Engineers working in Film and TV

Engineers working in Film and TV

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  A photo finish

  James Bonnar is an engineering manager who works on large television outside broadcasts, including the London 2012 Olympics, where he helped to make London look fantastic on televisions across the world...

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  Props, films and special effects

  Will works as a special effects engineer, creating props and mechanical devices to help directors make films and TV programmes look as realistic, and exciting, as possible. Find out in our video how he mixes engineering ability and creativity.

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  Loud and clear

  Martin Nicholson works as a technologist for the BBC’s R&D (Research & Development) department. From working on Radio 1’s studios through to helping develop technology to help blind and partially sighted, his work is helping to shape broadcasting. Find out how he made his way into the BBC and see how you could too.

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  In motion

  Becky Gregory-Clarke has, during her time at the BBC, worked on mobile camera technology that changes the way we view sport. Find out what qualifications she had to bring her to the front of digital broadcasting.

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  Creative engineering

  Max Willard has worked on everything from music technology using the Microsoft Kinect to digital television. Here, he tells us how a career in engineering at the BBC has given him the opportunity to do really ‘cool stuff’ in what he describes as ‘one of the best places in the world’.

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  In focus

  As an engineer at the BBC, Nick Pinks has been involved with hit TV shows like Dragon’s Den and EastEnders. What’s more, his work at the Research & Development (R & D) department means that his ideas will help to shape the future of television for us all. Join us behind the scenes of one of the most cutting-edge broadcasting units in the world, and see what you would need to do to play a part.

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  It all adds up to fantastic films

  As an effects supervisor at Double Negative, Nicola Hoyle has been central to making some of the most fantastic moments in film. Remember the Hall of Prophecies scene from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix? The destruction part of that was down to Nicola and her peers. Here, we find out how she made her way – via a qualification in maths and engineering ... and some time working for a Formula 1 team – to the world of blockbuster movies.

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  The tools of the film trade

  Joe Lamont-Fisher is at the centre of research and development for Double Negative, one of the world’s leading visual effects companies. He is responsible for making sure that the IT tools are in place to make films like Inception look as good as possible. We caught up with him to see how he found his way into the glittering world of film.

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  Making film magic

  If you’ve ever wondered how blockbusters get to look so good, it’s down to the work of people like Eugenie von Tunzelmann who make ground-breaking visual effects. Her background in engineering and computer science has paved her way to working for Double Negative, one of the world’s leading visual effects companies. Double Negative have provided some of the magic for films such as Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Part 1), Scott Pilgrim Vs The World and Inception. We spoke to Eugenie to find out more.