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...
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...
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...
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.
