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www.postmagazine.com 6 POST JAN/FEB 2026 BITS & PIECES ZEB CHADFIELD BECOMES SOLE OWNER OF LONDON'S THE FINISH LINE LONDON — The Finish Line (https://thefinishline.pro), a provider of high-end post services to both production companies and post facilities, is entering a new era, as founder Zeb Chadfield becomes the sole owner of the business. With over 30 finishing and delivery systems, dozens of physical edit suites and a pow- erful virtualized infrastructure, The Finish Line offers fully-scalable post produc- tion services that are tailored to each client. Its digital dailies, editing, conform, finishing and delivery pipelines integrate seamlessly with productions of every size, enabling fast, secure and color-managed workflows from shoot to delivery. With the share purchase complete as of January 2026, The Finish Line is now expanding its capabilities, migrating all systems to Apple Silicon, expand- ing UHD and HDR capacity across its full fleet with QD-OLED reference mon- itors, and increasing investment in immersive and stereoscopic tools. In the coming years, the facility expects to double the size of its team while staying focused on the welfare of its people and the quality of its output. "Our growth has always been driven by purpose, not ambition," says Chadfield. "Post production is an industry I love deeply. It's a complicated one, and as a dyslexic, high-school dropout, and the son of a fisherman, I never would have imagined this world was open to me. But nearly 30 years in, I'm still obsessed with post and feel lucky to be part of it, especially to be working alongside the best of the best in the UK. The Finish Line brings together every- thing I love about this industry: the people, the technology and the creativity. Acquiring full ownership of the company and expanding our capabilities is exciting, but what really matters is how it helps our team and our clients to deliver their best work." Chadfield founded the company in 2011 and later secured investment, be- coming incorporated in 2014. As the sole owner now, shareholder expectations have been removed, and every decision can be guided by what delivers the best creative output and client experience. "It's important to me that we spend money where it matters," says Chadfield. "It's very easy to get drawn into ego- and vanity-led projects, but ultimately all that matters is what we deliver. We need to stay focused on stability and investing in what improves our output, which is our people. Everything else is superficial." SCOTLAND'S SERIOUS FACILITIES LAUNCHES NEW DIT/DAILIES BUSINESS GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Vault by Serious (www.seriousfacilities.co.uk/vault) is a fully integrated camera-floor to final post production service provider in Scotland. The business was founded by post house Serious Facilities to offer a high-end and smart-thinking DIT and dailies service across cinema, HETV, com- mercials, documentaries and factual content. The company's ethos is to listen to clients and then design a workflow to suit a production's individual needs. The Vault team has experience working with every major digital camera for- mat since 2007, and brings an understanding of both production and post. Core services include on-set and near-set digital imaging technicians, color pipeline & show LUT design, data management & storage, dailies and digital lab services, along with video assist and wi-fi for on-set and remote connectivity. The new business was created in response to Scotland's rapidly-expand- ing screen sector and can accommodate shoots of any size. Vault by Serious offers multiple on-set live grade and data-management rigs, in-house Baselight and Resolve grading suites, and fully-equipped edit suites and machine rooms. "This was something that was very much lacking in Scotland's existing film and TV infrastructure," explains Simon Cull, CEO of Serious Facilities. "I'm delighted that we can now offer this to ensure Scotland competes at the very highest levels of the industry." "Scotland has always punched well above its weight regarding crews and technical excellence," adds Vault by Serious' Grant McPhee. "Now that there is a huge increase in productions using Scotland as a location, as well as an increase in home-grown productions, the introduction of Vault will be a huge benefit to both local and visiting productions." Chadfield founded the company in 2011. Finishing artist Maggie Maciejczek-Potter in Review Suite 2. Simon Cull Grant McPhee