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it expects “remote colour critical reviewing and grading options will start surfacing more next year.” Tech changes in future will be less
about “physical building of facility infrastructure and suites and there will be even more concentration upon secure and robust networks and connectivity. Working from home, remote solutions and cloud-based technology will all be integral to the ‘new normal’” says Dock10. And along with that “home
broadband will need to be addressed for WFH,” says Freefolk because, as Molinare puts it “the current offering works well but has limitations and will need to continue to evolve over the coming months.” Timeline says that “Covid has proved that the industry can adapt rapidly and put workflows in place to ensure business as usual. As we emerge into a post Covid world, the industry will build on the remote working practises to offer higher quality audio and video monitoring over IP and more efficient workflows.”
CLOUD NINE The rush to remote working has also accelerated post houses’ moves to cloud based working, or at least their interest in it. As Cinesite says: “the advantages of a cloud-based infrastructure will become more relevant in the future if we will have the flexibility to adopt a hybrid model where we can complement our local core team with additional team members working remotely.” The Nest says in future the industry
will be increasingly “moving to cloud based editing/storage to allow remote working and remote client access and feedback.” Coffee & TV says that it now plans to “move our equipment to a data centre to create our own secure ‘cloud’.” Because working in the cloud in a
time of COVID offers a greater level of flexibility and scalability. Absolute says that “Cloud based technology is already a major part of our business, but the industry will be looking to this solution to provide more scale and flexibility to VFX vendors.” Time Based Arts says the focus will be on “flexibility in all of its forms and how technology can allow for non-
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traditional but flexible work practices, with remote working and cloud hosting of course being central to this.” With workers and clients more
likely to be plugging in remotely, Technicolor posits “a transition from Capex to Opex storage models, meaning reduced infrastructure investment for on premises storage. Content will be created or ingested straight into a cloud provider without needing to be moved.” Warner Bros. De Lane Lea too
says that “leveraging cloud technology is a big topic and something we are considering in many areas of the business.” As a result “the trend of Opex replacing Capex will continue to increase.” No.8 also sees the “continuing
transition from on prem hardware to cloud based virtual machines” as a trend. Unit points to “cloud based technology especially for remote working” and Virtual Post picks out the “increased adoption of cloud services enabling editing, VFX and finishing.” But while the promise of the cloud
is there, it’s still tough to make the numbers add up. ITN Post says “Opex cloud model is very attractive as a principle but the metrics currently don’t make it anywhere near cost effective enough as a commercial proposition vs Capex …. yet.” Freefolk similarly says that “cloud will continue to be important, but the charges are still too high for the majority to move infrastructure to the cloud.”
GAME ON COVID has also served to push the promise of virtual production to front of mind for many. Big budget sci fi shows like The Mandalorian have used the technique most extensively but COVID and restrictions on travel have pushed the technique along the
Winter 2020 F22
TOP KIT INVESTMENTS 2019/2020 JELLYFISH PICTURES £8.4M
Co-location fit out, online and offline edit suites,
Crestron/Extron audio visual display conferencing systems, Dolby Atmos and 4K screening room,
global networking, cloud rendering, teradici virtual working
THE MILL £2m Expanding existing data storage, invested in
remote working, invested in Real-Time and Virtual Production hardware
DOCK10 £1.8m
High performance network storage (VFX SAN and More Nexis). Improvements to 4K delivery pipeline, monitoring and QC. Video streaming solutions
MPC £1.6m Proprietary tools, work from home solutions,
updating SW on key systems, training in open source tech (e.g. Real-Time)
FILMS AT 59 £1.5m
Flame Premium suite, Additional media storage, Avid Media Composer systems,
FIFTY FIFTY £1m
Expansion of facility of another 4000sq ft to include new offline rooms, break out spaces and a roof
terrace. Ten new fully specced Avid Media Composer Offline Edit Suites. Addition of a Baselight 2 Grading
Suite. Upgrade of our monitoring in Grade and Online with the Sony BVM X310 HDR Monitor. Infrastructure upgrade to finishing suites to run PCoIP offering
seamless interchangebilty between systems. Cortex V5 fully featured IMF creation and dailies application. 300TB Avid Nexis Storage.
FRAMESTORE £1m
Data Storage / Rendering/ Workstation renewal HALO £1m
Flame, Dolby Atmos HE, infrastructure and network overhaul, workstations, remote workflow tools such as Streambox, Clearview Flex
THE FARM £1m
Facility expansion and upgrading infrastructure, including remote working capability
SPLICE £800K
All areas. With the build of a new facility we have invested across the board in every area of the technology in our business - including, storage, networking, online and offline, grading, audio and operational support: CTA, MCR, QC and data handling.
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