Data Reprographics

30/06/2024

27/06/2024

Next to Normal with Caissie Levy is given room to breathe in the West End:
https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/next-to-normal-review-pulitzer-winning-musical-is-given-room-to-breathe-in-the-west-end_1609744/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=26June2024

24/06/2024

THIS WEDNESDAY!

BFDG members come along for a free coffee and a natter, hopefully a nice little distraction if you’re out of work, or come and spread some optimism if you're not 😀

There are two session times:
11am - 12pm
or
12pm - 1pm

Please note places are limited and registration is required to join in.
When booking please only sign up to ONE of the sessions.

https://bfdg.wildapricot.org/event-5762933

22/06/2024

UK’S LARGEST NEW FILM & TV STUDIO COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION

Shinfield Studios, the largest new film and television studio in the UK, has completed construction. The state-of-the-art 1 million sq. ft. site is now fully operational with 18 soundstages, including two of the biggest in the UK at 43,000 sq.ft.

Based to the east of Reading with links to the M4 and Crossrail, Shinfield Studios has opened in phases over the last two years. In that time, it has already welcomed productions including the recently released Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Nick Smith, Joint Managing Director, Shinfield Studios said: “Shinfield Studios is complete. We have built from the ground-up one of the world’s most state-of-the art studio facilities – designed to attract the most ambitious and high budget productions. We’ve already welcomed to Berkshire some truly impressive feature films and high-end television series and, with Shinfield Studios now fully operational, there will be many more to come.”

Shinfield Studios offers the most modern, production-friendly film and television studio facilities available in the UK today. The 18 sound stages range from 17,000 to 43,000 sq. ft., and include the two largest, fully climate-controlled soundstages available at 43,000 sq. ft. each. The site also encompasses 38 workshops, substantial and contemporary office space, and a nine-acre filming backlot.

Accessibility and sustainability have been at the heart of the design. Accessible facilities have been incorporated into every stage and office floor. Sustainable infrastructure such as the use of air source heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicle charging points are also featured throughout the facility.

Shinfield Studios is owned by US-based Shadowbox Studios (“Shadowbox”), an industry leading independent film and television studio platform.

WWW.SHINFIELDSTUDIOS.COM

12/06/2024

We're really excited to be running this workshop session with The Film & TV charity next week! We've had lots of feedback from members about sessions they would like us to run (yes, we love to hear from you about this!) and something that has come up again and again, is the need for guidance on supporting the wellbeing of your team members.

We emailed members about this session a while ago, and it filled up within a few hours! We will be running another session for Graphics Union members on the 27th June, so if you're a Graphics Union members, watch out for the announcement email with the code to sign up. We hope we can also run another session again soon for Filmbase members.

The session has 10 places for crew members who look after team members, (for example Art Directors, Coordinators, Prop Masters, Lead Graphics Designer etc) and will be a workshop format. Justine Walton from The Film and TV Charity will be leading the session, and Camise Oldfield, chair of the Graphics Union will host.

More info on our homepage. You can sign up for the waitlist if you would like to be first in line for any future sessions.

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30/05/2024

In the third Design Forum of our 2024 series we feature the winners of the 'TV - Light Entertainment and Band 1 Programmes' category from the 13th BFDG Production Design Awards. The creative team behind 'Catch Me A Killer' talk to BFDG Chair, Blair Barnette.

Warren Grey - TV PD, Anneke Botha - SD and Sarah Hartinger - SAD talk about their design process and the challenges they faced creating a true crime period TV drama set in multiple locations in South Africa. Having to fit in with the production's overall colour palette, they will explain how paint, colour, fabrics, furniture and period vehicles were used to distinguish each murder and how archive material from the actual murder crime scenes was used to make the designs as accurate as possible.

This event is free to members of the BFDG. Non-members £5.00, special rates for students and juniors apply.

Sign up: https://bfdg.wildapricot.org/event-5666610

03/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=b9qrcRGfXug

Mary & George, the outrageously dangerous limited event series, starring Academy Award® winner Julianne Moore (Still Alice, The Hunger Games, May December), ...

03/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEE2fq_mTD0

Oh my days! High energy, coming of age comedy drama which follows the lives of five talented inner-city teens who join Public School. But ...

03/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAy-ueXicYE

Meet Jen. She lives in a world where everyone has a superpower. Everyone except her. Extraordinary is somewhere between a sitcom and an existential crisis: a...

03/05/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM150ZWovZM

A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Thrown into a ca...