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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 4d

They say never work with animals, but filmmaker Ben Leonberg had the skill and patience to spend 412 days creating his pet project: an adult horror movie starring his own dog. Made for peanuts #GoodBoy is a bone-afide hit www.ibc.org/production/f... @shudder @IBC365

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 5d

The first AI-created adverts are coming to TV as broadcasters look to compete with social media. ITV and Channel 4 explain why they are now scaling up www.ibc.org/artificial-i...

Can genAI unlock ad revenue for cash-strapped broadcasters?

The first AI-created adverts are coming to TV as broadcasters look to compete with social media. ITV and Channel 4 explain why they are now scaling up.

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 8d

KSA already owns DAZN and wants a greater share of global video entertainment - why not buy WBD? www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/New...

Paramount Skydance Favorite for WBD but Don't Rule Out a Saudi Bid

The fate of Warner Bros Discovery is complicated by a politically motivated regulator but whatever happens, streaming is about to get shaken up again.

www.streamingmedia.com

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 8d

“This film is a series of brief moves towards what happens in 18 minutes of real time. Hopefully, you feel like you're in the room with them"Barry Ackroyd BSC on the countdown to armageddon www.ibc.org/production/f...

Behind the scenes: A House of Dynamite

Filmmaker Barry Ackroyd reveals how his camera work takes audiences inside the command bunker and gives them no control over the final countdown to nuclear Armageddon.

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 8d

Selecting tools and techniques to reflect the energy or intimacy of a scene were essential for Si Bell BSC, Kate Reid BSC and Neus Ollé BSC AEC -https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/si-bell-bsc-and-more-what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl/ #britishcinematographer

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 8d

well that's the end of that debate then www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Ultra-HD televisions not noticeably better for typical viewer, scientists say

Research shows 4K or 8K screens offer no distinguishable benefit over similarly sized 2K screen in average living room

www.theguardian.com

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 11d

Krypto is far and away the best thing about #SUPERMAN He needs his own show!

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 13d

Although the broadcast industry has been rife with theft since the early days of cable TV, it now faces piracy at an industrial scale and speed www.ibc.org/piracy-secur...

Paralysing piracy: Industry grapples with growing, industrial-scale theft

Although the broadcast industry has been rife with theft since the early days of cable TV, it now faces piracy at an industrial scale and speed. At IBC2025, a panel of security experts warned that ill...

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 14d

A few days in the Lakes

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 15d

“We wanted #traindreams to feel like a fable but still a salt-of-the-earth American story,” editor Parker Laramie tells @IBC365. “This mix of naturalism and elevated magical realism was the line that we were walking the whole time" www.ibc.org/production/f... #filmediting #Netflix

Behind the scenes: Train Dreams

Editor Parker Laramie explains how frontier drama Train Dreams walks the line between naturalism and magical realism.

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 18d

The starting gun has been fired on development of a new video codec beyond VVC with gains of at least 20% claimed by R&D lab InterDigital www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/New...

AI helps InterDigital reach beyond VVC in race to develop next-gen codec

Candidates for H.267 already significantly outperform VVC as the hunt for a new video compression standard gets underway

www.streamingmediaglobal.com

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 19d

Today in Rennes, via Paris

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 19d

NAB Show Gotham - Buffeted by economics and squeezed by Big Tech, the last thing America’s broadcasters wanted was to have their news operations muzzled or business threatened with political interference, yet that’s the realpolitik of US TV www.ibc.org/ott-streamin...

NAB NY preview: Political backdrop casts long shadow over TV innovation

Buffeted by economics and squeezed by Big Tech, the last thing America’s broadcasters wanted was to have their news operations muzzled or business threatened with political interference, yet that’s th...

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 20d

Making the Cannes Palm d’Or winning critique of Iran’s police state was itself an act of defiance against the regime, its editor tells @IBC365 www.ibc.org/production/f...

Behind the scenes: It Was Just an Accident

The Cannes Palme d’Or-winning critique of Iran’s police state was made in secret as an act of defiance. IBC365 sits down with the film’s Editor Amir Etminan to learn more about the fearless filmmakers...

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 22d

Academy Award–winning director Pippa Ehrlich tells the story of one pangolin rescued from illegal trade, with wildlife cinematographer Gareth Thomas - my interview & words for RED Digital #PangolinWorking #Netflix www.red.com/stories/pang...

Mystery, Beauty and Threat: The Endangered World of the Pangolin Revealed

Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey, now streaming on Netflix, was recently honored with the 2025 Jackson Wild Media Award for Conservation Long-Form for its powerful storytelling and impact.

www.red.com

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 25d

Heat of the Moment: Inside the making of #TheLostBus where DoP Pål Ulvik Rokseth ditched virtual sets to shoot real flames, dusk light, and dynamic camerawork for a visceral survival thriller - @redsharknews.bsky.social #cinematography www.redsharknews.com/filming-real...

Filming Real Fire: ‘The Lost Bus’ and the Art of Authentic Chaos

Cinematographer Pål Ulvik Rokseth reveals how Paul Greengrass filmed real fire for 'The Lost Bus', rejecting LED volumes for authentic, heat-driven realism.

www.redsharknews.com

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 27d

"Enus. You dipstick" (just because...)

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · 28d

The second time I met Nicolas Winding Refn I reminded him of the interview I’d written 28 years previously that quoted him saying “Fuck film school”
Long critical of mass-produced entertainment, Refn stepped up his attack on the industry speaking with me recently www.ibc.org/production/I... #ibc365

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28d

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.

The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.

The Greens say enough is enough.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · Oct 5

Last night St George's Hall hosted the UK's inaugural Location Managers Awards for film & TV. Great venue, great people!

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · Oct 2

Here's a piece of marketing I wrote for a GenAI maker which thankfully proves that as yet not even GenAI makers need GenAI to write their copy.... www.screendaily.com/screen-netwo...

How Kling AI is enabling filmmakers to achieve more ambitious visuals than time or budget usually allow

Amazon Prime Video series 'House Of David' used Artificial Intelligence tools to generate dozens of its final shots.

www.screendaily.com

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · Oct 1

Price inflation and wage squeeze are not putting a dampener on "TV" as consumers ratchet up their spend and their time spent on home video entertainment, according to the latest Report from Tivo www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/New...

Video entertainment resilient to economic distress

Price inflation and wage squeeze are not putting a dampener on 'TV' as consumers ratchet up their spend and their time spent on home video entertainment, according to the latest 2025 Video Trends Repo...

www.streamingmedia.com

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · Sep 30

For Ben Wheatley’s experimental, low-budget ‘midnight movie’, BULK DoP Nick Gillespie incorporated a mix of formats, DIY effects, and back projection techniques to evoke classic cinema www.ibc.org/production/f...

Behind the Scenes: Bulk

For Ben Wheatley’s experimental, low-budget ‘midnight movie’, DoP Nick Gillespie incorporated a mix of formats, DIY effects, and back projection techniques to evoke classic cinema.

www.ibc.org

Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · Sep 26

Braveheart, The Last of the Mohicans "a lot of Terrence Malick and some Tarkovsky too,” says Matthew Chuang ASC. “Then we aimed to put our twist on that" www.red.com/stories/chie... my interview and words for @reddigitalcinema.bsky.social #shotonred

Force of Nature: Matthew Chuang, ACS on Apple TV+ Epic Series “Chief of War”

The epic saga of Hawaii’s violent unification at the turn of the 18th century is powerfully told by filmmakers who lean into the energy of the islands’ natural environment.

www.red.com

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Adrian Pennington @pennington1.bsky.social · Sep 24

AI drains energy but can also be used to overcome some of the worse effects of extreme weather @iecstandards.bsky.social etech.iec.ch/issue/2025-0...

How can AI help us adapt to climatic extremes?

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to overcome some of the worse effects of extreme weather. International standards pave the way for its safe and responsible use.

etech.iec.ch

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