Remote Production is Here to Stay!
By Jamie G
Remote working has become the new normal due to Covid-19 and it seems like it will be here for a while. The enforced self distancing has made an positive impact on creative industries and are predicted to do so in the future.
Filmmaker Hasraf Dulull (The Beyond) says “It’s taken a pandemic to open the eyes of those not convinced about remote working. Our collective experience will change way we work forever.”
The use of cloud bases and IP workflows are preparing companies for a more remote work lifestyle. The pandemic has been opening up the possibilities to remote work through VPN and cloud remote workflows.
According to research by UK VFX reseller Escape Technology more than half of the VFX industry have had success with remote work and can foresee themselves continuing to have success in the future.
Remote work in the production industry has even reduced production cost, since most of the budget is spent on traveling. It is also allowing producers to find talent anywhere in the world. The cloud is allowing production teams to realize that you don’t need a huge studio space to get the work done.
“There is a global pool of talent that can help a production work around the clock if required, or bring an entirely different element of creativity born from rich local cultures,” says Stephen Tallamy, CTO, EditShare. “Technology plays a key role in making that a reality, to make it seamless to share content between remote locations, avoiding conflicts in editing, to providing low latency streaming experiences that allow creatives just allow their work to flow naturally.”
The pandemic has prepared companies with the new normal of remote work. As the world is slowly transitioning back into society, companies are still enforcing a more permanent remote work schedule, which employees are more than prepared for.