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    Aardman takes two awards at Rushes Shorts Festival

    12 August 2004

    Aardman Animation picked up two awards at the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival last week.

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    Aardman picks up 2 Soho awards

    6 August 2004

    Bristol's multi-Oscar winning Aardman Animations has picked up two more awards, this time for its TV work.

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    Polecam to Olympics

    5 August 2004

    Camera Core is taking six Polecam rigs to the Olympics, all of which will be fitted with a new 'dive bag'. The bag houses the camera and is covered with a chemical film that prevents water droplets from gathering, allowing a smooth transition between above and below the water surface ...

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    Sixfootsix's Olympian task

    5 August 2004

    Sixfootsix and North One have designed and produced the Olympic Games' official title sequence for the International Olympic Committee. The sequence follows a timeline looking back over 2,000 years of Greek sporting history, taking the viewer on a journey from ancient Greece to the modern age. Creative Director Jan Hallet ...

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    MPC to siggraph

    5 August 2004

    The Moving Picture Company (MPC) is to spearhead the UK trade and investment's presence at this year's Siggraph exhibition. The initiative, which has been funded by the UK government, aims to showcase the expertise of the British visual effects business at the annual graphics event. MPC has worked on ...

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    Machine Room Hiring

    5 August 2004

    David Wilson has joined the Machine Room as VT duplication sales manager to further the VTR plc-owned duplication operations and strengthen its bookings department. Wilson, previously of Dubbs, joined before Dubbs' recent redundancies. Wilson said: 'I was keen to pursue other options and moving to The Machine Room will allow ...

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    Resolution opens nine-suite facility

    5 August 2004

    Resolution has opened its second new facility in as many weeks by taking over the building previously occupied by facilities company Head First.

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    Cut and Run kicks off new MOTD

    5 August 2004

    Cut and Run and Wave have contributed to Match of the Day's return to the BBC. The BBC Broadcast-produced trail recreates the Match of the Day signature theme tune using football-related sounds: burgers frying, the swish of the ball hitting ...

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    DB wins contract

    5 August 2004

    Broadcast systems integrator DB Broadcast has won the contract to build two transmission survey vehicles for BBC strategy & distribution. The specialist vehicles will be used to measure terrestrial TV and radio reception throughout the UK, including DTT and DAB.

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    Jowell meets Bectu

    5 August 2004

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell has agreed to meet broadcasting union Bectu to discuss its fears about the sale of BBC Technology. Jowell will meet union representatives before the government makes a decision on the proposed sale of the technology offshoot to German firm Siemens. The meeting is expected to take ...

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    422 Manchester invests in HD to stop client drain

    5 August 2004

    422 Manchester has invested around£400,000 on high-definition products to stop big-budget local clients from heading south for post-production work.

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    Fusion nabs 'The Heist' job for C4

    5 August 2004

    Fusion has post-produced reality documentary The Heist for Windfall Films. The 3 x 50-minute series follows a team of reformed criminals as they try to outwit a team of security experts by planning and executing daring crimes, such as kidnapping and ransoming a racehorse. ...

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    TV Set merges P3 with Arena Digital

    5 August 2004

    Post-production group The Television Set has bought post facility P3 for an undisclosed sum. The broadcast and corporate post-production company will be merged with Arena Digital at TV Set's five-storey Newman Street site to create a new company, Arena P3.

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    3 Mills sold to LDA

    5 August 2004

    East London's 3 Mills Studios has been sold to the London Development Agency (LDA). The deal, worth a reputed£22.54m, was signed last week with completion expected within a month. 3

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    Pepper shakes up love story

    29 July 2004

    Pepper has completed picture post on BBC2 drama When I'm 64. The film is an unconventional love story about two gay men who reach retirement, and look back on the difficulties they experienced coming out in their youth. Colourist Chris Beeton graded and Simon ...

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    New pepper kit

    29 July 2004

    Pepper has installed Finaliser, the Edifis colour processor and finishing system, to replace the Ursa Diamond that it sold to TK One in May. Finaliser provides extensive creative capabilities in disk-based and tape-to-tape colour correction, in HD as well as standard definition. Managing director Patrick Holzen said: 'We were looking ...

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    Glassworks flames

    29 July 2004

    Glassworks has bought four HD-compatible Flames to cater for an increase in HD work. Managing director Hector MacLeod said: 'The new Discreet suites can work at HD but when they work at standard definition the difference will really be noticed.' Glassworks is due to work on the new Robbie Williams ...

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    HD first for UK TV

    29 July 2004

    Metro Broadcast, BowTie TV and ntl last week aired the UK's first commercial 4:2:2, MPeg-encoded, high definition transmission in Dolby 5.1 surround. NHK, the Japanese broadcaster, chose Metro to project manage the first European transmission of Nodojiman , the long-running Japanese karaoke entertainment show. It ...

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    Two more leave TSI for Evolutions

    29 July 2004

    Evolutions Television has poached two more senior staff from rival TSI, bringing the number of ex-TSI staff at the Berners Street facility to four.

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    Oasis posts Olympic Dream

    29 July 2004

    Oasis has completed My Big Fat Greek Olympic Dream , a Bite Yer Legs production for BBC3. The documentary followed Radio 1's part-Greek DJ Nemone for 12 months, as she chased her dream of competing at the Olympics, trying to prove that she ...