Portrait Artist of the Year - Series 7
Portrait Artist of the Year - Series 7

The team
Paul Kingstree
Online Editor
Megan Harrison
Edit Assistant
David Wybrow
Edit Assistant
Finn Curry
Audio
Tim McKeever
Audio
Ben Whitney
Colourist
Naman Davda
Workflow Supervisor
Rebecca Amarasinghe
Post Production Coordinator
Oliver Bramley
Post Producer
The brief
SPS were approached by StoryVault Films to provide full post-production on Series 7 (x11 45-min episodes) of ‘Portrait Artist Of The Year’. The brief was to reproduce another highly-rated season following Stephen Mangan, Tai Shan Shierenberg, Kathleen Soriano & Kate Bryan on their search for a new star portrait artist.
Atmos
Audio Format
UHD
Video Format
HD
Video Format
HDR
Video Format

The solution
We built a team of producers and editing talent that were all armed with HP Remote Graphic Software to connect to edit suites at Sky’s campus. Bolstered by dedicated tech support groups, our team navigated new workflows and a tight turnaround time between RX and TX by utilising a combination of various communication channels, running 9 offlines remotely at once and simultaneously working on multiple episodes during the final post.
The longform project was finished in 10 weeks, edited in Avid Media Composer & Symphony, given a Baselight grade and a Pro Tools audio mix, and delivered for transmission on Sky Arts.
PAOTY S7 faced many challenges whilst filming during the pandemic, as it was much harder than usual for SPS to provide all the staff that we needed. However, SPS were able to offer clear guidance & support and worked tirelessly to ensure the success of this series.
Ali Brodie
Producer, StoryVault Films

