Studio System Relocation for the University of the West of

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Active in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, ATG Danmon is part of the Dan Technologies Group which operates from offices in the , Germany, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Image above shows produc�on control gallery looking le� towards one of the training studios Arab Emirates and and (below) right towards the audio control suite. Vietnam. ATG Danmon has completed a studio facility remove all the technical furniture and studio reloca�on project for the University of the infrastructure within the nine days available West of England (UWE). Based at the UWE before the old building was demolished. Bower Ashton site, part of City Campus, the newly constructed building houses “Reinsta�ng the system was achieved within broadcast-standard produc�on and post- four weeks while the new building was s�ll produc�on facili�es for film-making, anima�on being constructed. This again required very and photography and is the latest development careful management as it was vital that ATG Danmon Limited in a total refurbishment of all the UWE Bristol everything was completed by the start of the campuses. new term. We also took great care to ensure Unit 1, Iceni Court all equipment was fully protected against dust Icknield Way “A key element of the reloca�on was the need ingress. Letchworth Her�ordshire SG6 1TN for flexibility in the project’s �ming,” says England ATG Danmon engineer Jon Brewer. “We were “Facili�es relocated include a three-camera able to mobilise a team to deconstruct and CONTINUED OVERLEAF Tel: +44 (0)1462 485 444 Fax: +44 (0)1462 485 777 [email protected] www.atgdanmon.co.uk Images show audio control room and one of the two colour shading suites.

studio, produc�on control gallery, sound control The new building is now open for use by all room, two Avid Pro Tools audio dubbing suites, students based on the City Campus, two Blackmagic Resolve video grading suites and including journalism, fine art, illustra�on a Foley area. and graphic design students. It is part of a development programme that will see “New cabling was largely prefabricated at our £37 million invested in crea�ve industries Letchworth headquarters to cut down onsite and around £300 million in UWE Bristol �me, using new documenta�on which we in totality. created from UWE’s wiring drawings of the former site. Some addi�onal equipment was also The University of the West of England, Bristol provided and integrated, including SDI to HDMI (www.uwe.ac.uk), also known as UWE Bristol interfaces.” or UWE) began as the Merchant Venturers Naviga�on School in 1595 alongside the “This fantas�c space will see staff and students University of Bristol and University of Bath, working on industry-standard facili�es to before receiving its university status in 1992. produce cu�ng-edge projects,” adds Phil UWE Bristol City Campus provides courses Chamberlain, Head of Department for film and in the crea�ve and cultural industries, and is journalism. “With all these crea�ve disciplines made up of Bower Ashton Studios, Arnolfini, ATG Danmon Limited under one roof it’s going to be exci�ng to Spike Island, and Watershed. It is one of Unit 1, Iceni Court see what collabora�ons and innova�ons are only four universi�es in the UK to have a Icknield Way generated. We certainly plan on making it a University Enterprise Zone providing space Letchworth Playout worthy addi�on to Bristol’s interna�onally- for over 70 businesses, and the UK’s largest Her�ordshire SG6 1TN control renowned crea�ve industries.” robo�cs lab. England desks Tel: +44 (0)1462 485 444 Fax: +44 (0)1462 485 777 [email protected] www.atgdanmon.co.uk

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