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    Waller joins red

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    Colourist Tim Waller has joined Red. Waller, who started at SVC grading classic promos such as Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love before moving to MPC, has joined from his post as head of telecine at Dublin's Windmill Lane Pictures. His work included commercials for Guinness, Vodafone and Carlsberg. Red managing ...

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    Second EQ at AHC

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    AHC Post has installed a second Quantel EQ, less than a year after buying its first, to cope with a demand for HD work. It has also bought a Quantel QEdit Pro editing system, which will be networked with the two eQs to handle preparation and SD-only work. 'It's been ...

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    Jelly TV buys smoke

    2004-05-27T08:30:00Z

    Bristol-based Jelly TV has bought the UK's first Smoke on Linux system for£50,000. The graphics and animation specialist decided to buy it on the back of recent successful projects for the BBC: Curriculum Bites for BBC Education and Time Machine for the Natural History Unit. Jelly delivered over 300 SFX ...

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    Bectu calls for halt of BBC Technology sale

    2004-05-24T10:40:05Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu has written to the new BBC chairman Michel Grade calling on him to review recent decisions, including the sale of BBC Technology.

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    Industry votes on board for UK Post

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    Members of the post-production community have shown their faith in the UK Post steering committee by awarding all its members seats on the full board.

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    Machine Room adds HD and offline services

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    The Machine Room has spent£300,000 on HD grading and offline services.

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    Condor takes on Flame artist

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    Condor Post-production has recruited Flame and Smoke artist Gary Driver, reuniting him with his former boss Tom Horton.

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    422 goes Wild with Bill Oddie

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    Bristol-based 422 South has completed a branded graphics package for Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie for the BBC. A bird emblem was set in different natural environments using a hand-drawn logo by Howard Moses, who also created hand-made models for the sequence, including ice ...

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    TSI posts new Test the Nation

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    TSI Post has built the graphics for Talent TV's upcoming Test the Nation. The questions and answers package was created by Mark McKenna on Smoke HD. The Mac systems that were previously used had struggled to keep up with the workflow. 'Working on HD ...

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    Oasis finishes Pavarotti doc

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    Oasis Television has completed audio work on BBC documentary Pavarotti - the Last Tenor. Director Francis Hanly chose Oasis dubbing mixer Hugh Mitchell-Dawson to drive the audio desk, saying: 'I've always worked with Hugh because he has a good feel for music and we ...

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    Gearbox guarantee

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    GearBox Sound and Vision is going to guarantee a within-the-hour delivery service to Soho-based companies, via a new service called Gearbox Express. Managing director Richard Eastwood felt that the needs of the Soho community demanded that they 'get as close as possible to where our clients are based'. Eastwood said ...

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    Cut & Run in LA tie-up

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    London's Cut & Run has joined forces with US-based Swietlik Editorial and executive director Christie Cash to open an office in LA. Cut & Run Los Angeles will represent the combined editorial roster in the US while UK operations will trade under Cut & Run London. Owner Steve Gandolfi believed ...

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    Rushes Europe push

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    Rushes has promoted Vittorio Giannini to senior producer/new business executive to drive sales of Rushes services and creative staff to the continent. His remit includes re-establishing links with new and existing clients in France, Italy, Germany and Scandinavia. Giannini will answer to Carl Grinter, director of production and business development.

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    Audio reseller set up

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    HHB Communications has launched a reseller division to supply audio kit to the television post-production sector. Headed by former Tyrell sales manager Ben Nemes the new branch will be called Scrub and will sell and service Digidesign systems and extras. The new division will initially employ three people and be ...

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    Awards honour young talent

    2004-05-20T08:30:00Z

    Dublin-based Daniel O'Hara won best young director award at Wednesday (19 May) night's Broadcast Young Talent Awards.

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    Animation restored

    2004-05-19T15:38:53Z

    Metro Broadcast has restored, mastered and authored the complete 85 x 24-minute animated classic Battle of the Planets for DVD. Metro's Steve Wilsmore used Archangel to clean film dirt, grain, scratches and flickers. Scratchbox was used on a round-the-clock basis, targeting specific problems on a frame-by-frame basis. The 25th anniversary ...

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    BBC dominates Bafta craft awards

    2004-05-17T09:54:40Z

    Production staff working on BBC programmes picked up the lions share of winners trophies at last night's BAFTA craft award.

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    UK Post reveals board

    2004-05-14T10:23:42Z

    UK Post, the trade association for the post production sector, has revealed the members of its inaugural board.

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    Avid wins news job at Meridian

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    ITV Meridian has chosen Avid to supply the newsroom technology for its new regional tapeless production centre. The initiative is being viewed as a blueprint for all ITV regional newsrooms across the UK and, if it goes to plan, could result in a multimillion pound contract for Avid Technology, ...

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    Record results fuel Frontier expansion

    2004-05-13T08:30:00Z

    london post house Frontier Post is investing£500,000 to expand its Wells Street facility after record turnover results, writes Rick Dacey.