One-day free-to-attend conference will take place at The Brewery, London on 29 November
TechFest 2022, a comprehensive one-day event for the production and post-production industry, is taking place at The Brewery, London, on 29 November.
The free-to-attend event has two streams of content, based adjacently in the venue - covering creative tech and tech innovation. There will also be an exhibition and networking space.
The wide-ranging programme includes topics such as virtual production, AI, fixed rig programming, remote production, technical case studies in VFX and grading, sustainability in live production, the recruitment crisis, and more. The full programme is below.
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TechFest is followed on the same day by the Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards, which celebrate the exceptional teams behind the most outstanding broadcast productions of the past year. You can find out more about that and secure your place on the night here.
TechFest 2022 Programme
09:30-10:15 Registration
10:40-11:25 Technology: Room 101
This expert panel discusses what technologies are the future and what is going in Room 101.
Chair: Jake Bickerton, Editorial Director - Broadcast Tech & Sport Group
Speakers: Cristina Gomila, Managing Director Content Technology & Innovation - Sky; Judy Parnall, Head of Standards & Industry - BBC; George Cook, Head of Engineering - Electric Theatre Collective London; Adam Morris, Managing Director - Picture Shop (UK)
11:00-11:35 In conversation with…
Louisa Bremner is a Virtual Production Supervisor for film and TV, working on shows such as Matrix 4, Death on the Nile and House of the Dragon, which is the case study we will discuss during this session.
Chair: Max Miller, Reporter - Broadcast Tech & Sport Group
Speaker: Louisa Bremner, Virtual Production Supervisor - Lux Machina
11:30-11:55 The explosion of Generative AI & Synthetic Media
Join NVIDIA in this session to explore the rise of AI image generation and synthetic content in Media and Entertainment.
We will discuss how these tools are being used today across many industries, what future use cases might look like, and the potential impact on broadcast and post production. We’ll also give tips and tricks on how you can start investigating synthetic content for your business, as well as demonstrate some state of the art tools!
Speaker: Jamie Allan, Media, Entertainment & Broadcast Industry Lead, EMEA - NVIDIA
11:50-12:30 Fixed Rig - what’s next for the genre?
Fixed-rig programme and content creation has become a firm fixture on commissioners slates in recent years - but what’s next? how many boundaries can be pushed and how far can fixed-rig filming really go?
Chair: Jake Bickerton, Editorial Director - Broadcast Tech & Sport Group
Speakers: Ricky Martin, Head of Technical Operations - CAPTURE - ENVY Post Production; Lucie Duxbury, Executive Producer - The Garden; Tom Parr, Freelance Multicamera/Series Director (Fixed Rig Specialist/Consultant); Amy Delooze, Location Manager - Picture Shop
12:05-12:35 Remote Production: How cost effective can it really be?
In this fireside chat, Dave Beynon, Director at Greenlight Television, talks about his experience creating a remote production facility for mid-tier broadcast and rights holders, discussing the critical role of technology in keeping remote production costs down and what to consider when exploring connectivity.
Chair: Lisa Collins, Marketing Director - The Circle Society
Speaker: Dave Benyon, Director - Greenlight Productions
12:45-13:25 Virtual Production: Who, What, Why & When
Virtual Production has imploded across the creation of content in Film, TV, advertising and corporates - but who should be using it, how much does it cost, what are the challenges and benefits in using Virtual production on -set and in studio.
Chair: Clare Plaisted, Managing Director - PRComs
Speakers: Richard Wormwell, Head of Innovation - dock10; Tim Doubleday, Virtual Production Supervisor - Dimension/DNEG Virtual Production; David Johnstone, Lead Technologist - Digital Catapult
12:45-13:15 VFX Masterclass: Netflix’s The Sandman
We take a look at the Netflix comic book adaptation with One Of Us. Who, with a team of over 100 VFX artists led by VFX supervisor James Brennan-Craddock VFX producer Catherine Martin and 2D supervisor Nathan Remy, provided 240 VFX shots for the series.
Chair: Lisa Collins, Marketing Director - The Circle Society
Speaker: James Brennan-Craddock, VFX Supervisor - One of Us
13:30-14:10 Frozen Planet II - Masterclass
So many new iconic scenes were captured in the latest series of Frozen Planet from the incredible team at the BBC Natural History Unit. With some of the team who delivered those scenes on the panel, we take a closer look at some of them to find out just how they did it from underwater filming to aerial camerawork.
Chair: George Panayiotou, Business Development Director - Films at 59
Speakers: Yoland Bosiger, Assistant Producer - BBC Natural History Unit; Alex Lanchester, Producer, Frozen Planet II (ep. Frozen Worlds) - BBC Natural History Unit
13:30-14:00 Extreme E case study
We take a behind the scenes look at how Aurora created the ground-breaking Extreme E host broadcast coverage.
Speakers: David O’Carroll, Operations Director - Aurora Media WorldWide; Emily Merron, Engineering Manager - NEP
14:10-14:35 Succeeding during turbulence: Optimizing remote creative collaboration, and streamlining the production process
In this panel discussion with producers and creatives from across the industry, we’ll discuss how to run a leaner production operation in a tight labour market while optimizing ROI, through the use of remote collaboration software such as LucidLink.
Chair: Julie O’Grady, Director of Strategic Solutions - LucidLink
Speakers: Hanah Draper, Global Head of Production - Final Pixel; James Hakesley, CEO & Co-Founder - CUBE™; Luke Hatfield, Group Head of Sound - Vaudeville
14:40-15:15 Editing in the Cloud: Live demonstration
In this live demonstration, Simon Hall and Dale Campbell show how DaVinci Resolve’s cloud collaboration functionality works, co-editing media in real time. Simon will be physically present at the event, while Dale will be in Still Moving Media’s offices in Cheltenham.
Speakers: Simon Hall, Senior Technical Sales Specialist - Blackmagic Design; Dale Campbell, Creative Director - Still Moving Media
14:45-15:10 Creating and delivering digital content across global sports events
In this interactive talk, Dale Umphray discusses the technology deployed to efficiently capture and edit content across global events whilst reducing travel and engaging closely with customers.
Chair: Alistair Washbourn, Commercial Director - ELEMENTS
Speaker: Dale Umphray, Technical Director - Engage Digital Partners
15:20-15:55 Is the recruitment crisis damaging your bottom line?
What’s the impact on your business as the industry tackles the talent crunch? With many roles remaining unfilled and productions threatened to be derailed with the acute recruitment crisis deepening, what should the industry be doing to proactively promote outside of the industry and bring in new talent?
Chair: Carrie Wootten, CEO - Rise Up Academy
Speakers: Niki Whittle, Rise Up Academy volunteer; Tim Guilder, Head of Production Technology - ITV Studios; Andy Beale, Chief Engineer - BT Sport
15:30-16:15 Goodbye to our Queen: the impact on British news operations during the 10 days of mourning
London Bridge Has Fallen: the code used to inform news teams around the world that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away in September. The manual and guidelines are in place and have been for years, but what really happens in the news operations team when an event of this scale finally happens?
Chair: Conor Dignam, CEO - MBI
Speakers: Morwen Williams, Head of UK Operations - BBC News; Tami Hoffman, Head of News & Archive - ITN Productions; Lorna Iles, ITV News Director
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