All Behind The Scenes articles – Page 52
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Behind The ScenesThe Fall of Singapore: The Great Betrayal
Drama sequences were the only way to bring our documentary’s story to life. But limited time and budget called for some creative thinking, writes Paul Elston
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Behind The ScenesLadyboys, Sky Living
With a bit of flirting, Thailand’s ladyboys let us into their world, says Jamie Crawford. But nothing could prepare me for seeing the surgery
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Behind The ScenesMillion Dollar Moon Rock Heist, Nat Geo
Hi-tech espionage and claims of sex on the moon: this heist story had it all. But we needed both Nasa and the FBI to separate fact from fiction, says Cris Warren.
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Behind The ScenesHomeland: a whole different story
The budget for Israeli drama Hatufim wouldn’t even stretch to the pilot of the US remake. But both were important series and risky investments, the creator tells Ben Dowell
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Behind The ScenesPlanet Earth Live, BBC1
It’s been a huge task getting this global wildlife event off the ground – but as TX day looms, the real work is just starting, says Colin Jackson.
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Behind The ScenesFoxes Live: Wild in the City, C4
When our tame fox’s tail fell off in front of a group of drunken clubbers, we knew nothing about this would be straightforward, says Jamie Lochhead.
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Behind The ScenesAt Home with the Noonans, C&I
We built a lot of trust with Domenyk Noonan and his family – but we were careful not to get drawn too far into their world, says Donal MacIntyre.
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Behind The ScenesBloody Tales of the Tower, Nat Geo Channel
Comparisons with terrorists, chavs and tabloid culture gave our history series the contemporary, sexy edge we were after, says Glyn Middleton.
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Behind The ScenesDavid Suchet: People I Have Shot, ITV1
David Suchet’s personal journey took us up the Eye and into Number 10, but a mining disaster put everything into perspective, says Harry Hook.
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Behind The ScenesTitanic, ITV1
Recreating the Titanic’s fateful voyage for TV had its challenges. Jake Kanter went on set to find out how the project was steered.
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Behind The ScenesWhite Heat, BBC2
In bringing to life Paula Milne’s vision of a female-centred trawl through half a century of social change, the crew had to juggle six timeframes at once. Paul Whitelaw reports.
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Behind The ScenesAndy’s Wild Adventures, CBeebies
Combining natural history archives with the latest technology to immerse children in wildlife was challenging yet rewarding, says John Miller.
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Behind The ScenesSwimming With Crocodiles, BBC2
We had no prior experience in wildlife filmmaking, just a cracking idea. And it soon became a very human story, says Gillian Wilson.
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Behind The ScenesDeath Unexplained, BBC1
The second episode of our series showed why treating the dead as people, not just coroner’s cases, was so important, says Alice Perman.
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Behind The ScenesSubmarine Patrol, Nat Geo/C5
Spending 50 days filming with the crew of HMS Turbulent was cramped and difficult – but we had the adventure of a lifetime, says Geoff Small.
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Behind The Scenes10 O'Clock Live, Channel 4
C4 and Zeppotron faced a steep learning curve last year with their risky live topical comedy. Execs open up to Paul Whitelaw about its flaws - and their hopes for a more ‘fluid’ series two.
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Behind The ScenesProtecting Our Children, BBC2
Being in the right place at the right time was key to getting what we needed, says Sacha Mirzoeff, but it took six frustrating months to get there.
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Behind The ScenesGypsy Blood, Channel 4
Photographer Leo Maguire discovered that film was the only way to unlock the emotional truth of male gypsies’ life - and in their own words.
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Behind The ScenesCrime Scene Forensics, BBC1
Raw Cut’s Steve Warr takes Broadcast behind the police tape of BBC1’s Crime Scene Forensics and reveals that this was not a production for the faint-hearted.