All Features articles – Page 6
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Behind The ScenesBig Mood, Channel 4
Executive producer Lotte Beasley Mestriner on visually depicting the experience of bipolar disorder, while keeping things funny and on budget
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FeaturesFirst look: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, BBC1
Six-part Playground and Company Pictures adaptation of the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy
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FeaturesPBS seeks UK co-producers for science doc strand Nova
US broadcaster looking for ideas that take a deeper dive into mainstream science and tech stories
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FeaturesIndie Survey 2024: Indies have their say on the sector’s big issues
From the commissioning slowdown to C4’s plans for in-house production, respondents offer thoughts on the state of UK independent production
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FeaturesBroadcasters in the firing line
Poor handling of the production slowdown, bad communication & a greenlight shortage are among the main complaints to this year’s survey
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FeaturesIndies point to toughest year in memory
With many indies describing 2023 as their toughest year ever, 2024 looks likely to be just as hard, though some see signs of recovery
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FeaturesIndies offer help to freelance workers
With work drying up in a tough period for the industry, 70% of indies have taken steps to support their freelance staff
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FeaturesGrowth stalls in bumpy market
Owners & consolidators grew by 1.86% in 2023, way down on their 41% surge in last year’s Indie Survey, with All3M once again topping the table
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Behind The ScenesThe Real Serpent, Channel 4
David Howard, creative director of Monster Films, on the challenges of gaining access to a suspected serial killer
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Behind The ScenesMy Wife, My Abuser: The Secret Footage, Channel 5
Director David Ward explains the sensitivity need to help Richard Spencer open up about 20 years of abuse at the hands of his wife
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Behind The ScenesQueens, Disney+
Showrunner Chloe Sarosh on pulling together a female-led team to capture animal societies where females rule the roost
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FeaturesWhy comedy shorts are more than just a development tool
In the wake of the launch of the C4 Playground scheme comedy producers & talent speak about the benefits of keeping things short and sweet
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Behind The ScenesThe Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute, C5
Series PD Daniel Smith on the challenges of shedding new light on the well-covered search for the Titan submarine
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FeaturesIn conversation: Harnessing the power of real life drama
Directors of ITV’s Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and Breathtaking discuss their different approaches to making series based on real events
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FeaturesIn conversation: Lauren Sequeira and Candice Carty-Williams on changing the script in UK drama
The Queenie and Domino Day writers on flying the flag for Black female creatives, fighting to tell their stories & overcoming ‘imposter syndrome’
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Behind The ScenesThings You Should Have Done, BBC3
Lucia Keskin shot to fame on YouTube parodying sitcoms - Robin Parker finds out how the 23-year-old came to be running one of her own
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Behind The ScenesCân i Gymru (Song for Wales), S4C
Executive producer Emyr Afan on the increasing the profile of singing contest Cân i Gymru (Song for Wales) with a staging revamp
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FeaturesThis Town: Steven Knight revisits the ska era
The Peaky Blinders creator discusses his latest BBC1 drama, set amid the emerging music scene of 1980s Birmingham
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FeaturesFirst look: Small Town, Big Story, Sky Max
Playground Entertainment and FilmNation’s six-part series set in Drumbán, a fictional village in rural Ireland full of misfits
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Behind The ScenesHigh: Surviving a Dubai Drugs Bust, BBC3
Director Alex Irvine Cox explains how he and his team stretched their budget to tell a dramatic story set in an exotic location