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Training initiative launched – BAFTA CREW

06/12/2012 | Comments Off on Training initiative launched – BAFTA CREW

Creative England is joining forces with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and the Skillset Craft and Technical Skills Academy to launch BAFTA Crew, a major new skills development and networking programme for experienced craft and technical crew working in film and television in England. BAFTA Crew is designed to develop the…

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Broadcast Freelancer Survey 2012 (part 2)

12/07/2012 | Comments Off on Broadcast Freelancer Survey 2012 (part 2)

Standing up for your rights Reproduced by permission of Broadcast In part one, Broadcast unveiled the key concerns revealed in the Freelancer Survey 2012. Here Catherine Neilan explores the causes and reveals the best – and worst – companies to work for. It is a truth universally acknowledged that the TV industry is in want…

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Broadcast Freelancer Survey 2012 (part 1)

12/07/2012 | Comments Off on Broadcast Freelancer Survey 2012 (part 1)

‘I can’t do this much longer’ With rising hours and fears over job security, the future is increasingly uncertain for many working in TV. Catherine Neilan reports on the results of Broadcast’s Freelancer Survey 2012. Reproduced by permission of Broadcast Broadcast’s Freelancer Survey 2012 paints a gloomy picture, with some parts of the freelance community’s…

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Foley Artists: Heard Any Good Films Lately?

13/02/2012 | Comments Off on Foley Artists: Heard Any Good Films Lately?

From footsteps on snow to beheadings, a Foley artist can recreate any sound. Meet Hollywood’s not-so-silent stars. It may have passed you by, but the packaging for cornflour is changing – and, in one tiny part of the British film industry, it has created panic. Foley artists are responsible for beefing up a film’s background…

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The London Loudness Summit 2011

14/01/2012 | Comments Off on The London Loudness Summit 2011

Graham Heath MIPS reports on a specialist one-day summit held in London in December 2011 “Loudness refers to the perceived strength of a piece of audio (music, speech, sound effects etc.). The loudness depends on the level, frequency, content, and the duration of the audio, amongst other things” (On the way to Loudness Nirvana –Audio…

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Quality Saga pt 4

18/11/2011 | Comments Off on Quality Saga pt 4

Following the reply from Lord Patten we subsequently received this letter from the BBC Director General, Mark Thompson: The IBS is formulating a response, and will publish it here, once sent. (go to pt 5)

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Quality Saga pt 3

18/11/2011 | Comments Off on Quality Saga pt 3

The reply from Lord Patten to the letter (see Quality Saga pt 2) Thank you for your letter and for enclosing the letter written by Louise Willcox, headed BBC — Doing Less, But Making It Sound Better. I note that at the Institute you have become increasingly concerned about what you feel is a decline…

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Quality Saga pt 2

18/11/2011 | Comments Off on Quality Saga pt 2

PO Box 208 Havant Hampshire PO9 9BQ 4th August 2011 The Lord Patten Chairman BBC Trust 180 Great Portland Street London W1W 5QZ Dear Lord Patten, RE: BBC – DOING LESS, BUT MAKING IT SOUND BETTER We hope the headings below will assist reference. 1. Who are we, and should you take us seriously? 2.…

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Quality Saga pt 1

18/11/2011 | Comments Off on Quality Saga pt 1

The IBS has written to the BBC Trust Chairman, Lord Patten of Barnes on the subject of lack of training and falling operational standards in sound. The chain of correspondence which followed is posted here in the interests of wider dissemination. The initial contact was a covering letter from  Simon Bishop, IBS Chairman. Read on……

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Mentoring report – June 2011

25/07/2011 | Comments Off on Mentoring report – June 2011

Its been about a year since we started the scheme and 6 months since the first mentoring pairs were set up and, so far, the scheme seems to be going well. First things first… the numbers. In the last 6 months we have had 20 enquiries to join the scheme,17 people have joined and have…

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