Birmingham’s new film school is to provide practically led, industry-focused specialist degree courses designed to enable up and coming filmmakers to flourish as they access the creative sector. Rated as a top 10 UK Film School, Birmingham’s sister school – Screen and Film School Brighton has spent the last 15 years turning passionate filmmakers into … Read more
Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC) has revamped its innovative Polymotion Chat automated camera control software to provide new tiered access points to its ground-breaking technology. Polymotion Chat Studio and Polymotion Chat Broadcast (plus the entry level Polymotion Chat Pro), now provide a range of options covering use cases from the live events sector up to national broadcasters, and between 1 to 6 camera … Read more
Located just outside London, 80six recently launched Virtual Production Studios in response to the demand for a studio space that incorporates a preconfigured ROE Visual LED volume adaptable to each production’s requirements. Over the last 18 months, 80six has carried out extensive R&D testing with LED and cameras for film & TV productions with trusted … Read more
The ScreenSkills Mentoring Network is applying the lessons of lockdown communication to new collaborations by encouraging organisations to facilitate more inclusive mentoring partnerships. This has been made possible through use of virtual meetings over the past year. Just over £130,000 is being made available to support new mentoring partners to reach under-represented groups with a … Read more
This latest honour is the fifth Academy Award in the last seven years for visual effects leader. Acclaimed global visual effects and animation company DNEG was recognised at the 93rd Academy Awards with the Oscar for Best Visual Effects for its work on Tenet, directed by long-term collaborator Christopher Nolan. DNEG’s VFX team, led by overall … Read more
Blackmagic Design revealed that DaVinci Resolve Studio was responsible for the grade on Oscar winner Another Round. Colourist Emil Eriksson of Zentropa Post in Copenhagen, Denmark, graded the film with DP Sturla Brandth Grøvlen and Director Thomas Vinterberg in attendance over two weeks, prior to lockdown. “The Dogme style of not too much lighting and … Read more
With Oscar wins in the cinematography and documentary categories, productions shot on RED Digital Cinema capped off a successful awards season for the company. Erik Messerschmidt, ASC took the Best Cinematography prize for his black-and-white photography of Mank. Messerschmidt was a favorite going into Sunday night’s ceremony after winning awards from his peers at the … Read more
Large number of Mo-Sys camera tracking systems available for creative producers across all the Salford studios. Mo-Sys Engineering is extending the capabilities for virtual and augmented reality at Dock10’s studio complex in Salford. Dock10 already had five channels of camera tracking, and it is now adding a further nine, ensuring the technology is available for multiple … Read more
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) organisation outlines diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative and launch event. HPA has announced the launch of HPA ALL, a foundational new program that will drive HPA-led initiatives for outreach, education, and networking focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion within the industry. Under the leadership of ALL co-chairs and HPA board … Read more
Jurors for 2021 include Anupam Kher, Mira Nair, Monika Shergill and Siddharth Roy Kapur, among others. BAFTA has announced the illustrious list of jury members for its debut BAFTA Breakthrough India initiative, supported by Netflix. Distinguished professionals from across the film, games and television industries came together to select this year’s talented honourees. The Jury … Read more
Lead image: Zoe Boyle and Kerry Howard lit by China lanterns and covered wagons for Witless shot by Benedict Spence DYNAMIC ILLUMINATION We are lucky enough to live in a time when lighting technology runs the gamut from the simplest tungsten globe to banks of programmable LED panels controlled by an app. Six DPs share … Read more
AUSSIE RULES Innovation usually applies to new technologies and techniques but it can also relate to different approaches to business. Grant Petty, the founder and chief executive of Blackmagic Design (BMD) considered both of these when he began developing his own products for both broadcast and film, something that set his fledgling company apart in … Read more
REALISING THE VISION Tania Hoser speaks to three fellow members of illuminatrix – a collective of female cinematographers – about their planning and process when creating visual concepts for a film and turning them into a cinematic reality. For me, one of the most beneficial aspects of being part of illuminatrix is the opportunity to … Read more
Chimera has introduced a new range of OctaPlus 4 Lightbanks for the still photography and cinema/video markets. With this addition, Chimera now offers the largest range of Octa style Lightbanks in the market, from 24” (610mm) up to 7’ (2.13m). The OctaPlus 4 range consists of two new OctaPlus 4 for Super Pro (strobe) Speed Rings and two OctaPlus 4 for … Read more
The IMAGO Authorship Committee has been working on a new survey in order to assess the authorship status for cinematographers worldwide. The objective of the survey is to collect information on certain aspects of the relevant laws and regulations worldwide and aims to provide an overview on cinematographers’ Authorship conditions on cinema and audio visual arts. For this reason, IMAGO created an easy … Read more
With locations in New York, LA and London, Ghetto Film School is an award-winning non-profit, founded in 2000 to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of great storytellers, equipping students for top universities and careers in the creative industries. As part of their Access NFTS outreach scheme, the London hub of GFS has collaborated with the … Read more
This online module from ScreenSkills is designed to help you understand what unconscious bias is, how it might manifest itself at work and how to challenge your assumptions to promote greater diversity and inclusion. People working in the screen industries are in the privileged position of making content that reflects the experiences and shapes the … Read more
A Scotland-based crew shot, edited, and released a film during the pandemic with an entirely donated creative and technical crew, for the Here For You initiative. The initiative was led by SFS, supported by film producer Iain Smith, Association of Film and Television Practitioners Scotland (AFTPS), Film Bang, Crew Network, and more. A Scottish film … Read more
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced a restructure to its senior management team. The executive team, including the newly formed role, executive director of PR & communications, will report into BAFTA’s chief executive Amanda Berry OBE & chief operating officer and managing director of BAFTA enterprises, Kevin Price. The new … Read more
On 22 October 2020, the inquest of the coroner at West London Court stated that Mark Milsome was killed because “the risk of being harmed or fatally injured was not effectively recognised, assessed, communicated or managed.” The safety officer attached to the production was Jamie Fewster from First Option. He wrote a risk assessment following … Read more
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