bristol.
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NewsThe Flying Colour Company bolsters VFX team
Technicolor flame artist Andy Maddison will join visual effects firm The Flying Colour Company (TFCC) later this month.
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NewsAvid refines connectivity for Media Composer
Avid has improved the way its Media Composer editing software communicates with the Artist DNxIO in/out system.
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NewsPhilips and Technicolor join forces over HDR delivery
Philips and Technicolor have agreed to merge their delivery road maps for HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology.
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NewsWar and Peace
Visual effects BlueBoltClients BBC Cymru Wales Drama; The Weinstein CompanyBrief To help create the large-scale battle scenes for the BBC’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s War And Peace, often called the ‘greatest novel ever written’.Approached by director Tom Harper, the BlueBolt team were tasked with producing the ...
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NewsUnion talks help to soften 3sixtymedia job losses
The impact of job losses at 3sixtymedia has been lessened following discussions between ITV Studios and media industry trade union Bectu.
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NewsLee and Horton set to lead Timeline North
Dubbing mixer Richard Lee and post co-ordinator Georgia Horton will take over the day-to-day running of Timeline North following post-production director Eben Clancy’s decision to launch Phantom Sun Post Production.