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15th November 2023

ARTICLE: ARCHIVE FOOTAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES INSPIRING EMERGING FILMMAKERS

Archive footage and historic newsreels play a pivotal role in documenting historical events, societal changes and the many cultural shifts helping to shape the world we are living in today. The very nature of newsreels plays a leading role in historical a...
25th September 2023

ARTICLE: HOW ARCHIVE FOOTAGE CAN ELEVATE PRODUCTIONS

There has been a real appetite and demand this year for highly polished, dramas, historical series and gripping documentaries for audiences to consume via streaming or traditional linear television platforms. One winning secret ingredient in these stellar...
2nd August 2023

ARTICLE: AI IN TELEVISION & FILM PRODUCTION

Artificial intelligence and its ever-increasing evolution has sent ripples and to some, shockwaves across many industries worldwide including television production and broadcasting. But how has it affected broadcasting and production processes? What is it...
28th June 2023

NEWS: THOMSON REUTERS SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IMAGEN LTD

Thomson Reuters Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Imagen Ltd. Thomson Reuters (NYSE / TSX: TRI), a global content and technology company, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Imagen Ltd., a cloud-native media asset man...
6th June 2023

ARTICLE: Q&A WITH JAN MORAN NEIL

We have some fascinating home movies and travelogues from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s held within our Jan Moran Neil/Linda Ralph collection. It’s a nostalgic collection documenting post Second World War working class family life and ca...
12th May 2023

NEWS: REPRESENTATION OF ASIAN NEWS INTERNATIONAL PICTURES

Screenocean are delighted to announce its representation of the Asian News International (ANI) image collection. The collection consists over 400,000 quality pictures covering general news, business, lifestyle from 2019 to the present day.  ANI was...
18th April 2023

ARTICLE: Q&A WITH YORKSHIRE AND NORTH EAST FILM ARCHIVES

The Cost of Living is a fascinating and very timely short archive film produced and curated by the Yorkshire and North East Film Archives, partnering with York St John University created from more than half a century of archive footage. The film reflects...
17th April 2023

NEWS: OUR LATEST SHOWREEL HAS JUST BEEN LAUNCHED

We're really proud to highlight our latest showreel, showcasing the diverse and fascinating range of footage held within our represented collections. Footage from early nineteenth century through to the present day, the showreel features rare and inspir...
5th April 2023

NEWS: SCREENOCEAN HAVE BECOME A MINDFUL EMPLOYER

Screenocean strive to create an equitable and inclusive workplace and are dedicated to supporting mental health at work. As part of this ongoing commitment, we have become a Mindful Employer. Mindful Employer is administered by Devon Partnership NHS Trust...
31st March 2023

NEWS: MEET THE TEAM - HELEN WALKER

What has been one of the most unusual pieces of archive footage you have come across? When I first joined Screenocean, I was aware of the depth and breadth of the archive but I did not expect there to be so much high fashion content! Thanks to Reuters we...
31st March 2023

NEWS: REUTERS LOS ANGELES BUREAU DIGITISATION PROJECT

Working alongside the Reuters Los Angeles bureau, we have just completed the second phase of our extensive digitisation and cataloguing project providing access to a full range of unique clips showcasing the glitzy celeb world of Hollywood.   Thousa...
31st March 2023

ARTICLE: 2023 VIDEO AND ARCHIVE FOOTAGE TRENDS

Over the last 10 years there has been an explosion in video content as we produce more video than ever before. It’s predicted there will be 48 billion digital video viewers in the world by the end of 2023, a jaw dropping statistic to absorb! As we...
31st March 2023

ARTICLE: THE REUTERS ARCHIVE COLLECTION

News footage is an integral part of our history, capturing historical moments in time and documenting live events as they occur. As a historical resource, it’s a fascinating asset lending itself particularly well for educational uses and television...
31st March 2023

ARTICLE: CELEBRATING CHANNEL 4 AT 40 YEARS OLD

‘Risky’, ‘Provocative’, ‘breaking boundaries’ are frequently used to sum up public service broadcaster Channel 4. Set up in 1982, the Channel is getting ready to celebrate it’s 40th birthday. It’s come a lon...
31st March 2023

ARTICLE: DEMYSTIFYING CODECS AND FILE COMPRESSION

An important part of the video file format process is the codec. The codec is the software used to compress video so it can be easily stored and played back. Codecs digitise and tightly compress an audio or video signal for transmission, online streaming...
31st March 2023

ARTICLE: VIDEO FILE FORMATS: FROM CAMERA TO ARCHIVE - PART TWO

Following on from Part 1 of our blog series exploring different file formats for video, our latest blog delves in to some of the formats for editing, sharing and archiving.   Formats for editing Video editing applications recognise a range...
31st March 2023

ARTICLE: VIDEO FILE FORMATS FROM CAMERA TO ARCHIVE - PART ONE

With the rise in video content and the evolution of technology, we have found ourselves with an ever demanding need for files to be compressed, shared, edited and published. With this trend, a new era of files and formats have entered the industry. Naviga...