29 Jan 2021 : Nathan Griffin Troy Studios and Foundation With a budget of over 45m, and employing up to 500 people, Apple TV+s Foundation is Irelands largest scale production ever.
Filmed at Troy Studios in Limerick and based on the hugely influential series of books from Isaac Asimov, the ambitious series is set to be the centrepiece of Apple’s slate of original content when it premieres later this year.
Both Troy and Foundation have had fascinating journeys and evolved enormously to get to where we find them today. IFTN takes a look at the project and explores who is involved, how it came to be shot in Ireland, and what the future may hold for the series and Ireland’s industry.
15 Jan 2021 : Nathan Griffin Game of Thrones set in Titanic Studios COVID 19 has left the Film & TV industry in something of a contradictory situation at the moment. With lockdown driving more and more audiences towards streaming platforms this has increased the need for original content while simultaneously making it more and more difficult to shoot content.
Going forward however one thing is certain, studio space will be key to attracting high-level productions to these shores. There is currently an acute global shortage of studio space to meet the growing demands of those engaged in the aforementioned content creation race. High demand for studio infrastructure and skyrocketing domestic real estate prices in the USA - particularly in California and New York - are compounding the problem. In 2016, the Los Angeles soundstage occupancy rate was 96%. Since then demand has increased considerably.