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It’s time to investigate the technology powering remote, socially distanced filmmaking
WORDS ADAM DUCKWORTH
T he past couple of years have seen upheaval in the world of flexible working. The reasons are manyfold: the pandemic, the immediate need for better remote solutions across the filmmaking landscape, plus the boom in livestreaming technology that will only get bigger with advances in 5G mobiles. Companies are gearing up for further change, from remote-controlled cams and live switching, to collaboration on editing projects via the cloud. You don’t need a team huddling round a computer screen to be able to share and
work on edits any more, but efficient and secure ways of moving large volumes of data are still vital. One of the fastest-growing resources in this space is Blackbird, which claims to be the world’s quickest, most powerful cloud video editing and publishing platform. This software enables remote video editing and fast access to content for the easy creation of clips, highlights or longer films – which can then be published to multiple devices and platforms. The system uses Blackbird’s own slimmed-down editing software, so it
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