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BBC POST PRODUCTION WINS NEW YORK FESTIVAL BRONZE
FOR BEST SPECIAL EFFFECTS IN A DOCUMENTARY/INFORMATION PROGRAMME
BBC Post Production scooped a Bronze at the New York
Festival for 'Best Special Effects in a Documentary/Information Programme'
for 'Bismarck', a prime-time two-part documentary commissioned
by ITN, Specialist Factual. The programmes originally aired on Channel
4 in December 2001 and are due to be transmitted again in December 2003.
'Bismarck' illustrates the fortunes of two
of the most powerful battleships - the British ship HMS Hood and the German
battleship Bismarck - and their subsequent duel in the North Atlantic,
which proved to be one of the turning points of the Second World War.
Using drama-reconstructions, stylised computer graphics
(CG) sequences, 'angels eye' and schematic views of the battle - the story
is told from the points of view of survivors and eye-witness accounts
as the events unfold - illustrating the final devastating moments of both
ships and the huge loss of life on both sides.
The effects shots included the recreation of the Bismarck
battleship. Utilising state-of-the-art CG and compositing techniques,
many of the sequences use specially shot 'practical' effects elements
such as real pyrotechnics, smoke and 'cloud tank' techniques to add a
degree of gritty realism to the illustrative 'look and feel' of the documentary.
Andy McNamara, Senior Animator at BBC Post Production
comments: "We aimed to make the graphical style of the CG sequences
illustrative in nature and give a dramatic feel that is sympathetic to
the subject matter. We are pleased to have won this award and it is testament
to the success of the documentaries that Channel 4 are planning to show
them again this year."
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Further information about the awards can be found at:
www.nyfests.com/tv_program_promo.html
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