Adrian Pennington
@pennington1.bsky.social
Journalist, editor, writer of copy. Love movies, sci-fi, travel and the politics of humanity. Cambridge Uni grad, film noir afficionado, lives in Liverpool. Insta - bandido1956 also https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianpennington/
Camerimage 2025: Key Trends, Tools, and Conversations www.redsharknews.com/camerimage-2... @redsharknews.bsky.social
Camerimage 2025: From POV Rigs to 17K Cinema Cameras and the Debate Over AI
A full roundup from Camerimage 2025, covering new POV rigs, F1 camera tech, Blackmagic and Fujifilm launches, parkour-driven cinematography, and AI’s industry impact.
www.redsharknews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Camerimage 2025: Key Trends, Tools, and Conversations www.redsharknews.com/camerimage-2... @redsharknews.bsky.social
Camerimage: “The time to be afraid of AI was two years ago” www.ibc.org/artificial-i...
Camerimage: “The time to be afraid of AI was two years ago”
The festival of cinematography remains political with the rise of AI and gender equality bubbling beneath the surface.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Camerimage: “The time to be afraid of AI was two years ago” www.ibc.org/artificial-i...
ISE Daily 2026 reporting team revealed - www.installation-international.com/ise-daily/in... Note that there are also "highly experienced reporters providing coverage from the conference theatres" and these are myself and Monica Heck. Thought I'd give us a mention Monica...
ISE Daily 2026 reporting team revealed - Installation
Team of editors and reporters from Installation publisher Future will bring news, views, and analysis from the show floor in official publication of ISE, at Fira de Barcelona, in February
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November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
ISE Daily 2026 reporting team revealed - www.installation-international.com/ise-daily/in... Note that there are also "highly experienced reporters providing coverage from the conference theatres" and these are myself and Monica Heck. Thought I'd give us a mention Monica...
Another flying visit to Gdansk, love this town
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Another flying visit to Gdansk, love this town
TNT Sports takes a hybrid approach as England’s cricket team heads down under with a sporting chance of returning with a little urn www.ibc.org/production/f...
TNT Sports and The Ashes: “We need to be in the heart of the story”
TNT Sports takes a hybrid approach as England’s cricket team heads down under with a sporting chance of returning with a little urn. Adrian Pennington reports.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
TNT Sports takes a hybrid approach as England’s cricket team heads down under with a sporting chance of returning with a little urn www.ibc.org/production/f...
I'm CamerimageFest all week, literal home of Copernicus and the centre of the cinematography universe
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I'm CamerimageFest all week, literal home of Copernicus and the centre of the cinematography universe
Rapidly developing quantum computing technology is poised to render most current methods of encryption redundant - What's being done about it? etech.iec.ch/issue/2025-0...
How to avoid Q-Day?
Quantum computing technology can be used to crack existing encryption systems. With Q day on the horizon, what are the solutions to elude it and how can standards help?
etech.iec.ch
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Rapidly developing quantum computing technology is poised to render most current methods of encryption redundant - What's being done about it? etech.iec.ch/issue/2025-0...
Avin it! Brilliant Baxter Dury at Albert Hall MCR
November 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Avin it! Brilliant Baxter Dury at Albert Hall MCR
Earlier this year, Red Bull athlete Sean MacCormac became the first person to surf the cables of San Francisco’s world-famous Bay Bridge—having skydived onto them from 5,000 feet. my interview/words for RED Digital Camera www.red.com/stories/piet...
Extreme athleticism meets engineering excellence
A fictional “behind-the-scenes” video captures part of this meticulous preparation - a stunning skydive over the Italian island of Sardinia.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Earlier this year, Red Bull athlete Sean MacCormac became the first person to surf the cables of San Francisco’s world-famous Bay Bridge—having skydived onto them from 5,000 feet. my interview/words for RED Digital Camera www.red.com/stories/piet...
As XR devices become more accessible and 6G wireless systems emerge, we’ll move from simply watching video to stepping inside it. Maybe. www.ibc.org/immersive-te...
Touch the future: Immersive video will soon make its presence felt
As XR devices become more accessible and 6G wireless systems emerge, we’ll move from simply watching video to stepping inside it.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
As XR devices become more accessible and 6G wireless systems emerge, we’ll move from simply watching video to stepping inside it. Maybe. www.ibc.org/immersive-te...
The so-called leaked “dossier”—penned by one Michael Prescott, who himself bailed out of journalism 24 years ago in favour of a life in corporate PR—has handed them just the weapon they need - says Alan Rusbridger www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC is in a fight for its survival
The BBC only has itself to blame for its handling of a serious error in a documentary on Trump. But its demise—as the US media landscape shows—would l...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The so-called leaked “dossier”—penned by one Michael Prescott, who himself bailed out of journalism 24 years ago in favour of a life in corporate PR—has handed them just the weapon they need - says Alan Rusbridger www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Starmer is going to have expend massive political capital to get out of this one
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Starmer is going to have expend massive political capital to get out of this one
Paradise Lost - Cinematographer Dan Laustsen explains why Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a love story between Creator and Creature www.ibc.org/production/f...
Behind the scenes: Frankenstein
Cinematographer Dan Laustsen tells IBC365 why he and Guillermo del Toro turned the classic nightmare, Frankenstein, into a love story of ice and warmth between father and son.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Paradise Lost - Cinematographer Dan Laustsen explains why Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is a love story between Creator and Creature www.ibc.org/production/f...
ITV and Sky along with Channel 4 are planning to pool resources into a new advertising marketplace in collaboration with Comcast in 2026 www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/New...
Comcast moves for ITV to create a UK-focused streaming giant
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has confirmed it's in early-stage talks about a possible sale of its broadcasting business to Comcast, which already owns pay-TV broadcaster Sky in the UK.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ITV and Sky along with Channel 4 are planning to pool resources into a new advertising marketplace in collaboration with Comcast in 2026 www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/New...
They say never work with animals, but filmmaker Ben Leonberg had the skill and patience to spend 412 days creating his pet project: an adult horror movie starring his own dog. Made for peanuts #GoodBoy is a bone-afide hit www.ibc.org/production/f... @shudder @IBC365
October 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
They say never work with animals, but filmmaker Ben Leonberg had the skill and patience to spend 412 days creating his pet project: an adult horror movie starring his own dog. Made for peanuts #GoodBoy is a bone-afide hit www.ibc.org/production/f... @shudder @IBC365
The first AI-created adverts are coming to TV as broadcasters look to compete with social media. ITV and Channel 4 explain why they are now scaling up www.ibc.org/artificial-i...
Can genAI unlock ad revenue for cash-strapped broadcasters?
The first AI-created adverts are coming to TV as broadcasters look to compete with social media. ITV and Channel 4 explain why they are now scaling up.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The first AI-created adverts are coming to TV as broadcasters look to compete with social media. ITV and Channel 4 explain why they are now scaling up www.ibc.org/artificial-i...
KSA already owns DAZN and wants a greater share of global video entertainment - why not buy WBD? www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/New...
Paramount Skydance Favorite for WBD but Don't Rule Out a Saudi Bid
The fate of Warner Bros Discovery is complicated by a politically motivated regulator but whatever happens, streaming is about to get shaken up again.
www.streamingmedia.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
KSA already owns DAZN and wants a greater share of global video entertainment - why not buy WBD? www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/New...
“This film is a series of brief moves towards what happens in 18 minutes of real time. Hopefully, you feel like you're in the room with them"Barry Ackroyd BSC on the countdown to armageddon www.ibc.org/production/f...
Behind the scenes: A House of Dynamite
Filmmaker Barry Ackroyd reveals how his camera work takes audiences inside the command bunker and gives them no control over the final countdown to nuclear Armageddon.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“This film is a series of brief moves towards what happens in 18 minutes of real time. Hopefully, you feel like you're in the room with them"Barry Ackroyd BSC on the countdown to armageddon www.ibc.org/production/f...
Selecting tools and techniques to reflect the energy or intimacy of a scene were essential for Si Bell BSC, Kate Reid BSC and Neus Ollé BSC AEC -https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/si-bell-bsc-and-more-what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl/ #britishcinematographer
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Selecting tools and techniques to reflect the energy or intimacy of a scene were essential for Si Bell BSC, Kate Reid BSC and Neus Ollé BSC AEC -https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/si-bell-bsc-and-more-what-it-feels-like-for-a-girl/ #britishcinematographer
well that's the end of that debate then www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Ultra-HD televisions not noticeably better for typical viewer, scientists say
Research shows 4K or 8K screens offer no distinguishable benefit over similarly sized 2K screen in average living room
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October 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
well that's the end of that debate then www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Although the broadcast industry has been rife with theft since the early days of cable TV, it now faces piracy at an industrial scale and speed www.ibc.org/piracy-secur...
Paralysing piracy: Industry grapples with growing, industrial-scale theft
Although the broadcast industry has been rife with theft since the early days of cable TV, it now faces piracy at an industrial scale and speed. At IBC2025, a panel of security experts warned that ill...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Although the broadcast industry has been rife with theft since the early days of cable TV, it now faces piracy at an industrial scale and speed www.ibc.org/piracy-secur...
A few days in the Lakes
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A few days in the Lakes
“We wanted #traindreams to feel like a fable but still a salt-of-the-earth American story,” editor Parker Laramie tells @IBC365. “This mix of naturalism and elevated magical realism was the line that we were walking the whole time" www.ibc.org/production/f... #filmediting #Netflix
Behind the scenes: Train Dreams
Editor Parker Laramie explains how frontier drama Train Dreams walks the line between naturalism and magical realism.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“We wanted #traindreams to feel like a fable but still a salt-of-the-earth American story,” editor Parker Laramie tells @IBC365. “This mix of naturalism and elevated magical realism was the line that we were walking the whole time" www.ibc.org/production/f... #filmediting #Netflix
The starting gun has been fired on development of a new video codec beyond VVC with gains of at least 20% claimed by R&D lab InterDigital www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/New...
AI helps InterDigital reach beyond VVC in race to develop next-gen codec
Candidates for H.267 already significantly outperform VVC as the hunt for a new video compression standard gets underway
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October 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The starting gun has been fired on development of a new video codec beyond VVC with gains of at least 20% claimed by R&D lab InterDigital www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/New...