All Features articles – Page 9
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Industry TrendsBehind the scenes: 6 Underground
6 Underground sees Netflix hand one of its biggest ever budgets to director Michael Bay. Adrian Pennington speaks with cinematographer Bojan Bazelli about creating practical effects for Bay’s new Ryan Reynolds-starring action blockbuster.
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Industry TrendsLive music broadcasting: the new frontier for next gen audio?
Live production with NGA has been dominated by sports. But could live music be the next opportunity for immersive sound? David Davies investigates.
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Industry TrendsHBO Max: Too late to the streaming party?
Despite a powerful programming line-up, the jury is out on whether the costly HBO Max can carve out a space for itself in the crowded streaming market. Tim Dams reports on WarnerMedia’s OTT play in IBC365’s series on new SVOD platforms.
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Industry TrendsDemocratising solidarity for freedom of the press
The future of freedom of speech is heavily dependent on the power of public service broadcasters, despite the rise of OTT platforms freelance documentary filmmakers agree press freedom requires solidarity, say winners of the Rory Peck Sony Impact Awards
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Industry TrendsCreating Spotify for sports to counter piracy
As fast as technology has helped to bring the action of sports closer to fans it has also led to a boom in the presence of piracy as a threat to rights holders and broadcasters.
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Industry Trends5G: The impact on broadcasting
As 5G deployments gain momentum into 2020, the media and broadcast industry is looking at ways of capitalising on this next-generation mobile tech. Explore how in technical papers from the BBC, KPN, Ericsson, Qualcomm and Nokia.
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Executive InterviewsThe DTG helps with UK Cyber Security legislation
DTG CEO Richard Lindsay-Davies talks cyber security, the move to IP and personalisation.
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Industry TrendsBehind the scenes: The Irishman
Martin Scorsese’s new crime drama sees the Goodfellas director reunite with Robert De Niro. Adrian Pennington spoke to Rodrigo Prieto about shooting a tale that spans six decades.
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Industry TrendsIndustry innovators: Quantel
In its heyday, Quantel’s tools were the must-have items for finishing houses. In the second of IBC365’s Industry Innovator series, Adrian Pennington looks at how Quantel gave broadcast a quantum leap into the digital era.
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Industry TrendsNew World Symphony: Orchestral academy gets ready for 4K HDR
The world-renowned Miami classical music institution is approaching the completion of an ambitious multi-year upgrade, writes David Davies.
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Executive InterviewsLight fields: A bright immersive idea
Light field is seen as the cutting edge of immersive tech and a new industry organisation is looking to standardise the technology. James Pearce speaks to IDEA president Pete Ludé about what light fields bring to VR.
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Industry TrendsAnalysis: The evolution of immersive
Several studies have attached massive numbers to the VR and AR sector, but VR, in particular, has suffered a number of setbacks from the likes of Google and the BBC. James Pearce takes a look at the immersive market.
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Industry TrendsCinema tech: Could improved images & sound bolster fluctuating audiences?
Declining cinema attendance in Europe means that a greater focus on higher-resolution images and immersive technologies is inevitable, writes David Davies.
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Executive InterviewsInterview: Paul Debevec, Google
Paul Debevec, Google In Steven Spielberg’s movie Ready Player One there’s a shot of actor Ty Sheridan putting on virtual reality (VR) headgear which transitions imperceptibly from real to virtual cameras as the shot moves to an extreme close-up. In Gemini Man, Will Smith’s digital double is ...
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Industry TrendsInterview: Barbara Lange, SMPTE
The industry is going through a transformation, and so is SMPTE. A year into the 100+ year old Society’s major project, executive director Barbara Lange sits down with James Pearce to discuss its plans.
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Industry TrendsBehind the scenes: War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds started on the radio, but the sound is just as important in the latest small screen turn of the HG Wells classic. Adrian Pennington goes behind the scenes of the audio behind the BBC’s new TV adaptation.
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Industry Trends4K UHD: choice and complexity concerns still shaping global adoption
Multiple HDR formats and concerns about production complexity mean that UHD is still some way off from becoming a default choice, writes David Davies.
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Executive InterviewsIndustry Innovators: Bill Warner, Avid
In the first of this series looking at innovators who have changed the media and broadcast industry, IBC365 speaks to Avid founder Bill Warner about transforming the editing landscape.
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Executive InterviewsCraft leaders: Peter Greenaway, filmmaker
Cinema should evolve beyond the medium of storytelling. Speaking to IBC365, Peter Greenaway – filmmaker, artist and provocateur - casts his critical eye over Hollywood
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Industry TrendsDisney bets big on the streaming revolution
The culmination of years of planning and billions of dollars of investment, Disney+ represents a major pivot by the Walt Disney Company towards the direct-to-consumer, OTT market. Can the House of Mouse pull it off?
