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NewsStudy finds women are ‘invisible’ in visual effects industry
Women received just 21.6% of all VFX credits across the top 400 grossing films from 2016 to 2019, according to a new report titled Invisible in Visual Effects.
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NewsReport: time to invest in virtual production skills
The UK needs to rapidly train and invest in virtual production skills if it is to capitalise on the technology, according to a report from the StoryFutures Academy: The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling.
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NewsBelfast’s Titanic Studios listed for sale
Belfast filming facility Titanic Studios has been put up for sale.
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NewsDisney+ to launch Marvel films in IMAX’s Expanded Aspect Ratio
Streaming service Disney+ is to launch 13 Marvel titles in IMAX’s Expanded Aspect Ratio on 12 November.
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Industry TrendsBehind the scenes of Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast
Kenneth Branagh’s biographical family drama reclaims the city in an era where the streets had no name. Editor Una Ní Dhonghaíle speaks about cutting the drama.
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Industry TrendsNFS over RDMA boosts storage performance for M&E workflows
We are in a new golden era of content creation writes Gregory Shiff. The explosion of streaming services has brought an unprecedented volume of new and amazing media. Production, post-production, visual effects, animation, finishing: everyone is booked solid with work. The expectations for this content are higher than ever, with ...
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Industry TrendsSelecting the right CPU performance benchmark
Benchmarks are vital tools for measuring the performance of Central Processing Units (CPUs) in the most popular consumer devices writes Ajay Joshi. With the advent of more complicated use cases and compute workloads, benchmarks are becoming increasingly important in the home device market, which includes digital television (DTV) and set-top ...
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NewsTV can help viewers decarbonise their lifestyles, says Sky
Broadcaster Sky has called for greater collaboration among broadcasters to help consumers to decarbonise their lifestyles through on-air content.
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NewsFramestore opens Mumbai studio
VFX house Framestore has opened a 30,000 square-foot, purpose-built studio in Mumbai.
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NewsOver 200 cinematographers call for ban of functional firearms on set
Over 200 leading cinematographers have signed an open letter calling for the ban of functional firearms on film sets following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust last month.
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NewsElisabeth Murdoch backs VFX start-up BeloFX
Elisabeth Murdoch has backed new visual effects company beloFX, which has been launched in Canada and the UK by former senior leaders of VFX giant DNEG.
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Industry TrendsThe Set Top Box revolution
The world of content distribution is undergoing a transformation, creating new commercial opportunities for operators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) writes Pablo Fraile.
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NewsBBC Sport boss awarded IBC’s International Honour for Excellence
The IBC2021 International Honour for Excellence will be awarded to Barbara Slater, BBC Director of Sport.
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Industry TrendsAn OB blooms in Chelsea – behind the scenes of the BBC’s Chelsea Flower Show coverage
With more than a week of coverage, the BBC’s annual visit to the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show is one of the biggest non-sporting outside broadcasts of the year.
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Industry TrendsPsychological first aid for freelancers
The Rory Peck Trust, the charity representing freelance news journalists, has teamed up with Facebook for two-part trauma and resilience pilot programme, that focusses on the treatable ‘injury’ aspects of post-traumatic stress injury rather than the tortuous ‘damage’ aspects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Industry TrendsDune: Behind the scenes with cinematographer Grieg Fraser
“Fear is the mind-killer,” says Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides in Dune. The hero must use his mind to overcome his fear. It’s a central theme of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel and one that also resonated with DP Grieg Fraser, ACS ASC, who is taking on the hallowed science fiction tome ...
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Industry TrendsHow the Battle of Lake Changjin is set to top 2021 box office
Chinese release The Battle of Lake Changjin epitomises the use of the term ‘epic’, with some three directors, six DoPs, 70,000 extras and a record domestic box office performance.
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Industry TrendsIBC2021 Accelerators: Smart Remote Production For Real-Time Animation
Accelerating the animation pipeline without increasing the amount of kit required is the principal aim of the Smart Remote Production For Real-Time Animation Accelerator project, which is bringing together leading broadcasters and vendors to leverage the latest technological developments of markerless motion capture and speech-driven facial animation to drive CG ...
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NewsHollywood crew strike averted
A Hollywood production shutdown has been averted after US studios and streamers struck an 11th hour deal with the union representing film and TV crews.
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NewsTalpa Network hires ITV’s Meijs as CEO
John de Mol’s Talpa Network has appointed Maarten Meijs as chief executive.
