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CASE STUDY GRAND DESIGNS


Changing the production and post production workflow on a long-running series is never an easy thing to do, as there is rarely a convenient point at which to introduce sweeping changes. It’s a decision that many


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production teams are having to face as more producers consider the benefits of HD production and file-based workflows. Last year was something of a production milestone for Talkback Thames’ Grand Designs. Traditionally shot


on HDCAM tape using the Sony HDW-750P as the show’s main camcorder, Talkback Thames had been contemplating a move to file-based acquisition for some time.


sWitcH to fiLe-baseD Changing the acquisition and post production set up on the series about self-builders’ dream homes, where individual shows can take up to four years to complete, was not a decision that Talkback undertook lightly.


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