UK’s Nfts Welcomes First Virtual Production Students
Exclusive: The National Film and Television School (Nfts) has welcomed 15 participants selected to join its inaugural part-time Virtual Production Certificate course, kicking off with a workshop on February 5. The adoption of virtual production – the use of digital tools to mimic and replace live-action production paradigms – gathered momentum throughout the pandemic while international travel was restricted. The nine female and six male Nfts students range in age from 25 to 50 and come from a variety of ethnically diverse backgrounds with careers spanning games, VFX, animation and television; they become the first cohort to undertake extensive training in this specific field. As part of the course, they will have the opportunity to visit the virtual production stage at Warner Bros Studio Leavesden, which features a 7,100-sq.-ft. wraparound virtual production environment, using a matrix of more than 2,600 LED panels integrated with a state-of-the-art processing system.
Exclusive: The National Film and Television School (Nfts) has welcomed 15 participants selected to join its inaugural part-time Virtual Production Certificate course, kicking off with a workshop on February 5. The adoption of virtual production – the use of digital tools to mimic and replace live-action production paradigms – gathered momentum throughout the pandemic while international travel was restricted. The nine female and six male Nfts students range in age from 25 to 50 and come from a variety of ethnically diverse backgrounds with careers spanning games, VFX, animation and television; they become the first cohort to undertake extensive training in this specific field. As part of the course, they will have the opportunity to visit the virtual production stage at Warner Bros Studio Leavesden, which features a 7,100-sq.-ft. wraparound virtual production environment, using a matrix of more than 2,600 LED panels integrated with a state-of-the-art processing system.
- 2/8/2022
- by Tom Grater and Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
London-based distribution business Drg, owned by Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group), has rebranded as Nent Studios U.K. as part of a wider reorganization of the business to focus on premium drama.
and rVariety understands a rebranding of the distributor has been in the cards for some time as it becomes more integrated under Nent Group.
Nent Studios U.K., which covers both scripted and non-scripted development, production and distribution, will invest in the U.K. and globally to channel content into Nent Group-backed streaming service Viaplay. On the distribution side, the business will continue to work out of Drg’s central London offices, and keep up relationships with its roster of producers.
Under the new arrangement, Drg CEO Richard Halliwell — who also served as managing director of Nent Studios U.K. — has been named CEO of the U.K. business. He takes over from Jakob Mejlhede Andersen, who left...
and rVariety understands a rebranding of the distributor has been in the cards for some time as it becomes more integrated under Nent Group.
Nent Studios U.K., which covers both scripted and non-scripted development, production and distribution, will invest in the U.K. and globally to channel content into Nent Group-backed streaming service Viaplay. On the distribution side, the business will continue to work out of Drg’s central London offices, and keep up relationships with its roster of producers.
Under the new arrangement, Drg CEO Richard Halliwell — who also served as managing director of Nent Studios U.K. — has been named CEO of the U.K. business. He takes over from Jakob Mejlhede Andersen, who left...
- 4/30/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
A continent mad about sports has gone mad without sports. This past weekend was the first in which nearly all public sporting events across Europe were canceled or postponed in an effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.
Cancellations left rightsholders in the lurch with hours to fill from a normally packed weekend schedule, while sports package customers were left wondering what they’re paying for.
The common response, at least initially, has been to replay events for which broadcasters still hold the rights. That said, U.K. fans were shocked when their beloved Saturday night soccer staple, BBC’s “Match of the Day,” was replaced with the BBC sitcom “Mrs Brown’s Boys.”
Global sports streaming giant Dazn, set to surpass 200 territories in May, released a statement saying they are in daily contact with rightsholders and partners, “to understand and manage the impact of the virus on our industry,...
Cancellations left rightsholders in the lurch with hours to fill from a normally packed weekend schedule, while sports package customers were left wondering what they’re paying for.
The common response, at least initially, has been to replay events for which broadcasters still hold the rights. That said, U.K. fans were shocked when their beloved Saturday night soccer staple, BBC’s “Match of the Day,” was replaced with the BBC sitcom “Mrs Brown’s Boys.”
Global sports streaming giant Dazn, set to surpass 200 territories in May, released a statement saying they are in daily contact with rightsholders and partners, “to understand and manage the impact of the virus on our industry,...
- 3/16/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
In this week’s International TV Newswire, “Hierro” breaks records in Spain, Sky readies fora diabolic Mipcom, Nent realigns, reflecting new market realities, Buena Vista drills down on gender crime, Drg, All3Media and EndemolShine strike production or sales deals.
Renewed, “Hierro” Triumphs in Spain
Movistar+, the pay TV unit of Telefonica, Europe’s third biggest telecom, has a hit on its hands. It says much, moreover, about Europe’s still building drama series scene.
This week, “Hierro,” a crime drama first seen at Seriesmania, was renewed for Season 2, and confirmed by Spain’s Movistar as its most-viewed of its first Original Series releases to date, judged over its first 80 days.
The result is a triumph for the series’ creators, Portocabo producer Alfonso Blanco and screenwriter Pepe Coira, plus director Jorge Coira. It also vindicates Movistar+ entry into international co-production, here with upscale French network Arte, Galicia-based Portocabo and the Lagardère Group’s Atlantique Productions,...
Renewed, “Hierro” Triumphs in Spain
Movistar+, the pay TV unit of Telefonica, Europe’s third biggest telecom, has a hit on its hands. It says much, moreover, about Europe’s still building drama series scene.
This week, “Hierro,” a crime drama first seen at Seriesmania, was renewed for Season 2, and confirmed by Spain’s Movistar as its most-viewed of its first Original Series releases to date, judged over its first 80 days.
The result is a triumph for the series’ creators, Portocabo producer Alfonso Blanco and screenwriter Pepe Coira, plus director Jorge Coira. It also vindicates Movistar+ entry into international co-production, here with upscale French network Arte, Galicia-based Portocabo and the Lagardère Group’s Atlantique Productions,...
- 9/6/2019
- by Jamie Lang and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent), the company behind growing Scandinavian Svod service Viaplay, is planning to launch a U.S. division following its investment in Erik Feig’s Picturestart.
This comes after the company unveiled a major management restructure across its business.
Nent Studios Us is being established following Nent Group’s strategic investment in Feig’s production and financing vehicle Picturestart in May. It is in the process of hiring a CEO. Nent was one of the initial backers of the venture alongside Warner Bros, Scholastic and Endeavor Content.
Nent has been attracting international attention for its raft of originals with Hollywood stars. Earlier this week, it commissioned Swedish-Norwegian action thriller The Machinery featuring The Revenant and Mission: Impossible – Fallout star Kristoffer Joner, while Brendan Fraser is to star in The Professionals, a loose remake of the Christian Slater-fronted action movie Soldiers of Fortune for the platform, and Shades of Blue...
This comes after the company unveiled a major management restructure across its business.
Nent Studios Us is being established following Nent Group’s strategic investment in Feig’s production and financing vehicle Picturestart in May. It is in the process of hiring a CEO. Nent was one of the initial backers of the venture alongside Warner Bros, Scholastic and Endeavor Content.
Nent has been attracting international attention for its raft of originals with Hollywood stars. Earlier this week, it commissioned Swedish-Norwegian action thriller The Machinery featuring The Revenant and Mission: Impossible – Fallout star Kristoffer Joner, while Brendan Fraser is to star in The Professionals, a loose remake of the Christian Slater-fronted action movie Soldiers of Fortune for the platform, and Shades of Blue...
- 9/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros, Nent Group, Scholastic among investors.
Former co-president of Lionsgate motion picture group and Summit Entertainment president Erik Feig has launched Picturestart with the goal of championing stories from diverse creatives with appeal to broad audiences and fandom communities.
Backed by investment from a number of media sectors and his own funds, Feig has secured equity investment from Warner Bros Pictures, which gets a first-look deal to co-develop, co-finance, and distribute features.
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has struck a deal for first-look Nordic rights to select television productions as part of an equity investment that creates co-financing and...
Former co-president of Lionsgate motion picture group and Summit Entertainment president Erik Feig has launched Picturestart with the goal of championing stories from diverse creatives with appeal to broad audiences and fandom communities.
Backed by investment from a number of media sectors and his own funds, Feig has secured equity investment from Warner Bros Pictures, which gets a first-look deal to co-develop, co-finance, and distribute features.
Nordic Entertainment Group (Nent Group) has struck a deal for first-look Nordic rights to select television productions as part of an equity investment that creates co-financing and...
- 5/2/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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