Warner brother

Maintaining Control During Filming Operations

Delivering real-time visibility and control across Warner Brothers’ interconnected buildings

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Who Are Warner Brothers?

Warner Brothers is a global entertainment company operating across film, television, and studio production. Their facilities support large-scale productions, where operational continuity is critical and disruption- such as false alarms- can impact time, cost, and productivity.

Overview

Drax Technology has enhanced both compliance oversight and operational efficiency across a complex, interconnected estate. By implementing a structured alarm reporting solution, WB can manage fire safety in a way that supports large-scale filming- maintaining safety without disrupting operations.

Their Challenge

Operating across a network of interconnected buildings, Warner Brothers faces a unique challenge: balancing strict fire safety and compliance requirements with the dynamic and often unpredictable nature of filming.

Filming environments introduce additional risk factors, where standard alarm behaviour can lead to unnecessary disruption if not properly managed. Warner Brothers required a solution that could prevent false alarms during filming activity, provide visibility across multiple interconnected buildings, and allow teams to quickly distinguish genuine alarm events from non-critical triggers. At the same time, accurate records were needed to support compliance testing while reducing reliance on manual intervention and reactive processes.

The Solution

Drax Technology implemented a centralised alarm reporting platform, integrating with a single fire alarm panel to provide oversight across WB’s interconnected building network. The platform creates a structured layer of control, enabling teams to monitor, manage, and respond to alarm activity from a single interface. Through two-way control functionality, devices can be safely isolated during filming where required, helping to prevent unnecessary disruption without compromising wider system integrity.

The solution also provides real-time alarm reporting, accurate fault identification, and an intuitive graphical interface that enables teams to clearly visualise alarm events and system activity across the estate. Historical data capture supports ongoing compliance testing and audit requirements, ensuring records remain accurate, accessible, and structured. Delivered in partnership with Trinity Fire & Security, the platform provides Warner Brothers with a reliable and consistent approach to alarm management across their facilities.

What Drax Delivered

Centralised control, real-time visibility, and structured compliance oversight across Warner Brothers’ interconnected estate.

Device Isolation During Filming

Enables teams to safely isolate devices during filming activity, reducing unnecessary alarm disruption while maintaining operational continuity.
Real-Time Alarm Visibility

Provides immediate insight into alarm activity across connected buildings, helping teams quickly identify and respond to genuine events.
Centralised Operational Oversight

Brings multiple interconnected systems into a single platform, reducing complexity and improving day-to-day management across the estate.
Structured Compliance Reporting

Captures and stores detailed historical records, supporting testing requirements and providing a reliable audit trail for compliance purposes.

Device Isolation During Filming

Enables teams to safely isolate devices during filming activity, reducing unnecessary alarm disruption while maintaining operational continuity.

Real-Time Alarm Visibility

Provides immediate insight into alarm activity across connected buildings, helping teams quickly identify and respond to genuine events.

Centralised Operational Oversight

Brings multiple interconnected systems into a single platform, reducing complexity and improving day-to-day management across the estate.

Structured Compliance Reporting

Captures and stores detailed historical records, supporting testing requirements and providing a reliable audit trail for compliance purposes.

Outcomes

Reduced Operational Disruption

Filming activity can continue with minimal interruption by reducing unnecessary alarm triggers during production.
Improved Estate-Wide Visibility

Teams now have clearer, real-time insight into alarm activity across interconnected buildings and systems.
Faster Response to Genuine Events

Real-time alarm visibility enables quicker identification and response to genuine alarm activity when it occurs.
Streamlined Operational Oversight

Centralised management has reduced manual intervention and simplified day-to-day alarm monitoring across the estate.
Stronger Compliance Confidence

Structured reporting and accessible historical records provide a reliable audit trail to support ongoing testing and compliance requirements.

Reduced Operational Disruption

Filming activity can continue with minimal interruption by reducing unnecessary alarm triggers during production.
Improved Estate-Wide Visibility

Teams now have clearer, real-time insight into alarm activity across interconnected buildings and systems.
Faster Response to Genuine Events

Real-time alarm visibility enables quicker identification and response to genuine alarm activity when it occurs.
Streamlined Operational Oversight

Centralised management has reduced manual intervention and simplified day-to-day alarm monitoring across the estate.
Stronger Compliance Confidence

Structured reporting and accessible historical records provide a reliable audit trail to support ongoing testing and compliance requirements.

At a Glance

Drax Technology connected a single fire alarm panel across Warner Brothers’ interconnected building network, delivering real-time alarm and fault reporting through a centralised platform. The solution provides two-way control functionality for safe device isolation during filming, alongside intuitive graphical visibility and historical data capture to support ongoing compliance and testing requirements.

Looking to achieve similar control across your buildings?

See how Drax Technology can support your approach to compliance and operational oversight through real-time visibility, structured reporting, and centralised control across complex estates.

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