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LIPSYNC EXPERTISE BRINGS FEATURE QUALITY TO UNITED

April 15, 2011 16:16

LIPSYNC EXPERTISE BRINGS FEATURE QUALITY TO UNITED

- Production team overcame tight schedules and budgets to produce BBC TWO's Easter Sunday drama -

LipSync Productions, the investment and equity service company, and LipSync Post, the leading post-production facility, worked closely with World Productions to produce United, a sensitive dramatisation of the tragic Munich Air Crash of 1958 that will be shown on Easter Sunday (24 April) at 9pm on BBC TWO. The Production faced tight deadlines and the major challenge of making a feature quality drama on a tight budget.

LipSync's post-production division provided audio, online editing and DI for the drama, as well as extensive VFX work. Due to LipSync's financial involvement, the VFX team was able to get involved at a very early stage and work closely with the production team to advise on how to make the most of the available budget. Several elements were built and re-used in more scenes than originally planned which brought added value both to the story and the budget. Most notably LipSync built a fully CG aeroplane exterior which was used in scenes both before and after the crash, and a faithful reproduction of Old Trafford stadium as it looked in 1958, under different lighting and weather conditions. LipSync also recreated the interior of the stadium with smoke stacks in the background, and also had to remove the unexpected heavy snowfall on the pitch that occurred during the December shoot.

James Strong, Director, United, said, "United was a big ask. I wanted to make a film in every sense for the 'big' screen, so the ambition and scale of every aspect of the production had to match this. LipSync were key collaborators from the outset and did an amazing job. We had a budget, we stuck to it, but still achieved wonders. In every department LipSync's ability and commitment to the film was exemplary."

Julia Stannard, producer, United, said, "Given the period nature of the film, we faced enormous production challengers. Stefan Drury (Head of VFX) and Sean Farrow (Executive VFX Producer) were brilliantly creative in offering solutions which not only looked amazing but also made our modest budget stretch further. I would also like to commend (Senior Re-Recording Mixer) Paul Cotterell who was a wonderful collaborator and really helped to convey the emotional story through the soundtrack."

LIPSYNC: 'KEVIN' ONLY BRITISH FILM IN COMPETITION AT CANNES

April 14, 2011 12:49

'WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN' ONLY BRITISH FILM IN COMPETITION AT CANNES

Lipsync Post is thrilled to be able to confirm that WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN has been selected for the official competition at the Festival de Cannes.

It will be the ONLY British movie in the competition.

LipSync Post completed the whole DI process on this film including, Scanning & Recording, Grading, Sound Mix, ADR, Graphics and VFX

CANNES OFFICIAL SELECTION 2011

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN

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