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THE FARM
farmgroup.tv London, Cardiff, Bristol, Manchester, Salford and Pinewood Studios md Séamus MacCormaic Facility managers Paul Austin, Duncan Armstrong, Chris Chalmers (Partnerships), Charlotte Barrett (Farm North - Sports) genres TV, film ads credits Formula 1: Drive to Survive, It’s a Sin, The Masked Singer services audio (5.1, 7.1, ADR, Atmos HE), grading (HD,4K,HDR), vfx (2D, 3D, anim), editing. PRODUCER 1st PEER 2nd
The Farm says the past year has all been focused
on “continuing to manage the fall out from the pandemic, particularly from the quarter one lockdown” as well as “tendering for and winning significant managed service contracts with broadcasters.” It’s also been about integrating sister brands Picture Shop, Ghost VFX, Formosa and Picture Head into the fold. There’s also been the
matter of consolidating the acquisition of Technicolor post production services. The Farm picks out
notable award wins among the highlights of the year including a recent BAFTA Craft Win for Best Sound: Factual for Formula 1: Drive To Survive for Box To Box and Netflix. The Farm says demand
It’s a Sin
for work has increased across the post world due to the backlogs caused by Covid and massive investment in UK production from global streamers. The combination of
the two has led to talent shortages in the industry and “our aim is to keep developing our future talent from within. Given the scale of our runner intake, we are well placed
for this. Additionally, our affiliation and community engagement with industry bodies including ‘Mama Youth Project’, ‘Sara Putt Associates Foundation Scheme’, ‘Iconic Steps’, and the government run incentive ‘Kickstart Scheme’, to name a few, supports our aim to create opportunities from all backgrounds and help develop the future stars of our industry.”
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FRAMESTORE
framestore.com London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, Vancouver, Mumbai, Melbourne global film Fiona Walkinshaw London, ads, TV, Immersive Lottie Cooper film London Lucy Killick NY Charles Howell, Chicago Krystina Wilson Montreal Chloe Grisole, Global, Episodic James Whitlam, Mumbai Akhauri Sinha genres film, TV, ads, corp credits Sheeba Hope Reef, His Dark Materials S2, No Time to Die services grading (HD, 4K,HDR), vfx [2D, 3D, anim], editing PRODUCER 8th PEER 1st
A big standout of the year in creative terms for Framestore was its work on the Sheba Hope Reef project, with a film highlighting the work of the world’s biggest man made coral reef project and portraying, in glorious cg, what it will look like when fully grown. Other standout moments
include winning multiple awards for the Wombstories campaign, the delivery of Jurrasic World Attractions for Universal Parks, Emmy nominations and a win for Wall to Wall’s Netflix series, Alien Worlds and more Bafta recognition for its outstanding work on the second series of His Dark Materials and its continuing feature film work with
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His Dark Materials
credits for Tom & Jerry, Suicide Squad, Army of the Dead and No Time to Die as well as an Oscar nomination for Midnight Sky. Alongside those plaudits,
the company was also able to open its 30,000 square- foot, purpose-built studio in Mumbai this year that will host a 300-strong vfx team by 2022. And that’s needed
because there are concerns
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from Framestore too due to a “global shortage of skilled talent,” in the sector, it says. “Brexit & IR35 regulations are also impacting the UK in this respect.” Framestore picks
out other issues that are worrying the post and vfx sector lately, not least the current supply chain shortages for vital technology and kit.
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