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Lets do the Time Warp


Time Warp is one of the biggest indoor electronic music events in Europe if not the world, and recently returned to its spiritual home in Mannheim, Germany for the first time in four years for a sold-out attendance that saw 30,000 people soaking up world-class sound. The influential festival was hosted across six floors of Maimarkthalle, a huge...

Submitted by Patrick Hussey
Published 05 July 2023

Kiloview Powered the Live-Stream of Formula X Racing Week...


When tasked with the outdoor live streaming of the Formula X Racing Weekend, the organizer turned to Kiloview to achieve A FULL IP-BASED video live streaming. Formula X Racing Weekend is an Italian motorsport championship that competes on the main racetracks and includes numerous categories, generating an ever-increasing level of attention over...

Submitted by Judy Zuo
Published 04 July 2023

Creating Broadcast Quality Live Streams for Social


We go behind the scenes of YouTube Premiere League Football Show, “The Kick Off”Now in its third season, live streamed roundtable “The Kick Off” is the perfect weekly companion show for football fans looking to discuss the latest Premiere league match. Featuring YouTube sensation, True Geordie, and including the option to chat interactively with th...

Submitted by Alex Pettitt
Published 27 January 2020

Creating Diverse Show Content For Diversity


Diversity has been a household name in the UK for many years now. Can you tell us about your involvement with them?After winning Britain’s Got Talent (BGT), the group’s entire existence got turned on its head. One of the first things Diversity’s leader, Ashley Banjo, did was to make a list of all the things he thought made a show great. The screen...

Submitted by clive silver
Published 27 January 2020

State Of The Nation: Securing The Future


This magazine is a notable champion for education in our industry, and deserves much praise for its efforts. To my mind, there is all too little concern for our future. I have previously taken up your time in these pages on the subject of creating the next generation of talent, but I am largely unrepentant that I am going to do it again. Pretty muc...

Submitted by Dick Hobbs - new
Published 03 November 2019

On Stage At Festival Beauregard


Set in the majestic grounds of the Chateau de Beauregard, and in its eleventh year, the festival is an eclectic mix of homegrown French talent and international artists spanning pop, rock, punk and dance. We made the hop across the channel to find out more. With a diverse lineup - where else can you find Tears for Fears, Disclosure, Snow Patrol, Fa...

Submitted by KitPlus
Published 03 November 2019

Increasing Diversity in the UK Indie Market


London director Sam Addo tells us more about how he aims to change the status quo when it comes to onscreen diversity with his new feature, Cards on the Table. “Over the past thirty years, filmmakers have made movies telling a wide range of stories, however, in my humble opinion, those with disabilities, from the LGBTQ+ community and or those from...

Submitted by Sam Addo
Published 10 September 2019

The Making of Zero


The Brothers Lynch explain how they created the sinister atmospheric world for their new sci-fi shortIn a post-apocalyptic world where humankind has emerged victorious in a war against artificial intelligent machines, a young girl dares to venture into the unknown. This is Zero, the new sci-fi short film from acclaimed British writer-director duo T...

Submitted by Keith and David Lynch
Published 10 September 2019

Behind the Scenes of Wild rose


Financed by BFI Film Fund, Wild Rose tells the story of a musician from Glasgow who dreams of becoming a Nashville star. The only thing in the way: her own penchant for crime and violence. Starring Jessie Buckley, the film begins just as its talented antihero, Rose-Lynn, is first released on parole after having spent a year in jail on a drug charge...

Submitted by KitPlus
Published 04 June 2019

Capturing Haute Couture


As the fashion world returned to the French capital for the most prestigious of the 'Big Four’ fashion weeks, historical venues such as the Carrousel du Louvre and the Grand Palais played host to famous emblematic brands such as Chanel, Valentino, Louis Vuitton and Stella McCartney, showcasing their autumn/winter 2019 collections. The services of l...

Submitted by KitPlus
Published 04 June 2019

Shedding Light on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4k...


“What is it about light that has us craving it?” Is the question asked in the opening seconds of Garth de Bruno Austin’s latest short, The Colour of Light. Exploring this natural, human need as well as our innate desire to control it, Garth’s film showcases everyday people going about their lives in differing degrees of luminance, whether that be a...

Submitted by Garth de Bruno Austin
Published 09 November 2018

Tips and Tricks to Giving Sci-Fi a New Look


From Terminator to Blade Runner, Alien, and even E.T., science fiction is a genre that will never fail to capture an audience’s imagination. It’s also a genre that encompasses so much more than just space crafts or time travel: frequently providing filmmakers with a platform from which to not only highlight social and political issues, but also exp...

Submitted by Mathieu Marano
Published 07 June 2018

Playing with Pink Floyd


For the founder of London-based Hangman, James Tonkin, this has indeed been a summer to remember. After sixteen years of working in the same suites, he designed and moved his team into a new future proofed facility in Kew Gardens created specifically for the manipulation and delivery of formats in up to 8K HDR. Soon afterward, he was approached by...

Submitted by KitPlus
Published 12 February 2018

Atomos Ninja Inferno REVIEWED


Bristol-based Daniel Peters is one of a new breed of indie filmmakers discovering that you dont need big budgets to create filmic shorts. Often working solo, shooting and editing his own work, he creates the look and feel of bigger productions with only limited resources. His commitment to the craft is so great he had to sell much of his own gear t...

Submitted by Daniel Peters
Published 19 October 2017

Strays - Telling a dark tale


Independent filmmaker, Aaron Dunleavy, has used the backdrop of his hometown, Blackburn, to create a new short film as part of Channel 4 and Arts Council Englands Random Acts programme. The initiative - delivered by Tyneside Cinema (Newcastle), HOME (Manchester), and True North Productions (Leeds) - commissions bold, innovative expressions of creat...

Submitted by Aaron Dunleavy
Published 19 October 2017