02 April 2020

From concept to comp: a guide through the VFX process

If you happened to catch the BBC’s recent adaptation of War of the Worlds towards the end of 2019, you would have seen some of our team’s amazing VFX work. The three-part series was an adaptation of HG Wells’ classic, the first to be set when it was written in the Edwardian era. The process…

20 March 2020

COVID-19 Update

We understand that communication is key at a time like this and we wanted to reach out and let you all know what measures REALTIME are taking and how COVID-19 is affecting our day to day operations. Over the past few weeks, we have been monitoring the situation and gradually rolling out preventative measures across…

13 March 2020

Getting a job in the industry!

Getting a job in the animation/VFX industry from REALTIME’s Pete Leonard So, you’ve found a job on our website that you think you’d be perfect for, or maybe you’ve been following us long enough to know we are the right company for you. Great stuff! Thing is, just how do you (best) go about getting…

21 February 2020

How to plan the CG elements for your TV show

Welcome back to another blog in our TV VFX for Dummies series. We’re taking a look at the wide world of visual effects, demystifying the scene, breaking down the jargon, and making the process that little bit more approachable. In today’s piece, we’re looking at how to approach the planning of your CGI elements… The…

12 February 2020

Pete Leonard joins Futureworks’ Industry Advisory Group

We were super excited when Pete was approached by Futureworks to become a member of their Industry Advisory Group. Pete has been working in the industry for over 15 years’ and loves everything CG so when he was asked to get together with some of the industries experts and chew the fat on trends and…

07 February 2020

Why should you find a VFX studio for your TV ASAP?

I thought I’d share with you four reasons why you should find a VFX studio for your TV production as early as possible. Every TV production is a collaborative process. It needs to be a well-oiled machine where every party – the creative lead, the director, the producer, the writer, the Director of Photography, the…

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,…