Executive Interviews

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    Super-serving the post community

    2020-04-20T07:20:00Z

    Corralling technical and creatives teams to work efficiently and seamlessly is post-production supervisor Gemma Nicholson’s forte. She tells IBC365 why she started Post Super and speaks of the juxtaposition power of moving pictures as art and business. 

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    Interview: Marge Dean, Women in Animation

    2020-04-16T10:58:00Z

    Organising people, money and time is Margaret Dean’s mantle. The Women in Animation chief tells IBC365 of the “tremendous” social impact animation as an art form has and the business changes occurring as the virtual pipeline becomes industry standard. 

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    Driving diversity: Working smarter with tech

    2020-04-15T12:21:00Z

    On a mission to drive a smarter and fairer future for the media and entertainment industry, Kate McLaughlin founded and leads a start-up business which straddles film and technology. She tells IBC365 about the importance of having an appetite for change.

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    Interview: Vanessa Whyte, DoP

    2020-04-03T14:20:00Z

    Cinematographer Vanessa Whyte started out by shooting her own music videos, has since worked with Ridley Scott and set up DoP group Illuminatrix to champion women. Whyte chats to IBC365 about pushing the gender balance and pursuing opportunities.

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    How 5G could transform production

    2020-02-13T15:48:00Z

    As 5G rollouts accelerate, IBC365 speaks with BBC R&D’s Ian Wagdin about what role the new generation of connectivity might play in production.

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    Behind the scenes: The Witcher

    2020-01-23T15:25:00Z

    Fantasy drama The Witcher combines magic and mythos taken from Andrzej Sapkowski’s books and the well-known game series. Framestore, which worked on VFX for the Netflix show, tells IBC365 about building a new fantasy world.

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    Industry innovators: Garrett Brown

    2020-01-14T12:26:00Z

    In the latest of our Industry Innovators series looking at those who have had a major impact on the media and broadcast industry, IBC365 speaks with Garrett Brown, the inventor of Steadicam.

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    Craft leaders: Rachel Morrison, ASC

    2020-01-03T12:52:00Z

    The films of Rachel Morrison, the cinematographer best known for Black Panther, are unusually politically charged. She speaks to IBC365 as she embarks on her directorial feature debut.

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    Behind the scenes: Motherless Brooklyn

    2019-12-05T15:02:00Z

    When Edward Norton wanted to convey the loneliness of life in 1950s New York for his noir feature Motherless Brooklyn he turned to cinematographer Dick Pope, BSC.

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    Light fields: A bright immersive idea

    2019-11-22T11:12:00Z

    Light field is seen as the cutting edge of immersive tech and a new industry organisation is looking to standardise the technology. James Pearce speaks to IDEA president Pete Ludé about what light fields bring to VR.

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    Interview: Paul Debevec, Google

    2019-11-20T12:47:00Z

    Paul Debevec, Google In Steven Spielberg’s movie Ready Player One there’s a shot of actor Ty Sheridan putting on virtual reality (VR) headgear which transitions imperceptibly from real to virtual cameras as the shot moves to an extreme close-up. In Gemini Man, Will Smith’s digital double is ...

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    Industry Innovators: Bill Warner, Avid

    2019-11-14T16:59:00Z

    In the first of this series looking at innovators who have changed the media and broadcast industry, IBC365 speaks to Avid founder Bill Warner about transforming the editing landscape.

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    Craft leaders: Peter Greenaway, filmmaker

    2019-11-13T09:42:00Z

    Cinema should evolve beyond the medium of storytelling. Speaking to IBC365, Peter Greenaway – filmmaker, artist and provocateur - casts his critical eye over Hollywood

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    Craft Leaders: Edward Norton, filmmaker

    2019-11-07T09:15:00Z

    Edward Norton has planned to adapt Motherless Brooklyn for over 20 years. But the actor, director and producer has been quite busy, he tells Adrian Pennington, as the film hits US screens.

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    How to tell a better story

    2019-10-01T15:59:00Z

    Sound should be used to help editors tell the story. Sound editor Tormod Ringnes speaks to Carolyn Giardina about the impact of immersive sound technology.

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    Interview: Michael Zink, Warner Bros.

    2019-09-13T12:24:00Z

    Michael Zink of Warner Bros. tells Paul Bray about some of the emerging technologies that are making waves in the media industry, and reveals why he’s excited by the prospect of autonomous vehicles.

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    Interview: Lisa Opie, BBC Studios

    2019-09-12T12:06:00Z

    Bringing the BBC’s production arm into the commercial realm involves entering new partnerships, complex deal making and a desire to keep on innovating according to BBC Studios’ UK production head, Lisa Opie.

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    Interview: Nuno Fonseca, Sound Particles

    2019-09-09T11:29:00Z

    Applying the techniques of 3D video animation to sound creation could take cinema audio to a new level of realism, Sound Particles’ Nuno Fonseca tells Paul Bray.

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    Interview: Dr. Oliver Schreer

    2019-08-26T11:35:00Z

    Prior to his Monday conference session at IBC, ‘VR meets AR. Real and Virtual Space Become One’, Dr. Oliver Schreer talks to George Jarrett about his incredible 25-year research career in 3D and latterly VR.

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    A question of scale

    2019-08-26T09:46:00Z

    Since taking over as CEO of All3Media in 2015, Jane Turton has expanded the superindie through acquisitions and organic growth, with a strong focus on scripted and ‘quality programmes and people’. That’s because ‘scale matters’ in today’s complex TV landscape, she tells Insight.