Research and Design Case Studies
UK Film Council
The Government-backed strategic agency for film in the UK engaged the company to provided research to identify the possible opportunities in expanding an existing festival, special events and awards ceremony provision for film for both black audiences and audiences for black film into a higher-profile and better funded audience development initiative or programme.
Research conducted by the UK Film Council and England's Regional Screen Agencies has suggested that there may be opportunities to expand the provision of film for black audiences. Existing festivals, special events and awards ceremonies could be complemented and improved by, for example, providing a better-funded audience development programme and/or inaugurating a single, larger film festival.
Film London and the UK Film Council have identified a need for research and evaluation at a strategic level into provision for black film and the development of black film audiences, especially in London.
Inbox Solutions Ltd
The design of the Inbox1000W®, a comprehensive film production tool for providing easy to apply special effects, digital playback and pre-visualisation for on-site film and HD production was wholly a in-house design solution.
Inbox's innovative one-box solution produces a chromakey mix and allows you to capture your moving backgrounds with live action to compose your final scene accurately. The portable 24V DC Inbox 1000W features InboxNetworks, a unique software package that goes beyond traditional HD and film play-back systems and provides single video stream capture to disc.
The software development was solely handled by Inbox. It can also manipulate two video playback images in mix/wipe formats, including X/Y zoom with slow-motion playback. InboxNetworks can utilise one video stream as a traveling matte, while capturing a live feed, ideal for multi-layering effects.
It can also import CGI images and convert them to a video format for mixing. A GPI trigger is included for use with motion-control cameras, together with four hours of continuous capture coupled with portable printing facilities for shot-lists, continuity notes and SFX set-ups.
