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2010
September
Screen East goes in to administration
9 Sep 10
It was confirmed today that the Norwich and Watford-based screen agency is insolvent.
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Skillset invests in future of TV industry with £300,000 management and leadership bursary scheme
3 Sep 10
Skillset is tackling one of the television industry's most pressing training needs head-on with the launch of its £300,000 management and leadership bursary scheme.
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SIS LIVE UPGRADES OB COVERAGE OF FORMULA 1 FOR BBC SPORT
2 Sep 10
OB and uplink specialist SIS LIVE designs and builds £2m HD flyaway kit and OB truck to capture race-weekend footage
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The Conch Shortlist announced
1 Sep 10
Celebrating its fifth year, the UK Screen Sound Awards otherwise known as 'The Conch', has just announced the shortlist.
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August
JAMES offers UKScreen Association members free registration for this years PLASA exhibition.
31 Aug 10
The Professional Light and Sound Association will hold their annual exhibition at Earl's Court between 12th and 15th September this year.
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Rhodes Hits the Road
31 Aug 10
Adrian Rhodes has joined Goldcrest Post Production.
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Greening Workshop
27 Aug 10
@ Ravensbourne, Greenwich Peninsula - Friday October 22nd 2010 12:30pm - 2:30pm
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ENVY hosts Broadcast HOTSHOTS
27 Aug 10
A fresh crop of Talent walked through the doors of ENVY to be photographed for the Broadcast HOTSHOTS feature.
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Pinewood Plays Host to New British Films
27 Aug 10
The Pinewood Studios Group has recently played host to three new and very different, British films.
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Britain's Best Dish
27 Aug 10
Britain's Best Dish, the brilliant daytime cookery show currently airing on ITV, recently shot at Teddington Studios.
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EXPEDITION TIGER
26 Aug 10
Post House: Big Bang Post Production
Client: BBC NHU
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Prime Focus Technologies showcases CLEAR: world's first 'hybrid cloud' multi-platform content operations solution
25 Aug 10
IBC 2010 - hall 13, stand C36: 25 August 2010
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MediaPros recently opened a new demonstration facility at Pinewood Studios after becoming the exclusive UK reseller for Assimilate.
25 Aug 10
The company has installed a full SCRATCH 5.1 system to show the huge benefits of using Assimilate's flagship finishing solution.
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VET is now an Apple Authorised Training Provider
25 Aug 10
Shoreditch based Post Production and Training Company; VET now provide Apple Certified Training courses alongside their industry renowned short courses.
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Sequence Posts sponsor THE 72 HOUR MOVIE at Melbourne Film Festival.
25 Aug 10
On Wednesday 4th August Sequence's staff genius Mike Fisher hit the ground running as post-production supervisor on this unique and intense project.
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DESIGN IT YOURSELF WITH ACADEMY CLASS DURING LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL
24 Aug 10
London Design Festival is coming to Academy Class, the training company for creatives and developers, at a special one day workshop as part of the nine day celebration of design.
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Spots V Stripes
24 Aug 10
"I remember the reaction when I fist shared the idea with the Client. "We love it", they said "But how the fuck are we going to do it??"
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ENVY does full post on Renegade's Inside Incredible Athletes
24 Aug 10
Broadcasting two years to the day before the Paralympic 2012 Games begin, Inside Incredible Athletes profiles some of the elite British athletes who excel in their field, from both a personal and a scientific perspective.
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Phitz Hearne and team scoop Emmy for work on America The Story of Us
23 Aug 10
Prime Focus' Phitz Hearne has won the Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera)' for work completed on Nutopia's epic 12-part series America The Story of Us.
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Ofcom realeases new data including out of London production
19 Aug 10
Ofcom today published its annual Communications Market Report into the UK's TV, radio, broadband, telecoms and mobile industries.
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SMOKE ARTIST, MATT CLARKE, BOOMERANGS BACK TO FRAMESTORE
16 Aug 10
Framestore is welcoming back Smoke artist, Matt Clarke, into the fold after a two year spell of working abroad.
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Cinesite gives Marmaduke some bite
13 Aug 10
Cinesite, one of the world's leading film visual effects houses, has completed over 650 shots on the new Twentieth Century Fox film, Marmaduke, which features the voice of Owen Wilson as the loveable hound.
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FRAMESTORE HIRES TRANSATLANTIC VFX PRODUCER, HELEN HUGHES
12 Aug 10
Framestore is further strengthening its production department by hiring Helen Hughes as 'senior producer'.
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itfc provides subtitles for IBC TV News 2010
5 Aug 10
Provider makes news stories accessible for all
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SIS SET FOR SALFORD MEDIA CITY
5 Aug 10
Satellite Information Services (SIS) has announced plans to relocate its London operation to MediaCityUK at Salford Quays.
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TWICKENHAM DUBBING THEATRE AWARDED DOLBY PREMIER CERTIFICATION
4 Aug 10
Following a 6 week refurbishment and upgrade, Dolby have awarded The Richard Attenborough Theatre, Premier Certification.
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DRAGONS' DEN AT PINEWOOD
3 Aug 10
The Dragons returned to Pinewood recently to film the eighth series of the hit BBC show.
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Prime Focus appoints new executive producer and senior Flame op to its Commercials division
3 Aug 10
The Prime Focus Commercials division is delighted to announce the appointments of renowned industry individuals Kristy May Currie to the role of executive producer, and Dave 'Skippy' Clifton to senior Flame operator.
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Cinesite launches stereoscopic 3D services to coincide with Pirates of the Caribbean win
2 Aug 10
Leading film vfx house undertakes multi-million dollar expansion
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July
ACADEMY CLASS LAUNCHES TRAINING PACKAGE FOR APPLE FINAL CUT STUDIO MASTER
29 Jul 10
Academy Class has introduced two new video creative licenses designed to help individuals and businesses to achieve the Apple Final Cut Studio Master Certification.
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IBC2010 Conference is fast approaching
29 Jul 10
EDCF and SMPTE Post Production Workshop - Post producing 3D features
Sunday 12 September 16:00 - 18:00
A Conference Session not to be missed!
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Finish on the move
29 Jul 10
London's boutique post house Finish has just expanded taking over three floors of 140 Wardour St, one of Soho's prime locations.
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Satusfaction cuts another award-winning drama
29 Jul 10
Mark Gutteridge's short film Assessment, has won the Film London Best of Boroughs Jury Award.
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TIPTOP MEDIA LAUNCH NEW WEBSITE
28 Jul 10
TipTop Media Management, the leading tape and film storage company today, launches its new website.
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Voting Now Live for The UK Screen Conch Awards
28 Jul 10
As in previous years the industry vote will determine the shortlist for consideration by the Judges, however, this year's voting will be restricted to those who work as an audio professional (either employed or freelance) and those who can demonstrate an appreciation of the audio craft through their job.
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Avid launches Avid ISIS 5000
28 Jul 10
Avid (NASDAQ: AVID) today unveiled the Avid ISIS 5000 - a new, easy-to-use, real-time, open shared storage solution that brings the power of best-in-class shared storage to local and regional broadcasters and post production facilities at a lower cost.
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THE SENATE CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF VISUAL EFFECTS
28 Jul 10
London Facility in Expansion Mode
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Have your say in the Workforce & Employer Survey
28 Jul 10
Employers and workers are being asked to help Skillset shape the future of the sector by taking part in the largest consultation of the Creative Media Industries.
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MATT TURNER JOINS RUSHES AS NEW DIRECTOR OF TELECINE
27 Jul 10
Rushes is delighted to announce the appointment of Matt Turner who will join Rushes as Director of Telecine, effective from August 2nd 2010.
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Cinesite brings animal magic to Weetabix
27 Jul 10
Cinesite Production Services (CPS), the physical effects and modelling division of visual effects house Cinesite, has created three life-size animal costumes which feature in the new Weetabix commercial that airs in the UK from this week.
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UK Film Council To Be Abolished
26 Jul 10
The unexpected news was announced today that the Government intends to abolish the UK Film Council.
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Skillset Digital Cinema mastering Course
26 Jul 10
HDDC are running a series of Digital Cinema Mastering courses in conjunction with Skillset starting in August.
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Ofcom update: HFSS advertising restrictions
25 Jul 10
Ofcom today published its final review of the impact of TV advertising restrictions for high fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) products.
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DCMS plans reductions in grants for S4C
23 Jul 10
The Welsh language channel is expected to be facing 24% cuts phased over 4 years according to the Guardian
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FRAMESTORE ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF ANIMATION, VFX
22 Jul 10
Framestore is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Spruce to Head of Animation, VFX. Spruce has been with Framestore since 2000 and has overseen some the company's most highly acclaimed film animations, including Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are.
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Hope For Haiti Now Emmy nomination
22 Jul 10
The Hospital Club Studios are proud to announce that HOPE FOR HAITI NOW (London leg filmed here on Friday 22 January 2010) has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of 'Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special'. Here's an account of what happened on the day...
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UK FILM COUNCIL LAUNCHES STATISTICAL YEARBOOK ON FILM FOR 2010
21 Jul 10
The UK Film Council launches its 2010 Statistical Yearbook today online at
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UK INDIES PAVILION RETURNS TO MIP WITH MORE TOP BRITISH CONTENT AND SERVICES
16 Jul 10
The UK Indies Pavilion returns to MIPCOM this year, in partnership with the UK Screen Association, the trade body for companies that provide post production and specialist services to the industry, to complement its strong TV, film and digital content offering.
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Prime Focus makes Edward Cullen sparkle in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
7 Jul 10
Global visual entertainment services group Prime Focus has completed visual effects shots for the Summit Entertainment release The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the latest movie in the blockbuster Twilight franchise.
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Mill TV to create VFX drama for Coronation Street's 50th Anniversary special
7 Jul 10
Mill TV is creating the dramatic visual effects for Coronation Street's special 50th year anniversary episode which will see tragedy strike Britain's most famous street.
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THE HOSPITAL CLUB SCREENING ROOM: NOW IN 3D
6 Jul 10
The Hospital Club's state of the art Screening Room now boasts 3D capability, making it ideal for intimate press screenings, previews, presentations, and private functions.
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Neil Barnett joins the Prime Focus board as finance director
5 Jul 10
ex-Cinesite CFO joins the London board of global Visual Entertainment Services group
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Nominations Deadline Extended For 'The Conch'
5 Jul 10
The UK Screen Sound Awards 2010 - 'The Conch' is pleased to announce that nominations have been extended until Thursday 8 July for this year's prestigious awards.
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Met Film School Launches Postgraduate Diploma in Filmmaking
2 Jul 10
We're pleased to announce the launch of our new Postgraduate Diploma in Filmmaking, validated by Bournemouth University.
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Hot Shots 2010 - get your entries in!
1 Jul 10
If you know a rising star in the industry this is the time to shout about it.
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Prime Focus completes post for Rainforest Rescue 3D for Sky
1 Jul 10
Prime Focus is thrilled to announce the completion of post-production on Rainforest Rescue 3D, a 3D stereoscopic production by Red Earth Studio for Sky.
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RUSHES SOHO SHORTS ANNOUNCES THE FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
1 Jul 10
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, celebrating its 12th year, is proud to announce the Official Festival Programme for 2010.
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DEADLY 60 SERIES 2
1 Jul 10
Steve Backshall encounters some incredible animals on his search around the planet for his Deadly 60.
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Prime Focus commits to Avid Media Composer 5
1 Jul 10
Beta tester Prime Focus invests in 43 Media Composer 5 licences
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Prime Focus supports Short & Sweet 3D - the UK's first 3D short film festival
1 Jul 10
Prime Focus, one of the world's largest visual entertainment services groups, is delighted to announce its support for Short & Sweet 3D, the UK's first ever 3D short film festival, which is taking place at 7.30pm on Friday 16 July at the Barbican in London.
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Marvel Studios' 'Iron Man 2' - Autodesk Software Key to Integrating Previsualisation into Movie Production
1 Jul 10
The Third Floor Uses Autodesk Technology to Improve Storytelling While Saving Time and Money - A Creative Win-Win
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June
Satusfaction experiment at Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
30 Jun 10
Satusfaction Post Production - in association with this year's Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival - are running an experiment whereby three editing teams will cut a 3-4 minute short from the same rushes for festival masterclasses on the 26th and 27th July at Soho Film Lab.
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MediaPros launch event
30 Jun 10
MediaPros and Streetlight Films will be holding a joint evening drinks event on Thursday 15th July between at 6:30pm - 9:30pm.
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ENVY does full Post on Britain's Next Top Model
29 Jun 10
ENVY has done the post on both the promo for Virgin TV and the new series for Thumbs up productions.
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ENVY finishes Post on commercial for Samsung Wave, 'Lose Yourself' .
29 Jun 10
To promote its new phone, Samsung teamed up with RSA to produce this commercial.
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Autodesk Software Helps Remedy Entertainment Create Thrilling Mystery of 'Alan Wake'
29 Jun 10
Autodesk 3ds Max, MotionBuilder and Mudbox software used for previsualisation, modeling and animation on top-rated game release
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Busy month for Machine Shop
28 Jun 10
After a journey of 1000 km in 8 days over 19 mountains with the aim of raising money for the charity Leuka, our MD, Paul Mann, has just returned from the gruelling challenge of cycling from Genva to Cannes. WELL DONE FIREFLIES!
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Ofcom propose new rules to allow product placement
28 Jun 10
Ofcom has today published proposed new rules to allow product placement on TV.
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Prime Focus appoints new executive producer and Flame op to its Commercials division
28 Jun 10
The Prime Focus Commercials division in London is pleased to announce the appointment of executive producer Belinda Grew and welcomes the return of James Maclachlan to its Flame department.
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Hireworks buys Lightworks!
25 Jun 10
Hireworks, the post production equipment rental company, has been asked to supply all of the editing equipment for Martin Scorsese's first film to be made in the UK.
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Hireworks bucks the trend!
25 Jun 10
Hireworks, the post production equipment hire company, has just installed the Avid editing systems for the award winning Misfits and Outcasts.
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Latest bulletins from Crossrail
21 Jun 10
Updates on the works taking place in and around Tottenham Court Road and Bond Street
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in square lab and MPC Digital create motion recognitive 'urban prairie' for LFoA
18 Jun 10
MPC Digital in Soho will play host to 'Urban Prairie' an intuitive interactive art installation conceived and designed by their Digital department and Architecture firm ın square lab.
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Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies at 3 Mills Studios
18 Jun 10
3 Mills Studios, East London centre for creative industries, to be London 2012 Ceremonies Production Centre
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Conch 2010 - Call for Nominations
17 Jun 10
Nominations are now being accepted online for the UK Screen Sound Awards 2010 "The Conch".
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Twickenham Film Studios, Dubbing Theatre awarded Dolby Premier Certification
16 Jun 10
Following a 6 wk complete refurbishment and upgrade of Dubbing Theatre 1, Dolby has awarded Premier Status, their highest measure of technical excellence, to Twickenham Studios' main theatre.
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BTV Post completes post on The Girls Who Shared a Head and Mr Moon
15 Jun 10
Post-production facility BTV Post has completed the reversion of The Girls Who Shared a Head (1 x 60') produced by WTFN for FIVE, which follows the story of conjoined twins, Trishna and Krishna.
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Five top priorities for UK film training and education announced
15 Jun 10
The five top training and education priorities for the UK film industry over the next three years have today (Tuesday, 15 June) been announced by Skillset.
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Sync Or Swim on BBC Four
14 Jun 10
The latest Met Film production, Sync Or Swim (aka Men Who Swim) will premier tonight on BBC FOUR Storyville at 10pm.
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Codeworks GameHorizon announce CCP as Headline Sponsors and Partners!
14 Jun 10
The Codeworks GameHorizon Team is delighted to announce that CCP are the main sponsor for the 2010 Codeworks GameHorizon Conference.
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Encounters International Film Festival - 2 WEEKS TO GO
14 Jun 10
Here's a gentle reminder that Encounters International Film Festival's call for entries closes in 2 weeks, and we have some great multiple entry deals.
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UK Screen World Cup sweepstake
14 Jun 10
To get in the spirit of things this year we ran a UK Screen sweepstake for our members.
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DIRECTORS UK ANNOUNCES NEW CEO
11 Jun 10
DIRECTORS UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Chowns as its new CEO.
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Alias Smith & Singh purchase Canons new XF305 camera
11 Jun 10
Hire Company Alias Smith and Singh have just thrown a spanner into the 35 & 50Mbps file format war with the purchase of Canons new XF305 camera.
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VENGABOYS ERUPT WITH POGO FILMS' 3D
10 Jun 10
Pogo Films delivers the Vengaboys comeback hit in Stereo 3D.
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An Employer's Guide to the 2010 World Cup
9 Jun 10
Football fever is soon to grip the nation once again when the sporting event of the year kicks off later this week in the form of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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FRAMESTORE CREATES CG RODENT RAPPERS FOR KIA
9 Jun 10
Framestore has spent three months creating 45 photoreal CG rodent rap stars for David & Goliath's irresistible new Kia Soul spot, This or That.
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ENVY CONGRATULATES WINDFALL FILMS, BBC AND QUICKSILVER FOR THEIR BAFTA WINS
8 Jun 10
The BAFTA Television Awards at the London Palladium was a star studded event hosted by Graham Norton.
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SIS LIVE BACKS THE BID FOR ENGLAND 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP
8 Jun 10
SIS LIVE is proud to be an official supporter of the England 2018 World Cup Bid
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Sequence at the World Cup
8 Jun 10
Sequence are proud to be supplying HBS, IMG and Sunset & Vine this summer, sending a selection of top Final Cut Pro talent to cut creative VTs and programs on location in South Africa.
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D&AD Yellow Pencil win for Alan Carr: Chatty Man
7 Jun 10
The prestigious D & AD awards ceremony took place in London's roundhouse on 3rd June 2010 to celebrate the very best in design and advertising.
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Machine Shop this month
7 Jun 10
Machine Shop recently created a number of comedy strength testing gym equipment for the new Snickers adverts featuring Mr T "feel the pain...fool"
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NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT UK FILM CONTRIBUTES OVER £4.5 BILLION TO UK GDP...
7 Jun 10
...SUPPORTS 100,000 JOBS AND IS WEATHERING RECESSION WELL
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Cabling Bursaries Available
4 Jun 10
UK Screen has been working closely with Westminster and Sohonet in order to create opportunities for local companies involved in the TV & Film industry to improve their connectivity.
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Rushes World Cup Events 2010
3 Jun 10
Rushes is delighted to announce the launch of our Rushes World Cup 2010 Fundraising Campaign which includes a Keepy Uppy League, Rushes Fussball competition and Beat the Goalie as well as screening several of the top matches during the qualifying rounds and beyond. Please see below for details.
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FRAMESTORE HAS TIME ON ITS SANDS
2 Jun 10
One of this year's tent pole productions for Disney, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is released on 28th May 2010 in the US and UK.
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RELIANCE MEDIAWORKS' LONDON FACILITY EXPANDS CAPACITY
2 Jun 10
Soho-based film processing lab doubles capacity
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ENVY finishes Samsung 3D Stereoscopic job
2 Jun 10
To promote its new range of 3D displays, Samsung has teamed up with Great Guns and ENVY to produce a 3D promotional video featuring stars from the Premiership-winning Chelsea team.
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3D at the Hospital Club
2 Jun 10
The Hospital Club's state of the art screening room now boasts 3D capability.
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Presteigne Charter provides broadcast solutions for FIFA World Cup 2010
2 Jun 10
With this year's English Premiership season drawing to a close, it' now only a matter of weeks before the FIFA World Cup 2010 presents itself to televisions around the globe.
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A new dimension for Presteigne Charter
2 Jun 10
Rugby fans had the opportunity to experience the RBS Six Nations Championship England v Wales match in 3D at 40 cinemas around the UK last weekend.
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Presteigne Charter announces appointment of General Manager for its Asia-Pacific operation
2 Jun 10
Presteigne Charter is pleased to announce the appointment of Danny Duijs as General Manager for Presteigne Charter's Asia-Pacific operation.
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Avid ensures Coronation Street goes HD
2 Jun 10
Avid today announced that its technology was at the forefront of ITV Studios upgrade to HD of the nation's favourite soap, Coronation Street.
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Artem holds explosive open day
2 Jun 10
West London Special Physical Effects Company Artem Ltd held their annual Open Evening, with over 200 guests attending from TV, Film and Museum companies around London.
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RUSHES SOHO SHORTS ANNOUNCES THE OFFICIAL SELECTION THEIR 12TH YEAR
2 Jun 10
Rushes Soho Shorts is proud to announce the Official Selection for the 2010 Festival.
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Hybrid Fx nominated for 'Team of the Year' at the Yorkshire Royal Television Society Awards
2 Jun 10
We are happy to announce that our Prosthetic & Makeup team for the hit BBC2 show 'Undercover Dads' have been shortlisted for the prestigious award.
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Hybrid has Brilliantlove
2 Jun 10
Screening at the Tribeca Film Festival and with its world premiere on April 23rd in New York City is the indie film 'Brilliantlove'.
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BBC Studios and Post Production Takes EastEnders HD
1 Jun 10
BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP), the BBC's commercial facilities arm, is taking EastEnders HD this autumn.
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Harbottle & Lewis LLP advise 'America: The Story of Us' producer Nutopia Limited
1 Jun 10
Media and entertainment lawyers Harbottle & Lewis have advised new TV production company Nutopia in relation to arrangements between the company's founders.
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Blueberry announces move and expansion of Creative Services
1 Jun 10
Post Productions talent agency Blueberry Creative Consultants is expanding with new staff, an environment upgrade and realignment of the company's creative service departments.
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May
Adidas Fast vs Fast - Post Production
31 May 10
Post-production house Finish have achieved the 'impossible' and created all the stunning special effects for Adidas's latest ad launching the new F50 adizero boot.
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FRAMESTORE CLINCHES MORE CLIOS
27 May 10
FRAMESTORE CLINCHES MORE CLIOS
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Prime Focus Film VFX completes work on Universal Pictures' Robin Hood
24 May 10
Prime Focus Film VFX completes work on Universal Pictures' Robin Hood
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Cinesite brings Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to life
20 May 10
Cinesite, one of the leading film visual effects houses, has completed over 280 shots on the new Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films film, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, which opens in cinemas tomorrow.
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Prime Focus creates exec. management board in London, and appointments Endacott and Sapiano as joint MD's of Commercials division
18 May 10
Prime Focus has announced the creation of an executive management board to monitor, evaluate and direct the business performance of its London operations.
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Alec Stichbury joins Ascent Media to lead the European Business Development initiatives.
17 May 10
Ascent Media Group, have announced that Alec Stichbury has been appointed Vice President Business Development, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective immediately.
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Prime Focus expands 3D capabilities worldwide
14 May 10
build-out of stereo 3D pipeline, technology infrastructure, and new hires underscore commitment to the stereo 3D entertainment market
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ENVY does full post on Passion Pictures 'STONES IN EXILE'
14 May 10
In the spring of 1971 the Rolling Stones departed the UK to take up residence in France as tax exiles.
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Avid opens the Avid Centre of Excellence and ramps up its Northern European team
13 May 10
Avid (www.avid.com) has opened the Avid Centre of Excellence (ACE) within its head office at Pinewood Studios, London, England.
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How will coalition affect culture?
13 May 10
For those interested in how the new coalition government may affect culture, please follow the link to the BBC's analysis.
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Darren O'Kelly to become Managing Director of The Mill's London office
12 May 10
The Mill announced today the appointment of Darren O'Kelly as Managing Director of The Mill London with immediate effect.
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Online visual effects training bursaries now available for TV professionals
12 May 10
Skillset is teaming up with Escape Studios to offer new bursaries to TV professionals looking to broaden their visual effects skills.
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Cinesite announces winners of its Inspire internship programme
11 May 10
Cinesite (www.cinesite.com), one of the world?s leading film visual effects houses, today announced that Chris Mulcaster and Alex Betancourt have both won places on its Inspire Programme, the company's annual internship programme which was launched in January.
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SIS LIVE SUPPLIES 70 UPLINKS FOR ELECTION NIGHT 2010
11 May 10
All the main UK news providers, including the BBC, ITV, Sky News, ITN, Five and GMTV, take advantage of SIS LIVE's huge uplinking capacity
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Powerpuff Girls App
10 May 10
Working in partnership with Turner Broadcasting Europe Ltd, The Pavement has created an exciting and frantic app game called PowAPuff! featuring Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles, aka the Powerpuff Girls, and all their arch enemies and friends including Mojo Jojo, Professor Utonium, Hota Wata, Killa Drilla, and the Doot Da Doot Da Doo Doos.
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Prime Focus complete post production on Street Fighter: Legacy
10 May 10
If you've been patiently waiting for a more grown up screen adaptation of a legendary video game then your wait could be over.
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itfc hires Lesley Marr as senior operations director
ex-BSkyB and Technicolor director joins leading content management and media access services company
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SSL appoints MediaPros as Dealer
5 May 10
MediaPros is proud to announce its appointment as a Solid State Logic dealer.
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April
The Foundry - Marketing Executive Job
29 Apr 10
The Foundry is a world-leading innovator of visual effects and image processing technologies that boost productivity in motion picture and video post production.
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Chopin's Dentist wins Best British Documentary award
28 Apr 10
Satusfaction's Roberto Gomez Martin has picked up the Best British Documentary award at this year's End Of The Pier Film Festival for his film 'Chopin's Dentist'.
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Cinesite presents Clash of the Titans at FMX
27 Apr 10
leading vfx house launches large-scale recruitment drive
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Support of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) for the cinec
27 Apr 10
UK Trade and Investment through TAP (Tradeshow Access Programme) have agreed to support a British Joint Venture Group through SCS Exhibitions Ltd. to cinec 2010, 8th International Trade Fair for Cine Equipment and Technology, which will take place in Munich, Germany, from 18th - 20th September 2010.
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Prime Focus opens digital production services arm in London
27 Apr 10
Prime Focus has launched a digital production services department in London to service the growing demand from clients within the genre.
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Avid Announces First Quarter 2010 Results
26 Apr 10
Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today reported revenues of $156.0 million for the three-month period ended 31 March 2010, compared to $151.6 million for the same period in 2009.
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itfc helps Allegro Films go digital
26 Apr 10
itfc, the London-based provider of content management services to broadcasters and content owners, has extended its long-standing working relationship with Christopher Nupen of Allegro films - the UK's leading producer of high-level television classical music programming.
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A new dimension for Presteigne Charter
26 Apr 10
Rugby fans had the opportunity to experience the RBS Six Nations Championship England v Wales match in 3D at 40 cinemas around the UK last weekend.
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Presteigne Charter announces appointment of General Manager for its Asia-Pacific operation
26 Apr 10
Presteigne Charter is pleased to announce the appointment of Danny Duijs as General Manager for Presteigne Charter's Asia-Pacific operation.
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Adobe Creative Suite 5 Roadshow with Academy Class
26 Apr 10
With the right tools, your creative horizon changes.
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BTV Post opens London facility to meet demand for 3D production
23 Apr 10
BTV Post is pleased to announce the opening of a London facility to meet demand from London based producers.
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SEQUENCE OPENS FLAGSHIP FITZROVIA POST HOUSE
23 Apr 10
Sequence Post have secured a deal with Exposure Post of 37-38 Newman St to take residency in
their beautifully presented premises.
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Arc post Mission 2110
22 Apr 10
Arc is half way through post on 26 x 30 min programmes for CBBC.
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Norris replaces Luckwell as UK Screen Association Chair
20 Apr 10
UK Screen, the UK trade body representing and promoting over 140 service companies working in film, commercials and television in the UK, announced today that after six years in office Mike Luckwell will step aside handing the reins to Steve Norris who takes up his appointment as Chairman with immediate effect.
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Pinewood Studios submits its Project Pinewood appeal
19 Apr 10
Pinewood Studios has submitted to the Planning Inspectorate its appeal against the refusal of planning permission for Project Pinewood by South Bucks District Council (SBDC).
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Cinesite ramps up its compositing department with Nuke investment
19 Apr 10
Cinesite (www.cinesite.com), one of the world?s leading film visual effects houses, has heavily expanded its compositing department by investing in a site licence of The Foundry's Nuke compositing software.
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Skillset takes over as the Sector Skills Council for the advertising industry
16 Apr 10
Skillset has expanded its Creative Industries footprint to include representation of the advertising industry.
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Cinesite ensures Rover returns to The Prisoner
15 Apr 10
Leading visual effects company, Cinesite, has completed a series of creative and challenging visual effects on the HBO remake of the 1960s cult TV show, The Prisoner, which debuts on Saturday at 9.30pm on ITV.
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Pinewood expands Pro Tools facilities
15 Apr 10
MediaPros recently supplied and installed six new Pro Tools|HD Accel systems to the Pinewood Studios Group, making the combined Pro Tools facility's owned by the group at Pinewood and Shepperton Studios the largest installation of it's kind in Europe.
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One week left for submissions to 12th Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
14 Apr 10
The competition submission deadline is Wednesday 21st April 2009.
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Skillset launches free online health and safety training for TV professionals
14 Apr 10
TV professionals are now able to access free online health and safety training - thanks to a bursary scheme that is being funded by Skillset's TV Freelance Fund.
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Prime Focus sponsors the London Independent Film Festival 2010
14 Apr 10
continues to provide post-production deal to Best UK Film winner
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Harbottle & Lewis is Number One Legal Advisor to the UK Independent TV Production Industry
13 Apr 10
In a recent report analysing mergers and acquisitions within the UK independent TV production industry, Harbottle & Lewis was listed as the number one legal adviser in terms of deal volume.
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RUSHES HELP PUMP UP NIKE AIR
13 Apr 10
Rushes completed VFX and grading for NIKE and Great Guns' new film 'Fresh Air'.
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Just Months After Launching Smoke For Mac OS X, Autodesk Sees Enthusiastic Response
13 Apr 10
Autodesk Smoke All-in-One Editorial Finishing and Powerful 3D Visual Effects Software Shows Widespread Adoption
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CBS News to unlock value of one of the world's largest broadcast news media archives with Avid Interplay Media Asset Manager
13 Apr 10
NAB (Booth #SU902), LAS VEGAS, 13 April, 2010 - Avid® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that CBS News has selected the new Interplay® Media Asset Manager module to streamline content-related workflows and improve visibility into its asset library.
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Customers Concur: Autodesk Flare Provides Speed, Flexibility and Scalability
13 Apr 10
Only One Year Since Launch, Flare Proves Itself an Key Production Tool in Autodesk Flame-Based Workflows
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Ascent Media and BT Form Strategic Alliance for International Switched Video Services in London and New York
12 Apr 10
Companies Expand Reach to Global Distribution Outlets and Production Services
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SIS LIVE LAUNCHES NEW UPAK FLAT-PANEL ANTENNA UNIT
8 Apr 10
Easy-to-use, lightweight satellite uplink system gives greater bandwidth at the touch of a button
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Prime Focus signs up Karan Singh as 'Global Digital Pipeline' commercials producer
7 Apr 10
Prime Focus has announced that Karan Singh has joined its UK commercials production team to oversee projects that use the Prime Focus 'Global Digital Pipeline'.
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Sohonet Launches New Website for NAB
7 Apr 10
Sohonet is pleased to announce a brand new website to coincide with the NAB Show in Las Vegas next week.
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Avid Announces Technology Demonstrations and Customer Presentations at NAB 2010
6 Apr 10
Booth Demonstrations to Feature Creative Teams behind Iron Man 2, Community and 2012; Integrated Media Enterprise, Web-Based Editing and Workflows for Film and TV Technology Demonstrations
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Autodesk at NAB 2010: Live in Las Vegas and Virtually on the AREA
1 Apr 10
Autodesk, Inc., will participate in the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, 12-15 April 2010. At NAB, Autodesk will unveil the latest versions of its visual effects, finishing and colour grading software products for film, television and commercial post-production.
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Arqiva completes Digital Switch Over in Wales
1 Apr 10
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company behind Digital Switch Over, has completed the final stage of switching Wales over to all-digital terrestrial television.
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UK FILM COUNCIL LAUNCHES NEW £15M FILM FUND TO CHAMPION BRITISH FILM
1 Apr 10
The UK Film Council today publishes its three year plan and launches its new £15m Film Fund.
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Cinesite ensures Scorpiochs clash for Clash of the Titans
1 Apr 10
Cinesite, one of the leading film visual effects houses, has completed over 170 shots on the new Warner Bros film, Clash of the Titans, which opens in cinemas over the Easter Weekend.
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March
Work experience placements required
31 Mar 10
Ravensbourne College are keen to hear from companies that can offer a work experience placement for a student during the summer break (28th May - 28th September).
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Multiple high-profile wins for Evolutions
31 Mar 10
Evolutions, Soho's largest independent post production facility, has recently inked deals for an impressive tranche of work, confirming its premier status as the post house of choice for a wide range of production companies and projects.
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Order your copy of The Knowledge 2010
31 Mar 10
UK Screen members receive 25% discount
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Ascent 142 completes Post for BBC Two's major new Drama Blood and Oil.
30 Mar 10
Ascent 142 have completed the picture and audio post on drama 'Blood and Oil', created by award winning writer Guy Hibbert and directed by David Attwood for Tiger Aspect.
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Chopin's Dentist
30 Mar 10
'Chopin's Dentist' - edited by Satusfaction's Rob Chandler & Franco Bogino - has been selected for a special screening at the 2010 London Independent Filmmakers' Fair on April 24th.
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BIG BANG POST PRODUCTION WORKING WITH VISUAL IMPACT TO PROVIDE STREAMLINED KIT HIRE & POST PRODUCTION PACKAGES
30 Mar 10
Big Bang Post Production has recently negotiated a new working relationship with Visual Impact Bristol to be able to provide a complete package of Camera & Kit Hire, 24 hour Technical Support, Training for dealing with tapeless workflows and Post Production services.
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UK FILMS TAKE 7% GLOBAL BOX OFFICE SHARE IN 2009
29 Mar 10
UK films took a 7% ($2bn) share of the global box office in 2009, in a year when global box office receipts increased by 8% year on year (to $29.9bn).
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MAKING A PIG SPLASH
29 Mar 10
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, which opens in the UK on March 26th 2010, is the sequel to the hugely successful (over $120m internationally) 2005 family hit, Nanny McPhee.
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ZINGZILLAS SHOT AT PINEWOOD
29 Mar 10
The BBC has launched its new Spring/Autumn season of programmes for CBeebies.
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THE WHOLE 19 YARDS
29 Mar 10
For the month of March, R Stage at Pinewood will be home to The Whole 19 Yards.
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BEE PART OF A DISNEY MOVIE!
29 Mar 10
Pinewood Studios Group is working with Disney and Argos to offer competition winners the chance to voice a character in Disney's forthcoming animated movie, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue.
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Double Negative kicks some for Matthew Vaughn's new movie.
29 Mar 10
A twisted, funny, high octane adventure, Matthew Vaughn brings KICK ASS to the big screen.
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BTV & VET - delivering the skills for the 3D future.
29 Mar 10
Training provider VET and 3D production specialists BTV post (the new name for Brighton TV) have formed a partnership to provide training to quickly address the current shortage of stereoscopic 3D awareness and skills in the UK.
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SIS LIVE UNVEILS THE UK'S LARGEST OB TRUCK
29 Mar 10
24-camera unit with the latest production specification debuts with two major national treasures!
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Hybrid 'Stoneage Atlantis' Broadcast Date
29 Mar 10
Airing at 7.00pm, Sunday 11th April on the National Geographic Channel is the 'Stoneage' based documentary for which Hybrid created all the extensive Neolithic Character Makeup's.
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TC Soho ups Digitising and Blu Ray services
29 Mar 10
TC Soho have purchased an additional Final Cut Pro suite to further assist with their digitising and mastering services as well as an XSAN storage cluster.
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Welcome to MediaPros
26 Mar 10
MediaPros is a new company, which specialises in supplying Professional Audio/Video equipment to the Broadcast, Film & TV Post-Production, Multimedia and Music Recording industries.
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CUTTING EDGE - THE AIR HOSPITAL
26 Mar 10
ENVY does full post on IWC's powerful documentary for Channel 4.
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ENVY does full Post Production on Vera's Dispatches Politicians For Hire
26 Mar 10
Following the scandal surrounding MPs' expenses, Dispatches, Produced and Directed by Pip Clothier, delves into the mostly unregulated world of political lobbying.
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SIS LIVE TO DELIVER BEST EVER PRODUCTION COVERAGE OF A COMMONWEALTH GAMES.
25 Mar 10
Broadcast specialist SIS LIVE works with Indian Broadcast Services company ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS LTD. to introduce technological innovations for first ever high definition Games
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Prime Focus appoints new senior sales executive and audio producer
25 Mar 10
Prime Focus has appointed Neil Coles as senior sales executive and Louisa Sutherland-Smith as audio producer to its UK Broadcast division.
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EARTH IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
24 Mar 10
New boutique studio offers top creative talent and environment
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Prime Focus completes post for second series of Grow Your Own Drugs
23 Mar 10
Ethno botanist James Wong returns with a second series of Silver River's hugely successful Grow Your Own Drugs.
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23 Mar 10
In these challenging times it's always nice to give you some positive news...
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White Mark Installs Three Sound Studios At Windmill Lane
18 Mar 10
Dublin, Ireland: Windmill Lane Pictures, the largest and longest established integrated film and television post production company in Ireland, has completed its move to a new home right in the heart of Dublin's creative district.
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Rushes help sew up the campaign against Cyber Bullying
18 Mar 10
Director Graham Fink uses shocking imagery to drive home the damage that bullying using the internet and mobile can bring to children and young adults in this 30 second commercial for advisory and mentoring charity Cyber Mentors http://www.cybermentors.org.uk
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Azimuth Post scoop first prize in the UK Screen Pub Quiz
17 Mar 10
We would like to congratulate Azimuth Post on winning last Thursday's Quiz night...and with 18 teams battling against them for top spot, this was no mean feat!
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Major report warns of gaping skills gaps in Creative Media Industries
17 Mar 10
Major research launched today (Wednesday, March 17, 2010) by Skillset reveals gaping skills gaps and shortages in the rapidly changing media landscape.
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POGO FILMS UP AND RUNNING IN 3D
16 Mar 10
Pogo Films buys 3D post equipment and delivers results for clients.
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New Look Televisual website and vote in the Televisual Bulldog Awards 2010 and win prizes
The new look - open access - Televisual website is now live!
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iPhone showreels App to promote APA Members worldwide!
10 Mar 10
ChilliBean & the APA (Advertising Producers Association) are delighted to announce the launch of the SohoSoHo iPhone and iTouch Application.
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Met Film School Courses Now Booking
9 Mar 10
Met Film School are currently booking, including their new Three-Week Cinematography course.
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FRAMESTORE CREATES EXEC COMMERCIALS ROLE FOR AVATAR VFX PRODUCER, TIM KEENE
9 Mar 10
Framestore has created a new high profile role of 'Executive Producer, Commercials' that will be filled by Avatar and Sherlock Holmes executive VFX producer, Tim Keene, from mid-March 2010.
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RUSHES COMPLETED VFX ON 'THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS'
9 Mar 10
Rushes Film and TV have completed 30 'invisible' VFX shots on the award winning feature 'The Scouting Book for Boys' being released in cinemas 19th March 2010.
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Get creative with Rushes Soho Shorts Festival Magazine
9 Mar 10
With only 6 weeks to go for the closing deadline for films, Rushes Soho Shorts sets a new challenge; to design a piece of artwork to be the face of the festival magazine.
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Avid unveils the Integrated Media Enterprise; empowers customers to adapt in a 'Content Anywhere' world
9 Mar 10
New open framework addresses the most significant transition facing media production business models since broadcast television displaced radio
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Avid expands Interplay into complete Media Asset Management solution with Blue Order Acquisition
9 Mar 10
New Interplay product family empowers media enterprises to unlock the value of their assets, enable rich collaboration, and increase business agility to adapt in a 'Content Anywhere' world
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Winner of 3 Oscars, 2 BAFTAs and 2 Golden Globes
8 Mar 10
Prime Focus has contributed a number of visual effects sequences to James Cameron's stereoscopic 3D feature film 'Avatar'.
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UK Facilities Report
8 Mar 10
The Report, commissioned by UK Screen, demonstrates the significant value of our infrastructure sector in economic and creative terms.
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UK SCREEN REPORT SAYS MAGIC BEHIND THE CAMERA DELIVERS REAL ECONOMIC VALUE
4 Mar 10
The extraordinary work that goes on behind the scenes of box-office giants such as Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and The Wolfman, TV programmes like The X Factor and Doctor Who and commercials such as Hovis: Through the Years and Evian's Skating Babies, has been researched in depth for the first time.
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Shining Stars winner for February 2010 announced
3 Mar 10
2nd March 2010 - This month's winner is Melanie James, Communications Executive for Prime Focus.
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February
KICK ASS FINAL MIX
24 Feb 10
Goldcrest is proud to announce that it has held the Kick Ass final mix in it's Dean Street Theatre.
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Whitechapel II begins filming at 3 Mills Studios
24 Feb 10
Filming has begun on the second series of the critically acclaimed serial drama, Whitechapel, starring Rupert Penry-Jones, Phil Davis, and Steve Pemberton produced by Carnival Films for ITV1.
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S4C 6 Nations promo -
22 Feb 10
The idea was based on the tag line: "It's in the blood", a reference to the cultural importance of rugby in Wales.
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Satusfaction finishes prime cuts of Pineapple
22 Feb 10
Satusfaction editors Adam Marangos and Mike Kerr have just finished cutting a pioneering dance series for Pulse Films and Sky1 HD.
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BBC Studios and Post Production supports Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games coverage
22 Feb 10
BBC Studios and Post Production is providing full live commentary mixing, presentation, transmission and post production services for BBC Sport?s multi-platform coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
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BBC Studios and Post Production Launches New Ingest Services
22 Feb 10
Working closely with BBC Research & Development, BBC Studios and Post Production is now deploying the new, award winning, multi-camera ingest technology Ingex for a number of customers.
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Hybrid work on 'Married, Single, Other'
22 Feb 10
Airing 9.00pm Monday 22nd February on ITV1 is the comedy drama 'Married, Single, Other'.
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Munky's start to 2010 has been a busy and exciting one in which we have completed post production on music videos for Cheryl Cole and JLS, a commercial for Coca Cola's Powerade featuring Wayne Rooney and all visual effects for E4?s 'Skins', Series4.
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MPC lead VFX on 'The Wolfman'
19 Feb 10
Joe Johnston has directed a remake of the 1941 classic horror film 'The Wolfman' for Universal Studios, starring Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro in the title role.
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British Icon Abbey Road Studios Launches New Product Range
19 Feb 10
Abbey Road Studios, the world's most famous recording studio, announces the introduction of a new range of products for music lovers, musicians, audio enthusiasts and curious fans alike.
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ANDY HARGREAVES IS MADE LEAD 3D ARTIST AT RUSHES
19 Feb 10
Rushes is delighted to announce Andy Hargreaves has been appointed as Lead 3D Artist for all commercials going through their 3D department.
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RUSHES COMPLETE COMPLEX 3D AND COMPOSITING CHALLENGES FOR DAILY MAIL
19 Feb 10
Rushes were recently approached by M&C Saatchi and production company, Great Guns, to complete the postproduction for a campaign of six separate Daily Mail commercials.
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RUSHES MAKES CAT FLY HIGH FOR WHISKAS
19 Feb 10
Rushes with TBWA and Outsider have recently completed the latest commercial for Whiskas.
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The Met Film School
19 Feb 10
The Met Film School is London's leading provider of practical filmmaking courses, based at Ealing Studios.
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BAFTA New Look GFX
19 Feb 10
Soho based moving graphics hot-shop, Creative Nuts, has just completed production of a new look for BAFTA.
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Film Minister launches Pinewood apprenticeship scheme
19 Feb 10
A new apprenticeship scheme designed to give young people a start in the UK's thriving film industry was launched at Pinewood Studios by film Minister Siôn Simon today.
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Pinewood underlines skills commitment with Scholarship Scheme
19 Feb 10
Pinewood Studios Group is actively encouraging filmmaking education by providing a scholarship to the National Film and TV School.
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Pinewood and Bond producer support diversity in new UK talent scheme Second Light
19 Feb 10
Pinewood Studios Group, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and First Light are delighted to host the launch of a brand new talent development scheme for young people of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) backgrounds across the UK entitled Second Light.
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Digital media skills training company Academy Class has been certified as an Apple Authorized Training Centre (AATC) to deliver Apple's pro applications in London.
19 Feb 10
The AATC Program provides superior training to Apple customers, from novice users to seasoned professionals.
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Azimuth goes with the Flow
16 Feb 10
Azimuth Post Production has invested in a 32 Terabyte EditShare XStream storage and asset management system.
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ELSTREE STUDIOS PRODUCTION VILLAGE ATTENDING THE PRODUCTION SHOW 2010
12 Feb 10
Located 20 minutes from the heart of London, Elstree Studios is without doubt London's number one studio for any film or television production, tour rehearsal, promo or corporate event.
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Prime Focus makes four new appointments across its London business
11 Feb 10
Prime Focus has made four new appointments to its broadcast, commercials and content services divisions in London.
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MAYOR OF LONDON PRESENTS LONDON FILM DAY - Sunday 21 March 2010
11 Feb 10
in partnership with Film London and the BFI London Film Festival Featuring 15 simultaneous World Public Premieres of NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG and FREE Film Workshops in cinemas across London
www.bfi.org.uk/londonfilmday
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SIS LIVE - EXHIBITING SISCASTER HD AT BROADCAST VIDEO EUROPE, 16TH - 18TH FEBRUARY, EARLS COURT 2
11 Feb 10
SIS LIVE's low cost, compact OB vehicle, SISCaster, has achieved widespread acceptance for live broadcasting, web streaming and mobile content delivery, and has opened up new opportunities for multiplatform event coverage.
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Hire company Alias Smith and Singh is opening new offices
10 Feb 10
Hire company Alias Smith and Singh is opening new offices in East London and Manchester as part of an expansion strategy designed to quadruple company turnover inside five years.
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UK FILM COUNCIL APPOINTS HEAD OF NEW FILM FUND
10 Feb 10
The UK Film Council has today appointed Tanya Seghatchian Head of its new Film Fund.
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Goldcrest CAS Special Achievement Nominees
9 Feb 10
Goldcrest re-recording Mixers Jamie Roden and Mark Paterson have been nominated for the Cinema Audio Society Special Achievement Award in Los Angeles.
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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'.
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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.
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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.
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ENVY SCORES A HAT TRICK!
2 Feb 10
Envy is proud to have won the award for Best Post Production House 2010.
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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.
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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.
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January
Harbottle & Lewis advised on West End transfer of hit play Enron
29 Jan 10
Harbottle & Lewis' leading Theatre Group advised on the West End transfer of Enron, which opened at the Noël Coward Theatre on 26 January 2010.
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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
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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 .
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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.
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The Industry Trust want to recruit 'ambassadors' for the industry, who can help support their campaign in a number of ways, big and small:
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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.
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Tom Johnson, Senior Producer has joined Rushes
27 Jan 10
Joce Capper, MD, is delighted to welcome Tom to the team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Harbottle & Lewis advise MAMA Group plc on £46m recommended takeover offer by HMV Group plc
19 Jan 10
Harbottle & Lewis advised MAMA Group plc on the recommended takeover offer that was made on Friday by HMV Group plc for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of MAMA.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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
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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.
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Cinesite seeks to develop the next generation of visual effects talent
11 Jan 10
leading film visual effects company launches Inspire Internship Programme
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Hireworks adds Soho site
7 Jan 10
Editing equipment rental company Hireworks has this week opened a new branch in Soho.
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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.
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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.
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December
Harbottle & Lewis advises winners of The Restaurant
Leading media and entertainment law firm, Harbottle & Lewis, has completed advising the contestants of the third series of The Restaurant, including the winners JJ Goodman and James Hopkins.
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Harbottle & Lewis act for Hat Trick on buy-out of private equity investor
17 Dec 09
Media and entertainment lawyers, Harbottle & Lewis, have advised the television production company, Hat Trick Holdings Limited, on its buy-back of a 45% shareholding that was held by private equity investor, August Equity ('August').
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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.
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Autodesk Smoke Software Comes to the Mac
16 Dec 09
New Creative Editorial Finishing Software for Mac OS X Snow Leopard Now Shipping
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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 ~
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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.
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ScheduALL sponsor UK Screen
We are thrilled to welcome ScheduALL as new sponsors of UK Screen Association.
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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.
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'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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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?'
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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CHARTJACKERS: I've Got Nothing
24 Nov 09
Chartjackers is a new project from Hat Trick Productions and covered by BBC Switch.
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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.
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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.
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Gomez appointed Business Development Manager
24 Nov 09
Rob Gomez has been appointed as Satusfaction Post Production's Business Development Manager.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Machine Shop is busy being busy...
29 Sep 09
...and that is something in the current economic climate!
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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...
'The Farm Group' is providing North One Television with post production facilities for F1 Rocks on location in Singapore.
more...
'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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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itfc helps set the scene for Dorian Gray
9 Sep 09
creative audio description and subtitling carried out for film adaptation
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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 Post Production have acquired the premises and assets that were previously Spirit Studios Ltd at 75-77 Margaret Street, W1.
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ace and 2nd Sense combine skills
20 Aug 09
Leading HD and Surround Sound specialist create joint venture
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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).
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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.
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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.
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The Conch Sound Awards 2009 Shortlist is Unveiled
3 Aug 09
UK Screen Association has announced the shortlist for The Conch Sound Awards 2009.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hybrid go 'Anonymous' in the UK
17 Jul 09
Airing 6.30pm Saturday 18th on ITV1 is the Undercover Disguise show 'Anonymous'
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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.
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ENVY expands Business Development team
14 Jul 09
Dominic Edney and Wendy Bleazard are joining ENVY to expand the Business Development team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS AT ELSTREE FILM STUDIOS
2 Jul 09
Roger Morris is delighted to announce two new appointments to the Elstree Film Studios team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SIS LIVE unveils latest OB 7 production vehicle
29 Jun 09
New-generation outside broadcast vehicle offers maximum flexibility for clients
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New Data Lab and Scanning Business Manager at MPC
26 Jun 09
MPC has appointed Kerri Aungle as Data Lab and Scanning Business Manager.
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Optimising and Compressing
25 Jun 09
How to compress your footage effectively for internet, mobile and broadcast
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Mill puts the spark into Adidas
The Mill and 180 Amsterdam have ignited the new ad campaign for Adidas' F50i football boot.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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European Conference on Visual Media Production
12-13th November 2009
British Film Institute Southbank, London
http://www.cvmp-conference.org
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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.
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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.
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Hayward joins Avid to lead North Region Sales Team
4 Jun 09
Avid has appointed Simon Hayward as North Region Director.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Twickenham Film Studios goes HD
28 May 09
Twickenham Film Studios is pleased to announce that Dubbing Theatre 1 is now fully HD capable.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Producer newsletter to launch
28 May 09
We will be launching a new, quarterly newsletter which will be circulated to production companies.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rowan Bray Joins Halo
20 May 09
HALO Post Production have announced the appointment of Rowan Bray to the position of 'Business Development Manager'.
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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.
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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).
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The 1st Annual London FCPUG SuperMeet
19 May 09
Academy Class are proud to sponsor the The 1st Annual London FCPUG SuperMeet!
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The Hospital Club launches its quest to unearth the real power dynamics behind the scenes of London's creative and media industries
19 May 09
The Hospital Club 100, now in its second year, launches its search this week to find the most powerful movers and shakers in the creative and media industries, with the emphasis on genuine current contribution and importance, not just the size of someone's celebrity status, profile, bank balance, titles or past reputation.
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Enjoy England's view from above posted at PFL
18 May 09
A new commercial for VisitEngland featuring spectacular aerial snaps of some of England's top attractions has been post produced at Prime Focus London.
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The Mill wins at BAFTA
18 May 09
The Mill wins a BAFTA Craft Award in the Visual Effects category for their work on 'Doctor Who - Fires of Pompeii' for the BBC.
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FROM COBBLES TO COACHING ~ CORONATION STREET CREDITS DOP JOINS FUTUREWORKS
18 May 09
One of the men behind the legendary opening credits of Coronation Street is joining Manchester media school Futureworks - and helping students create a TV-style drama all of their own.
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RUSHES POST NEW KETTLE CHIPS COMMERCIAL
14 May 09
Th1ng director Daniel Cohen has directed and stop frame animated the latest commercial for Kettle Chips, with Rushes carrying out the full post.
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DOUBLE NEGATIVE RECREATE THE VATICAN FOR "ANGELS AND DEMONS"
14 May 09
The team behind "The Da Vinci Code" has returned to bring us the film version of Angels and Demons, based on the novel of the same name by Dan Brown.
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LUCOZADE SPORT LAUNCHES 'EVOLUTION' COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN
13 May 09
Tony Kaye has directed a series of Lucozade Sport commercials for its 'Evolution' campaign with Rushes carrying out the full post production on this VFX heavy project, which included the completion of over 100 VFX shots.
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Darryl Bolton joins Prime Focus London as Business Development Consultant
12 May 09
Prime Focus London has appointed Darryl Bolton as business development consultant to work closely with PFL's production and sales teams.
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REVAMPED EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON VISUAL MEDIA PRODUCTION (CVMP) CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION
12 May 09
CVMP, the European Conference on Visual Media Production (www.cvmp-conference.org), is now announcing its call for submissions.
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New Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard 3D art installation posted at PFL
8 May 09
British artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's 3D video installation has been post produced by Prime Focus London.
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ELSTREE STUDIOS TO OPEN DOORS ON NEW GREEN-SCREEN FACILITY WITH ROGUE ELEMENT FILMS
6 May 09
Rogue Element Films provides digital film rental with a full digital data workflow and a host of support services.
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THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM REACHES MANCHESTER
1 May 09
This week sees the premiere of a new Lord of the Rings film made entirely by fans - and Manchester based Futureworks helped create what is could be one of the biggest independent, not-for-profit short films ever made.
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MAC recognises VFX Skills Shortage
1 May 09
Last month we were awaiting publication of the MAC (Migration Advisory Committee) Report to see whether they would support our submission and recommend to Government that the current shortage occupation lists be updated to include specified visual effects roles.
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Recession Study: Have your say
1 May 09
Skillset is compiling evidence on skills issues for the Creative Media Industry as a result of the recession.
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Kasabian's Fire promo posted at PFL
1 May 09
Prime Focus London has completed post production on Kasabian's promo for their new song Fire.
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Appleton wins April's Shining Stars Recognition Scheme
1 May 09
We are pleased to announce the winner of April's Shining Star award is Mat Appleton who works as Head of Client Services for ENVY.
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April
TC Soho add to HD Inventory
30 Apr 09
TC Soho Ltd has expanded its HD duplication services with the purchase of a HDCAM SR 5800 Recorder and a HDCAM M2000 Recorder.
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Toby Alington to Record Classical Brits @ Royal Albert Hall
29 Apr 09
Toby Alington, MD of Richmond Studios, will be producing the Classical BRIT Awards broadcast soundtrack for BRITs TV, for the 10th year running.
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Entirely CG Sequence By Cinesite For Wolverine
29 Apr 09
Cinesite has created a series of shots for Foxs Wolverine, released in the UK today, involving an entirely CG plane, clouds, ground and sky.
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Sequence create opening titles for 2009 Royal Ascot
28 Apr 09
Sequence have just been commissioned by Sunset & Vine to create bespoke opening titles for the 2009 Royal Ascot event on BBC1.
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New West End office business centre offers touch of cinematic history
28 Apr 09
The opening of a newly refurbished grade II listed building at one heddon street brings a touch of cinematic glamour and history within reach of UK Screen Association members seeking office space, meeting rooms or virtual offices in the West End.
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Envy does full post on 'Kerry Katona - What's the problem' title sequence and promos for MTV.
28 Apr 09
Creating the promos and title sequence for MTV One's new show Kerry - What's the Problem? Kerry was filmed in an entirely mirrored environment, her repeated reflections representing the light and dark sides of her life, and their seemingly infinite depth.
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Leading your team through the recession
28 Apr 09
management techniques for the creative and digital media industry
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North One Television take home a BAFTA
27 Apr 09
Sequence Post would like to congratulate North One Television on their 2009 BAFTA for the Brazil coverage of the ITV F1 series in 2008.
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Glyph Products Now Available from Salon
27 Apr 09
Salon Pro Sales, the sales arm of successful editing equipment rental company Salon, has recently added Glyph products to their range of solutions aimed at Creative Professionals.
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Sequence W1 to open in May
27 Apr 09
The team have secured their 3rd Sequence site, following on from the already established Pinewood Studios site and recently developed Chiswick Park facility
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The Pavement joins forces with Goldcrest Group
27 Apr 09
London's premier media and motion graphic production company, The Pavement, today announces it has secured major new investment from Goldcrest Group ? one of the largest independent film production and post production companies in the US and UK.
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Release of SHIFTY - Film London Microwave's second successful feature out today
24 Apr 09
Today sees the much anticipated release of Shifty, the second feature from Film London's Microwave, the highly successful micro-budget film-making scheme run in partnership with BBC Films and supported by Skillset.
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Big Sunday - BBC Studios and Post Production supports live and fast turn-around editing on four major sporting events
24 Apr 09
On Sunday 26 April, BBC Studios and Post Production's Sport area on the second floor of Television Centre will act as a nerve centre, supporting live and fast turn-around editing for four major sporting events - The London Marathon, Moto GP from Japan, F1 from Bahrain and Match of the Day 2.
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When you want to look your very best you go straight to the top, as in schmutter, so in digital animation.
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DVD MARKET REMAINS STRONG FOR REFINE WITH FIRST RETAIL BLU-RAY
22 Apr 09
Newly rebranded DVD authoring business re:fine, previously known as 24-7DVD, has announced a batch of recent commissions to author and produce various DVD projects including its first Blu-Ray DVD title for retail.
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News from the NAB Show Floor
21 Apr 09
Smoke & Mirrors London First to Adopt Flare - Autodesk's New Product
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NAB 2009: Autodesk to Show New Versions of Visual Effects Systems for Film and TV and to Launch Flare - Hot Addition to the Product Line-up
20 Apr 09
Flame, Inferno and Flare Focus on Creativity, Productivity and Rapid RED Workflow
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Avid Unveils New Brand Identity
20 Apr 09
New identity reflects move to integrate five industry-leading businesses and commitment to deliver interoperable, open audio and video solutions to customers
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Avid Announces Surge of Third-Party Integrations at NAB '09
20 Apr 09
Continues to deliver open solutions with integration of third-party camera, server and automation technology
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Award-Winning Creative Team from Slumdog Millionaire Joins Avid at NAB 2009
20 Apr 09
Award-winning customers Editor Chris Dickens and Composer A.R. Rahman guest appearance set to wow audio and video community on show floor
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VET Training offers a special rate for the Post production 101 editing course on 30 April
17 Apr 09
If you direct editors or manage edits, then the Post production 101 course is an essential and perfect foundation which also prepares for further Avid or Final Cut Pro training.
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Tonight's the Night - BBC Studios and Post Production supports new HD entertainment show
17 Apr 09
BBC Studios and Post Production is supporting the new glitzy Saturday night entertainment series Tonight's the Night, enabling ordinary people to live out their performing dreams for real and become the most unlikely stars that Saturday night has ever seen.
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ITV COMMISSIONS COLTRANE IN
16 Apr 09
ITV has commissioned a new three-part genre thriller, Murderland, starring Robbie Coltrane, based at world famous Elstree Studios.
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Terrestrial high-definition TV pilot launched in UK with Arqiva and Enensys collaboration
16 Apr 09
Arqiva and Enensys are playing a leading role in the terrestrial high-definition TV (HDTV) pilot launched recently from the Crystal Palace transmitter in south London, utilising the new DVB-T2 standard.
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KENNEDY BRINGS MUSIC TO REFINE
16 Apr 09
Newly rebranded content processing and re-purposing business re:fine has announced the latest recruit to its commercial team in the form of Alex Kennedy who joins the company as Business Development Executive.
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We're back for our fourth consecutive year, we've got an exciting new venue and nominations will open shortly. So be sure you've got Tuesday 22nd September firmly in your diary and get ready to celebrate the very best of British sound.
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Less than 2 weeks left for submissions to 11th Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
14 Apr 09
The submission deadline is 23rd April 2009.
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Prime Focus Technologies appoint Dafydd Upsdell as Director of Sales for UK
14 Apr 09
Dafydd Upsdell, the former content strategy manager for Beam TV has joined Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) as director of sales for the UK.
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NAB 2009: Autodesk Presents Visual Effects Software for Digital Entertainment Creation
14 Apr 09
New versions and new product launch raise creative bar and help to improve efficiency
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Digital Vision Presents: The Kings of Colour - Las Vegas and London
8 Apr 09
For those not travelling to NAB, Las Vegas this month, Digital Vision will bring a little bit of Vegas to Soho by showcasing our new products in parallel, at NAB and at our Wardour Street office, London, from the 20th - 23rd April.
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Arqiva appoints Wireless Access Customer Director
6 Apr 09
Arqiva has appointed Maura Coyne as Customer Director for its Wireless Access division.
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Machine Shop and Girls Aloud.
6 Apr 09
The Girls Aloud video promo for their new single 'Untouchable', directed by Marco Puig, premiered on the 25th of March with special effects and models provided by Machine Shop.
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Machine Shop; Cracking ideas.
6 Apr 09
The new exhibition project entitled 'Wallace & Gromit Present a World of Cracking Ideas' features a 1000m2 model of the Aardman animation characters' house and garden filled with various physical and audio visual interactive exhibits.
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How to lead and manage your team effectively - two day workshop.
6 Apr 09
The current economic climate presents a series of challenges and opportunities in the creative and digital media industry. It is now more important than ever to be able to lead and manage your team effectively through periods of change.
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Here Comes The Conch
6 Apr 09
We're back for our fourth consecutive year, we've got an exciting new venue and nominations will open shortly. So be sure you've got Tuesday 22nd September firmly in your diary and get ready to celebrate the very best of British sound.
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Feature Film Sound
6 Apr 09
When it comes to sound, how do US film executives and directors choose their top flight talent and facilities? What influences their decision? What are their experiences of working in the UK? How do they perceive our talent base? And equally importantly what do we think they think??
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Visual Effects Skills Shortages
6 Apr 09
We should hear later this month whether the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) upholds the joint submission by UK Screen and Skillset and recommends to Government that the current shortage occupation lists be updated to include specified visual effects roles.
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Statutory holiday extends to 28 days
6 Apr 09
The statutory holiday entitlement has changed.
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UK Screen hosts Fund Raising Seminar
6 Apr 09
Last week's 'Fund Raising and Financial Fun in a Depression' seminar at Coutts proved to be a very interesting evening.
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Over 8,000 productions added to MediaBase
6 Apr 09
MediaBase, the online database for production activity in the UK, has had a boost with over 8,000 productions added to the site.
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Prime Focus London adds some 'Uplifting Volume' to Herbal Essences
3 Apr 09
Prime Focus London has completed post production on the latest Herbal Essences commercial, 'Uplifting Volume.'
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Prime Focus London grades Knightley's Woman's Aid appeal
3 Apr 09
Prime Focus London's Tareq Kubaisi has graded the latest hard-hitting appeal from Woman's Aid.
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White Mark Brings World-Class Acoustics To Splice TV's New Audio Facilities
3 Apr 09
Acoustic and studio design consultancy White Mark Ltd has completed a major acoustic re-fit of the audio control room and voice-over booth at Splice TV Ltd in London's Shoreditch.
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Men-from-Mars/Pixion helps Indias film makers tell epic tale on an epic scale
3 Apr 09
Simon Frame senior vfx supervisor/co-founder at Men-from-Mars took command of several thousand local theatre artistes, a film crew of 430, cranes, and helicopters for epic scenes in acclaimed director Prakash Jahs (Indian) star studded thriller, 'Rajneeti`.
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Endgame delivers rave reviews at Sundance while Men-from-Mars delivers the crowds
3 Apr 09
Director Pete Travis turned to Men-from-Mars/Molinare to add fully digital crowds to a handful of shots in his soon to be released political thriller Endgame.
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Men-from-Mars delivers over 1000 shots in 8 weeks on green screen Web series Gemini Division
3 Apr 09
Leading US web drama company Electric Farm Entertainment put Men-from-Mars Indian pipeline to the test on their tight turn around web series "Gemini Division" for NBC Universal.
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ZERO DB CREWS & POSTS "BULLRUN" HD SERIES FOR SPEEDtv
3 Apr 09
Zero DB, the Queens Park-based broadcast facility, is nearing the end of a 19 week project shooting & posting 10 x 1 hour "Bullrun" shows in HD for the US Fox SPEEDtv network.
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ZERO DB CREWS FOR ANT & DEC'S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY
3 Apr 09
Zero DB, the Queens Park-based broadcast facility, supplied the main PSC crews & equipment for the location-based team challenges in the recent Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway series of shows for ITV 1.
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UK Screen Association
3 Apr 09
Evidence submitted to the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications: The British film and television industries
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BBC Resources becomes 'BBC Studios and Post Production' under new leadership
1 Apr 09
BBC Resources is merging its Studios and Post Production divisions and has appointed a new leadership team, reporting to CEO Mark Thomas.
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Hireworks hires new staff and opens new rental base in Soho
1 Apr 09
Film and TV editing equipment rental company Hireworks (www.Hireworks.tv) has recruited hire specialist Danny Simmonds to head up a new operation in Soho.
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Oscar win for AMPS member.
1 Apr 09
AMPS is pleased to congratulate one of its members, "Slumdog Millionaire" Re-Recording Mixer Ian Tapp, on his 'Oscar' for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing, alongside Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty.
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Get Certified with Academy Class and get discounts off Apple software and hardware
1 Apr 09
All end users who attend an Apple Training Class with Academy Class and take the Certification Exam are eligible for a discount from Apple Online Telesales.
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Former Technicolor Subtitling Head joins ITFC
1 Apr 09
ITFC today announced the appointment of Stewart Dickison as Media Access Operations Manager.
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March
RUSHES AND ITCH FILM TEAM UP FOR HOT MELTS PROMO
31 Mar 09
Following his successful run of videos to launch emerging British indie bands such as The Kaiser Chiefs, The Kooks and The Automatic, Itch director Charlie Paul's talents have been called upon again to produce the Hot Melts first release, 'Edith'.
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Smegtastic! Dave's Red Dwarf Goes Red 4k
31 Mar 09
Evolutions, Soho's largest independent post production facility, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to complete the post production on Dave's new series, 'Red Dwarf: Back to Earth'.
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USC Equips New Cutting Edge Cinema Arts Facility with more than 260 Avid Audio and Video Solutions
30 Mar 09
School of Cinematic Arts gives students opportunity to unleash their creativity with industry-standard media creation tools used by today's professionals
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Ben Affleck to Podcast on Experience Using Avid Media Composer
30 Mar 09
Actor, Director to discuss his experiences using Media Composer while filming and editing his documentary "Gimme Shelter"
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600 ODD CREATURE SHOTS
30 Mar 09
Primeval, ITV's critically acclaimed, smash hit adventure series, returns on March 28th 2009 to take a monster size chunk out of Saturday nights.
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STAR WARS RETURN TO ELSTREE STUDIOS WITH A MUSICAL SPECTACULAR
30 Mar 09
ELSTREE STUDIOS are thrilled to welcome back Star Wars, this time with STAR WARS: A MUSICAL JOURNEY.
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blue rustles up another Great British Menu
30 Mar 09
Great British Menu returns to our screens for a fourth series and blue is again providing the post production work.
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Arqiva named as principal cell site partner for pioneering 3G network integration project
27 Mar 09
Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the joint venture between T-Mobile UK and 3 UK formed to create and manage what will be the UK's most extensive 3G network, has selected Arqiva as its strategic partner for the provision of cell sites.
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RUSHES AT STOKE YOUR FIRES 2009
25 Mar 09
As part of its continued commitment to young animators and the animation industry, Rushes is delighted to be supporting this year's Stoke Your Fires Festival of Animation.
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Locomotion creates 'Cupcakes' to promote BUG, London's essential music video event.
25 Mar 09
Soho-based 3D / VFX specialist Locomotion creates the second in a series of spectacular spots to promote music video showcase BUG 09's spring season of events, held at BFI Southbank.
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Autodesk Introduces 3ds Max 2010 Software at Game Developers Conference
24 Mar 09
New Release Offers Innovative Creative Tools, Powerful Scene Management Capabilities and Enhanced Support for Interoperability and Pipeline Integration
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This month's winner of Shining Stars goes to Emma Shannon, Post Production Supervisor at mediahouse (IMG Media Ltd).
23 Mar 09
Emma has been a member of the mediahouse bookings team for seven years and General Manager, Karen Mullins praises her commitment, efficiency and reliability throughout this time.
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ALIAS SMITH AND SINGH APPOINTS DANNY DAWSON AS UK HIRE MANAGER
23 Mar 09
Alias Smith and Singh, one of the UK's premier broadcast technology hire companies, today announced the appointment of Danny Dawson as Hire Manager.
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Arqiva completes new management team
18 Mar 09
Arqiva CEO Tom Bennie has finalised his new management board following integration of the former National Grid Wireless, which was acquired in April 2007 but operated independently until September 2008.
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Two great FREE offers from Televisual this spring...
16 Mar 09
We all know that times could be easier, so we hope that Televisual's two great offers should put a spring back in your step
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BRITISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS SHOW A SUCCESS AT ELSTREE STUDIOS
16 Mar 09
Last weekend Elstree Studios hosted one of the most important events in the UK film calendar - the British Society of Cinematographers exhibition.
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422 South came out tops!
13 Mar 09
CGI and visual effects house 422 South were last night recognised with a Media Innovation Award at the Gala dinner event and awards ceremony held in Bristol last night.
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ASCENT 142 AND RUSHES TEAM UP FOR PICTURE POST AND FULL VFX ON LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS
13 Mar 09
Ascent 142 completed full picture post and Rushes all 250 VFX shots on Lesbian Vampire Killers, the debut feature from Phil Claydon, starring James Corden and Matthew Horne and the first (UK) movie to be shot entirely on RED camera.
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Tina Turner Live, Arnhem
12 Mar 09
Toby Alington, MD of Richmond Studios, joins Tina Turner in Arnhem, Holland, next week to record her concerts at the Gelredome on March 21 & 22 for TV and DVD release.
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MPC Vancouver completes VFX for Watchmen
11 Mar 09
Zack Snyder has directed 'Watchmen' the DC Comics graphic novel inspired release for Warner Bros Studios.
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Depeche Mode, Wrong
11 Mar 09
Patrick Daughters directed 'Wrong,' Depeche Mode's first single from their latest album, Sounds of the Universe.
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The Farm Group's broadcast hire arm, RENT, reaches it's first birthday and adds the Letus35 Ultimate film adapter and prime lenses to its stock.
11 Mar 09
The Farm Group's broadcast hire arm, Rent, has celebrated its first full year of operation and after the success of 2008 is increasing its expansion plans for 2009.
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Rosie Beauvais Joins 'The Farm'
11 Mar 09
The Farm has recruited senior producer Rosie Beauvais from Ascent Media to head up the production team at Uncle Duplication & Digital Media, the group's specialist video transfer, encoding and DVD authoring facility.
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ENVY EXPANDS VFX DEPARTMENT
11 Mar 09
Envy has opened a new VFX Support department with 8 workstations setup for 2D and 3D work at Rathbone Place.
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Avid Delivers Native XDCAM Support and Industry First Stereoscopic 3D Capabilities with Latest Versions of Editing Software
11 Mar 09
Customers to benefit from creative editorial enhancements, a more open Avid architecture and streamlined HD workflows
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Avid Announces Native RED Support
11 Mar 09
Customers benefit from simplified ingest process and full offline to online Advanced RED Conform Workflow
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Aquarium's team 'Fish' wins UK Screen's Pub Quiz
10 Mar 09
We'd like to congratulate 'Fish' on winning UK Screen's pub quiz last week, taking away the £200 prize money.
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Prime Focus London lights up the magic for Rankin & Chris's VO5 Elixir spot
9 Mar 09
Prime Focus London has completed post production on a new ad campaign by agency Euro RSCG London for VO5 Elixirs, Alberto Culver's latest range of hair care
products.
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Molinare upgrade Audio department
9 Mar 09
Molinare have recently upgraded the Audio department at their D'Arblay Street site.
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Howard Hymanson joins Harbottle & Lewis as Co-Head of Employment
9 Mar 09
Harbottle & Lewis is delighted to announce that employment law specialist, Howard Hymanson, has joined the firm as a Partner and will Co-Head the Employment Group with Marian Derham.
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REFINE SECURES FILM AND TV CONTENT DELIVERY APPROVAL FOR ITUNES
6 Mar 09
Newly rebranded content processing and re-purposing business re:fine, previously known as Vode has been approved by Apple's music and video platform itunes to deliver both film and TV content.
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