Cambridge-based VFX studio, Vine FX, delivered 133 shots for the BBC’s new six-part thriller, Boat Story, produced and written by Two Brothers Productions – the same team behind The Tourist and Baptiste. Featuring Daisy Haggard, Paterson Joseph, and Tchéky Karyo, Boat Story will mark Vine FX’s fifth major project with the studio, delivering a plethora … Read more
The BBC and Channel 4 have announced plans for a new, two-week online programme to support the freelance community, delivered in partnership with the National Film and Television School (NFTS). Kicking off in October, the free programme will include masterclasses, workshops, training and wellbeing sessions for the UK’s scripted and unscripted freelance production community. It … Read more
Set in the moorland hills of 18th Century Yorkshire, England, is a country divided. As the aristocracy are building the first cotton mills and factories, the common people are starving. David Hartley (Michael Socha) has been away from his family’s remote moor-top dwelling for seven years. On his journey home to Cragg Vale, West Yorkshire, … Read more
BBC Studioworks has been commended as the highest-ranking studio facilitator in the BAFTA Sustainability Scheme. Based on the 2022 submission data, BBC Studioworks topped the scorecard for its Television Centre studio, with an overall sustainability rating of 83%, compared to an average of 59% across the 12 participating studios. The Bafta Studio Sustainability Standard, is … Read more
The BFI announced the programme line-up for BFI’s 100 BBC Television Gamechangers, a season celebrating the BBC’s centenary and featuring the TV programmes that changed the face of television. Compiled by the BFI’s expert team of TV Programmers Marcus Prince, Dick Fiddy, Chantelle Boyea and TV curators Lisa Kerrigan and Elinor Groom, the season is drawn … Read more
CAMERAS AT SPEED From superhero stunts in a circling single take to bloody revenge on a wildly spinning waltzer, the challenges of filming in moving vehicles are no barrier to a DP’s creativity. When Stephen Murphy BSC started the upcoming BBC police drama Blue Lights, he was faced with scripts containing many long dialogue scenes … Read more
Current controversies about LGBTQ+ representations in the media are traced back to their twentieth-century roots in a season of free public screenings at the Cinema Museum in London. The screenings, which form part of the BBC centenary celebrations, combine rare archival footage from the 1970s and 1980s with live discussions between participants in the original programmes and … Read more
Nine of the UK’s main broadcasters and streamers have joined forces to help improve access for disabled talent across the TV industry. The TV Access Project (TAP) has been created by the BBC, Channel 4, Britbox International, Disney+ UK, ITV, Paramount, Prime Video, Sky and UKTV, with support from industry body CDN (the Creative Diversity … Read more
IBC announces the IBC2022 International Honour for Excellence, its most prestigious award, will be presented to the BBC as part of its centenary celebrations. The world’s first public broadcaster went on air in 1922, and BBC 100 is a celebration of everything that has come since. IBC recognises that pioneering moment as the catalyst that sparked … Read more
Industry members from across the country came together to passionately discuss the future of diversity and inclusion in the film industry. After a spot of breakfast networking over coffee and pastries at Soho’s Dolby Screening Room, Be You’s speaker programme kicked off in fine fashion with the ‘Gamechangers: Content Making Impact’ panel. Media consultant Aaqil … Read more
From music, history, documentary and entertainment, the BBC is bringing together a comprehensive collection of titles on TV and Radio that focus on the LGBTQ+ experience to commemorate 50 years of Pride. Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer, BBC said: “To mark the 50th Anniversary of Pride, we are bringing audiences a range of content across … Read more
BBC Studioworks has assumed the selling of four sound stages at BBC Roath Lock Studios in Cardiff, effective immediately. The move forms part of the company’s pan-UK expansion strategy and accelerates its experience and expertise in the sound stage market, having operated George Lucas Stage Two at its Elstree Studios facility for the past nine … Read more
The BFI announces BFI’S 100 BBC Television Gamechangers, its curated list of the innovative BBC TV programmes that have had a significant impact on television and society, since the BBC began broadcasting a regular television service in 1936. To coincide with the BBC’s centenary throughout 2022, the list celebrates the shows that have made and … Read more
The BBC Studios Science Unit stunningly recreates the fall of the dinosaurs in unprecedented detail for a new documentary with David Attenborough that showcases virtual production technologies and never-before-seen visual effects to reveal what happened on the last day of the Cretaceous Period. The documentary also tests audiences pre-conceived ideas of what dinosaurs may have … Read more
ITV announced plans to reserve £80m of its content commissioning budget over the next three years to drive change towards racial equity and disability equity. Of this amount, at least £20m will be reserved for content made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led and disabled-led production companies. ITV has also created a new £500k development … Read more
Written, created by, and staring Nicôle Lecky, Mood, is the 6-part TV adaptation of Lecky’s one-woman stage play ‘Superhoe’. Produced by Bonafide, the series is currently on BBC Three. The series follows Sasha, a twenty-something who dreams of becoming a musician but finds herself seduced by the world of social media influencers and the dark … Read more
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has announced it will award its annual Honorary Fellowship to the BBC’s chief content officer, Charlotte Moore. NFTS chairman Patrick McKenna will present the Fellowship, awarded each year to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the industry at the School’s annual graduation ceremony on Friday 4th March 2022 … Read more
THE RETURN OF REMORSE When establishing the visual style for the second season of BBC comedy drama Guilt, cinematographer Caroline Bridges wanted to remain true to the cinematic approach Nanu Segal BSC adopted for season one whilst exploring new creative possibilities. Season one delved into how two very different characters – brothers Max (Mark Bonnar) and Jake (Jamie Sives) – cope with their guilt and the mounting suspicion surrounding them after they accidentally run … Read more
Lexhag VFX announced that they have launched virtual production services as part of their visual effects offer. The London and Norfolk-based visual effects studio, best known for their work on all five series of BBCs Poldark and most recently ITV’s Too Close, will offer services across all aspects of virtual production with a focus … Read more
The first research by ScreenSkills exclusively to examine the skills needs of unscripted TV lays bare a wide range of skills needs with a particular focus on shortages in the “squeezed middle” of experienced crew. The report, which is designed to complement and provide an evidence base for the work of the new Unscripted TV … Read more