Channel 4 Revives ‘Changing Rooms’
Channel 4 is cracking open the paint tins for a reboot of the classic BBC home improvement show, Changing Rooms. Banijay’s Shine TV is reviving the program for a six-part series, in which neighbors work against the clock to renovate a room in each other’s houses. Changing Rooms will be presented by Davina McCall, while designer Laurence Llewelyn Bowen will return to the show after featuring in the original series, which broadcast between 1996 and 2004. Executive producers are Mark Sammon and Katie Brosnan, while the series producer is James Kane.
Engineering Emmy Awards Announced
The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the Engineering Emmy Awards ahead of a ceremony that will take place on October 29. The Engineering Emmy Awards will celebrate companies and individuals who have developed and deployed engineering technology that has allowed remote production to continue during coronavirus. The recipients are: Evercast,...
Channel 4 is cracking open the paint tins for a reboot of the classic BBC home improvement show, Changing Rooms. Banijay’s Shine TV is reviving the program for a six-part series, in which neighbors work against the clock to renovate a room in each other’s houses. Changing Rooms will be presented by Davina McCall, while designer Laurence Llewelyn Bowen will return to the show after featuring in the original series, which broadcast between 1996 and 2004. Executive producers are Mark Sammon and Katie Brosnan, while the series producer is James Kane.
Engineering Emmy Awards Announced
The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the Engineering Emmy Awards ahead of a ceremony that will take place on October 29. The Engineering Emmy Awards will celebrate companies and individuals who have developed and deployed engineering technology that has allowed remote production to continue during coronavirus. The recipients are: Evercast,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy’s 90th Sci-Tech Awards Saturday at the Beverly Wilshire (hosted by Sir Patrick Stewart) was dominated by the integral animation and visual effects software that powers the industry’s CG characters, simulations, and compositing. Digital Domain, DreamWorks, Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, and Rhythm & Hues were among the 10 standout honorees.
In addition, visual effects technologist Jonathan Erland received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar statuette) for his technological contributions. Erland worked at Ilm as a model builder for “Star Wars” in 1977 and later moved over to Apogee to work on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” He eventually became director of R&D for Apogee, where he received patents for a reverse blue-screen traveling matte process, the Blue-Max flux projector, and a method for making front projection screens.
Erland also played a key role in establishing a separate visual effects Academy branch in 1995. He received the Academy’s John A.
In addition, visual effects technologist Jonathan Erland received the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar statuette) for his technological contributions. Erland worked at Ilm as a model builder for “Star Wars” in 1977 and later moved over to Apogee to work on “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” He eventually became director of R&D for Apogee, where he received patents for a reverse blue-screen traveling matte process, the Blue-Max flux projector, and a method for making front projection screens.
Erland also played a key role in establishing a separate visual effects Academy branch in 1995. He received the Academy’s John A.
- 2/11/2018
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
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