WINTER 2021 CONTENTS


06 IN POST AND STORYBOARD Recent work from MPC Film, No.8, nineteentwenty and more


38 GENRE REPORT: DRAMA TV drama production is well and truly booming but the challenge is sourcing the talent to make it. Tim Dams reports


30 LIVE EVENT TELEVISION The live TV sports and events production sector has had as rough a couple of years as anyone in the television business but, as we climb slowly out of Covid, the on- ward march of new technology continues unabated. Andy Stout reports


56 ART OF THE VIRTUAL SHOOT Michael Burns asks cinematographers and production designers who’ve been in the thick of virtual production for their tips on making it work


BEHIND THE SCENES


20 ROBIN ROBIN Aardman’s stop frame special aiming to be a Christmas classic


46 STAY CLOSE Stay Close is the latest Harlan Coben adaptation for Netflix


50 80 DAYS AROUND THE WORLD Slim Film + TV’s epic adaptation of the Jules Verne classic


66 INTO THE VIRTUAL FUTURE Virtual production is changing the way that high-end TV and films are made, but how will it evolve? Michael Burns reports


22 SKILLS: MIND THE GAP Production is flourishing in the UK, but the elephant in the room is the looming skills shortage. Pippa Considine reports on efforts to bridge the training gap


F1 FACILITIES 50 The post lockdown production surge and the general uptick in commissioning from streamers has led to a very busy, but very fraught, time in post. Jon Creamer introduces Televisual’s 34th annual survey of the UK post sector


74 POST EVOLUTION The boundaries are blurring, so is the concept of ‘post’ production dead?


82 THE FLYING SQUAD Thanks to advances in camera technology, the possibilities of aerial filming are greater than ever before. Andy Stout reports on some of the year’s standout aerial projects


F11 PRODUCER POLL Which post houses do their producer clients rate most highly? We take a look at the top ten


F18 TECH TRENDS Hybrid working is now standard. The demand for HDR and Dolby Atmos driven by the streamers, is gathering pace too


F27 THE TOP FACILITIES Who’s up and who’s down in this year’s Facilities survey? The full Facilities 50 in close up


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