30 dedicated post-production exhibitors and nine free seminars feature in line up at the two-day trade show at Olympia London next month (11-12 May 2022)

Post Production Supervision

The Media Production and Technology Show at Olympia London on 11-12 May 2022 will host two days of free-to-attend seminars focused on audio. 

The show is run by Broadcast Tech’s parent company MBI, and is the UK’s biggest annual event for the television production sector. It’s both an exhibition and conference covering all genres of TV and all aspects of production (pre-production, production, virtual production, post and distribution).

MPTS 2022 features keynote sessions from Louis Theroux and Adam Deacon, and an audience of more than 7,000 are expected to attend the show over the two days.

The post-production theatre will have nine free seminars, covering topics such as VFX training, Multi-dimensional editing, Editors’ masterclasses, Animation Post-Production, Grader’s Masterclass, Archiving and restoration, Remote Working & Cloud, and more. 

There will also be 30 dedicated post-production exhibitors, showcasing the latest in cutting-edge technologies, services and techniques.

The full Post-Production Theatre seminar programme at MPTS 2022 is:

DAY 1 (Wednesday 11 May 2022)

State of the Nation: Post Production (40 minutes)

Chair

Jake Bickerton, Editorial Director - Broadcast Tech & Sport

Speakers

David Barrett, Head of Post Production - Plimsoll Productions

Cara Kotschy, Managing Director - Residence Pictures

Adam Downey, Director of Post Production - Sky Production Services

This panel will discuss the changes they have had to adapt to in ways of remote working over the last 2 years, the changing face of post production, the squeeze on budgets from clients and what is the future of Soho?

Tackling the Skills Gap in Post Production (40 minutes)

Chair

Paul Craig, Consultant & Creative Producer - Viewtorch Pictures Media

Speakers

Rowan Bray, Managing Director - Clear Cut Pictures

Neil Hatton, CEO - UK Screen Alliance

Ed Bengoa, Director of Post Production - ITN Productions

How should the post production industry be tackling the issues and what steps need to take place to try and relieve the stress of filling roles and finding talent.

Working on feature films with DaVinci Resolve’s Collaborative Mode (40 minutes)

Speaker

Daria Fissoun, Freelance Trainer

Daria Fissoun will examine the benefits of DaVinci Resolve’s Collaborative Mode from set to post and how Walt Disney Studios is utilising the workflow to produce original content for its streaming service, Disney+.

Oscar-nominated multi-dimensional editing with DaVinci Resolve (40 minutes)

Speaker

Thomas Engell, Company Founder - Sound of Sunrise

Nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Short Film (Live Action) category, discover how On My Mind used traditional film editing techniques and digital manipulation to create a story with potency and powerful characters. Furthermore, learn how colour and light was used to enhance the composition and storytelling.

Remote Working & Cloud in Post (40 minutes)

Chair

Jake Bickerton, Editorial Director - Broadcast Tech & Sport

Speakers

Jai Cave, Technical Operations Director - ENVY

Cara Kotschy, Managing Director - Residence Pictures

Simon Green, Founder & CEO - Green Rock

Adam Morris, Technical Director - Streamland Media

This session looks at the transition to remote and cloud-based workflows in post-production. The pandemic was an unavoidable catalyst forcing all post houses to implement new ways of working that took services traditionally carried out at a post house, including video and audio editing, and enabled them to happen from any location.

With Covid lockdowns now hopefully a thing of the past, and clients apparently keen to return to pre-Covid days, will things transition back to how they were before, or will new remote and/or hybrid workflows remain popular? Does the proven ability to do remote working also present options for post houses to have a presence in the regions without the need to open full-scale offices outside of London?

DAY 2 (Thursday 12 May 2022)

Grader’s Masterclass (40 minutes)

Chair

Neil Hatton, CEO - UK Screen Alliance

Speakers

Jet Omeshibi, Senior Colourist - Goldcrest Post

Paul Harrison, Colourist - Residence Pictures

Dan Gill, Colourist - The Farm Group at Farm Bristol

A chat with some of the UK’s top graders sharing insights on projects they have worked on, their thoughts on remote working and how relationships have changed creatively and what does the working pattern of a grader look like in the future.

A software-defined future for Broadcast and Post (40 minutes)

Chair

Jamie Allan, Media, Entertainment & Broadcast Lead - EMEA - NVIDIA

Speakers

Peter Brightwell, Lead R&D Engineer - BBC R&D

Larissa Görner-Meeus, Director Product Line Management, AMPP - Grass Valley

Andy Copeland, Principal Solutions Architect, Media and Entertainment - Dell Technologies

This session will discuss how some of the world’s largest broadcast organisations and technology platform architects are approaching the concept of software-defined infrastructure, virtualisation, containerised workflows and multi-cloud strategies for our traditional requirements and the new wave of AI tools and IP Video networking being deployed in the ecosystem.

Animation Post-Production: RIFT (40 minutes)

Speaker

Hasraf (HaZ) Dulull, Director/Producer (Film, TV & Video Games)

Discover why virtual production techniques and DaVinci Resolve will reshape the future of feature animation workflows. From mapping out a concept to importing composites from Unreal Engine and manipulating assets in Fusion, discover how RIFT is built and managed in DaVinci Resolve.

Anatomy of the Grade: The Witcher, Series 2 (35 minutes)

Speaker

Jet Omeshibi, Senior Colourist - Goldcrest Post

A work of stunning contrasts and colour, Senior Goldcrest Post Colourist Jet Omoshebi dives into the formulation and challenges of a digital intermediate (DI) and finish on the second series of the Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher. Jet’s experience spans a glittering roster of high end TV productions including Fortitude, The Night Manager and Line of Duty.