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15-16 May 2024
Olympia London

MPTS

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Programme

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10:30
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    Join Screenwriter and Film Director Steven Knight CBE will be taking to the keynote stage for an exclusive ‘In conversation with’ to open #MPTS2023. The creator/writer of Peaky Blinders will discuss some of his career highlights to date and talk about his passion for bringing more productions into the West Midlands through his new film and TV Studio, Digbeth Loc.
11:00
  1. 45 mins
    • albert Sustainability Conference

    Get ahead of the curve! Want to put climate change into your script but don’t know where to start? Our panel of creatives and researchers discuss how to do it effectively and how your story can help save the planet. A must-attend for storytellers and commissioners in any format: corporate, factual, reality, and narrative.

11:10
  1. 40 mins
    • Technology
    Generative AI, realtime cloud collaboration, virtual production and extended reality and 5G - all are disruptive and emergent technologies which producers and post producers need to fit  into the practical reality of their business models.
11:15
  1. 40 mins
    • Production
    As demand for UK made content continues to grow, this panel of leaders within the Production community discuss the landscape that the sector faces, from increasing production costs and financing projects, to competing with studio-backed productions and what the future holds for Indies in the UK.
  2. 40 mins
    • Audio
    Fresh from winning the 2023 BAFTA Craft Award for Sound: Fiction, the sound team behind HBO’s House of the Dragon discuss their craft, collaboration and approach to making the successful Game of Thron ...
11:20
  1. 30 mins
    • Keynote
    Wayne Borg, Managing Director of Media Industries, Entertainment, and Culture will be in conversation with a Dominic Barlow to discuss their experience of working within NEOM and the ease of shooting in the Middle East.
    Sponsored By:
    NEOM
11:30
  1. 40 mins
    • Post Production
    This panel of leaders within the Post Production community will discuss the current landscape, the challenges the sector faces including rates, talent & work coming to the UK and take a look at what the future holds.
  2. 35 mins
    • Virtual Production
    Discover how creatures/fantasy characters become "reality" and how storytelling and performance are transformed by creature rigs.
12:00
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    Join us and our exciting panel of experts as we explore what it takes to make amazing Stop-Motion content. We’ll discuss why Stop Motion is an impactful method for story-telling, the skills required t ...
    Sponsored By:
    3 Mills Studios
  2. 35 mins
    • Production
    Women Behind The Camera (WBTC) is a community of women working within the camera department. During this panel co founder of WBCT Aga Szeliga, Ashley Barron ACS, Nia Ashby, and Svetlana Miko will disc ...
    Sponsored By:
    CVP
  3. 40 mins
    • Technology
    Join an experienced panel for a session exploring the concept of hyperconverged. What is it? How does it work? And what are the benefits and challenges of implementing hyperconverged solutions.
    Sponsored By:
    Ross Video
  4. 45 mins
    • albert Sustainability Conference

    Best practice and examples on how to minimise the carbon footprint of your productions. The panel includes practical case studies on how to overcome the logistical barriers to change, with companies that are working to provide green energy solutions.

12:10
  1. 40 mins
    • Audio
    Join the Formosa group, and their award-winning creative team, to discuss the latest tech innovations and how they are driving continued expansion opportunities. Discover why the UK continues to be at ...
    Sponsored By:
    Avid Masterclass Series
12:15
  1. 35 mins
    • Virtual Production
    XR Stories, based at the University of York, provides research, development funding, support and networking to expand the potential of immersive and interactive technologies for digital storytelling. ...
12:20
  1. 40 mins
    • Post Production
    A conversation with some of the award-winning creative team that brought this special book adaptation to the BBC at Christmas 2022. The session will take an in-depth look at the post production creati ...
12:40
  1. 40 mins
    • Production
    The Creative Diversity Network recently published a report stating that whilst 17% of the U.K. workforce is disabled (and 18% of the U.K.’s population) in the TV industry there are only 4.5% disabled ...
12:50
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    As Dan approaches his first year anniversary since joining 5 News, he will talk to Ria Hebden about 5 News’ approach to building an authentic connection with audiences – including editorial agenda, th ...
  2. 25 mins
    • Technology
    In 2022, BBC News co-operated with their colleagues in BBC Sport to virtually tell the story of Nasa’s groundbreaking mission to return to the moon. The Creative Team will take you through their journ ...
    Sponsored By:
    Vizrt
13:00
  1. 30 mins
    • Virtual Production
    In August 2021 Bild Studios launched leading Virtual Production facility MARS Volume. Hear from our expert Senior Producer and lead tutor at MARS Academy, Lauren Rogers who has been at the forefront o ...
  2. 45 mins
    • albert Sustainability Conference

    Steve Smith presents the results of the Studio Sustainability Standard, a new sustainability rating programme built by studios for studios, and how the standard will develop going forward. We look at case studies of what studios have done, and can do going forward, to minimise their carbon footprint.

13:10
  1. 40 mins
    • Audio
    Hear our panel discuss what's new, what's changing and what the hot topics currently are in the audio industry. Find out what really gets on their nerves, is outdated or needs to change and what they ...
  2. 30 mins
    • Post Production
    Go behind the scenes of Prehistoric Planet with MPC Animation Supervisor Ben Krolick, and learn how the VFX and Animation team at MPC created the most realistic dinosaurs seen on film yet. MPC’s work ...
13:20
  1. 30 mins
    • Technology
    Ian will be explaining how the BBC deployed a private 5G network to support News Operations for the Coronation. The network, the largest of its kind to date, covered the whole of The Mall and enabled ...
13:30
  1. 35 mins
    • Production
    Celebrating young talent - hear from the brightest rising stars in production about their journey into the industry, what they're most proud of so far, and what their hopes are for the future. We pose ...
13:40
  1. 35 mins
    • Keynote
    An insightful interview with the CIO of Metaphysic about the software they build to automate AI content creation and work with the world’s most innovative creators and Hollywood studios, on impossible ...
13:45
  1. 30 mins
    • Virtual Production
    "Virtual Production” is getting a lot of attention, but what actually is it? It seems impossible to find a single definition that is agreed upon. This session will get to the core of what Virtual Prod ...
    Sponsored By:
    Pixotope
  2. 40 mins
    • Post Production
    Bringing together some of the UK's brightest VFX talent, discussing their latest projects, techniques and creative VFX thought processes.
14:00
  1. 30 mins
    • Audio
    This year BBC Research & Development released version 1.0 of the EAR Production Suite (EPS). This software lets audio producers and engineers create immersive and personalised Next-Generation Audio (N ...
  2. 35 mins
    • Technology
    This presentation discusses how Zixi ZEN Master takes operational control of AWS MediaConnect to orchestrate and monitor uncompressed flows in the cloud to solve complex problems for broadcasters. Pur ...
    Sponsored By:
    Zixi
  3. 45 mins
    • albert Sustainability Conference

    A practical run-through of the albert Toolkit where we’ll take a high impact production towards zero carbon. We’ll be joined by industry experts and suppliers to share their expertise of what’s working best in practice and who can help you along the way. Looking forward, we look at how you can support albert’s long-term strategy to reduce carbon emissions to zero.

14:15
  1. 25 mins
    • Production
    The Intellectual Property Office, is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Every business will own intellectual property. The IPO can help you understand how pa ...
    Sponsored By:
    Intellectual Property Office
14:20
  1. 35 mins
    • Keynote
    A special 'In Conversation' with Stephen Naughton in his role as Vertical Lead across Entertainment, Audio & Sport, discussing what working with TikTok looks like for these sectors and how it can enha ...
14:25
  1. 40 mins
    • Virtual Production
    David and Olivia will look at real-world examples of virtual production from feature films, episodic, and live broadcast, such as Shazam 2, House of the Dragon, Bullet Train, and League of Legends: Wo ...
14:30
  1. 30 mins
    • Post Production
    Director/DoP and Editor Mandy Celine, discusses the editing techniques of orchestrating a video in reverse; a fake one-take, but that is also slow mo and in reserve. In this interactive session, she’l ...
14:40
  1. 35 mins
    • Technology
    Sustainable production on a global scale remains the pinnacle for many in the broadcast industry but, as coverage continues to grow bigger and bolder, can full remote production truly deliver everythi ...
    Sponsored By:
    Gravity Media
14:45
  1. 30 mins
    • Audio
    Whether you are a film maker, broadcaster, video journalist or content creator, capturing amazing audio should be a top priority. Rick will show you how bringing in digital audio to your sound kit can ...
    Sponsored By:
    Sennheiser
14:50
  1. 35 mins
    • Production
    As time and budgetary constraints increase, the pressure to manage the physical safety and increasingly the mental health of productions becomes ever more acute.  Join First Option and Heads of Produc ...
    Sponsored By:
    First Option
15:00
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    Join this session to hear from some of the UK's leading screenwriters with credits including Unforgotten, Innocent, The Thief His Wife & the Canoe, Harlen Coben's adaptations of Safe & Stay Close and ...
  2. 45 mins
    • albert Sustainability Conference

    Virtual Production is the way of the future. In this panel, we examine the carbon footprint of virtual productions and look at effective case studies of how virtual production has improved storytelling and sustainability.

15:15
  1. 40 mins
    • Post Production
    Addressing the skills shortage in post production
    Sponsored By:
    Avid Masterclass Series
  2. 30 mins
    • Virtual Production
    Discover how to shoot multiple driving scenes in one day, in real or virtual locations employing the power of in-camera visual effects. Find out the creative and cost-saving benefits of LED virtual pr ...
    Sponsored By:
    Virtual Producton Studios by 80six
15:20
  1. 25 mins
    • Technology
    ITV and Channel 4’s digital terrestrial Freeview channels have recently moved to cloud-based processing, away from legacy hardware. Offering more possibilities for broadcasters to connect and interact ...
    Sponsored By:
    BT Media and Broadcast
15:30
  1. 35 mins
    • Production
    This expert documentary makers panel discuss their production remit and technology processes from camera to edit, current projects, and share their insights around tackling sensitivities on high profi ...
    Sponsored By:
    CVP
  2. 40 mins
    • Audio
    Live opera and theatre at your local cinema, large scale live events on your home TV  all demand a different audio treatment from "the norm". Find out the techniques the audio engineers bringing simul ...
16:00
  1. 40 mins
    • Post Production
    FilmLight talks to Cara Sheppard, President, Picture Shop about all things colour as well as the colourist and one of the DoPs behind the latest series of His Dark Materials. They explain the shows cr ...
    Sponsored By:
    FilmLight
  2. 35 mins
    • Technology
    Join the expert panel to discover how new technology is transforming fixed rig productions, and offering greater options for creativity and story telling. 
  3. 30 mins
    • Virtual Production
    Move.ai and disguise have joined forces to democratise real-time motion capture, without the need for mocap suits. In this session, you’ll discover how the combination of advanced markerless mocap sof ...
    Sponsored By:
    Move           disguise
  4. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    As high-end television continues to boom, this session will discuss the support and programmes that the HETV Skills Fund delivers to address skills shortages identified in the recent HETV workforce re ...
    Sponsored By:
    ScreenSkills
16:10
  1. 25 mins
    • Production
    Digital streaming platforms have transformed social media into powerful broadcast-quality channels. Branded video content on these platforms drives global awareness, engagement, and loyalty. In this s ...
    Sponsored By:
    NewTek      Broadley
16:20
  1. 40 mins
    • Audio
    The panel of talented composers discuss what considerations are made for film music – such as theming, creating moods, pace, orchestration, instrumentation and how that varies across different genres ...
16:40
  1. 25 mins
    • Production
    The whole picture toolkit is the Film and TV Charity’s free, easy-to-use resource to support mental health from pre-production to post-production. Find out how productions across different genres and ...
    Sponsored By:
    Film & TV Charity
  2. 25 mins
    • Virtual Production
    A unique study into how Aurora Media uses Ncam for optical tracking on the race track for Formula E. The technology used is not just to provide augmented graphics for the viewers but also to create gr ...
16:45
  1. 30 mins
    • Technology
    Do the costs of setting up in the cloud reap sufficient rewards? Is jumping in wholesale or a hybrid model better for your business? A panel of industry technologists discuss the ‘cloud or bust’ narrative with guidance for making the right move at the right cost.
17:10
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    Hear how Tim's Twitter Listening Party became world-famous and together with Ian Lamarra, founder of Soho Studios Entertainment, these podcasting experts will share insights, knowledge and strategies ...
17:20
  1. 35 mins
    • Technology
    Michelle Munson is the co-founder and CEO of Eluvio (https://live.eluv.io).  Content blockchain initiatives that have been powered by Eluvio include FOX, MGM Studios, SONY Pictures, Black Eyed Peas, D ...
    Sponsored By:
    Eluvio
10:30
  1. 40 mins
    • Technology
    Each panellist has a 6-minute slot to present a service/product/tech development they think should be put in TechRoom 101. They give their reasons why they think their tech of choice should be binned, ...
  2. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    Join this panel to hear secret insights from the exec team behind this hit format from Studio Lambert!
  3. 35 mins
    • Audio
    Hear in this exclusive interview with Markus the sound design techniques for the BAFTA award-winning All Quiet on the Western Front, with him and the team picking up the BAFTA for best Sound! Markus will explore his role as a film sound designer and the ways in which sound can help tell a story.  He has worked on many films and with directors including Ron Howard, Tom Tykwer, Lilly & Lana Wachowski, Edward Berger, Matthew Vaughn, Justin Kurzel, David Mackenzie, Luca Guadagnino, Anton Corbijn, and Marvin Kren.
  4. 40 mins
    • Post Production
    What des the landscape look like for VFX companies and how has this changed over the last 12 months? How is the sector coping with finding talent and keeping it? What does the next 12 months look like ...
  5. 40 mins
    • Production
    Vertigo Films is a British independent TV and Film production company founded in 2002 by Allan Niblo and James Richardson and joined a few years later by CEO Jane Moore. It has built up one of the mos ...
11:15
  1. 40 mins
    • Audio
    Automated Dialogue Replacement (ADR) is more than enhancement. Find out how ADR Engineers come to the rescue to deal with dialogue over background noise, correct on set technical recording errors, dea ...
  2. 35 mins
    • Production
    Jim has been focus-pulling for 10 years across a complete range of projects, from drama to multicam, and now mostly working in commercials and promos; gaining extensive experience with almost all avai ...
    Sponsored By:
    CVP
11:20
  1. 50 mins
    • Keynote
    CrimeCon, the UK’s leading true crime event will bring together a panel of renowned true crime experts to delve into the rapidly growing popularity of true crime content and its impact on society.
    Sponsored By:

    CrimeCon UK   True Crime Awards

  2. 25 mins
    • Post Production
    Join Adam Jakubowski as he discusses video transformation and the future of video production at BBC Studios. Adam will discuss the benefits of cloud deployments, remote production, media asset managem ...
    Sponsored By:
    IPV
  3. 40 mins
    • Technology
    With the unprecedented pace of transformation, remote and hybrid workflows have emerged. Discover the latest innovations from Avid that address the need for collaborative post-production. From innovat ...
    Sponsored By:
    Avid Masterclass Series
12:00
  1. 25 mins
    • Production
    Artificial intelligence (AI) can seem like more of a buzzword than a tangible solution. However, this new technology is a driving force in technology strategies across all manner of business practices ...
    Sponsored By:
    Remote Trauma
  2. 40 mins
    • Post Production
    Bringing together award winning colourists to talk about the grading requirements in unscripted 
  3. 30 mins
    • Virtual Production
    Join higher education and industry experts as they discuss the single biggest blocker to the growth and adoption of Virtual Production: the talent shortage. Learn about their challenges, goals, and fu ...
    Sponsored By:
    Pixotope
12:10
  1. 40 mins
    • Technology
    The last few months have seen a huge increase in the visibility, functionality and adoption of generative AI. Ignited by last year’s breakthroughs in image generation and now fuelled by the rise of Ch ...
    Sponsored By:
    Nvidia      Scan
12:15
  1. 30 mins
    • Audio
    Discover how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having an impact on the audio industry. The panel discusses how machine learning is, and will continue to improve and impact on standard workflows in all a ...
12:20
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    The panel talk about their experiences and share how they've overcome difficulties. They'll give tips on how to break down barriers to help you succeed in your career, as well as how to harness opport ...
12:40
  1. 35 mins
    • Production
    Join three members of the British Stunt Register (now in it's 50th year) who will be discussing hot topics in the industry, including; safety, minority representation, cutting corners, production valu ...
12:50
  1. 35 mins
    • Post Production
    Join Director Anton Nelson as he discusses multi-format content creation for a Rallycross team competing in an international race series. This session will explore the learnings across a yearlong moto ...
    Sponsored By:
    Blackmagic Design
13:00
  1. 40 mins
    • Audio
    Why doesn't working in audio have a bigger appeal for women? How does a diverse workplace benefit a business? Listen to our panel of talented professional women at the top of their game discuss what's ...
  2. 25 mins
    • Technology
    TV coverage over wide areas can lead to challenges and high costs due to cabling and rigging. Prolink TV wanted a fast deployable system for live, reliable, multi-camera coverage. Enter Dejero, Smart ...
    Sponsored By:
    Dejero
  3. 35 mins
    • Virtual Production
    Louisa Bremner is a Virtual Production Supervisor for film and TV, working on shows such as Matrix 4, Death on the Nile and House of the Dragon, which is the case study we will discuss during this ses ...
13:10
  1. 30 mins
    • Keynote
    BK Johannessen, Unreal Engine Business Director for Broadcast and Live Events at Epic Games, is joining us to explore how the games industry can help drive content creation in the broadcast media and ...
13:30
  1. 40 mins
    • Production
    Discover how our panel of wildlife film makers tell the magical stories and bring spectacular images of the natural world to our screens. Find out what technologies they have adopted, from underwater ...
  2. 40 mins
    • Technology
    How can the media and entertainment industries help the public to understand the opportunities and risks of emerging technologies? Popular culture often portrays emerging technologies such as Artifici ...
13:35
  1. 30 mins
    • Post Production
    Cloud is transforming post-production, enabling remote working, real-time collaboration and unlocking new creative workflows. The rise of camera-to-cloud and cloud-native production tools will define ...
13:50
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    Editor Nathan Orloff has skilfully edited the hitman action thriller, John Wick: Chapter 4 and seamlessly crafted the supernatural comedy, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, along with many other films. Join Na ...
    Sponsored By:
    Avid Masterclass Series
14:15
  1. 30 mins
    • Technology
    The BBC merged its UK and World News stations into a single channel in April. It was predicted that audiences were unlikely to notice a “big bang” overhaul, but what went on behind the scenes, how was ...
  2. 30 mins
    • Post Production
    Content creators are being asked to deliver more content to more destinations, but global economic concerns have caused budgets to tighten. Through the lens of the Signiant Platform which connects tho ...
    Sponsored By:
    Signiant
14:30
  1. 35 mins
    • Production
    The traditional film look dominates modern motion pictures aesthetics. But why do we feel so drawn to this particular look, and how can we evolve from this visual plato? In this presentation, Daniele ...
    Sponsored By:
    FilmLight
  2. 35 mins
    • Virtual Production
    James Jordan will take the audience through real-world examples of how virtual production and In-Camera VFX enabled creative teams to achieve groundbreaking results, that would never have been achieve ...
14:35
  1. 25 mins
    • Keynote
    Join us for "30 Years in Broadcasting with Mary Nightingale," a fireside chat with ITV journalist Mary Nightingale as she celebrates her 30th anniversary with the network. Fresh from reporting from th ...
14:40
  1. 30 mins
    • Audio
    Hear from an audio expert on the best way to set up and trust your monitors. This presentation will cover how to ensure you have the most accurate sound possible. It will offer tips and tricks useful ...
15:00
  1. 40 mins
    • Keynote
    From the Queens Jubilee, The Coronation and so many other large-scale live events, the UK has showcased itself as delivering some of the best broadcast events of recent times - but how do they do it? ...
  2. 30 mins
    • Post Production
    Faster production cycles, higher camera resolution, global collaboration, and camera-to-cloud workflows require solid but flexible data storage architectures and solutions to efficiently manage video ...
    Sponsored By:
    Seagate
15:15
  1. 35 mins
    • Virtual Production
    Real-time engines and virtual production tools are democratising content creation and helping filmmakers reach creative new heights. We'll look at contemporised content, the new categories of entertai ...
15:20
  1. 35 mins
    • Production
    When starting out, it can sometimes feel like a struggle to balance production value and budget. In this talk, filmmaker Ollie Kenchington will give tips that will help you create stunning content wit ...
    Sponsored By:
    CVP
  2. 25 mins
    • Technology
    In today’s world of mixed IP and SDI infrastructures, the requirement grows for smart ingest solutions that fit seamlessly into MCR environments, enabling users a single pane of glass into the whole i ...
    Sponsored By:
    Telestream
  3. 30 mins
    • Audio
    It's understood that metadata is as important as the data itself.  As well as metadata ‘types’, there are other properties to metadata that are worth considering. This session explores a concept calle ...
15:45
  1. 45 mins
    • Keynote
    Drama commissioners discuss their current priorities and the trends of the genre. From crime, to thriller to fantasy, top PSB commissioners will talk through the who, what, when and how of pitching an ...

 

Testimonials

Testimonials

  • It’s the best show I’ve ever been to, to be honest, I think you guys have done an incredible job. It’s really packed, there’s a very broad selection of people here.
    James Burstall
    Argonon
  • MPTS is an important event in our fast-paced, changing industries. A great place for minds and technology to come together, learn, interact, explore and create for the future.
    Carly Paradis
    Composer
  • My first time attending MPTS 2023 and I was blown away at how much was on offer - from the exhibitions to the seminars, not to forget all the attendees who gave it a great atmosphere and fantastic networking opportunity. Will definitely be back next year.
    Jahreal Wright
    Sky Production Services
  • It’s been our first time exhibiting at MPTS and we will definitely be coming back. The quality of the customers and panels was perfect for us.
    Dawn Bochenski
    CVP
  • MPTS 2023 was a tremendous opportunity to not only catch up with colleagues, but meet so many enthusiastic new faces and have the opportunity to share insights, knowledge and debate about the future of tech in the creative economy
    Dr Jodi Nelson-Tabor
    Final Pixel Academy
  • We had a great time at the show this year at MPTS, I think the interest in cloud production has significantly increased in the last twelve months and we saw a lot of traction with customers and people looking at solutions in transforming the way that live TV is being produced. So we've got a great partnership
    Gareth Capon
    Grabyo
  • MPTS has been really wonderful, it is great to see how much the show has expanded this year. In my opinion, it just seems to be getting better and better every year and I can’t wait to see what next year brings
    Lexie Morgan
    HHB Communications
  • I think the panel discussions here are of huge benefit to everyone that comes, especially freelancers and maybe students wanting to work in this industry. The hot topics that are affecting everybody in their jobs o its quite a unique day out, and its free
    Ria Hebden
    TV Presenter & Broadcaster
  • A truly brilliant event. It was absolutely buzzing with excitement, innovations, and incredibly interesting and insightful stories. With sessions ranging from sustainability to virtual production, XR, the talent gap, and accessibility and inclusion in production, it’s become the UK media and tech show to attend for anything content creation and should not be missed.
    Amisa Saar-Stout
    VizRT
  • It was great to meet with customers, partners, and prospects in the heart of the UK M&E community, demonstrating how LucidLink enables remote collaboration from anywhere in the world. MPTS 2023 was a huge success for us, and experiencing professional ‘white glove’ treatment from all the show staff, just made my job that much easier
    Julie O'Grady
    LucidLink
  • We get to see a lot of customers, we get to talk about what their plans are for the next year, we get to see all of our resellers as well, it’s a really important day for us
    Simon Sherbourne
    Avid
  • I find myself among people like me who love new technology and love the potential of what we can do
    LJ Rich
    Presenter and Broadcaster
  • Of all the trade shows that Argosy participates in, MPTS represents the greatest return on investment for us, by far!
    Chris Smeeton
    Argosy