The Film and TV Charity released the below statement as the organisation strives to be an actively anti-racist platform: “12 months ago, The Film and TV Charity acknowledged that we had not done enough to recognise racism in our industry, and that this affected our ability to provide support to everybody working behind the scenes … Read more
The work and pensions secretary Thérèse Coffey and minister for employment Mims Davies MP recently visited Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, to officially launch the Pinewood Group’s Kickstart Scheme, and meet one of the eight participants who will join them on a six-month long placement. The Kickstart Scheme is a government initiative aimed at … Read more
Technicolor has launched Technicolor Creative Studios, forming a collaborative global structure to drive innovation and creativity across its family of studios. As the company’s flagship division, it focuses on the transformation of the entertainment, experiential and advertising industries, maintaining Technicolor’s position in Hollywood. The studio network includes The Mill, MPC (Film, Episodic & Advertising), Mikros … Read more
Helmed by new head creative Darren Rae, Molinare’s production services will kick off with a digital dailies division, ‘Moli Dailies’, and a suite of secure solutions for remote working, media streaming and media storage. The Molinare Production Services department will be based at their Soho HQ but will also have global reach. Rae’s new department, supported … Read more
Mel Noonan caught up with Junior Agyeman Owusu, a UK camera op/Steadicam operator and associate member of ACO, who has reached new heights after their interview last year. Noonan spoke to Owusu after completing his first feature film Boxing Day. What are your feelings, having gone through the experience of shooting your first long form … Read more
Focuspulleratwork (FPAW) is the fastest growing online community within the camera department. With over 2,500 members from over 60 different countries, FPAW is connecting people all over the world who are working within the camera department to share information and learn from each other. The platform offers a community-driven forum, a community file share … Read more
HPA has announced programme details for ALL IN, a free virtual event taking place May 24-27. Presented by HPA ALL, the foundational programme driving HPA-led actions focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the industry, ALL IN is a week-long virtual event to raise awareness and promote DEI efforts in the industry. ALL IN … Read more
The Evoke 1200 is a new 1.2kW LED fixture from Nanlux. The Evoke combines high levels of illumination and flexibility with the convenience of LED. The fixture is adaptable as a Fresnel, controllable spotlight, or a natural feeling soft source. Created by the Nanlux technical teams, the Evoke 1200 has been designed specifically to meet the … Read more
Partnering with ROE Visual, Hibino Corporation has taken its first steps in Virtual Production technology. The opening of Hibino’s dedicated VFX studio will be celebrated with an open house to take place from June 2-4. The company will receive customers from June 1 onwards. The Tokyo-based studio creates an opportunity to work with virtual production … Read more
David Harewood, the subject and presenter of the documentary, and Wendie Ottewill, its producer/director, talk about the making of the documentary and about psychosis and mental health. David talks about what it was like working as the presenter and subject of David Harewood: Psychosis and Me, which was about his psychotic breakdown. He explains that keeping … Read more
Based on the NY Times best-selling memoir ‘Guantánamo Diary’ by Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Directed by Kevin Macdonald and lensed by Alwin Küchler BSC , The Mauritanian is the true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the US Government for years. Slahi, born in Mauritania in 1970, … Read more
A STAR IS BORN Director of photography Jenna Rosher and director R.J. Cutler adopted an observational approach to capture a realistic portrait of award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. Billie Eilish had just turned 18 when she swept the board at the 2020 Grammys, winning five awards, including best new artist and album. If not quite an overnight sensation her stratospheric success and remarkable … Read more
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has announced it has appointed Judith Winnan, former chair of RTS Cymru Wales as Head of NFTS Wales, its latest new national hub. The opening of NFTS Wales, in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales and Creative Wales, was announced in November 2020 and follows the success of hubs in Glasgow and Leeds in addition to the NFTS’ main site in Beaconsfield, … Read more
Following the government’s easing of lockdown restrictions, BBC Studioworks has safely welcomed studio audiences back to its facilities this week. Adhering to strict covid-secure protocols, BBC Studioworks is reimplementing its successful approach to socially distanced studio audiences, having been the first UK TV studio to safely reintroduce this production service in August 2020. The following productions will … Read more
Rise, the membership group for gender diversity within the broadcast technology media sector, has announced the pairing up of mentees and mentors for its fourth annual mentoring scheme in the UK, its second in APAC, and its first mentoring scheme in North America. The 2021 programme sees a variety of experienced broadcast technology media sector industry leaders, at a diversity of levels of … Read more
IT’S A NEW DAY AGAIN We are artists. We are technicians. We are inventors. We are teachers. We are business people. We are traffic cops. But most of all we are story tellers. And we have vision. We are the only people on a production that have a consistent photographic vision from beginning to the … Read more
OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE No great release. Instead, a slow, tentative emerging from the foxhole, like the shell-shocked combatant who senses the bombardment has finally stopped and they can peer out once again to the wider world. It’s been said enough times the last twelve months and one would dearly like it to be true; as … Read more
MARKING CHANGE In 2016, at one of the first meetings of a newly elected IMAGO Board, Nina Kellgren BSC proposed an additional committee to start tackling the lack of diversity within cinematography. The IMAGO Diversity and Inclusion Committee was established, with Elen Lotman ESC and Kellgren as Co-Chairs. Co-incidentally, the ASC Vision Committee was also … Read more
INNER WARFARE Newton Thomas Sigel ASC constructed a multitude of filmic tones to suit the wide-ranging chapters within Cherry, a hard-hitting and daring production combining crime thriller and love story with originality and impact. First love, the unseen wounds of war, and downward spirals of self-destruction are examined in Cherry, a blend of emotions and … Read more
LEARNING BY DOING As the National Film and Television School celebrates its 50th anniversary, NFTS director Jon Wardle, reflects on the evolution of the School’s training offerings and the learning philosophy at its core. It’s been 50 years since the NFTS first opened its doors in Beaconsfield with our first intake of 23 students and … Read more
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