Recently, Senior Editor Jim Ferguson and the OutPost team wrapped up post-production for two Frontline programs that aired back-to-back, Iraq’s Assassins and Yemen’s COVID Cover-Up. The filmmakers for both programs were based in the UK, and, as a result, the footage was primarily shot in 25 frames per second progressive (25P). Additionally...
As part of GBH’s ongoing Technology Roundtable, staff responsible for GBH’s many media brands meet regularly to discuss new technology resources. Organized by Senior Director of Production Technology, Tim Mangini, these now-virtual discussions help inform and educate internal production and post-production units about the latest advances i...
For 166 years Boston’s Handel + Haydn Society had continuously performed “Messiah” each holiday season until the Coronavirus pandemic threatened to end that record in 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic in full-swing their annual tradition faced cancellation until GBH stepped up to ensure the 167th would go on as scheduled.
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GBH Studios were thrilled to welcome world-renowned cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, to the Fraser Performance Studio this past October where he performed three live concerts in one 24-hour period to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
Led by Yo-Yo Ma, a United Nations Messenger of Peace, a variety of accomplished artist...
WGBH is proud to host Academy Award winning sound designer Mark Mangini who will present a talk and film screening at WGBH’s 4k Yawkey Theater on September 28th. At this special event, sponsored by Avid ProTools and Rule Boston Camera, Mark will discuss the process of designing sound for film using scenes from the Oscar nominated Blade Ru...
Jim Ferguson took a set of scenes from the recent Frontline "Myanmar's Killing Fields" and graded them four different ways to show how color correction can be used as a storytelling tool. Check it out.
The Naughton Sisters came to the Fraser Studio at WGBH to record their next album for Warner Classics. The Naughton twins and Warner were attracted by the fantastic acoustics of Fraser Studio, the great sound of our SSL board, and the presence of two Steinway pianos on premises for their duets. Most important to them, however, was working...
The July Technology Roundtable at WGBH was held in the Yawkey Theater. The topic was smaller scale, digital-first production: What tools and platforms are being used? What are the strategies for managing projects and initiatives? What are the pinch points in production? Guest host Annie Shreffler (WGBH Forum Network) led the session. Join...
Jim Ferguson recently did a presentation explaining how he analyzes images when he color corrects for FRONTLINE and other clients. He was good enough to narrate it so that we could share it here on our blog.
Alongside over 2000 event venues and cultural institutions across the country, the GBH Production Group participated in the national #WeMakeEvents effort on 9/1/2020 by lighting the exterior of our studio facility at One Guest St in red from 9pm to 12am.
COVID-19 shut-downs have impacted GBH’s colleagues in the arts, culture, and live eve...
Congratulations to the High School Quiz Show team for making Season 11 start off brilliantly with a new set!
The Production Group's Lighting Director Phil Reilly and Senior Operations Manager Terry Quinn worked closely with Mystic Scenic Studios and the show producers to execute a fresh new look for HSQS. From graphic integration, to sophi...
The WGBH Production Group welcomed Jazz Saxophonist Tia Fuller to our Calderwood Studios to perform several selections from her new album, "Diamond Cut" for a special edition of Basic Black - Berklee Musical.
Ms.Fuller, who's album was Grammy nominated for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album", was joined by her student ensemble from Berklee Coll...
On September 9th , 2019 WGBH's Emerging Platforms Group working with our Production Group team live-streamed on Twitch an Escape Room competition. The 12'x 30' escape room set was built by escape room specialists Trapology in WGBH’s Calderwood Studio. The escape room's theme was a laboratory in orbit over Mars and participants/astronaut...
It’s that time of year, Award Season! WGBH’s Production Group is proud to announce that some of it’s hard working staff and shows have recently been announced as award winners!
At the 42nd Annual Boston/New England Emmy Awards, Phil Reilly took home an Emmy for his work on Beat the Press: 20th Anniversary Special as Set and Lighting Des...
The Boston Celtics' Jason Tatum was in the house at WGBH Studios this week. The small forward was in the starting lineup for the filming of a TV commercial to promote How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World, the upcoming new film from DreamWorks Animation. Taking a break from his workout at The Auerbach Center to appear in the spot, pr...
The Studios at WGBH hosted the Gubernatorial Debate between Republican Governor Charlie Baker and the Democratic Challenger Jay Gonzalez held on October 17th in our Calderwood Studio in front of a live audience. Hosting the event required the involvement of Production Group's extensive resources and large knowledgeable staff. 
The set, whi...
The Studios at WGBH hosted Charles River Media Group for a unique project. CRMG captured futurist and Google Director of Engineering Ray Kurzweil in our Calderwood Studio in Boston and sent his live image and sound as a 3D "Humagram" to the Hi-Tech Nation forum being held in Minsk in Belarus, Russia. The audience in Minsk experienced Kur...
"Thanks for all of your help with this "Humagram" project. It worked out great during the production".
WGBH Studios had a full house on December 2nd. In our Yawkey Theater we were shooting a live-to-file PBS special featuring Deepak Chopra and Dr. Rudy Tanzi. The six-camera switched shoot in front of a live studio audience came together in less than 3 weeks. Simultaneously across the hall in the Fraser Performance Studio we were lensing ...
The Studios team at WGBH was instrumental in helping NOVA create the most watched Facebook live in PBS history. NOVA came to us wanting to do a live Facebook telecast from Idaho during the total eclipse on August 21. We coordinated the satellite feeds in advance and set up communication between our control room in the WGBH studios, the s...
Greater Boston, WGBH's evening news program, produced a recent story about how global warming may affect maple sugar production. The producer wanted aerial coverage so DP Howard Powell captured the material with our lightweight 3DR Solo drone. With it's gimbal mounted 4k capable GoPro camera Howard, who is UAS certified, was able to quic...
Recently WGBH hosted the three day SMASH (Science Media Awards & Summit in the Hub 2016) at our Brighton studios and event space. This partnership with the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival brought together industry leaders in science, technology and public media for three full days of panel discussions, keynotes, sessions, workshops...
The Tenants Downstairs is a 2016 Taiwanese black comedy-fantasy-mystery-drama film based on Taiwanese writer Giddens Ko's novel of the same name. The symphonic score for the movie was recorded here in the Fraser Performance Studio by Antonio Oliart who worked with Goldstones Studios here in Boston. The music for the final scene, Adagio Ca...
Getting content to as many viewers as possible has expanded in recent years from traditional broadcast transmission via satellite and fiber feeds to streaming thru web based services. Our clients frequently use WGBH's Production Group to provide studio production with live or delayed feeds through web streaming. With a variety of incoming...
Point Taken, a new public-affairs debate series for PBS, finished it's inaugural run of 10 shows in June of 2016. Produced by Studio Six with the Production Group at WGBH it utilized a wide range of technologies in order to reach the widest possible audience. Lensed in the Calderwood studio the program was shot before a live studio audie...
Filmaker John Stimpson (The Legend of Lucy Keyes, The Spruce & The Pines) recently put the finishing touches on his latest film "Ghost Light" at the OutPost at WGBH. Stimpson on working with re-recording mixer Chris Anderson in A-mix: "I think this is the fourth movie we’ve done with Chris now in your facility and it’s been a great ex...
Frontline has their first ever Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature and it was graded at the OutPost at WGBH. You can read more at Frontline's site.
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick worked for over ten years on their epic 18-hour series "The Vietnam War". As they were finishing the domestic masters they decided to create a version for Vietnamese speakers so that they could experience it in their native tongue. The OutPost at WGBH took on the project and deployed its multi-faceted technology...
QuickTime is a common video player on both Windows and Mac platforms with many applications relying on the QuickTime engine to play and process video files. For instance, Avid Media Composer utilizes the QuickTime 7 engine for both import and export functions. Installing QuickTime and QuickTime components can solve many problems, but on ...
The OutPost at WGBH recently had the pleasure of working with actress Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Into the Woods etc.) recording an ISDN interview in A-Mix with John Jenkins for Fresh Air with Terry Gross. They spoke about her new memoir coming out this month, Scrappy Little Nobody, her favorite films, how she got started in acting and ...
In October 2016, the OutPost at WGBH helped Boston Media Productions and the WGBH Newsroom transition to new post-production systems enabling greater collaboration, access to media, and technical efficiency. Over the course of 12 months, the WGBH team worked with editors, producers, and journalists to analyze their needs and designed an en...
Recently, the OutPost at WGBH welcomed actor Chris Cooper (The Bourne Identity, Adaptation, The Good Shepherd) to its mix facility. Mr. Cooper recorded tracks for his character in an upcoming Pixar film with Sound Engineer John Jenkins, CAS. John worked with Pixar to set up unique 2-way isdn audio, and internet video links that allowed C...
