Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (WBSL) announced that applications are now open for CrewHQ’s new trainee programme. Designed to support new entrants with a pathway into film and TV production, training will be delivered by industry experts on-site at WBSL, the home of blockbuster movies such as Barbie, Wonka and The Batman.The programme is an opportunity for entry … Read more
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (WBSL) officially opened the doors to CrewHQ a dedicated on-site training centre. CrewHQ is designed to support existing crew, create career routes for people of all backgrounds and foster the next generation of Film and TV production talent. A dedicated team of industry professionals will deliver activity focused on ‘below the … Read more
With another year of innovation ahead of us, we asked the industry for the key trends that cinematographers should be keeping an eye on in 2023. Here’s what they said! APUTURE “The future of LED is still ripe with possibilities. At its core, LED is a light generation technology that can be modified to reproduce … Read more
Hugh Whittaker has been appointed VP of set lighting & rigging at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (WBSL) starting this week. He will be providing leadership and direction for day-to-day operations while maintaining WBSL’s award-winning standards. Whittaker joins WBSL from Panavision where he spent over 30 years as a director of the UK and EMEA teams. Throughout … Read more
Warner Bros. Studio Leavesden are holding a seminar tomorrow, Tuesday 14th June at 4-5pm where you can find out more about the new WBSL Reach apprenticeship programme and hear from their fantastic teams. The speakers are: Client Services – Martin Brown, Director of Operations Facilities – Debi Cohen, Senior Facilities Manager, and Rob White, Maintenance … Read more
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden have announced the launch of WBSL Reach, their brand-new dedicated studio apprenticeship scheme offering five apprenticeships across key areas of their world-class Studio: Client Services, Plumbing, Virtual Production, Set Lighting & Rigging and Post-Production. Offering a start in the world of film and TV, the scheme aims to provide a route … Read more
Warner Bros. De Lane Lea has announced an expansion to its dailies facility. Following the launch of the digital on-set and on-location dailies division in 2019, there has been unprecedented demand for services, both in the UK and further afield. The purpose-built facility is based on site at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and features a … Read more
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (WBSL) has announced the launch of three new sound stages, providing 83,000 sq. ft. of additional production space at the UK facility and featuring the debut of V Stage, a cutting-edge virtual production stage. House of the Dragon, HBO’s much-anticipated prequel to its acclaimed Game of Thrones series, is confirmed as … Read more
In what continues to be such an important growth period for Twickenham Film Studios, the team, led by managing partners Piers Read, Jeremy Rainbird and MD Cara Sheppard, has announced their most recent appointment; as they welcome ex Warner Brothers Leavesden Laurence McCormack as their new director of operations and facilities. The hire of Laurence … Read more
CAT AND MOUSE GAMES Breaking away from the trend of photorealism is the big screen adaption of Tom and Jerry which honours the cartoon heritage of the cat and mouse rivals while placing them within live-action environments. The hybrid approach employed by filmmaker Tim Story (Barbershop) was an interesting challenge for Tom and Jerry cinematographer … Read more
SPACE TO CREATE Despite the obstacles presented by the pandemic a number of new UK studio locations have been announced recently. We round-up some of the latest developments and the role they will play in filmmaking’s future. The shockwaves of 2020 are still being felt throughout the film industry, even though a number of productions … Read more
The team behind The WonderWorks launches ‘Keeping Families in Film’ to tackle childcare issues on set for thousands of families in the industry. The WonderWorks (based on site at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden) launched the campaign calling on industry leaders to take action to help achieve greater equality within the film industry, through the issue … Read more
Satire In Space Eben Bolter BSC / Avenue 5 Satire In Space Eben Bolter BSC / Avenue 5 BY: Michael Burns With a spaceship-sized set, comic timing, a thousand-strong cast, integrated lighting, and a devastating fire, British cinematographer Eben Bolter BSC and the crew of Avenue 5 steered Armando Iannucci’s sci-fi epic to the screen. … Read more
Sense Of Purr-pose Christopher Ross BSC / Cats Sense Of Purr-pose Christopher Ross BSC / Cats The musical fantasy Cats follows a tribe of felines, called the Jellicles, who must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer before coming back to a new Jellicle life. The vivid, dance-filled film is based on … Read more
Women Behind The Camera (WBTC) is a platform showcasing the skills of women working in the camera, lighting and grip departments of the UK film and TV industry. Created by three camera operators – Lucy Bristow, Ilana Garrard and Agnieszka Szeliga – it currently has a database of 173 names and contact details covering every … Read more
Film Noir John Mathieson BSC / Pokémon Detective Pikachu Film Noir John Mathieson BSC / Pokémon Detective Pikachu BY: Ron Prince Captured on Kodak 35mm film, Pokémon Detective Pikachu, directed by Rob Letterman and shot by British cinematographer John Mathieson BSC, demonstrates that it’s both eminently feasible and financially profitable to shoot a VFX-laden, CG character-led film … Read more
Top Gun Rob Hardy BSC / Mission: Impossible – Fallout Top Gun Rob Hardy BSC / Mission: Impossible – Fallout BY: Ron Prince Your mission… Rob Hardy BSC… should you choose to accept it… is to spend the next year and a bit, shooting the most highly-anticipated action movie of 2018, starring Tom Cruise, who … Read more
Positive Vibes on Film Negative Fabian Wagner BSC ASC / Justice League Positive Vibes on Film Negative Fabian Wagner BSC ASC / Justice League BY: Ron Prince Filmed on Kodak 35mm film, and directed by Zack Snyder, Justice League is Warner Bros. Pictures’ latest superhero feature, and the fifth instalment of the DC Comics Extended … Read more
Kick-ass collaborations Matt Jensen ASC / Wonder Woman Kick-ass collaborations Matt Jensen ASC / Wonder Woman BY: David Wood Think of DC Comics’ character Wonder Woman and most people would picture Lynda Carter’s iconic 1970s TV portrayal of the proto-feminist heroine. But Warner Bros. and director Patty Jenkins seem to have changed all that with … Read more
Now in its third year, the 2016 Production Guild Awards in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, recognised the expertise, experience and excellence of Production Guild members working in film and television drama within the production office, production accounts, location management, VFX, post-production and assistant directing roles, and the people who support them. Five awards … Read more