Bill Lovell Memorial Lecture

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1 Bill Lovell Memorial Lecture Creating my/ your/a community SMPTE 101 Peter Weitzel 9 November 2017 Bill Lovell Bill Lovell tirelessly championed new technologies, demystifying the science and providing practical understanding to countless people in our industries 1

2 ARRI Alexa recognised by AMPAS Frank Zeidler, Senior Manager Technology and Deputy Head of R&D Harald Brendel, Team lead Image Science Glenn Kennel, President of ARRI Inc. (c) AMPAS The ALEXA camera system represents a transformative technology in television due to its excellent digital imaging capabilities coupled with a completely integrated postproduction workflow. In addition, a cohesive pipeline, the onboard recording of both raw and a compressed video image, and an easy-to-use interface contributed to the television industry s widespread adoption of the ARRI ALEXA. Creating my/your/a community Where do I fit in (if at all)? How and Where do others fit together? How are I connected (if at all)? What are all the other connections? 2

3 ... SMPTE 101 What is our business? Is this our business? And always being alert to what the opportunities may be Third Visit to Kings College 1. To celebrate SMPTE UK section first year 2012/3 reception in the Macadam building overlooking the Thames 2. A joint meeting with KCLEA/S 2015 From Imaging to Surgery and beyond... Liz Beckmann 3. Tonight... 3

4 What not talking about But I hope to have opportunity later The Technology forming the contributions to the art and science on which my SMPTE Fellowship is based... GV300 TC5 sport for the BBC Teletext Text Subtitles Data Connectivity All the core technology for BBC 1 and BBC 2 in BBC Nations and Regions DVB ST Audio Description Video and audio over IP UK and USA UHD 2 London - Amsterdam What not talking about But I hope to have opportunity later All the 200 Plus trainees that I mentored and learnt from Most of the thousand people I have enjoyed working with Or the few who were not enjoyable! My forays in Production Trailers, Tomorrows World, Blue Peter etc. Exec Production or BBC Spokesman on Sex and Violence in Programmes 4

5 A BIG THANKS There are many people I need to thank Those who inspired me Those who worked alongside me Those who questioned what I was doing (Mainly Trainees) I thank them all for what they have done in helping me and others move Broadcast Engineering forward enabling greater creative and cost effective Programme Making and TV Accessible to many audiences world wide Kierkegaard wrote Life must be lived forward but understood backward 5

6 In the beginning My first community - the family Creating my/ your/a community The first photo Parents Teachers Grandparents National Savings Administration Telephonist Irish Village It this it? 1954 MD of Steel Erection Company Telephonist Rotherham 6

7 We moved to Yorkshire Brothers then arrived 1956 John 1958 David And then Sister 1960 Ann 7

8 The last Photo in Huddersfield As we moved to Coventry I want to Work in Television But behind the camera 8

9 Why is there not a Book on TV in the School Library? A Curious 7 year old How did TV work? I was shy so not in front of camera but there was something about delivering the world into many homes A marvel.. How did it work??? 25 May 1962 Produced by Barrie Edgar THE BBC Midland Region TV producer 9

10 25 May 1962 We were in a stand in the ruins at turning point Watching the Woodentops before the service Also note that TV Lighting winches and bars given by BBC are omitted - A picture is not a photograph 25 May 1962 Younger Brother and Sister were watching at home AS IT HAPPENED When we got home we could not watch it with them NO RECORDING 10

11 26 May 1962 Consecration of the Chapels So Cathedral very much in use 27 May 1962 The First Normal 10:30 am Communion Service My father reading some prayers so rehearsals at 8am. And I came along too!!!... Watching the BBC and ABC crews collaborating... 11

12 The Cathedral Community Provost Very Rev HCN Williams Williams/dp/ Precentor Canon J W Poole The Precentor or Joseph Bishop Cuthbert Bardsley Canons Edward Patey, Stephen Verney And more... I get paid by the BBC For a technical operation....when I was just 14 years old 12

13 Got Third Programme Talk On Air Operated the Main Amp C/o And it worked!!!!! Got 10 shilling Postal order...spent it on Airfix kit...as any 14 year old would do 10s=50p in 1968= 8.50 now... & applied TV techniques in Latin In Biology labs... DIY autocue Translation Propped up on this back stop Sit back in chair with the Latin text and magically translate No Babel fish or Google translate required 13

14 More certain as to Career area Practical Science Mathematics But also more general interests Typography/ Layout Music played trumpet Did O levels at 15 and got higher grade in Latin that English Language! And A levels at 17 Physics Maths Chemistry And so to university???? 14

15 .. But first a Student Apprenticeship GEC Telecommunications Largest Employer in Coventry Student apprenticeship so I could choose University London Good Engineering Tradition More than Engineering... Second interest Law Kings College London Engineering since 1834 Small College c2500 undergrads everything from War Studies to Theology - through Law, Music Principal Major Gen Sir John Hackett - ex Officer commanding BAOR 15

16 Activities Academic BSc (Eng) best not talked about AKC got a distinction Student union President of KCLES predates all but the Institution of Civil Engineers Member Union Executive Stood for Union Sec and lost... IEE Student Representative arrange one meeting at Kings and at least one other each year Even gave one on Audio in Broadcasting RTS Attended meetings at LWT and met those in the industry BBC and Broadcasting ops etc BBC Radio Birmingham & more TV OBs Leaving Kings And having my own life even more than did!!! Inside and outside the BBC 16

17 Back to GEC with a BBC offer So did what I would never do in the BBC Development I was not clever enough for Research or Designs dept. Sales and marketing - the BBC is not commercial.. In in my reasons for leaving spelt opportunity wrong And also helped form the Coventry Sub-centre IEE split from Rugby (14 times!) Work in BBC part I joined the day the Phoenix opened at Wood Norton 2 years Day Maintenance BBC External Services HQ Bush House It s smaller that Television Centre... And I took a cut in pay but bought Flat in WC1 (at12½ %) SCPD Studio section Cardiff C1 (and a small studio in CF) Pres A... First GVG300 TC3 TC5 and then replan as BBC TV Sport Centre TC2 for Newsnight,... MR studio A Last GVG300 RTS - much involvement Mentored by Norman Green Mike Cox and Mike Tooms 17

18 More Education part time Load my mind while I was still young... Diploma in Management Studies Specialising in Corporate Polytechnic of Central London (Now University of Westminster ) BUT BBC did not want me to do it At start and at end even if it was my own money and my own time two evenings a week for three years IEE London Younger Members Council Professional Board Management and Design Division And I also attended RTS meetings 18

19 Engineering Our future Aka The Finneston Report 1980 My letter to the Times was the first published... It was delivered 4 ½ hours Before the noon Embargo IEE LYM Management Weekend 1981 To equip the young Engineer with and awareness of the many factors, often non technical needed to succeed in a commercial world of advancing technology or 4 Yr work experience" Successful management Simulation for young engineers IEE Proc Vol135 Pt A no2 Feb

20 The IEE White Area Problem IEE (like SMPTE) has a Geographical basis of Election to the Governing Body BUT The SE corner of the UK Banbury to Kent Ipswich to Newbury But not the SE coast from Sussex Westwards ONE THIRD UK Membership HAD NO REPRESENTATION The IEE White Area Solution BUT London YM covers it all So as a member of IEE council One of the leaders of the move to set up Centre and Area structure Visiting existing groups / Individuals and Getting them to agree!!! Drawing boundaries & Writing all the constitutions SE Centre (London Kent Essex) Thames Valley (S Bucks, Reading) Surrey... No one wanted Watford! 20

21 ... and to my best years! A change from Studios to Central Systems in 1989 But a decade of turmoil for BBC and its Project activities Enjoy it.. It will be the last thing you do for Ceefax - More or less the first words I had from my new Boss! 21

22 Enjoy it.. It will be the last thing you do for Ceefax - But this is some (not all) I did in Teletext... Multiple Ceefax systems, Regional Ceefax, Change all National and regions Infrastructure Dynamic Allocation (QOS) clever data bridges for BBC Worldwide Subtitling have systems for 100% subtitling and getting the BBC to say that it would! - many live subtitling units and Three generations of playout Systems Databroadcasting Including audio over teletext two systems CELP and APT Telfax and Presfax... Standardisation co chair of EBU/EACEM JTC Teletext for ETSI Text Databroadcasting 707 First Open Standard EPG 707 (and informative documents for them)... And from PAL to BT 601 in everything People matter - Multi project team BBC Staff Leading managing a diverse group working across many projects... MY team total control and responsibility and able to direct! But I had been recruited to deal with a problem/ mixed group... Providing support - times of cut backs Looking wider across the whole business... Standards volunteers Providing encouragement to get them to work on my projects rather than their company projects. Find ways of getting work done informal chats cannot direct! Also a technique for suppliers working with (mainly) small firms 22

23 A Loose Confederation of Warring Tribes BBC is not one organisation It is full of determined creative people with great egos! Not BBC London v the Regions v the Nations BBC London V EACH Region V EACH Nation V the world If things are very difficult find some thing/one they can all agree on...! While they are agreeing get your requirements through the meeting! While we celebrate our diversity, what surprises me time and time again as I travel around the constituency is that we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us. [Official Report, 3 June 2015; Vol. 596, c ] Multi-project Core systems in N&R Replace VBI Kit ITS generator Teletext data bridges (twice) and add Local Ceefax and Regional live subtitles Add Auto opt back New Network Identity ( Lambie Nairn) Go stereo audio Telco MCR and Studios New Regional presentation mixers All with different Project managers time scales and priorities 23

24 Weitzel s Four Rules 1. Strategic What is our business? 2. Tactical- is this (opportunity) our Business? it might not be now but could be later (or vice versa) 3. Always Looking for opportunities linking needs/ requirements to what we can (should??) deliver! (Does it fit? how is it connected? connections give us cost savings/ De-risk)) 4. Put Yourself in the middle of the communities of your customers and suppliers Decade of turmoil After Black Spot BBC Engineering broken up... BBC Research merged with Designs and moved to Policy and Planning!... BBC Transmission Sold... BBC Resources formed But it was both inside the BBC And at arms length as a commercial entity! And there was repeated downsizing thus reorganisation but with much naivety and deceit.. 24

25 Role of Projects becomes PM Projects was 1. Plan Specify Cost and Install Commission etc. systems and equipment for current use (+ lifelong 3 rd level support ) 2. Plan the future strategy and outline systems equipment needed.. In modern speak CTO office and encourage, support, direct the (small) Companies in the industry Multi skilled Role = Managing Technology People & Resources DIRECTLY PLUS Accountable for delivering on time within budget and to specification set by you and agreed by Director of Engineering Became Project Management 1. Pick up something designed by others and get others to build it 2. And report (maybe) on what has (not) been done. Project Management became a profession not a skill PM Business is reactively hiring staff not proactively making things (happen) But some key technology defined The 90s may be thought of as the Decade of MPEG (2) but... Metadata EBU/SMPTE task force on the "harmonisation of standards for the exchange television programmes as bit streams Can we live without metadata now? Audio Description the second Assistive service after Subtitles Tested using Teletext and raised editorial issues - I was the Executive producer! Implemented using Object Audio in MPEG Now Main UK Channels have more than 1/3 Programmes with AD 25

26 Trainees - they are important They are not only the future they are the source of ideas and questioning NOW... So it is great fun and a great privilege to mentor them Throughout all the changes the Projects/ Project management department kept recruiting... Unlike the PSB BBC at large! And I kept on using trainees in my very practical projects and developmental work... - they also tended to come a low or zero cost! And not so good times

27 Attempted Suicide 1999 why? Too dedicated no other interests no holidays... Frustrated by the lack of drive to meet the Corporate Commercial aims- in a post IBC low... Because of PM rise the CTO office and jobbing tech business model did not fit (even thought it was profitable) The Tech roles were being downgraded when they should either be elevated or closed down. No shared understanding I felt there was no job despite corporate aims But managers knew that they needed me / us / Techies in general I had achieved a lot more than most people So what more was there for me to do?... And benefits Ann s comment... that is a silly question my brother always plans everything! Discovered Groups - but this was something I had tended to values cf Teams Group Analysis I am a very analytical person -- but of things not me Group Psychotherapy they spoke new languages for me. 27

28 And back to BBC T Entering the world wide IP world Why BBC T? Merger of the long term contracts parts of BBC Resources ltd Viz CCA, C&M Streaming Broadcast Projects etc. With the Corporate IT (and connectivity) BBC Resources ltd was a buy by the day model for Studios, OB, wigs etc.... Great issues of culture... And lack of internal direction but the CEO Philip Langsdale was determined to be bigger than IBM! 28

29 Project Simon A bid to design build and operate a IPTV system for BT Led by Marconi - (was GEC Telecoms) Project Name after Simon Hochhauser CEO Homechoice AV over IP at scale!!!!! Demonstration system was UK second largest DVB C&M and coped with DVB PID to IP Address Meeting ex colleagues from GEC T I certainly had more opportunities! Showing Marconi MD the vibrancy of the M&E Tech industries at IBC mid recession As time went by BBCT took a leading role we understood end to end including the audiences and the properties of Aluminium in the local loop for DSL! No consortium won But BBCT was asked to try and form a best of breed.. BUT the BT Policy changes and the project was dropped! But we learnt a lot!!!!!...then Greg Ran out of Money 29

30 Sale to... Siemens Yet more turmoil but IT side had not been though 10 years of change / downsize BBC T Sensing group Group meeting MD Ann Wilson dismissed for "misuse of hospitality Adrian Corcoran takes over The sale it was not a total IT outsource!!! NAO - the BBC did not know what it was selling... so how could anyone know what it was buying.. On the other hand the BBC got a very good price Contract owned by BBC FM&T not the BBC as a whole! And had some non broadcast IT requirements far worse than BBC T offered... But in the first years BBC saved more Siemens made more... South Africa (SABC) + Project Turpin SABC Consultancy on How to go Digital Radio and TV Studios then Emission and Web... But no commitment to implement... Siemens ran Project office... And some design we could have done more... But internal politics I chaired the first meeting of broadcasters for WC Very disorganised! Greatest regret not being able to set up education in media for WC2010 and thus SA afterwards... All the crewing for WC was flown in! Project Turpin BBC Transmitters Disruptive Arqiva and NGW Idea Siemens could monitor from the studio to the home managing contracts but doing as much as it could itself... Trainees Google maps of all TX with main Station grouping and DSO plans- also all presentations at Roke Manor on 6 July 2005 As IT PMs not highly regarded the bid used Siemens Rail PM as an example of how we worked...!!! It was all very exciting...until... we were let down... 30

31 Raman and AVoIP BBC saw its network as Major Sites (SDH core Raman ) Regions (and Nations) IP International IP Siemens ran only one WAN the BBC All others were outsourced to telco Siemens overwhelmed by number of Raman sites!! Surely there should just be one network set of solutions??? AV over IP Range of requirements Local radio (C&W) Like for like APT-X International Audio BBC APT-X And Siemens Nations Audio APT-X stereo everywhere Nations Video mostly J2K but some AVC England off net Video J2k Cambridge International Video some AVC... And advice to C&W and BBC... And the design for NPR AoIPoSat and SABC Creating my/your/a community Where do I fit in (if at all)? How and Where do others fit together? How are I connected (if at all)? What are all the other connections? 31

32 Two Key Business Questions What is our Business?? - Strategy Is this our Business?? - Tactics on every single Prospect...Seek out all opportunities Much used on my business and to guide the small companies who need to think and act bigger to compete in the modern process driven World. They just don t get it!!!! IT works by silos TDA had no part in Project or long time support Sector v Account Business from BBC as a whole not just via a FM&T lead Managed Services creation no process!!!!! and did not gain more Media Systems Build for others not only Siemens managed service Sector is international - but so is the BBC! And only UK&I has media practise Feline logistics -!!! Recognition of savings to the BBC non Siemens business! BBC interpretation of KPI and the bus shelter! 32

33 So Siemens move away from Broadcasting Although Siemens had adapted to providing IT services to a very demanding client all Producers are Project Managers... They had not understood what Broadcasting / Media technology means and the business opportunities worldwide for what the BBC had grown and sold to them... Projects and Consulting... So in 2010 I left So as I did not fit in... But assessment showed otherwise!!!!!...and there was the opportunity to retire early... I started some consulting with small companies some technical/ design but much business process to make them more like a medium sized company... And also applied for some jobs in the industry with interesting results! Followed up my interests with a course in Group Physiotherapy 33

34 But I would do it all again!!! Today there are more people who consume Media and now anyone anywhere can add to that pool of shared experiences and bring the world to the world. Who would not want to enable people to work play together and understand each other? And thus support those professionals who produce curate and distribute content Today/tomorrow the technologies of IP/ virtualisation HDR etc. can make almost anything possible... There is so much more for a 7/14/21/ year old to be curious about... But the youngsters have more time! SMPTE in the UK serves all who are working with the technology of moving pictures and associated sound & metadata creatively, practically and innovatively in any format, and on any platform 34

35 History SMPE UK section founded years after SMPE itself Disbanded in 1930s and BKS was formed and legal restriction 2011 Rich Welsh EMEA Governor thinks of re-establishing a UK section So puts around a petition we need at least 50 members... SMPTE Board agrees March 2012 Small Group Rich Welsh Bob Gentry Eric Bastin Matt Desborough Tim Harris Chris Johns Peter Weitzel 35

36 What did we need to do? Work out what SMPTE means to the UK And what a UK SMPTE meant to the wider SMPTE... In a business like manner BUT there were only the Articles, Bylaws and a how to run a meeting as written works as the Admin Practices were being revised into Operational Manuals (OMs) But we had the Three Pillars on which SMPTE Is built Meditation on the Three Pillars Membership Education Standards Also looked at BBC Six Public Purposes 1 Sustaining citizenship and civil society 2 Promoting education and learning 3 Stimulating creativity and cultural excellence 4 Representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities 5 Bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK 6 Helping to deliver the benefits of emerging Communications technologies and services. We set that order SMPTE is an international membership organisation with Not For Profit status in the USA due to its educational work (see bylaws) It also set standards for interoperability 36

37 The UK industry SMPTE seemed to have a simple idea Studios or broadcaster On one side Manufacturers on the other! This does not work!!! UK model is more complex 9 or 12 boxes Film /Tv/Digital Media Times Creative/ Services*2?/ Equipment PLUS R&D, Education and Non entertainment -which can split further Health, Military, law enforce, Industrial, automotive, GAMING Basic Sector grid of the Industries Film TV Dig Media Creative Cservice Tservice Manuf Large and small e.g. Post Soho Salford Pinewood Bristol SP S I Educ R&D Consult? Many Small + multinational Military Health CCTv Industrial Gaming Events... Other Notes: Industries plural became part of SMPTE UK style guide The large Services sector may be split to cover wide spectrum from Adverts VFX via POST = Creative Through OBs to Transmitters and SI = Technical 37

38 BBC Film TV Dig Media Creative Cservice Tservice Manuf Educ R&D Consult? Military Health CCTv Industrial Gaming Events... Other BBC - UK largest maker of Films for Theatrical Relapse Has 10 UK and about a dozen International TV channels Does Code and Mux Has IPlayer and large website R&D and Radio etc. = other Sky Film TV Dig Media Creative Cservice Tservice Manuf Educ R&D Consult? Military Health CCTv Industrial Gaming Events... Other SKY Other UK 2 nd largest ISP Does its own playout & edit i.e. whole studios to satellite And provides for others Makes programmes and Website/ streaming... And its own STB 38

39 More traditional + Ericsson Creative Cservice Tservice Manuf Creative Cservice Tservice Manuf Film Film TV Dig Media UK post ARQ s-a-m TV Dig Media EBS Etv Educ R&D Consult? Educ R&D Consult? Military Health CCTv Industrial ARQ Gaming Events... Other Military Health CCTv Industrial Gaming Events... Other Pinewood plus two multinationals Creative Cservice Tservice Manuf Creative Cservice Tservice Manuf Film Film TV Dig Media Pinewood Siemens TV Dig Media BT Sport BT adastral BT M&B BT TV Educ R&D Consult? Military Health CCTv Industrial Gaming Events... Other Educ R&D Consult? Military Health CCTv Industrial Gaming Events... BT Other Group 39

40 Membership range With a wide range of Industries and even wider range of peoples skill aspirations and abilities... Ideas of limits Director No Editor/camera person May be Lots of Technical roles YES Semiconductor Eng May be? No obvious Degree subject What is an Engineer???? Generally clever ingenious person UK Chartered Engineer Eng. tech SMPTEngineer = anyone in M&E plus in technical role... What is technology???... Takes in computing but is a computer scientist/ coder an engineer?.. YES! What are SMPTE s features Membership organisation International with 1/3 members not in USA Not a charity USA Not For Profit Covers all Moving Images Audio and Metadata Has members is run by members not staff Delivers Education Sets Standards 40

41 UK Not for Profit environment Where does SMPTE fit in??? Hole left by IET RTS and BKSTS drop in tech activities But others in the space AES GTC(p) etc. Kindred Societies DPP DTG IABM UK Screen trade associations SMPTE (UK) needs to work with them but SMPTE is different- International across all Moving Image Audio and Metadata How does SMPTE UK relate to SMPTE as a whole We had a blank sheet of paper First thoughts ambassador for SMPTE then transmuted into Being the SMPTE Company in the UK - running the business by Providing all SMPTE services in the UK Alongside our own our major activity And offer our services to the wider SMPTE 41

42 What can be our USP The Meeting Encouraging networking Charites cannot... High quality Speaker and discussion other weren t A complete slate of meetings showing the range and balance We meet where people work not one Hall / Hotel etc.. Building the community - recruit more members: make impact By good and continuing contact with our members and others in UK and beyond including kindred societies and Trade associations What can be our USP Across the UK - with local clusters about 1/3 of our 83 members are outside London Offer all the SMPTE Does A members organisation set up to educate... But we also set standards - Which enable interoperability Cover all Film TV and Digital media Work to get the younger generation welcomed (not Students alone) Being Business like... In UK and with SMPTE as a whole 42

43 Then the OMs came out 8.1 Purpose Sections exist to provide services and information locally to members in line with the three pillars of Education, Standards and Membership. An effective and well-run Section provides a sense of community for its members within a geographic area, educates them, creates opportunities for members and interested non-members to network with each other, and to create an environment that attracts new members. Sections are to advocate and promote membership in the Society and are a conduit for information flow to and from the governing body of the Society. Sections are defined in the Society Bylaws as being organized by geographic boundaries, or other divisions, as may be determined by the Board of Governors. Then the OMs came out ALL ACROSS UK 8.1 Purpose Sections exist to provide services and information locally to members in line with the three pillars of Education, Standards and Membership. An effective and well-run Section provides a sense of community for its members ALL OF SMPTE BUSINESS LIKE within a geographic area, educates them, BALANCED SLATE creates opportunities for members and interested non-members to network with each other, NETWORKING WIDELY NOT JUST SMPTE and to create an environment that attracts new members. RECRUITMENT Sections are to advocate and promote membership in the Society and are a conduit for information flow to and from the governing body of the Society. Sections are defined in the Society Bylaws as being organized by geographic boundaries, or other divisions, as may be determined by the Board of Governors. 43

44 ... And this is all the HonSec does Section Secretary/Treasurer Each Section shall elect a Secretary/Treasurer. The Secretary/Treasurer's term of office shall be one year, starting 1 July and ending 30 June. The Secretary/Treasurer shall assist the Chair of the Section to carry out the Chair's duties and shall preside at meetings of the Board of Managers and technical meetings in the absence of the Chair. The Secretary/Treasurer shall pay the bills of the Section as authorized by the Chair within the framework of the budget previously approved by the Board of Governors of the Society. The Secretary/Treasurer shall, at the end of the term of office, turn over all Section accounts to the newly elected Secretary/Treasurer and make the new officer thoroughly acquainted with the duties of the office. The Secretary/Treasurer shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Board of Managers and shall distribute them to Board members for review and approval. So how do we launch with a great splash Our research showed that there was a great need so we must make an impact from day one (zero??) As a section we need to hold the 10 meetings a year and these should not just be in London as 1/3 members Outside M25 Section could have a performance of the Regional Seminar We will have two one in London and the other in Salford (where s that??) 44

45 Some Section Highlights Pre Inaugural BBC NHK 3 sites two of them 5 Miles apart 2012 Inauguration 20 October 2012 First public demonstration of 3D DVB ST subtitles 2013 Commemorating Bill Lovell 2013 Launch of BBC Academy School of Technology 2013 SMPTE Recognition given to John Logie Baird Honor Roll 2014 And More Section Highlights Become a Region 2015 Media Transport - From SDI to Hybrid to Full IP - Regional Seminar 2016 Barbara Lange gives IET John Logie Baird Lecture 2016 Time Code Summit 2016 Recognising 80 Years of BBC TV 100 Years SMPTE 120 years of Film in UK Assist with setting up of Poland Section 2016 UK section /Ravensbourne SC IEEE Milestone Plaque 2017 Five Student chapters 2017 Work with DPP on SMPTE specification 2017 Standards Meeting at Sky % of members vote in Governors election 2017 (SMPTE av 17%) 45

46 And becomes a Region ( just) A Region is a group of 500 Members or more who elect a Governor (like a NED in a company) to sit on SMPTE Board The OMs do not say how you form one other than the Board approves! Hon sec UK asked VP membership How can we do it??? - as there were a number of topics the section needed to debate/ decide Next Board meeting it was on the Agenda BUT WE DID NOT HAVE 500 members at the Start of the meeting BUT we did have by the end! Mailchimp and Ipad How we organise... Meetings London plus suggestions to Kindred Societies & BVE, IBC etc. Clusters East, South, Around London well established Midlands North(Salford) West - developing Student Chapters BCU, Ravensbourne, Salford, Solent, Surrey- now +NFTS soon Plus NaSTA SMPTE awards 500 to NaSTA Tech award Webinars UK Section offers about 6 webinars to SMPTE central each year 46

47 Business like behind the scenes Traditions documenting (a lot of) WHY we do... and how we do it so that we have a base from which to develop... Website - the place for reference for all SMPTE UK does in the same place as SMPTE tells the world Weekly s to keep the UK community up to date with what is happening in SMPTE and the UK industries Managers Meetings so that those responsible for the UK business take and execute the key decisions to support SMPTE as a whole Engaging with the industries at large in UK and beyond And lots of routine... ing Personally Welcoming new members... Chasing those who have not paid their dues...!!!! Contacting those recent graduates Trying to recruit those who attend our meetings Meeting administration mostly done by Sky (Many thanks) Just keeping in touch with members in UK, the UK Industries SMPTE Central and SMPTE home office 47

48 What do we need to do? More members More active members So that we can do more activities more over the UK But this also needs More Money... As we grow the SMPTE UK community and take an even greater role in the UK media tech and other ecosystems And the developments of SMPTE world wide Advert...CEO /HON SEC Wanted Volunteer CEO for a the highly successful UK operations of a Global USA based Not for Profit Members society. Main duties To coordinate the teams of coordinators (mostly TBA) who deliver the various elements of the Societies work in Educational, Interoperability and Community services in the UK and may be worldwide To assist chair of UK Section, deputises required and pay the bills (and VAT) and minute meetings (As in accordance with the Operational Manuals) To represent the operations of the UK section to other organisations in the UK and to the parent USA Not for Profit 48

49 Adverts Community Wanted by highly successful UK Section of Global USA based Not for Profit members Society Co-ordinators for the following Community services Younger members (Includes link with NaSTA) (Students/uni in post) Sustaining (Corporate) Members (recently filled) Membership Recruitment Membership Welcome and Retention /Data management Organisation and support of Ad hoc industry groups (with others) Clusters of members across the UK 3 or 4 posts (have existing 3 posts) Adverts Community Wanted by highly successful UK Section of Global USA based Not for Profit members society Co-ordinator for the following Community services Exhibition stands and logistics Publicity And Publicity assistants covering Website Social media Weekly news Print and Banner design and production 49

50 Adverts -Educational Wanted by highly successful UK Section of Global USA based Not for Profit members society Co-ordinators for the following Educational services All SMPTE UK meetings planning (phased hand over from incumbent) All SMPTE UK meetings operations coordinating the meeting producers SMPTE UK Courses SMPTE UK and UK based international Webcasts and Streaming SMPTE UK Conferences External conference and Exhibitions speakers provision etc. Adverts Interoperability Wanted by highly successful UK Section of Global USA based Not for Profit members society Co-ordinators for the following Interoperability services Group on SMPTE Standards /Engineering documents SMPTE Specifications and Plug fest liaison Ad Hoc groups... e.g. on developing OB IP interop roadmap 50

51 Adverts Community Wanted by highly successful UK Section of Global USA based Not for Profits members society Co-ordinators for the following Community services Liaison with Kindred Societies (c 7) Liaison with Trade Associations (c 5) Internal communications ensuring all coordinators coordinate with each other and with SMPTE Central Adverts- a quick disclaimer! One person can do multiple roles this is encouraged! But the idea is that an activity has two (+) roles assigned and give some succession planning Some roles are more intensive or more timely than others and you can adapt the role to fit your and others abilities! But these are mainly bite sized work packages Contact Peter@Weitzel.com for more details! Other sections without the great liveliness of UK will conflate roles e.g. one person looking after membership We always needs people to Produce our meetings and webcasts 51

52 The meeting what we say Meeting people is one of the most efficient ways of finding out what is going on! - where the jobs are? what are the current topical subjects? And the way in which the media world is changing SMPTE UK section meetings have speakers who are providing solutions to the practical problems that they have met and every meeting includes a good question and answer session which meets our educative aims covering the whole of the technology of moving pictures and assorted sound & metadata Thus SMPTE UK section is reinforcing the tradition of meeting over ample refreshments for some time before welcoming the speaker... The meeting what Bill did Arrive and talk to everyone in the room Sit at the back... Never ask the first question But quietly asks searching questions... Why...? when others had stopped... And then explained points..usually far better than the speaker We were all educated 52

53 Bill Lovell a friend and teacher I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand Isaiah 41 vv10 With such thoughts as these, then, you should encourage one another 1 Thessalonians 4 vv18 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching Matthew 7 vv28 SMPTE UK Section serves all who are working with the technology of moving pictures and associated sound & metadata creatively, practically and innovatively in any format, and on any platform 53

54 Thank you all Those who inspired me Those who worked alongside me Those who questioned what I was doing And you here tonight! 54

55 SMPTE HPA Student Film Festival At the meeting An award was made from the Film Festival Screened in the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres, located on Level 3 of the Hollywood & Highland Center, in Hollywood on Monday, 23 6:30 pm. Winner Innovative Use of Mobile Device or Tablet to Convey a Story Narrative Short LONDON STRIKE by Jiranant Kanjanagawin University of Greenwich (London, U.K.) 55

56 London Strike "When LONDON is empty. And you think you are the one has left in the city. You are lonely. Nobody.. No one.. Just Silence.. But you're wrong, just turn around and you will see." This film would like to reveal all of the Landmarks in LONDON. Which starts from Queensway and follows by the TUBE line until ending in EPPING Forest. Jiranant Kanjanagawin Jiranant came from Bangkok and moved to London, UK to study Master s Degree in Film (MSc Cinematography and Post-Production) at University of Greenwich, London in 2013 and finished in Then she worked in London for 2 companies which are BRITELIGHT and MYNDPLAY, co., Ltd. In late 2015, she moved back to BKK to work in Agency company. Now she is a freelance film-maker! She is known for her work in the various positions of the Screenwriter, Director, Cinematographer, Photographer, Editor, Graphic & Motion Graphic Designer, VFX. And she also being a Camera Assistant for many films. 56

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