Create & Produce – Page 18
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Audio vendors rise to the challenge of remote working
Increased support for Next Generation Audio and making complex remote working scenarios more practical during lockdown are among the headline trends in the DAW world, writes David Davies.
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LEDs are bringing the digital backlot alive
LED screens, more commonly found as backdrop to live music acts or as digital signage at sports venues, are now the hottest property in visual effects production.
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Cloud-connected cameras: Covid-19’s unexpected outcome
Cloud-connected cameras used to be the domain of security systems, but the benefits for broadcasters could be huge – even if implementing them remains challenging. David Fox investigates.
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Studios make move to the cloud
The current workflow challenges in Hollywood are driving interest in accelerating the ambition to move all production to the cloud sooner than 2030.
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Grading and audio post in the cloud
Accurate reference monitoring and in person collaboration are critical sticking points preventing high end projects from moving final audio and colour grades to the cloud.
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Designing OB trucks for a 4K, IP world
Though the industry is eyeing more opportunities in remote production, OB trucks still play a vital role for broadcasters. David Davies looks at the latest OB developments.
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Product Launches & Press Events
IBC365 presents a roundup of the virtual events, webinars, product launches, podcasts and demonstrations currently being offered online.
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How studios are preparing for production to restart
Although many studios have remained open during the Coronavirus pandemic, production levels have been severely curtailed. Now, with stringent safety protocols in place, they are gearing up for the return of many more shows in coming months.
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Covering injustice safely
Hostile police, unpredictable crowds and the looming threat of coronavirus have made coverage of the US protests challenging to capture. Ann-Marie Corvin spoke to several news organisations about their coverage strategies.
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IBC2020 Accelerators: New & immersive real-time workflows for CG animation production
A new IBC Accelerator is looking at ways of leveraging XR tools and real-time content engines to change workflows for the production of animation. Ian Volans investigates.
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Sport’s project restart
How elite sports plan to social distance and get fans closer to the action after the coronavirus lockdown.
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How We Built It: Timeline TV makes light work of remote production
Timeline TV is no stranger to innovation, but by adapting kit from Blackmagic Design and Apple, it has created broadcast quality lightweight workflows for remote production. Michael Burns finds out what its R&D team developed and how it has paid off in these socially distanced times.
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4K and mobility dominate camera developments
A continued emphasis on improving 4K capture and making it accessible to a larger user group is evident from this ‘snapshot’ of camera products that have been announced recently.
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AI-automated video shot listing
The use of AI to automate the production of shot lists and use the expanded metadata to create an AI-assisted first cut is being explored by an IBC Accelerator project led by the Associated Press.
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Streaming success: As-live action theatre in lockdown
Theatre has suffered more than most industries due to coronavirus. But with Disney set to air broadway megahit Hamilton on its OTT service, the UK’s National Theatre and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber are among novice streamers turning to OTT during Covid-19.
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Tuning in to real home radio
Radio production is better placed than TV to broadcast from home. But the coronavirus lockdown still poses challenges for the sector, writes Kevin Hilton.
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365 playlist: Post production and VFX
Post production and VFX are constantly evolving areas of media production - with no exception during the Covid-19 pandemic. IBC365 looks at how the industry is priming new workflows and remotely post producing.
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Production lighting: Prioritising power efficiency, colour accuracy and versatility
From the need to complement more streamlined productions to increasing emphasis on sustainability and control integration, the expectations of TV and film production lighting are increasingly extensive, writes David Davies.
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Telescope Animation looks to make an Unreal splash
German studio Telescope animation is taking a different approach to animation, using Unreal Engine to create a transmedia portfolio spanning AR/VR, games and interactive storybooks for its new film The Last Whale Singer. Michael Burns investigates.