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The technical tools which brought Batman's struggle against the Joker to life in the latest blockbuster will now be available to students at the University of Portsmouth. The Dark Knight, one of the most thrilling Batman movies to date, was edited using the same technology that has just been purchased by the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries. The University of Portsmouth is one of only four universities in the UK that has invested in such innovative technology used widely in today's video and film industry. "The difference between the tools that education and industry use is often enormous, so to have the same technology used to edit huge box office hits like Batman at our fingertips is really quite something," said Gary Bown, course leader for BSc Video and Broadcasting. "By purchasing this specialist multi-media hardware solution - it shows that Portsmouth really means business in offering students the opportunity to use cutting edge technology." The technology not shown in the film but responsible for the dazzling result is the Unity ISIS (Infinitely Scalable Intelligent Storage), produced by Avid Technology. It is a fast network storage solution that can allow 300 university computers to access the same media at any one time. All users have password protected storage space, allowing students to move around rather than being tied to one work station. Students can also work collaboratively, reflecting industry practice where movies such as The Dark Knight would have had up to 30+ editors working on the film at any one time. "This technology can be used by any students working with large multi-media files so importantly it is not just limited to students on film and video courses," said Gary. The Dean of the Faculty, Dr Simon Claridge, said: "This exciting piece of kit is a professional and sophisticated way of managing and working with media. We hope that by using such advanced technology Portsmouth students will graduate with a real understanding of the equipment they may well come across in their future careers." News Source: www.port.ac.uk |
