16 January 2020

DRAMA SUMMIT LONDON – KEY TRENDS

I recently attended the Drama Summit in London which has grown to become one of the most important events for the International Television drama sector. The three-day conference was attended by over 1700 UK and International delegates drawn from producers, financiers, broadcasters, distributors and Streaming Content Platforms. So, I thought it might be useful to…

10 January 2020

Creating 3D assets for your TV production

The creation and implementation of 3D VFX in a television show is a long and multi-faceted process. We have talked previously about the different areas this can encompass but even those articles were but brief dips into the deep pool of visual effects, creating 3D Assets for your TV production is no different. One step…

11 December 2019

2D vs 3D VFX solutions for your TV production

There are very few productions today that don’t use some kind of VFX. It has become an everyday facet of TV and movie production. And, to the uninitiated, the plethora of jargon can be confusing. Something in particular that comes up often is 2D vs 3D VFX. On the surface, it sounds like 2D is…

22 November 2019

tyFlow Test

Our hugely talented Artist Danilo Lombardo has been testing some new tools that have caught our attention, tyFlow in particular got an amazing result. Lucky for us he’s done a lovely little write up… take it away Danilo! This scene started as an experiment, with the mossy forest of Wistmans Wood , in Devon, England,…

04 October 2019

TV VFX for dummies

Welcome back to part two of our ‘VFX for dummies’ series! We know you could be a veteran of the industry but still be unsure about this rapidly changing field of TV production. What CGI and VFX are might not be immediately obvious to you. So if you’ve ever tried to research the topic to…

30 August 2019

TV VFX for dummies: what are 3D VFX?

We are in a golden age of visual effects. CGI visuals have never been more in demand. Your expertise in the industry may lie elsewhere so you might not realise the actual breadth and depth of what a VFX supplier like us can provide. 3D VFX are more than an alien invasion or a superhero…

09 July 2019

Say hello to Joe!

We love to give you an insight into who we are at REALTIME and we are our people, so say hello to our new Lighting Artist Joe! Tell me a little bit about yourself? My name is Joe Worthington, I’m 31 and from Manchester. I studied Computer Visualisation and Animation at Bournemouth University which landed…

13 June 2019

The road ahead is strong for diversity in digital media

In the past few decades, digital media has made tremendous progress in the pursuit of diversity. Protagonists, directors, and developers are just some of the roles that are being increasingly occupied by under-represented minorities in video games, film, and TV. Industry-wide encouragement for more representation is enjoying success in several ways. Let’s dive into the…

04 June 2019

Meet Jono!

What’s your role at RealtimeUK? I’m the Executive Producer for Film & TV. The main focus of my role is identifying new projects for us to work on. I work with our in-house team of Artists and Producers to create costs and prepare a creative pitch to win the work. I am then the key…

08 March 2019

International Women’s Day 2019

Friday the 8th of March is a day to mark in your calendars. It’s International Women’s Day (IWD), and in the age of #MeToo, it has never been more important. Despite an ever-progressing society, there are still ways we can improve. It’s why IWD’s theme for 2019 is ‘#BalanceforBetter’. The rabbit hole of statistics goes…