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Press Releases

2010

February

Sequence creates new Color course for Apple

8 Feb 10

Sequence has just completed the creation of a brand new specialist 1-day introduction to grading course for Apple called 'Making The Grade'. more...

Hireworks covers LA & Europe

3 Feb 10

Hireworks, the Soho & Pinewood based equipment hire company, who have just completed work on The Prisoner for ITV and are currently working on New Tricks for transmission on BBC1, has announced that it has retained the services of Patrick Ready to represent them in Los Angeles and Europe from this week. more...

ACJ sponsor Shining Stars

3 Feb 10

We are delighted to announce media insurance brokers, ACJ (Allan Chapman & James), are sponsoring our Shining Stars recognition scheme for 2010. more...

ENVY SCORES A HAT TRICK!

2 Feb 10

Envy is proud to have won the award for Best Post Production House 2010. more...

POGO FILMS: 3D CHALLENGE

1 Feb 10

Pogo Films is challenging itself to add an extra dimension to its 2D post-production boutique by producing and posting a 3D Stereoscopic BELLY DANCING tutorial entitled 'Dancing Dimensions' for release at Broadcast Video Expo, February 16-18th. more...

Avid Appoints Paul Hennessy to the Position of VP of Sales EMEA

1 Feb 10

Avid is pleased to announce that Paul Hennessy has been named the new vice president of sales for EMEA, located out of the company's European office in Pinewood. more...

January

Cinesite launches Cinesite Production Services

28 Jan 10

leading film and TV visual effects company expands the services of its award-winning physical effects department more...

RUSHES SOHO SHORTS PRESENT QUEER BRIT AT REEL OUT

28 Jan 10

Rushes Soho Shorts will be presenting a programme of British work showcasing queer filmmakers and films with queer and transgender themes for Canada's Reelout Film Festival, www.reelout.com . more...

DIGITAL MEDIA CLUSTER SURVEY

27 Jan 10

Greenwich Council in liaison with Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication is exploring the potential to develop a significant digital media cluster on the Greenwich Peninsula. more...

We Need You!

27 Jan 10

The Industry Trust want to recruit 'ambassadors' for the industry, who can help support their campaign in a number of ways, big and small: more...

UKTI Trade Mission to UAE

27 Jan 10

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has appointed The Bridge to deliver a trade mission to Dubai and Abu Dhabi which will take place in the first week of March 2010 to coincide with Cabsat Mena 2010. more...

Tom Johnson, Senior Producer has joined Rushes

27 Jan 10

Joce Capper, MD, is delighted to welcome Tom to the team. more...

SIS LIVE SUPPLIES UPLINK SERVICES FOR THE 2010 TORCH RELAY

25 Jan 10

Washington, DC, 25th January, 2010, David Meynell, Managing Director of SIS LIVE, the world's leading independent supplier of uplink services, announced today that through a contract awarded to Intelsat by IMAGE MEDIA Farm Inc. (IMF), the Company is providing mobile satellite connectivity services for The 2010 Torch Relay. more...

Bursting onto the Scene at Artem

25 Jan 10

Artem Ltd is set to blast into 2010 with a new management partnership to implement its growth plans. more...

THE HOSPITAL CLUB HOSTS LONDON LEG OF 'HOPE FOR HAITI'

25 Jan 10

Global superstars from the worlds of music and film will unite this Friday 22nd January at The Hospital Club's TV Studios in Covent Garden to take part in a worldwide telethon raising funds and awareness following last week's devastating Haitian earthquake. more...

ENVY acquires Senior Producer Anna MacDonald and Head of 3D, Dave Child

21 Jan 10

ENVY has hired Anna MacDonald from Smoke and Mirrors as a Senior Producer to join our ever expanding Production team. more...

Sequence Post - SOHO Phase 1

21 Jan 10

Post boutique Sequence Post is to begin its migration from Pinewood Studios to a new long-term site in central Soho. more...

Rushes Launch New Media Traffic Department

19 Jan 10

Rising to meet the challenges and demands of ever changing and faster requests, Rushes have launched an integrated Media Traffic Department. more...

Prime Focus complete 90 VFX shots for How Earth Made Us

19 Jan 10

Prime Focus has completed over 90 VFX shots for the BBC's new 5 x 60m HD series How Earth Made Us. more...

Avid Upgrades DS Finishing Solution with Version 10.3

14 Jan 10

New RED Rocket Accelerator Card, ARRIRAW and AVX2 support accelerates finishing for file-based projects; Supports clients' real-time demands in deadline-intensive environments more...

Latest bulletins from Crossrail

14 Jan 10

Updates on the works taking place in and around Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street more...

itfc wins prestigious subtitling contract with Five

14 Jan 10

itfc, the London-based provider of content management services to broadcasters and content owners, has been exclusively contracted by Five to provide all its subtitling for the deaf and hard of hearing. more...

Crème Eggs aint no yoke at Rushes!

13 Jan 10

Partizan Lab with Saatchi & Saatchi approached Rushes to help with post production on the latest batch of Crème Egg commercials, 'Gala', a 20sec Commercial and four 10sec 'Helium' outdoor, mega -site films. more...

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: DOUBLE NEGATIVE PROVIDES EARTH-SHATTERING VFX FOR 2012

12 Jan 10

London based visual effects house Double Negative has created heart-stopping VFX for the blockbuster film 2012 from director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow). more...

SIS LIVE ACQUIRES 021 TELEVISION'S OB BUSINESS

12 Jan 10

SIS LIVE buys assets and business of leading commercial OB company from Gravity Media Group more...

Prime Focus appoints Sean Feeney and Hani AlYousif to UK commercials division

11 Jan 10

Prime Focus has appointed Sean Feeney as executive producer and Hani AlYousif as senior Flame artist. more...

Cinesite seeks to develop the next generation of visual effects talent

11 Jan 10

leading film visual effects company launches Inspire Internship Programme more...

Hireworks adds Soho site

7 Jan 10

Editing equipment rental company Hireworks has this week opened a new branch in Soho. more...

Sequence appoints BAFTA Award-winning Director

5 Jan 10

Sequence have appointed BAFTA Award-winning Director, Kevin Chapman, as full-time BDM to complement the current team. more...

Prime Focus posts new series of Piers Morgan on...

4 Jan 10

Following on from the success of the first series, Piers Morgan returns in his role as a VIP access-all-areas guide, this time exploring the glitzy and glamorous locations of Las Vegas, Marbella and Shanghai. The first episode of the three-part second series, created by Splash Media and post produced at Prime Focus, aired on Saturday 2 January at 9.20pm on ITV1. more...

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December

Prime Focus provides post for Lives Of The Artists

17 Dec 09

Prime Focus has teamed up with Between the Eyes and Erasmus to work on Ross Cairns feature-length documentary for energy drinks company, Relentless, which explores the personalities of contemporary athletes and artists as they search for fulfillment. more...

Autodesk Smoke Software Comes to the Mac

16 Dec 09

New Creative Editorial Finishing Software for Mac OS X Snow Leopard Now Shipping more...

itfc subtitles A Christmas Carol - Disney's first 3D film accessible to the deaf or hard of hearing

16 Dec 09

~ 3D subtitled screenings to be played across the UK ~ more...

Evolutions posts Eastenders: The Sins of Archie Mitchell

11 Dec 09

Evolutions, Soho's largest independent post production facility, is performing the full post production on 'Eastenders: The Sins of Archie Mitchell', a one-off special to be screened on BBC3 on Boxing Day. more...

ScheduALL sponsor UK Screen

We are thrilled to welcome ScheduALL as new sponsors of UK Screen Association. more...

Ofcom Draft Annual Plan 2010/11

9 Dec 09

Ofcom published its draft annual plan 2010/11 today and is holding a series of public meetings across the UK to hear people's views. more...

'Chuck' waddles into production for world sales February 2010

9 Dec 09

The first animated series of Chuck the Eco Duck, presented by the Ultra Green Group, has commenced production. more...

Autodesk Tools Help Destroy the Universe in Roland Emmerich's Movie 2012

4 Dec 09

Hundreds of Visual Effects Artists Use Autodesk Software to Help Create Disaster Movie of Spectacular Proportions more...

Prime Focus opens new 5.1 sound studio

3 Dec 09

Prime Focus has completed the installation of a state-of-the-art 5.1 sound studio. The new suite is the fourth at its 58 Old Compton Street facility, and has been installed alongside a high-specification support infrastructure. more...

November

ENVY contributes to RTS Winners

27 Nov 09

The RTS Craft and Design Awards 2008/2009 were presented on Monday 23 November 2009 at The Park Lane Hotel, London. The evening was hosted by Justin Lee Collins. more...

ENVY's clients strike GOLD and SILVER at PROMAX 2009

27 Nov 09

ENVY managed to contribute to 21 GOLD and 13 SILVER statues this year! more...

ENVY nominated for Best Post Production House

27 Nov 09

ENVY is proud to be nominated for Best Post Production House at the Broadcast Awards 2010. more...

ELSTREE LIGHT AND POWER MOVES BACK TO ELSTREE STUDIOS

27 Nov 09

Top Film, TV and Event rental company Elstree Light and Power have moved back to Elstree Studios. more...

Prime Focus posts Renegade's 'Who Was Jesus?'

27 Nov 09

Prime Focus has completed post production on a new series for Discovery Channel called 'Who Was Jesus?' more...

THE FARM GROUP WINS TWICE TIMES AT THIS YEARS RTS CRAFT AND DESIGN AWARDS

26 Nov 09

The Farm Group won two awards at this year's RTS Craft and Design Awards. more...

Rent Continues Tapeless Push

26 Nov 09

Rent, The Farm Group's specialist broadcast hire division, has embarked on a major expansion programme to coincide with its second birthday. more...

TC Soho increases their Soho presence

25 Nov 09

TC Soho has taken on an additional building a few doors down from their main office on Poland Street. more...

SOUND COVERAGE OF UNIQUE MGM PROM WINS RTS CRAFT AND DESIGN AWARD

25 Nov 09

Andy Payne and SIS LIVE's Sound Team win prestigious award for MGM Prom for BBC Classical Music Television more...

CHARTJACKERS: I've Got Nothing

24 Nov 09

Chartjackers is a new project from Hat Trick Productions and covered by BBC Switch. more...

Solid investment for Alias Smith & Singh

24 Nov 09

Broadcast hire company, Alias Smith & Singh, has purchased two solid-state JVC GY-HM100 ProHD camcorders to add to its hire stock. more...

50% Discount on all Adobe, Apple and Autodesk Training courses @ Academy Class

24 Nov 09

Meet the latest members to our community - Academy Class - who are an Authorised training centre for Apple, Adobe and Autodesk. more...

Gomez appointed Business Development Manager

24 Nov 09

Rob Gomez has been appointed as Satusfaction Post Production's Business Development Manager. more...

Prime Focus VFX Adds Sparkle to The Twilight Saga: New Moon

20 Nov 09

Contributes 175 shots to Chris Weitz-directed follow-up to hugely successful 'Twilight' film more...

itfc provides subtitling and audio description for Encounters Short Film Festival

19 Nov 09

UK's leading media access provider makes the best south-west short films accessible more...

Archie Norman to become ITV chairman

18 Nov 09

The former Conservative MP and Asda chief executive is set to replace Michael Grade at ITV. more...

UK Film Council - Public Consultation 2009

18 Nov 09

From 17 November 2009 to 9 February 2010, the UK Film Council is consulting publicly on its policy and funding priorities from April 2010 to March 2013. more...

Prime Focus Broadcast appoints new facilities director and senior producer

17 Nov 09

Prime Focus, one of the world's largest visual entertainment services companies, has appointed Rowan Bray as facilities director and Ross Culligan as senior producer of its broadcast division. more...

Prime Focus Broadcast UK team support Doc/Fest as session producers and principle sponsors

13 Nov 09

Prime Focus Broadcast, UK's team (Sara, Jo, Paul, Phitz, Daf and Martin) have just returned from the International Documentary Festival in Sheffield where they produced a 'Tapeless Made Easy' session for the assembled delegates. more...

John Sergeant on the Tourist Trail

11 Nov 09

Evolutions Finish work on new three part documentary for primetime ITV1 more...

SIS LIVE supplies on-board cameras for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix circuit

10 Nov 09

SIS LIVE provides coverage of media launch event for brand new Yas Marina circuit more...

Darwin Sails Again

10 Nov 09

In 1831, Charles Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle for an around the world voyage in order to explain the evolution of species. more...

Sesame Street: First Animated Muppets Made with Autodesk Softimage Software

10 Nov 09

SpeakeasyFX Delivers Abby's Flying Fairy School Computer-Generated Series for TV and Web more...

Imagi's Astro Boy Leaps onto Movie Screens with Autodesk Maya Software

10 Nov 09

Software's Openness, Creative Tools and Large Talent Pool make it Animation Platform of Choice for Iconic Manga Character's Theatrical Debut more...

Prime Focus help bring Robbie Williams' fairy-tale to life for 'You Know Me'

10 Nov 09

Prime Focus have completed the post work on pop superstar Robbie Williams' new Alice in Wonderland inspired promo for his latest single, 'You Know Me' which was directed by Diamond Dogs for HSI London. more...

ASCENT CARRIES OUT COLLISION POST FOR ITV1

5 Nov 09

Ascent 142 has completed the full post production on Collision, a three-part drama starring Douglas Henshall and Paul McGann, which tells the story of a major road accident and a how it irrevocably changes the lives of a group of strangers. more...

Did you attend the BT Mosaic Event in September?

4 Nov 09

If so, don't forget to contact them to find out more about the services they offer. more...

UK Screen unveils 2009/10 Board of Directors

3 Nov 09

UK Screen, the trade body that represents UK service companies to the film and television screen industries, has announced its Board of Directors for 2009/10. more...

October

ELSTREE STUDIOS NO 1 CHOICE FOR TOUR REHEARSALS

30 Oct 09

Elstree Film Studios has become the place to rehearse and stage major music tours for bands such as Take That, Robbie Williams, Il Divo, Kylie, Anastasia, The War of the Worlds and most recently The Nolans, Muse, Spandau Ballet and Placebo. more...

ELSTREE STUDIOS - A GLAMOROUS PLACE TO ENTERTAIN

29 Oct 09

As the birthplace of many cinema blockbusters, including Star Wars and Indiana Jones, Elstree Studios is a great place to entertain. more...

Avid Helps Cultivate the Next Generation of News Professionals with ABC News On Campus Program

Student teams from leading journalism schools across United States get hands-on experience; create and report news in real-world newsroom environment more...

Artem say YES to Churchill

27 Oct 09

To tie in with the deal between Churchill Insurance and Quodos Entertainment, Artem were given the brief to create 24 Churchill dog puppets. more...

Artem rise to the challenge for Valhalla

27 Oct 09

Nicholas Winding Refn's brutal early medieval epic tells the story of the escape journey of One-Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength and his friend Are, who aids his release from captivity. more...

Scene>>Heard, the brand new student filmmaking competition, is now open for entries.

27 Oct 09

The free-to-enter competition, presented by PRS for Music, is challenging student and graduate filmmakers to create their own imaginative 90-second cinematic interpretation of a famous musical quote, song lyric or song title. more...

FOREVER RUSHES RETURNS

27 Oct 09

Rushes Soho Shorts & Film Friends Forever have once again teamed up to bring you a showcase of some excellent short films. more...

DOUGRAY SCOTT RETURNS TO ELSTREE STUDIOS

26 Oct 09

Dougray Scott was last at Elstree Film Studios shooting the feature film Enigma and has now returned along with Michelle Ryan and a number of other well know artists for the filming of No Ordinary Trifle produced by Trifle Films. more...

SIS LIVE awarded prestigious contract to cover 2010 Commonwealth Games in HD

26 Oct 09

Leading outside broadcast and uplink supplier wins contract to supply production and coverage facilities for Games in New Delhi more...

Recent activity at Music 4 Studios

23 Oct 09

Music 4 Studios have recently completed the full audio mix (voice record, sound design and audio dub) for a new series for Cartoonito which is the pre-school sister channel to Cartoon Network. more...

Apple Core Skills Training days

23 Oct 09

The world of Final Cut continues to grow at a phenomenal rate, with more than 1.3 million paid users and more than 200 partners offering compatible plug-ins, control surfaces, I/O devices, and integrated systems. more...

Ascent 142 completes full 2Perf Post on Emma for BBC One

21 Oct 09

Ascent 142 has completed the full post on BBC One's latest adaptation of the Jane Austen classic Emma, including the rushes, picture post, grade and audio. more...

Adstream makes it easy to move big files around the world securely and quickly

20 Oct 09

You will know of Adstream as the company that digitally delivers TV, Radio, Print and Online commercials across all the continents of the world. more...

Let the Voting Commence!

20 Oct 09

Voting is now open for the 2009 UK Screen Board Elections, an opportunity for all members to elect who they want to represent their interests over the coming months. more...

SIS LIVE INTRODUCES NEW CAMERA INNOVATIONS FOR WORLD GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

20 Oct 09

SIS LIVE provides BBC Sport with variety of special cameras at O2 in London more...

itfc launches Blu-ray authoring services to enhance its current DVD offering

19 Oct 09

itfc, the leading London-based video services provider, has expanded its DVD offering with the launch of its new Blu-ray authoring service. more...

3 MILLS STUDIOS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

19 Oct 09

3 Mills Studios, London's largest film and television studio has launched a new website www.3mills.com designed and built by Beattie McGuinness Bungay (BMB). BMB (Marketing Agency of the Year) pitched against a number of undisclosed agencies earlier in the year to win the project. more...

Prime Focus Broadcast (formerly blue) posts new series of An Island Parish

19 Oct 09

An Island Parish returns to our screens for a fourth series documenting the daily life of parishioners on the remote Isles of Scilly, situated 28 miles off the Atlantic coast of Cornwall. more...

BBC and Arqiva announce agreement to enable roll out of terrestrial HD network

16 Oct 09

Today the BBC and Arqiva have announced that the agreement to upgrade the relevant parts of the UK digital terrestrial television (DTT) transmission network to DVB-T2 has been confirmed. more...

Twickenham Films Studios New Website goes LIVE

15 Oct 09

Twickenham Film Studios new website, designed by Phuture Design went live on 14th October. more...

World's Largest Cinema Screen at Pinewood's Drive-In

15 Oct 09

Pinewood Studios now hosts the world's largest cinema screen for showing its series of Drive-In movies, starting with The Omen and The Shining this Halloween on Saturday 31 October 2009. more...

Evolutions Makes £1million Investment and Goes Fully HD

15 Oct 09

Evolutions, Soho's largest independent post production facility, announced today a major investment and upgrade of all its sites making it a fully HD capable facility. more...

Finish Create Magic For Ladyhawke

14 Oct 09

'Magic' takes us on an epic journey through a visually striking and stylised world and is directed by Crossroads' Shelly Love. more...

Nick Bennett from MPC joins ENVY's all new Flame Department.

12 Oct 09

ENVY has purchased a FLAME to add to their ever expanding VFX Department at Rathbone Place. more...

6 RED DAYS & 6 RED NIGHTS - The finishing of JACK SAID

9 Oct 09

This summer Sequence Post completed the epic task of conforming, finishing, grading and mastering the RED ONE shot film: Jack Said in just 6-days and 6-nights. more...

HOLLYWOOD TO ELSTREE STUDIOS

8 Oct 09

This week a number of top production executives from Hollywood were given a VIP tour and lunch at Elstree Studios by managing director Roger Morris and his team in association with Screen East. more...

ENVY ACADEMY celebrates first birthday

5 Oct 09

The ENVY Academy is celebrating its first birthday as it launches into its 2nd year of touring now that the new university term is underway. more...

2009 Board Elections - so get nominating!

5 Oct 09

Our members are now invited to put forward nominees for the UK Screen Board. more...

ENVY supports BBC Blast Screen Skills.

2 Oct 09

Envy is continuing to show it's commitment to young talent by supporting the BBC Blast and BAFTA Screen Skills Bursary scheme. more...

Cinesite Wins Major Contract on the The Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2 Oct 09

Cinesite today confirmed that we have won a large contract for visual effects on the latest installment in the highly successful Chronicles of Narnia series, The Voyage of The Dawn Treader. more...

Salon Appointed GOLD G-Technology Dealer

1 Oct 09

Salon Pro Sales, the sales arm of successful editing equipment rental company Salon, has recently been appointed a G-Technology GOLD Dealer. more...

UK Screen Members enjoy 20% discount at Quo Vardis

1 Oct 09

We are proud to announce that due to our new association with iconic Soho restaurant Quo Vadis, members can now enjoy 20% off the food bill at lunch or dinner from Monday to Friday. more...

September

BLUEBERRY FOUNDING MEMBER OF CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY

30 Sep 09

Blueberry Creative Consultants has teamed up with DECODE and WIDEi Films to form the Creative Development Academy - a group of likeminded creative businesses and individuals devoted to professional development. more...

Machine Shop is busy being busy...

29 Sep 09

...and that is something in the current economic climate! more...

Prime Focus brings its 15 worldwide facilities together in global rebrand

29 Sep 09

Prime Focus, one of the world's largest visual entertainment services groups, today announced the transformation of its global facilities - Prime Focus London, blue and Machine (UK), Post Logic and Frantic Films VFX (USA) and Prime Focus Group in India - into a single global company under a new Prime Focus brand. more...

Autodesk Expands Options for Mac Users

28 Sep 09

Autodesk and Parallels Team to Support Mac Virtualisation for AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Autodesk Inventor Professional, 3ds Max and Revit Software more...

BBC wins UK Screen Pub Quiz for the third time!

25 Sep 09

We would like to congratulate BBC Studios & Post Production on yet again coming first in UK Screen's quarterly Pub Quiz taking away the cash prize. more...

itfc helps Five go tapeless

25 Sep 09

Plays major role in UK broadcaster's digital migration project more...

F1 Rocks

25 Sep 09

'The Farm Group' is providing North One Television with post production facilities for F1 Rocks on location in Singapore. more...

Benidorm

25 Sep 09

'The Farm Group' is providing full post production on the third series of the award winning ITV British Comedy, 'Benidorm'. more...

Editing Documentary Delights at Blueberry Creative Consultants' editors are cutting top documentary films and series

24 Sep 09

Documentary can be one of the toughest genres to edit and it is an editor's storytelling expertise, sharp eye and inventive mind that can transform great footage into an even greater documentary. more...

Hybrid create 'Lifelike Toddler'

24 Sep 09

With a short two week turnaround and working from photographs only, Hybrid were hired to create a near as possible replica Silicone Dummy of a child actor for the ITV1 Series of 'The Bill'. more...

Hybrid launch 'Hybrid Fx School' Prosthetic Makeup Effects Courses.

24 Sep 09

Under the banner of a sister company, Hybrid are now proud to offer a series of Special Makeup Effects Courses targetted at all Industry Entrants and the more experienced, Professional Makeup Artists... more...

Pogo Chartjacking!

24 Sep 09

Chartjackers is a new project from Hat Trick Productions and covered by BBC Switch. more...

The Conch winners 2009

23 Sep 09

London, UK - 22nd September 2009 UK Screen Association last night hosted the annual celebration of British audio talent at The Conch Sound Awards 2009. The ceremony honoured projects, people and facilities from the Commercial, Film and TV industries. more...

DELUXE DIGITAL STUDIOS LAUNCH MOBILE APP SERVICE

23 Sep 09

Deluxe Digital Studios are expanding their broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies with the exclusive acquisition of Island Wall Entertainment Ltd's services enabling Deluxe to offer their clients Mobile App creative and production solutions across all platforms including Apple iPhone. more...

Innovation Rewards SIS LIVE at IBC

23 Sep 09

22 September 2009: SIS LIVE, wins two awards at IBC 2009 - Cable and Satellite International Awards and Sports Video Group Awards more...

Avid Customers Honored for Creative Excellence at 61st Annual Emmy Awards

22 Sep 09

30 Rock, Breaking Bad, South Park, Project Runway and Weeds among Avid customers that received prestigious award this year more...

Rushes Soho Shorts is proud to present 'LONDON' at this year's Branchage Jersey International Film Festival.

21 Sep 09

LONDON will showcase an engaging variety of creative short films (from this year's Festival Shortlist) about, for or made by Londoners. more...

NEW SENIOR PRODUCER JOINS FRAMESTORE COMMERCIALS TEAM

21 Sep 09

Framestore's Commercials team are very pleased to welcome new addition Simon Gosling, who has recently joined the company as Senior Producer. more...

BT Mosaic takes UK Screen members to dizzy heights

21 Sep 09

UK Screen members we privy to a rare treat last week as over 70 members attended the BT Mosaic Event involving a trip to the top of the BT Tower for networking drinks. more...

Prime Focus brings Aspera on board to speed up file transfers

15 Sep 09

Global visual entertainment company turns to leading file transfer provider to collaborate across three continents and five time zones more...

Goldcrest Post launches The Red Room

15 Sep 09

Goldcrest Post, one of the largest independent post production companies in the UK and US has launched The Red Room @ Goldcrest, a state of the art mixing stage and Dolby licensed theatre facility in the heart of London's Soho. more...

Set to be another sell out year for The Conch!

15 Sep 09

The eagerly anticipated Conch Sound Awards will take place next week (Tues 22nd September) and it promises to be even better than ever, so make sure you don't miss out and buy you ticket now! more...

Government set to allow TV Product Placement

14 Sep 09

Ben Bradshaw is expected to announce the U-turn by legalising product placement on TV later this week at The Royal Television Society convention in Cambridge (16th-18th September). more...

Ofcom publishes updates to digital switchover transmitter frequency guides

10 Sep 09

Ofcom today published updates to its digital switchover transmitter frequency guides for the Border, Granada and STV Central regions. more...

Autodesk Sees Strong Customer Adoption of New Flare Visual Effects Software

10 Sep 09

New Software Promotes Collaboration, Compatibility, Flexibility and Artist Development more...

IBC 2009: Autodesk Launches Lustre 2010 and Extensions for Visual Effects Products

10 Sep 09

Creative Tools Provide Improved Performance, Open Platforms and Interoperability more...

Avid Accelerates Customer Workflows with New Editing and Production Asset Management Solutions

10 Sep 09

New versions of Media Composer, Symphony, NewsCutter and Interplay enable customers to lower production costs, increase productivity and shatter collaboration barriers more...

CONCH - Remaining Shortlisted Categories Announced

9 Sep 09

Further to the judging day yesterday, we are pleased to congratulate the following shortlisted nominees: more...

itfc helps set the scene for Dorian Gray

9 Sep 09

creative audio description and subtitling carried out for film adaptation more...

Prime Focus London upgrades its Baselight and recruits a new senior producer & senior character animator

7 Sep 09

Prime Focus London (PFL) has upgraded its Baselight 8 data grading system to the latest GPU hardware and version 4.1 software. more...

Arqiva appoints former UKTV exec to launch VOD service

4 Sep 09

‪Arqiva today announced the appointment of former UKTV Controller and COO, John Keeling, to the role of Platform Controller for its new VOD service. more...

SIS LIVE to launch new compact Flyaway kit at IBC 09

4 Sep 09

Carry-on sized flight case, operator-friendly unit supports all production needs more...

What does IBC 2009 have in store...

2 Sep 09

For those interested in numerology - and this is certainly the economic climate to be stroking crystal balls and looking in the bottom of teacups for inspiration - then the prevalence of the number 3 at this year's IBC might prove significant as it apparently represents communication and interaction. For the rest of us in the rational world it will be all about 3DTV and 3G. more...

HALO EXPANSION

1 Sep 09

Halo Post Production have acquired the premises and assets that were previously Spirit Studios Ltd at 75-77 Margaret Street, W1. more...

Explosive August!

1 Sep 09

Machine Shop has been busy getting intimate with a Grand Piano for the new Jamie Cullum video, care of Pulse Films. more...

August

ASCENT MEDIA ANNOUNCES HEAD OF OPERATIONS APPOINTMENT

27 Aug 09

Ascent Media has announced that Rhodri Evans has been appointed to the position of head of operations at its facility in Chiswick Park, London. more...

FREE Final Cut Studio UK Pro Tour

26 Aug 09

London - Manchester - Belfast - 3 new 4Gb IPod Shuffle's to be won. more...

Arqiva announces VOD chief as Kangaroo acquisition completes

25 Aug 09

Arqiva has today announced the completion of its acquisition of the platform assets of Project Kangaroo, the video-on-demand (VOD) platform developed by UKVOD LLP, a joint venture set up by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4. more...

Goldcrest Post expands service offering

25 Aug 09

Goldcrest Post has upgraded its London facility with the installation of further HD Avid systems, migrated its central storage to a 16TB Unity and expanded its range of services to include kit hire on location, initially to the BBC for off-lining the second series of 'Cranford.' more...

Help for Media Businesses to develop creative production strategies for interactive media

24 Aug 09

Top 5 Tips on Ensuring your Digital project is Loved by Your Audience by Tim Furby, from 01zero-one's Interactive Media Production course taking place on Tue 20th-Wed 21st October. more...

Electric Sky, Brighton TV and Vision 3 unveil new 3D content facilitator company Ev3

24 Aug 09

Electric Sky, Brighton TV and Vision3 have announced the formation of a brand new company Ev3. Ev3 is a ground breaking business model which can provide a total solution to 3D content creation and distribution. more...

Prime Focus VFX helps elevate G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra

24 Aug 09

Contributes 124 shots, including building complex nanomite animation pipeline and orchestrating finale aerial sequence more...

Sequence Post create titles 'Barclaycard World Freerun Championships'

21 Aug 09

Brief: Sequence Post has just wrapped the opening titles for North One Television's 'Barclaycard World Freerun Championships', to be aired this Saturday 15th at 7pm on BBC3. more...

Arc posts new kid's comedy animation series

21 Aug 09

Arc has just completed audio post on 26 x 15 min OOglies programmes, a major new stop-frame animation series commissioned from BBC Scotland's children's department. more...

Pinewood's Underwater Photographic Exhibition 'Water on the Lens' Exposes Breathtaking Art

20 Aug 09

An exclusive collection of behind-the-scenes, underwater photographs taken at Pinewood Studios will be showcased at The Movieum of London, County Hall on London's Southbank during October 2009. more...

MERGER PROPOSED FOR FLAGSHIP FILM BODIES

Plans to merge the UK Film Council (UKFC) and the British Film Institute (BFI) into a single body to support film could benefit both the filmgoing public and the industry, Film Minister Siôn Simon said today. more...

Last Choir contestants make Barcud first choice

20 Aug 09

Glanaethwy - the performing school that came second in Last Choir Standing, have been recording a 6 x 30m series for S4C at Caernarfon based Barcud Derwen studios. Post Production will be at Barcud in Caernarfon and Derwen in Cardiff. more...

Ace and 2nd Sense combine skills

20 Aug 09

Leading HD and Surround Sound specialist create joint venture more...

Gary Brown and Mark Robinson have been nominated at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards.

20 Aug 09

Their work on the HBO Films / BBC Films production 'Into The Storm' has been entered into the category Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special. more...

itfc helps more people enjoy Inglourious Basterds

19 Aug 09

provides audio description and subtitling for summer blockbusters more...

SWEET16 SUPPORTS UK MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS 2009

18 Aug 09

Following a hugely successful UK launch party at Rushes last month, sweet16 announces it is teaming up with this year's UK Music Video Awards. more...

FRANKIE LIMATA JOINS RUSHES AS SENIOR PRODUCER

18 Aug 09

Rushes has announced its appointment of Frankie Limata as Senior Producer. more...

TC Soho appoints new Head of DVD

14 Aug 09

TC Soho have just appointed a new Head of DVD, James Harman who joins them from the primarily audio facility, Masterpiece, where he worked as a Senior Enhanced CD and DVD Author. more...

July's Shining Star winner was James Wichall, Technical Support for Reelsound.

12 Aug 09

Since starting with the company back in March 2007 doing work experience, James has made impressive progress in the company. more...

blue completes sound design on new idents for BBC HD Channel

10 Aug 09

The new BBC HD Channel idents aim to show the advanced audio and visual quality of HD television. more...

itfc subtitles IBC TV News 2009

10 Aug 09

itfc, the leading London-based media access provider will provide subtitling services at IBC 2009, the global broadcasting industry event, for the eighth year in a row. more...

Social Media for Business

5 Aug 09

How to use social media to effectively market your business. How to use Facebook, Twitter and MySpace for business. more...

Shooting video for the internet - how to shoot, edit and upload your footage for the web, mobile and...

5 Aug 09

How to effectively produce your video for the web more...

Summer Special - 35% off your next booking*

5 Aug 09

3 Mills Studios is offering an exclusive 35% discount on all bookings where occupation is completed before 30 September 2009 (T&C's apply). more...

Local Community Support & Sponsorship

3 Aug 09

Always ready to support the local community, Doghouse is involved with the final online vision and sound for the Avon and Somerset's "Stand Against Violence" campaign. more...

Sequence Soho Expansion

3 Aug 09

Sequence Post MD: Ben Foakes has announced that the company will be making a significant move to Soho by the end of this year, consolidating the core business resources and talent into a more central location. more...

The Conch Sound Awards 2009 Shortlist is Unveiled

3 Aug 09

UK Screen Association has announced the shortlist for The Conch Sound Awards 2009. more...

July

Digital media expert Larry Jordan visits UK for presentation tour backed by Academy Class.

31 Jul 09

Larry Jordan, the internationally-renowned editor, director, Final Cut Pro expert and trainer, is to present a series of training seminars across the UK in August. more...

2009 Rushes Soho Shorts Festival Winners!

31 Jul 09

Rushes Soho Shorts is very excited to announce the winners of this year's festival. 56 Judges have selected the 8 winning films in each category from the 140 pieces of work in competition. more...

Abbey Road Studios Launches Online Mastering Service

31 Jul 09

Musicians and producers can now upload music at www.abbeyroadonlinemastering.com to put the Abbey Road finish to their music. more...

Two Emmy Nominations And a Guaranteed Win For Cinesite!

31 Jul 09

Earlier today the nominations were announced for the 61st Primetime Emmy® Awards, and it was revealed that Cinesite's work on both Generation Kill (HBO) and Into The Storm (HBO) has been nominated under the category Outstanding Achievement In Special Visual Effects For A TV Special Or Miniseries. more...

Breathe Re-Brand and New Facility

31 Jul 09

Breathe Post Production is putting the finishing touches to a third facility and has rebranded the company AIR Post Production. more...

Bristol facility expands

31 Jul 09

The Doghouse Post Production shared storage has now been expanded from 24 to 48 Terrabytes, we invested in Tiger Technology's MetaSAN Storage network, still shared between 11 suites and three viewing rooms over our fibre channel infrastructure. more...

Where for art thou...? in the Doghouse!

31 Jul 09

We are delighted to announce that Doghouse has been chosen to provide all video post production for "Romeo and Juliet" for the BBC, another fast turn around project which takes full advantage of the fibre channel MetaSAN shared storage Network at our facility in Belgrave Road. more...

Best in Show

31 Jul 09

Company director and senior editor Jules Barton Hill won Best Editor at the Supershots film Festival for "Leaving" a social Drama produced, written, produced and directed by fellow Bristol Company The House of Omni. more...

Locomotion has just finished a 3D animated commercial for Bakcell, for Firecracker Films.

31 Jul 09

The 30 sec commercial brings Bakcell's star logo to life as it dances in celebration of the success Azerbaijan's second largest mobile operator is enjoying. more...

Hybrid go 'Undercover' for Children in the UK

30 Jul 09

Airing from 9.00am Sunday 26th July on BBC Two is the brand new CBBC series 'Undercover Dad's' more...

blue upgrades to DS Nitris v.10 as Baselight 4 is installed

30 Jul 09

blue, part of the Prime Focus Group, is upgrading its four DS Nitris edit suites to run the latest v.10 software and hardware as part of a major infrastructure investment programme. more...

Arqiva to acquire Project Kangaroo platform assets

23 Jul 09

Arqiva has today announced that it has agreed to acquire the platform assets of Project Kangaroo, the video-on-demand (VOD) platform developed by UKVOD LLP, a joint venture set up by BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4. more...

The Voice & Music Company Help The Foundation Give Waybuloo Characters Their Voices

23 Jul 09

There's an old adage in the world of entertainment that you should never work with children or animals. more...

Anne Trotman returns to Prime Focus London

23 Jul 09

Prime Focus London (PFL) has strengthened its VFX department with the return of Anne Trotman to the Flame team. more...

Global Radio and Arqiva conclude landmark DAB deal

22 Jul 09

Global Radio and Arqiva have today announced that they have completed a deal which sees the acquisition by Arqiva of Global Radio's 63% share in the national commercial DAB multiplex Digital One and many of Global Radio's local multiplex licences, strengthening the DAB platform as well as the wider radio industry. more...

blue posts My Big Decision for Love Productions

21 Jul 09

My Big Decision, a new six-part documentary series for BBC Three's 'Adult Season' is being post produced by blue for Love Productions. more...

Hybrid go 'Anonymous' in the UK

17 Jul 09

Airing 6.30pm Saturday 18th on ITV1 is the Undercover Disguise show 'Anonymous' more...

The Pavement increases mobile content provision with iPhone Apps

16 Jul 09

London's premier media and motion graphic production company, The Pavement is set to increase its already popular mobile content provision with the launch of a new iPhone App development service. more...

Senior Producer from Golden Square joins ENVY

14 Jul 09

Senior Producer Rachel Stones is moving from Golden Square to join the Production team at ENVY. more...

ENVY expands Business Development team

14 Jul 09

Dominic Edney and Wendy Bleazard are joining ENVY to expand the Business Development team. more...

ACADEMY CLASS PRESENTS...

14 Jul 09

Power Up with Final Cut Studio and Larry Jordan - Live! The Final Cut Pro Studio Secrets You Need to Survive In This Economy. more...

Prime Focus London fix Peter Doherty's Broken Love Song

13 Jul 09

Prime Focus London (PFL) has post produced the promo for Peter Doherty's latest single, Broken Love Song. more...

Hybrid create Sardar Disguise for Bollywood Film 'Dil Bole Hadippa'

9 Jul 09

Our latest work with Yash Raj Films had us turn the elegant Rani Mukherjee into a Sikh. more...

HACKNEY AND ENFIELD FILM-MAKERS WIN TOP AWARDS FOR SHORT FILMS

7 Jul 09

Over 4,000 people vote in Film London's Best of Borough Film Awards more...

RUSHES SOHO SHORTS ANNOUNCES THE FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

7 Jul 09

Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, celebrating its 11th year, is proud to announce the Official Festival Program for 2009. more...

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT ELSTREE FILM STUDIOS

2 Jul 09

Roger Morris is delighted to announce two new appointments to the Elstree Film Studios team. more...

June

VW 'GTI Project' awarded FWA 'site of the month'

30 Jun 09

VW's "GTI Project" Scaletrix-themed microsite has not only garnered an FWA 'site of the month' accolade, it has also caused quite a stir in the blogosphere. more...

XDCAM HD DECK ARRIVES AT RENT

30 Jun 09

Rent has added top of the range Letus35 Ultimate DOF adapters to The Farm Group's hire division. more...

Fountain Studios First in Line for Apollo

29 Jun 09

Calrec Audio has announced the first sale of its new Apollo console to London-based The Fountain Studios. more...

Redflow by sequence post

29 Jun 09

Following the success of recent high end titles sequences shot and posted by Sequence Post using the Red camera, the Pinewood team are officially launching their new service arm: Redflow. more...

SIS LIVE unveils latest OB 7 production vehicle

29 Jun 09

New-generation outside broadcast vehicle offers maximum flexibility for clients more...

New Data Lab and Scanning Business Manager at MPC

26 Jun 09

MPC has appointed Kerri Aungle as Data Lab and Scanning Business Manager. more...

Optimising and Compressing

25 Jun 09

How to compress your footage effectively for internet, mobile and broadcast more...

Project Pinewood - Building Britain's Creative Future

25 Jun 09

Pinewood Studios has submitted it planning application for Project Pinewood, a living community for the creative industry. more...

Occupation

24 Jun 09

Occupation is a powerful new three-part drama serial from BBC Northern Ireland for BBC One, that traces the lives of three British soldiers from the invasion of Basra in March 2003 to the present. more...

BBC's team 'Charlotte's Webb' wins UK Screen's Pub Quiz

24 Jun 09

We'd like to congratulate 'Charlotte's Web' on winning UK Screen's pub quiz yesterday, taking away the cash prize. more...

Online Post editing Michael Caine's latest feature 'Harry Brown'

23 Jun 09

Marv Films have extended their stay at boutique post production house, Angel Islington's Online Post Production. more...

SWEET16 LAUNCH: KODAK, SOHO FILM LAB AND RUSHES TEAM UP FOR EXCITING NEW 16MM INITIATIVE

22 Jun 09

sweet16 is a new offering of packaged services, consisting of stock, lab processing and grading aimed at stimulating the use of 16mm film for commercials, virals and music promos. more...

The Mill puts the spark into Adidas

The Mill and 180 Amsterdam have ignited the new ad campaign for Adidas' F50i football boot. more...

The Mill Pop up for Ford

The Mill New York and Zubi Advertising has worked in partnership on the new Ford Focus commercial entitled 'Book'. This is the second Ford spot The Mill has taken on this year. more...

Machine Shop Special Effects have been busy!

22 Jun 09

May and June have been very busy months for Machine Shop Special Effects, especially after May's intense schedule building props and stage rigs in time for the new Take That 'Circus' Live show and also the Mamma Mia 10th anniversary show. more...

AWARDS & LAUGHS FOR IPC EDITORS

22 Jun 09

The Independent Post Company is celebrating two recent awards successes for its editors Kim Nikolajsen and Jane Greenwood. more...

ENVY Opens Foley St Roof Top Bar

Envy is pleased to announce it's Foley st roof top bar has now officially opened, fully licenced, ready for summer. more...

Versatility reigns at Music 4 Studios

19 Jun 09

The versatile team at Music 4 Studios have recently been commissioned to supply custom music for Expedia's new campaign for the Scandinavian market. more...

Doghouse Post Production News June 2009

19 Jun 09

Good news from the Team at Doghouse, we continue to expand as the company completes and celebrates it's 5th year in business, we are busy as ever thanks to clients positive word of mouth helping our reputation to spread throughout the region. more...

Stories We Tell Ourselves: The Cultural Impact of UK Film 1946-2006

18 Jun 09

The UK Film Council today launches Stories We Tell Ourselves: The Cultural Impact of UK Film 1946-2006. more...

THE MILL BACK FOR DOCTOR WHO

18 Jun 09

The Mill has confirmed that they are once again set to weave their visual effects magic on the forthcoming series of BBC ONE's Doctor Who. more...

MORE MILL MAGIC FOR MERLIN

18 Jun 09

The Mill is happy to confirm that it is returning to create the visual effects magic for the second series of the hit BBC ONE drama, Merlin. more...

Satusfaction editor John Bisset has won this year's Best Anime Golden Trailer Award for Zealot's theatrical trailer of Persepolis.

16 Jun 09

The award was accepted in Los Angeles at the Directors Guild Theater Complex in Los Angeles by producer Mark Berridge on behalf of Zealot UK. more...

The Mill Showcases The Mill

15 Jun 09

The Mill New York held its first Creative Showcase on Monday 6 June followed by its legendary annual pre AICP party. more...

WIMBLEDON 2009 GOES HD WITH SIS LIVE

15 Jun 09

Europe's leading outside broadcast and uplink supplier provides full HD facilities to BBC Sport more...

THE MILL NY WINS AT D&AD AWARDS

12 Jun 09

The Mill NY's Angus Kneale has scooped a prestigious D&AD award for his work on the Coca Cola commercial 'It's Mine' in the TV & Cinema Crafts / Special Effects category. more...

MANCHESTER STAR STARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY THANKS TO FUTUREWORKS

12 Jun 09

Bury lad Tom Bohan was last seen producing his first ever music video for The Hollow Earth Theory in the state of the art Futureworks studio back in January, and now he's back for more, setting up a production company based on his success. more...

Cinesite Expands Production Capacity For Major Fox Award

12 Jun 09

Cinesite announced today that we have been awarded a major visual effects contract for the Twentieth Century Fox production Marmaduke, scheduled for release in 2012. more...

Salon expands with significant new investment in Avid products.

11 Jun 09

Salon, the UK's longest established editing equipment hire company, has recently made a significant investment in new Avid systems to expand its ever increasing fleet. more...

rushes presents straight 8 cannes advertising festival fringe screening - 2009

10 Jun 09

"the only thing in cannes worth setting an alarm for. but set two? more...

The Mill announce 'Mill Colour' iPhone app

9 Jun 09

The Mill is proud to announce the launch of Mill Colour, a unique photo grading application for the iPhone that has been developed as a business to business tool for our clients and as a consumer friendly app. more...

RUSHES SOHO SHORTS RE-CREATE AN ICONIC FILM MOMENT TO PROMOTE THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL

9 Jun 09

Conceived by Paul White and directed by Trevor De Silva, Rushes have produced their own version of the J. Arthur Rank title sequence to introduce this year's short film festival. more...

Autodesk Flare: New Visual Effects Software Adopted Around the Globe

9 Jun 09

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has announced that its new Autodesk Flare visual effects software - launched just one month ago - has been licensed by five post-production companies across three continents. more...

Online Post and Windfall - The Operation: Surgery Live

9 Jun 09

Online Post Production has completed the pre-TX offline editing, online editing and final website encoding requirements for The Operation: Surgery Live for Windfall Films and Channel 4. more...

CALL FOR PAPERS

European Conference on Visual Media Production 12-13th November 2009 British Film Institute Southbank, London http://www.cvmp-conference.org more...

Stephen Tompkinson's African Balloon Adventure given lift-off by blue

5 Jun 09

A documentary following actor Stephen Tompkinson on the journey of a lifetime has been post produced by blue, the UK broadcast arm of the Prime Focus Group. more...

UNIT APPOINTS COMMERCIALS PRODUCER KELLY COOK

4 Jun 09

UNIT, one of the UK's leading post production and visual effects companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Cook as a Producer, responsible for developing and growing UNIT's portfolio of commercials work. more...

Hayward joins Avid to lead North Region Sales Team

4 Jun 09

Avid has appointed Simon Hayward as North Region Director. more...

RUSHES SOHO SHORTS ANNOUNCES THE OFFICIAL SELECTION THEIR 11TH YEAR

1 Jun 09

Rushes Soho Shorts Festival is proud to announce its Official Selection and two new competitive categories for 2009. more...

THE VISION CHARITY SOHO FUN RUN IS BACK

1 Jun 09

Yes, it's that time already - we're back, and this year it is happening on: Thursday July 9th more...

May

This month's winner of Shining Stars goes to Robin Durham, Buildings Manager at Rushes.

29 May 09

Robin has the challenging job of looking after a complex building and 100 employees. more...

Twickenham Film Studios goes HD

28 May 09

Twickenham Film Studios is pleased to announce that Dubbing Theatre 1 is now fully HD capable. more...

FINISH POST OLD SPECKLED HEN IDENTS

28 May 09

Finish has completed vfx work on a series of humorous and quirky idents for the British beer Old Speckled Hen directed by Mark Nunneley through RSA. more...

VFX roles added to Skills Shortage List

28 May 09

We are delighted to report that the Government has accepted in full the revised recommended shortage occupation list published by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) last month. more...

Help shape UK Screen events...join the new Events Committee!

28 May 09

We are inviting members of UK Screen to work closely with the association to deliver interesting topical events relevant to your particular sector. more...

Producer newsletter to launch

28 May 09

We will be launching a new, quarterly newsletter which will be circulated to production companies. more...

Insuring the Red Camera

Since its launch the Red camera has had a huge impact in the camera market. Firstly, it continues the acceleration towards the extensive use of digital cameras in all genre's, but the Red essentially provides a product at a fraction of the price tag of the traditional players offerings. more...

A Stellar Line-up for Edinburgh International Television Festival 2009

27 May 09

The 35th annual MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival launches today with an impressive line-up of creative and industry luminaries. more...

Calling all factual programme makers

27 May 09

Two days, fourteen high impact sessions, fifty of the most important speakers and the perfect central London venue... all contribute to the most important event this year for factual programme makers: The Intelligent Factual Festival 2009 on the 14th and 15th July more...

Breathe purchase and install Digidesign Icon ES D-Control mixing console

27 May 09

Breathe Post is proud to announce purchase and installation of a Digidesign Icon ES D-Control mixing console. more...

Ironman Nick Cowan Completes One of the World's Toughest Challenges

27 May 09

Acoustic and studio design consultancy would like to congratulate Nick Cowan, owner of Modern World Studios in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, for completing The Ironman Lanzarote in a highly respectable time of 14 hours, 38 minutes and 25 seconds. more...

Business Training and Support for Independent UK Film Companies

26 May 09

Skillset provides a free consultancy service to help independent UK film companies develop their business to be amongst the best in the world and compete successfully in the global marketplace. more...

BRIGHTON TV FORMS A 3D STEREOSCOPIC PARTNERSHIP WITH SGO MISTIKA

26 May 09

SGO, a leading European developer of high-end solutions for the post production and broadcast industries, and Brighton TV, a leading UK facilities house, are pleased to announce they have formed a strategic partnership to develop SGO Mistika's 3D stereoscopic capabilities. more...

THE SENATE VISUAL EFFECTS BUILDS TWO THOUSAND YEAR OLD PANTHEON FOR ANGELS AND DEMONS

26 May 09

Following their exceptional work on The Da Vinci Code, Visual Effects Supervisor Angus Bickerton returned to The Senate Visual Effects to create a number of sequences for the follow up thriller Angels and Demons. more...

Locomotion 3D creates 3D brand hero for Buzz Monkey Energy drink

26 May 09

Locomotion's 3D team has just created a cool and crazy dancing brand hero for Buzz Monkey Energy, an Australian energy drink. more...

News From Met Film

21 May 09

Met Film Production is delighted to announce the release of Little Ashes on Friday 8th May in the UK, USA and Spain. more...

Met Film Post delivers entire post on The Story Of

21 May 09

Met Film Post has just finished the entire post-production for The Story Of, Abadi Films and Change the World Productions' rock and roll comedy adventure directed by James Abadi and starring Tamsin Eggerton, of St. Trinians' fame. more...

Met Film Post and The Infidel

21 May 09

Met Film Post will be delivering the online edit, grade and mastering of The Infidel, a co-production between Met Film Production and Slingshot Studios. more...

RUSHES CREATE 'BIGGER' EURO FOR HYUNDAI I30 COMMERCIAL

20 May 09

Serious Pictures director and DOP John Pardue completed this latest instalment, the third in a series of recent commercials also posted at Rushes, for Hyundai Motor Europe. more...

Open Effects Association Formed At Nab 2009 - Promoting Open Standards for Visual Effects -

20 May 09

Seven companies joined forces at NAB last month to launch The Open Effects Association. more...

Rowan Bray Joins Halo

20 May 09

HALO Post Production have announced the appointment of Rowan Bray to the position of 'Business Development Manager'. more...

FINISH COMPLETES WORK ON STRIKING VIRAL FILM FOR AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

20 May 09

Soho based VFX specialists, Finish, have completed work on a powerful new viral film for Amnesty International entitled DEFY THEM, which was conceived by WCRS and produced by Therapy Films. more...

Angels and Demons

19 May 09

Ron Howard has completed Angels and Demons, the second outing of the Dan Brown franchise featuring Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks). more...