Digital Orchard and sister company Orchard Crew have officially launched their Access: 2026-27 trainee programme, and welcomed the new cohorts with their first technical workshop at Digital Orchard’s headquarters in Chalfont St Giles. The programme welcomes Digital Orchard’s DIT & video trainees, Maddy Taibo-Smith, James Raine, Jake Ward Monsen, Lorna Le-Brun and Sami Taylor-Ward, alongside … Read more
Digital Orchard Group and Kodak Film Lab London unveil a ground-breaking scanning upgrade, enhancing capabilities across all 65mm formats, including 5-perf, 8-perf, and 15-perf IMAX. Digital Orchard and Kodak Film Lab London are setting a new benchmark in large-format filmmaking with the introduction of their most advanced scanning upgrade yet, meeting the surging demand for … Read more
Digital Orchard, industry-leader in film and digital workflow services, have launched their new Access 2025: DIT & Video Trainees, run through their Orchard Onset department. Digital Orchard is excited to announce their brand-new 2025 DIT & Video Trainees: Cleopatra Southcombe, Lorna McCoid, Monika Sak, Jack Lightfoot, Adella Demou, and James Lau. For the second consecutive … Read more
The colour of magic Academy Award-winning visual effects studio Framestore reunited with StudioCanal and producers Rosie Alison and Rob Silva on Paddington’s next big adventure. Paddington in Peru, directed by Dougal Wilson, is a family-friendly feature that sees Paddington and the Brown family journey to Peru, to visit Aunt Lucy in the Home for Retired … Read more
Digital Orchard announces the launch of its fresh rebrand, designed to reflect not just a new visual identity, but a renewed dedication to serving their clients with cutting-edge solutions and unparalleled capture-to-post services Digital Orchard is an industry-leading Film and Digital service provider offering a unique endto-end workflow and colour-management solution, from Capture to Post. … Read more
STAND AND DELIVER Disney+’s Renegade Nell marks a bold departure from Happy Valley for its creator, Sally Wainwright, but her new show is a riotous ride from start to end. Set in 18th-century England, this rip-roaring adventure follows the titular Nell (Louisa Harland), a highwaywoman with superpowers, as she confronts a plot against the Queen of England. Sex Education director … Read more
Digital Orchard Group, the B Corp and Albert certified film and digital services provider, has announced the launch of a brand-new diary service for on-set technicians: ‘Orchard Crew’. Operating alongside Digital Orchard’s established DIT and video playback talent agency and equipment business, Orchard Crew will represent experienced freelance technicians, focusing on managing camera workflows for … Read more
Following the continued growth of Digital Orchard’s on-set & post production services, Adam Shell has joined the company in the newly created role of Head of Technology. Adam brings a wealth of experience and expertise, having worked in the media production industry for over 20 years. Previously, he was Director of Workflow at YoYotta, supplying … Read more
The University of Salford has launched a short course dedicated to all things celluloid from 29 August to 2 September, in partnership with The Pipeline, Digital Orchard and Kodak. The five-day course, which will focus on 16 and 35mm shooting, will take participants on a deep dive into celluloid technology. The majority of the course … Read more
LET THE SHOW BEGIN Back in its normal February slot for the first time post-pandemic, this year’s BSC Expo promises to kick off another bumper year in the film world with a bang. Find out what to expect from another jam-packed edition with BSC President Chris Ross. For many people there’s often little joy to … Read more
Digital Orchard Group and Kodak have announced an exciting new development in their long-standing shared services partnership, that sees the installation of Digital Orchard’s world-class film scanning operation at Kodak Film Lab London, based at Pinewood Studios. The move will see Kodak’s comprehensive negative processing services for motion picture films and Digital Orchard’s expertise in … Read more
Digital Orchard Group has announced that it has become a B Corp certified company, joining a global community of People Using Business as a Force for Good. Certification means that Digital Orchard has been verified by B Lab, a non-profit organisation which seeks to transform the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the … Read more
Digital Orchard Group and Kodak have announced an extension to their shared services partnership that sees the installation of a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K – a high-end motion picture film scanner – at Kodak Film Lab Atlanta, USA.  Digital Orchard is an industry-leading film and digital service provider that offers a unique end-to-end workflow and … Read more
MEETING THE CHALLENGE The nation’s facilities are beefing up human and technical resources to meet extraordinary demand. The record levels of inward investment production spent on film and high-end TV last year are astonishing but even more astonishing is that everyone expects 2022 to top that. 2023 could set a new high bar. The £4.713 … Read more
Film and digital services company Digital Orchard will be joined by colourist Jo Barker this July, expanding its existing picture-post, in-house grading team. Having previously worked with Digital Orchard as a DIT and dailies colourist for numerous films and TV series, including; The Meg 2, Bridgerton, Suspicion, Belfast and A Discovery of Witches, Jo will … Read more
BSC EXPO 2022: AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE CRAFT Having been prevented from gathering for two years by the pandemic, it was fantastic to see the industry meet once again at BSC Expo. With 578 exhibitors and 6968 attendees, the event made a triumphant return! The wider aisles were a welcome change, and the … Read more
Following continued growth of the company, UK film and digital on-set and post production services company Digital Orchard expands its team, hiring Simon Brett as head of operations. Simon joins Digital Orchard after almost eight years at Warner Bros, where his recent focus was keeping four production companies and dozens of TV productions working remotely … Read more
The British Cinematographer team had such an incredible time at BSC Expo 2022! We were overjoyed about the return of the in-person show, another event packed with standout companies and talented industry friends. Here are some of the video highlights from the show which can be watched on the BCinePlayer. These included interviews with exhibitors … Read more
A welcoming space for both new and established filmmakers seeking advice and guidance, Digital Orchard Foundation will once again be hosting the Talent Bar at this year’s BSC Expo. The Talent Bar is designed to help those most underrepresented in the industry move forward in the camera and post production departments, as well as helping … Read more
PERFECTING THE WORKFLOW We explore the evolution of the digital imaging technician’s role in helping achieve maximum image quality, the workflow wizardry surrounding it, and their collaboration with cinematographers and other members of the production team. In the early days of digital cinema, digital imaging technicians emerged for what seemed like three main reasons. One … Read more