Boasting ten main television and film stages and three additional \nacoustically-designed studio spaces, Sasani Studios is one of the \nlargest multifunctional complexes of its type in Africa. The \nfull-service studio is responsible for five of Africa\u2019s most popular \nsoap operas – 7de Laan<\/em>, Isidingo<\/em>, Scandal!<\/em>, Skeem Saam<\/em>, and Rhythm City<\/em>.\n The intense production schedule produces six shows per week for each \nsoap opera year-round, turning out more than 1,400 original episodes to \nkeep viewers consistently engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Approaching a decade on its original EditShare shared storage \nplatform, Sasani\u2019s head of engineering, Kim Smith, made a planned \ninvestment to upgrade to the latest EditShare EFS distributed scale-out\n storage platform, expanding the media management capabilities of its \noperation, which also features EditShare Flow production asset \nmanagement and Ark LTO archiving, as well as Geevs for multi-channel \ningest management from every studio. Underpinned by four new \nhigh-performance EFS nodes, the advanced media foundation further \nconnects production and post with media management tools for automating \ncomplex transactions and simultaneously managing mass content as well as\n the various workgroup\u2019s access across five distinct programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith this next stage of our multi-camera production \ninfrastructure, it was important to move forward with the future in \nmind. EditShare\u2019s deep industry knowledge combined with our longstanding\n relationship allowed us to build a high-performance media foundation \nwith the flexibility to incorporate emerging technologies as well as \nexpand and augment our productions as needed<\/em>,\u201d comments Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to enhancing the internal media infrastructure, Sasani is\n looking to leverage the benefits of Cloud-based production. Evaluating \nEditShare Airflow and Flow Story to build a secure hybrid workflow, \nSasani is looking to add flexibility to the rigid review and editorial \nworkflow. Smith explains, \u201cFlow Story and AirFlow will allow us to \nsecurely access content outside the facility which would give producers \nmore space with regards to the review and approval process, whether it’s\n looking at an episode\u2019s continuity or making a quick edit off hours. \nThere are lots of options from teams collaborating across departments to\n tapping into creative talent outside the studio to work on projects<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEffectively managing media across a multi-camera soap opera \nproduction workflow is a difficult task. Multiplying this scenario by \nfive is daunting even for the most experienced production facility<\/em>,\u201d explains Tara Montford, Executive Vice President Business Development at EditShare. \u201cEditShare\n worked closely with Sasani to design a next-generation workflow that \nenables them to tightly control the immense amount of content from \ncapture to finish<\/em>.\u201d Based on the latest EFS file system, the new \nEditShare foundation will manage with ease the growing list of formats \nand delivery requirements with flexibility to incorporate emerging \ntechnologies as they arise. Montford concludes, \u201cLike its \npredecessor, we expect the new EditShare platform to revolutionize the \ncollaboration with capabilities like remote review, approval, and \nediting and take Sasani into the next decade. EditShare is about \nbuilding your future<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.protea.co.za\/divisions\/broadcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sansani2-700px.png\")
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