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Moov titles celeb gameshow
Moov has created the title sequence for new BBC1 comedy 29 Minutes of Famefor Angst Productions. The Bob Mortimer-hosted gameshow takes a sideswipe at the overinflated world of celebrity and fame. Designers Nevil Appleton, Graham Clarkin and Jane Aspinwall used 2D still imagery to create a ...
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Sony lands contract to bring HD to Royal Opera House
Sony has won a contract to turn the Royal Opera House into a high-definition broadcast studio.
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Dillon sets up production agency Rare
The executive producer in charge of Channel 4's recent mammoth rebranding campaign has opened a production agency, Rare.
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Pepper adds suite
Pepper has added a new HD Nitris suite as it expands its online operations. The expansion also includes an HD upgrade for its fourth Nitris and additional storage capacity, costing an estimated£150,000. The new Nitris will be used from this week on forthcoming BBC drama Fingersmith, ...
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Crow TV opens second facility
Crow Television is doubling its capacity by setting up shop on the doorstep of Endemol, Atlantic Productions and National Geographic.
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MBO gives Kanjee control of Evolutions
Evolutions Television is set for major expansion following a multimillion-pound management buyout led by managing director Simon Kanjee.
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NewsTV Corp offloads Visions for£16.8m
The Television Corporation is to offload outside broadcast business, Visions, to American company NEP for£16.8m, marking its withdrawal from the facilities market.
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Craft workshops
Next year's Broadcast Production Show will feature two new elements. Acknowledging the rise in interactive and branded TV the 2005 show will host a workshop called The Channel Centre. There is also a new feature for cameramen, DoPs, lighting directors and videographers called the Camera Skills & Craft Work-shops which ...
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Lola buys Flame
Visual effects facility Lola has bought another Flame and an HDCam tape deck. The compositing and finishing tool was purchased for use on the BBC's docu-drama Supervolcano and has also been used on the latest Maroon 5 video. Reseller XTFX completed the deal. Lola is run by Oscar-winning compositor Rob ...
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Skaramoosh posts Burrell doc
Skaramoosh has completed editing, animation and finishing on an October Films documentary about butler Paul Burrell's experiences working for the royal family. Skaramoosh used previously unseen stills placed in 3D environments to recreate scenes and key events. The art direction and animation was done by Piers Helm, the online and ...
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St Anne's Sherlock Holmes case
St Anne's Post has completed the grade, dubbing mix and online on Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk Stocking. The Tiger Aspect production required extra atmosphere and sense of period from the grade so senior colourist Vince Narduzzo added smoke effects to ...
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BBC2 Finds Santa
The Image Foundry and Manchester University have completed a reconstruction of what Santa Claus really looked liked. The Real Face of Santa , produced by Atlantic Product-ions, pieces together a 3D image of Saint Nicholas that owes more to his fourth-century Turkish roots and bruiser ...
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BBC1 turns to 2AM for Christmas
2AM Films has produced Christmas idents for BBC1. The interstitials are built around an idea submitted by a 10 year-old Blue Peter viewer as part of competition to design an ident. It features more than 30 kids and is called Bouncy Puddings. Andy Margetson was ...
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NewsMPC sale nets ITV£52.7m
ITV has finally offloaded its post production facility The Moving Picture Company to French technology group Thomson.
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Parry on the move
Colourist Jamie Parry has joined Manchester post-production facility Sumners. Parry spent seven years at Granada where he worked on, among other things , The Forsyte Saga, Clocking Off, Phoenix Nights and Son of God. Parry joins as senior colourist ...
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Editworks expands
Light entertainment editing specialist Editworks is moving into the documentary and drama markets. Former St Anne's Post sales manager Dean Watkins has been appointed head of business development at the Noho post house - known for its work on productions such as Who Wants to ...
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Triangle nabs Dixon
Triangle Post Production has poached compositor Paul Dixon from BBC Broadcast. Dixon worked on the title sequence for the BBC's Olympics coverage, which was shortlisted in the RTS Craft and Design Awards last week. He replaces Joe Billington who left to work for hardware and software developers Discreet. Triangle has ...
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Collins finds Oasis
Editor Andy Collins will join Oasis Television this month. Collins worked for BBC Resources for 15 years where he worked on the Olympics and Paralympics in Athens. Upcoming jobs include the opening sequence for Match of the Day , BBC promos and an undisclosed BBC ...
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Dunstall On Ascent
Award-winning titles, idents and branding designer Roisin Dunstall has left Blue to join Ascent Media's One Post. Her credits include on-air promos for the BBC, Channel 4 and Discovery and title sequences for The Bill and Dates from Hell. ...
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Emap spoofs 1970s for Kerrang!
Emap TV Design, Up Creative and Conkerco have produced idents for the Kerrang! music channel. The 4 x 30-second spots are based on 1970s public information broadcast warnings in a style reminiscent of Little Britain. The threat of caravan fatalities and rabies are parodied ...