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S3E13: Design and Deliver

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S3E13:

How has the technology behind news and sports graphics changed the way in which stories can be told in the studio, and what does that mean for the collaboration between editorial and technical teams?

In this episode, Craig is joined by graphics expert Antonio Tena, from the Spanish company Telemadrid, to discuss the way graphics are used to enable new storytelling techniques.

Our Guest This Episode

Antonio Tena

Head of Processes and Innovation, Telemadrid

In Telemadrid, Antonio has been the head of the graphics department and is currently the head of processes and innovation.

In the past, he was the head of post production and graphics in Quiero TV and was involved in the launch of CNN+ in Spain, as a graphic designer. In Canal+ he was in charge of the graphic design of several shows like Lo mas + and in TVE he was a graphic designer in iconic shows like Quién sabe dónde.

He also collaborated in the character, 2D, and 3D design and landscape design of several video games by Warner Interactive, Pendulo Studios, and Dynamic Multimedia, and he worked as an animator in several cartoon series for Walt Disney Studios, Hannah Barbera, Warner Studios, Equip Studios, and Cruz Delgado.

In 2011 he was awarded the “Premio Talento” by the Television Science and Arts Academy in Spain.

More Resources

For more on this topic, check out:

⁠Take the Weather with You⁠ – Nora Zimmet from The Weather Channel details their innovative use of immersive mixed-reality graphics

⁠Stream On with Avid News⁠ – Discover the latest news collaboration

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Questions? Comments? Cool ideas? Get in touch: ⁠[email protected]⁠ or ⁠@craigaw1969⁠. Follow Avid at ⁠@avid⁠.

Credits

Host: Craig Wilson

Producer: Matt Diggs

Social: Wim Van den Broeck

Theme: Music: Greg “Stryke” Chin