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BBC POST PRODUCTION LAUNCHES NEW FACILITY FOR FACTUAL & LEARNING PROGRAMMING
BBC Post Production is set
to launch a new post production facility to cater for factual and learning
programming in November 2003. The facility will provide both BBC and external
production teams with more flexibility in their post production workflows,
enabling more streamlined ways of working and potential cost savings,
all within a newly designed, comfortable and inspiring environment.
The facility in White City, which has been developed
with the needs of factual and learning programme makers in mind, will
allow production teams to use new working methods including direct to
online editing. It will house the post production for a number of leading
series including BBC ONE's Innovation Nation and Trauma Team as
well as documentaries Holocaust and Wren and drama series Switch.
Fourteen Avid Media Composer Adrenaline systems are
being installed which feature new technology that allows material to be
ingested from different formats and mixed on the same timeline. Production
teams will have the flexibility to choose to either edit at online resolution
or use the traditional offline-conform-online editing route. In addition,
the system offers enhanced effects capabilities, including the ability
to animate multiple layers as well as a draft mode to easily preview and
refine the final look.
The Adrenalines will be linked to the Avid Unity MediaNetwork
system allowing teams to work simultaneously on the same material. With
an initial storage capacity of 5.7 Terrabytes, production teams will be
able to keep their programmes as current as possible.
The Digidesign Pro Tools 6.1 Sound Dubbing theatre will also be connected
to the Avid Unity MediaNetwork system providing easier file transfer,
faster mixing and interaction with the networked edit suites.
Kevin Ramsey, Post Manager, BBC Post Production comments:
"This new dedicated facility, has been developed to provide the
flexibility to allow BBC Post Production to work in partnership with production
teams to become more innovative with their post production routes. The
craft staff are exploring new ways of working and this will inevitably
leads to improvements in the efficiency of post production."
Amanda Willett, Producer, BBC Factual and Learning
adds: "We are always looking for innovative ways of making our programmes
and increasing efficiencies. We are currently working with BBC Post Production
to explore new ways of working and a portfolio of our programmes including
Cash Wise, Confidence Zone and a programme on literacy are scheduled to
use the new factual and learning facility."
For further information, please contact:
Georgie Hollet, PR & Comms Exec, BBC Resources
Tel: +44 (0)20 8576 2350 (Television Centre)
+44 (0)7834 845612 (Mobile)
Email: georgie.hollett@bbc.co.uk
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