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HUGH WARREN, PRODUCER: GANGS OF LONDON
“We were in the final stages of Two weeks to live
In the space of six months the world, and with it post
production, has been turned upside down. Within that
time two very different Sky productions have helped us shape the way we work
safely and effectively during a pandemic.
post production on Gangs when lockdown happened, fortunately all the ADR had been completed, but nonetheless still a way to go with picture post. Gangs is a very VFX heavy show and whilst the main grades had been completed – literally the day before lockdown – there were many VFX sequences still to complete and drop in, as well as the whole QC process to go through with the broadcasters. I was very concerned about completing everything in time for a 23rd April TX. The Look managed to set things
up so everything could be done remotely, all VFX were noted by the creatives from their homes, and high res “confidence files” were sent out so the grade could be reviewed as well. Will this be the future? Remote
noting via email has always been slower and more cumbersome, but with zoom conferences becoming so much a part of our working lives now we will all learn and adjust so
remote working will become more efficient. The reality of high-end international co-productions means that this was already happening for us on Gangs even pre-Covid. We had key creatives and execs in different countries and time zones, which meant we sometimes had to schedule grade reviews live across three different countries. And it worked remarkably well. So whilst personally I think I’ll
always prefer getting in a room together, discussing thoughts and ideas, trying things out with everyone there, the new reality may mean this may already be a nostalgic memory.
I’ll certainly miss popping
the champagne at the end of it all with everyone in the room! The bigger challenge for drama
producers is how to shoot drama when some form of social distancing may be required for a long time to come. That will be incredibly limiting in terms of the kind of stories we can tell, but also very challenging to the practical realities of production. The travelling circus of location based shooting in particular is not really compatible with social distancing.”
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