All Facilities articles – Page 313
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NewsSky to shoot 3D Royal Wedding short
Sky has confirmed that it will shoot some aspects of the Royal Wedding in 3D, with five 3D rigs positioned outside Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
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FeaturesPrices provide the wow factor
NAB may not have delivered a ‘must have’ new product, but there were some big drops in the cost of both software and hardware. George Bevir finds out what everyone was talking about.
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NewsNI firms set for Thrones return
Post facilities in Northern Ireland are gearing up for the return of HBO’s Game Of Thrones.
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NewsGarbutt returns to Prime Focus
Senior sales executive Will Garbutt has returned to Prime Focus after spending four months as head of post-production at Halo.
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NewsRoyal wedding boosts rentals
Pro Motion Hire has reported a 50% increase in camera hire as international broadcasters gear up for the royal wedding.
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FeaturesMalaria No More promo for MTV
Create an overhead pullout shot of tents in fields to illustrate the number of people killed each year by malaria.
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NewsCollege opens for Cannes
Ravensbourne will hold one-hour 3D sessions for London-based freelancers and small-to-medium-sized creative companies at the Cannes Film Festival next month.
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NewsPeel set to acquire Pinewood Shepperton
MediaCityUK developer Peel looks set to acquire Pinewood Shepperton after its improved offer was accepted by the directors of the facilities group.
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FeaturesLiquid Bomb Plot
Full post on the doc examining how the police and MI5 stopped the UK’s largest-ever terrorist plot in 2006.
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NewsFirst for Blackmagic as Thunderbolt strikes NAB
Blackmagic was among a handful of firms to demonstrate products featuring high-speed input/output technology Thunderbolt at last week’s NAB in Las Vegas.
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KIT Digital buys Ioko
IP video company KIT Digital has acquired video technology firm Ioko for $79.4m (£48.8m).
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NewsRed Bee strikes gold
Red Bee Media picked up five gold awards at last week’s PromaxBDA Europe Awards for brand promotion, advertising and design in Europe.
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NewsSecond firm in running for Pinewood
A second firm has expressed an interest in acquiring the studios group Pinewood Shepperton.
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NewsThe Farm to share US X Factor
The Farm will provide the finishing services for the upcoming US version of The X Factor, with the show’s production firm, Fremantle Media, completing the offline edit.
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NewsInvestment in United pays off for Lipsync
Lipsync’s financial investment in BBC2 drama United helped the post house cope with tight deadlines and a limited budget, according to the facility’s head of VFX.
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NewsThe Look moves into 3D
Boutique facility The Look has added a Mistika 2K finishing system (pictured) to its set-up as it prepares to move in to 3D post-production.
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NewsThe Mill plans expansion in wake of Barclays deal
The Mill has outlined plans for further international growth following its sale to Barclays Private Equity in a deal that values the business at £119m.
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NewsAshburner to chair WRN
Broadcast services company WRN Broadcast has appointed current technology director Tim Ashburner to the position of chairman.