SGO, the high-end postproduction software and systems developer, announced that its Mistika toolkit has been chosen by Televisión Española (TVE), Spain’s national state-owned public-service television broadcaster, to enhance the channel’s 4K HDR productions. Mistika will be used by TVE’s postproduction team and its advanced tools and capabilities, including a facility-wide timeline, will support the network’s collaborative workflows.
Established in 1956, TVE is owned by the RTVE Corporation which has overall responsibility for Spain’s national public-service radio and television. TVE wanted to make sure it was at the forefront of 4K HDR TV production. The Mistika solution not only offers real-time playback in 4K, but a truly interactive solution that the operator can experience at all levels.
“TVE’s significant investment in Mistika will set the standard for future creativity among other channels in Spain,” commented Jose Luis Acha, regional sales manager. “Mistika will enable the broadcaster to combine disparate production operations into one easy workflow that can be dispersed among the team. We’re excited to be working with TVE to help the team create visually advanced 4K productions, but also support them in the move towards 8K and beyond.”
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More