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forward in every industry will demand increased flexibility and post production will be no different.” The changes forced on the


industry by the initial lockdown won’t simply disappear over time, says Splice. “It has forced us to find the time to develop a full remote workflow for post-production. This should not be forgotten, the efficiencies it can realise outside of a lockdown environment are very real with reduction in travel, improvements to the home/life balance and a tangible increase in flexibility in many areas. Tech, creative and production staff will all be able to spend time working from home if suitable for the business or project. The facility of the future could achieve the best of both worlds combining the new and old workflows.” Both staff and clients have seen


the benefits of completing some tasks away from the facility and, says Onsight, the future will see “many staff continuing to work from home with more clients looking to work remotely.” Serious sees offline editing in


particular continuing in this way “I think that we will be seeing remote editing for a long while. I think it suits many and, as we go on, new ways of working are coming to help bridge the gap between edit and production.” Storm too says that “with the


need for flexibility increasing and remote editing now being an


extremely viable solution, we could see fewer edit suites at facilities. Instead we would most likely see an increase in virtual edits and machines stored in the rack (as opposed to a physical suite). There will be a huge increase in remote collaboration between editors and producers.” Remote sessions, already


COULD ACHIEVE THE BEST OF


COMBINING THE NEW AND OLD WORKFLOWS


SPLICE BOTH WORLDS,


THE FACILITY OF THE FUTURE


prevalent for transatlantic productions, will come more into play. “We are firm believers remote sessions are going to remain an inherent part of how we do business and we will continue to advocate these services as much as possible,” says Cheat. Timeline too sees a future


that will be a “hybrid working environment where producers and execs are able to view edits remotely.” As Halo puts it: “Technology has come into its own during this period and I hope the momentum continues and increases.”


BUT EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME But that’s not to overstate the importance of remote working. Creative face to face interaction will never lose its importance. Audio specialist, Boom says that “our work is all about collaboration and interaction. There really is no substitute for having the key creatives together in a room working on a mix.” And Films at 59 says that while


its “inevitable” that post houses will still enable remote solutions in future


1 Cinesite worked on Netflix show The Witcher


2 BBC Studioworks worked on Saturday Night Takeaway


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