Talent Profile: Phil Mead, Facilities Manager, BBC Post Production, Bristol

BBC Post Production in Bristol work on a diverse range of projects from natural history to fast turnaround daytime programmes. The HD revolution has seen the department working on such landmark programmes as Blue Planet and the forthcoming Planet Earth.

What does your role involve?

As Facilities Manager I'm involved with customers developing long and short term strategies to ensure their programmes are post produced in the most efficient and cost effective way.

Tell us about the HD work that your department deal with?

We have experience in all the current HD formats (HDCam, HDDVC Pro, and HDV) and have just installed the first tapeless online solution in the country which uses a Smoke online editing device and a Lustre grading system integrated to a central storage and archiving system.

What HD projects have you worked on recently?

We are involved in a number of HD projects including the BBC's forthcoming landmark series, Planet Earth, Galapagos and Natural World. We have also worked on a number of corporate HD projects and the BBC drama Pride .


What companies have you been working with?

We work with a number of production companies including the BBC, John Downer Productions, Diverse, Tigress and Aardman.

What is the best thing about working at BBC Post Production?

Having access to one of the greatest talent bases in the country and being able to draw on that wealth of experience.

Claim to Fame?

Consulting on the movie Deep Blue. Taking Mini DV to the big screen was a real achievement.

Further information on BBC Post Production can be found at: www.bbcresources.com/postproduction

BBC Post Production Bristol:
Tel: +44 (0) 117 974 6666
Email: postproduction@bbc.co.uk

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