BBC1 PRIMETIME


CASE STUDY SHERLOCK


BBC1’s contemporary reinvention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic Sherlock turned into one of 2010’s biggest hits for BBC1.


“Avid DS is the ideal tool for handling complex workflows. Sherlock had plenty of tricksy transitions and complicated chase


sequences, which is where the Avid came into its own”


SCOTT HINCHCLIFFE Online editor PEPPER POST


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Underlining its critical and popular success, the 3x90 minute series from Hartswood Films, now recommissioned for a second run, was a big winner at the RTS Craft Awards, where it scooped three awards for best drama editing, best picture enhancement and best original title music. “Innovative, constantly surprising and


joyfully playful, the editing complemented the narrative, and offered fresh perspective and insight into the stories,” was the verdict of the RTS judges on Sherlock’s edit, carried out by offline editor Charlie Phillips on Avid Media Composer.


VISUAL FLAIR Over the year Phillips has earned himself a reputation for injecting visual flair into his work. It made him the perfect choice for interpreting the energy of


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