Articles by Adrian Pennington
NBC will be taking HD 1080P HDR feeds from Tokyo and upconverting some of it to UHD.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: BBC and NBC reveal remote production plans

With the 33rd summer Olympics set to take place in Tokyo later this month, broadcasters around the world are fine-tuning their production plans and preparing to pack their schedules with hundreds of hours of live sport. NBC and the BBC speak about their plans.

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The production turned a derelict felt factory into a make-shift movie studio

Behind the Scenes: The French Dispatch

Transforming Wes Anderson’s idiosyncratic aesthetic into a visually consistent physical format presented a series of challenges for the film’s production designer and director of photography.

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Zoo Digital: Working on training the next generation of localisation talent

Local content hits home for SVODs

After years of cost squeezing, major efforts are underway to increase the volume and quality of content localisation.

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Behind the Scenes: Mank

The techniques behind Mank, David Fincher’s digitally dexterous emulation of Hollywood’s classic era, are revealed.

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Behind the scenes: Avatar 2 and 3

Avatar broke technical boundaries and commercial records in 2009 by bringing digital 3D into the light. Can history repeat itself with James Cameron’s four sequels currently in production?

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Behind the scenes: The Mandalorian’s groundbreaking virtual production

Massive LED walls and gaming engines were used to speed up the creative process and reduce the time needed in post-production for Disney+ Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian.

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Holorider: In-car mixed reality entertainment

Driving content into vehicles

Self-driving cars are an inevitability and will unlock the potential for vehicles to transform into a new market for immersive media.

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Industry innovators: Garrett Brown

In the latest of our Industry Innovators series looking at those who have had a major impact on the media and broadcast industry, IBC365 speaks with Garrett Brown, the inventor of Steadicam.

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BT Sport: UCL Spurs

BT Sport on target for HDR first at UEFA Champions League Final

BT Sport COO Jamie Hindhaugh outlines how the broadcaster’s Champions League final coverage will be the first time a live sports event will be broadcast in HDR to mobile devices.

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Behind the scenes: John Wick 3

Cinematographer Dan Laustsen brings visual panache to the stunt-fuelled franchise

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