Creative Industries To Star At Media Production Show

A number of craft-focussed and creative companies will feature at this year's Media Production Show, 9–10 June, Business Design Centre, London.

Exhibitors from the worlds of special effects, post production, studios and aerial photography will be among just a few companies set to reveal new products and services at the show.

Highlights from the craft exhibitors at the show include Artem, with almost 30 years of experience designing and producing physical special effects for film, television, commercials and live events. These effects include models, miniatures, prosthetics, sculpture, animatronics, atmospherics, bespoke props and pyrotechnics.

Flying TV, the aerial filming company, will demonstrate its new helicopter gimbal, the GSS C516, equipped with a RED Weapon camera. The team will also showcase its new UAV, the Freefly Alta 8 which can also be paired with a RED Weapon.

Rome-based dubbing and audio post facility Sound Art 23 will share details of its new mixing studios. The new set-up features AMS-Neve consoles, BSS 806 processing and Avid S6 consoles.

Another Italian facility, Cinecittà Studios, which has three sites in and around Rome plus a new studio in Morocco, providing a total of 30 stages and 300 acres of diversified back lots, will be in attendance to discuss its services, as well as the country's new tax incentives, regional film funds and VAT exemptions.

AED Studios, the Antwerp, Belgium-based media complex offers studio space and hire equipment, and will display its range of services for productions.

Another facility that will be in attendance at the show is Bentwaters Parks, a 2,000-acre former airfield in Suffolk which can be used for set builds, car chases and shoots on a large scale. The business is planning to build a sound stage with more production offices and workshop space.

Bruizer, a creative film and video production company based at Bentwaters Parks, will also exhibit.

Scenery and props maker Footprint will explain more about one of its latest projects. Entitled 'blackbox', it is described as "a workspace that enables artists, designers, engineers and creative industries to create immersive environments and interactive spaces." Footprint is also working with London South Bank University to explore augmented and hybrid reality.

The Media Production Show is free to attend and takes place 9-10 June at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. To register, visit mediaproductionshow.com.

The Media Production Show is organised by Broadcast publisher MBI.

www.mediaproductionshow.com

(JP/LM)