Articles by Adrian Pennington

Behind the Scenes: The Hundred

The Hundred, the ECB’s 100-ball-a-side competition, aims to carry over momentum from The Ashes as it commences this week. Adrian Pennington takes to the crease to uncover the inside story.

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Pixar’s Elemental Lays Foundation for AI Powered Workflow

New Pixar animation Elemental is the Walt Disney Company’s most technically complex feature film to date and required a new data storage pipe that lays the foundation for use of AI, reports Adrian Pennington.

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Behind the Scenes: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

For a machine-tooled $290 million stunt-fuelled blockbuster it comes as a surprise to learn that the latest Mission: Impossible instalment was made with improvisation and experimentation at its core, reports Adrian Pennington.

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(L-r) Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, and Tom Hanks on set of Asteriod City

Behind the Scenes: Asteroid City

For a film as singularly American as Asteroid City, Wes Anderson chose to base his latest film in Spain, writes Adrian Pennington.

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 Behind the Scenes: FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand

The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand features a number of production firsts including volumetric ‘datatainment’, fully remote live matchday hosting, and a stream dedicated to TikTok – but it is all in HD, reports Adrian Pennington

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Centre Court in prep for the first match of the day

Behind the Scenes: Wimbledon 2023

The Championships, Wimbledon 2023 may feature more UHD and High Dynamic Range coverage than ever this year but it’s the volley of editorial firepower being served up that is the real story of the Championship’s technical production, writes Adrian Pennington.

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(L-R): Alison Howe, Emily Eavis, Lorna Clarke (BBC Director of Music), and Lauren Laverne at Glastonbury 2022

Behind the Scenes: Glastonbury 2023

BBC Studios executives explain to Adrian Pennington how they brought a “a chunk of British summer” from a field in England to audiences across radio, TV and iPlayer.

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Behind the Scenes: Kandahar

A Gerard Butler action movie is the first Hollywood production to be filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first to shoot in the country’s majestic, barren and hitherto off-limits AlUla region, writes Adrian Pennington.

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Behind the Scenes: Eurovision 2023

Speed dates, strict monitoring bubbles, world-first lighting effects and a stage that resembles a giant hug – welcome to the team embracing Eurovision 2023 from the heart of Liverpool to the soul of Ukraine. Adrian Pennington reports.

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Behind the Scenes: Blue Lights

The ‘anti-Line of Duty’, Blue Lights is a gritty cop drama set in Belfast, but with plenty more to it than initially meets the eye, writes Adrian Pennington.

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