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Is the future virtual

by Dick Hobbs Issue 91 - July 2014 Just a couple of days ago, I went to a memorial service for a very nice man called John Wilson. If you have heard of John, it was probably for his work as the chairman of IBC in the 1990s, leading the move from Brighton to Amsterdam, then to an annual event, then to its management by an independent and professiona...

Submitted by Dick Hobbs.

Published 01 August 2014

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by Joe Watson Issue 90 - June 2014 Once again I am writing to inform all of you what Uni life is like¦ right now one word does come clearly to mind, "hectic". Myself and my fellow students are approaching deadline day for the final year of the course. We\'ve gone through many projects together and we\'ve all had some form of work experience which i...

Submitted by Joe Watson

Published 01 July 2014

Local TV cuts the mustard

by Neil Hutchins Issue 89 - May 2014 Monday 24th March was a notable date in the roll-out of Local TV across the UK, as it saw the successful launch of the second of the new channels. Mustard TV, based in Norwich and named in recognition of an historic connection with the local Colman family, followed Estuary TV as a new broadcaster on Freeview Cha...

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Published 01 June 2014

Assuring loudness compliance for international content di...

by Samuele Tezza Issue 89 - May 2014 At SAMPLE, sound is our business. An up-and-coming digital recording studio and post-production house based in Verona, Italy with offices in Milan and Rome, SAMPLE offers a full range of high-end services including voice recording for television and radio, dubbing for cinema and television, original soundtracks,...

Submitted by Samuele Tezza

Published 01 June 2014

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by Danny Hutchings Issue 89 - May 2014 Quite a lot has happened since my last article here with tv-bay in January!Previously I mentioned how we where working on a 25-30 minute IPTV music show and since then have finished that project with a high merit. We cut the final project up into sections to give to the talent their part of the show; they all...

Submitted by Danny Hutchings

Published 01 June 2014

Return to original programming for channel 5

Issue 88 - April 2014Sequence Post recently completed the end-to-end post of the 10 part procedural crime drama, Suspects, starring Fay Ripley, Damien Molony and Clare-Hope Ashitey. The drama series was created and produced by Newman Street, part of FremantleMedia UK, for Channel 5. Set in London, Suspects focuses on a team of three detectives and...

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Published 01 May 2014

Fixing that inhospitable location shoot

by Harry Amies Issue 88 - April 2014 Say Iran. What do most people think of? Hostage-taking, nuclear programmes, angry mobs, CGI outsourcing, VFX, a multi-million dollar movie industry? If Harry Amies and Amir Rezazadeh of UK based co-producers HarryAmir have anything to do with it itll be the last three. HarryAmir is a UK-based company, that helps...

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Published 01 May 2014

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by Will Ingram Issue 88 - April 2014 Since my last article in November I have been flat out working on a large range of different projects both for the course and outside. We have recently finished our IPTV studio unit for which we decided to create a music show that would help to promote local artists. The project was very stressful at the start b...

Submitted by Will Ingram

Published 01 May 2014

Packed to Protect: What you need to know

Issue 86 - February 2014Peli Cases have become well established in the market as essential protection for broadcast and photographic equipment, offering watertight, dustproof and crushproof security. Combining durability, security and style, Peli Hardback cases have been introduced to protect iPads, tablets and laptops from drops, knocks and scratc...

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Published 01 March 2014

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by Rhiannon Chislett Issue 86 - February 2014 Since I last wrote we have accomplished a lot more work within our projects. In December we submitted our 20-minute documentary about local traditional businesses, which has resulted in achieving distinction grades and we have also progressed dramatically with our IPTV project. Before Christmas we were...

Submitted by Rhiannon Chislett

Published 01 March 2014

Will Strauss looks at 6 reasons why 4k is so special

by Will Strauss Issue 86 - February 2014 4k (or UHD) is everywhere. Whether you want it or not, it is (slowly) permeating the living room - in the form of TV sets - and gradually becoming more commonplace on location and in the studio. Someday soon it will be broadcast in the UK too. As Bob Pank points out on page 56 there are a number of reasons f...

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Published 01 March 2014

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by Danny Hutchings Issue 85 - January 2014 Since introducing myself to tv-bay readers in October I have been working on two major assignments for this year, which are a video production unit based on a 20 minute documentary and a multimedia unit producing a studio-based TV show for exhibition on a range of platforms. These so far among other smalle...

Submitted by Danny Hutchings

Published 01 February 2014

TVFUTURES: Update from Rhiannon Chislett

by Rhiannon Chislett Issue 84 - December 2013 This past month has probably been the most challenging throughout my time on the course, yet still very rewarding at the same time. I was nominated to become production manager for both the two main projects we have been focusing on recently, the 20-minute Documentary and also the IPTV project for multi...

Submitted by Rhiannon Chislett

Published 01 January 2014

The UKs PTZ explosion

by Kieron SethIssue 83 - November 2013 The advent of broadcast quality, remotely controlled PTZ cameras has had an enormous impact on television production in the UK. Not only can cameras now be discreetly placed in virtually any location but they can also be operated a very small team of technicians. This combination of creative freedom and the si...

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Published 01 December 2013

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by Will IngramIssue 83 - November 2013 So, what am I working on at the moment? Well, we currently have two practical units running side-by-side: Video Production and Multimedia. For VP we are producing a 20-minute documentary that we have chosen to film in an Inside Out style featuring some traditional crafts and businesses within Weymouth and the...

Submitted by Will Ingram

Published 01 December 2013