All Features articles – Page 231
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FeaturesFalse dawn for TV experts
BBC Breakfast levels the playing field for women – unlike Daybreak, says Lis Howell.
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FeaturesThe art of storytelling
Frank Ash of the BBC Academy’s creativity and special projects team asks factual producers and commissioners to reveal the secrets for turning hours of footage into a compelling narrative
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FeaturesNAB 2012: Less is more
This year’s NAB will have fewer product launches and more focus on streamlining workflows and reducing costs. But there will still be plenty to get tech buyers excited.
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FeaturesThe blossoming of 3D
From 2D conversions to nature documentaries, 3D filming and post techniques are changing fast.
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FeaturesOur Crime
Grade EnvyClient Minnow FilmsBrief Complete the grade for the 4 x 60-minute documentary series exploring the stories behind crimes.How it was done Envy senior colourist Paul Fallon graded using Baselight. The interviews and location shoots were given a brooding and pensive feel, with any lightness or humour provided by the ...
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FeaturesFour in a Bed
Full post-production for the 60-part series about B&B owners who take turns to stay with one another
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FeaturesThe Syndicate
Create a title sequence that combines lotto glamour and Northern drama for the series about lottery- winning staff at a Leeds supermarket
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FeaturesParade’s End (BBC/HBO)
A cynic might suppose that Parade’s End, the BBC/HBO five-part mini-series based on a group of novels by Ford Madox Ford, is an attempt to jump on the Edwardian/WWI drama bandwagon ridden by Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs, Titanic and Birdsong.
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FeaturesStudios: meeting demand for space
With several new studios opening and established ones being expanded, Adrian Pennington asks: is there over-capacity in the market, or will rising demand keep everyone busy?
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Zig Zag (National Enquirer)
British indie Zig Zag arrives at MipTV having signed up as the exclusive broadcast production partner of US celebrity gossip magazine National Enquirer.
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FeaturesGalapagos (Atlantic/Sky)
With David Attenborough, Atlantic Productions has made serious inroads into the 3D production market – and fast.
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Falcón (Mammoth Screen/ITVS GE)
ITV is re-emerging as a player in the international drama space, thanks to the efforts of ITV Studios and its international arm, ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITV Studios GE).
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FeaturesPeppa Pig (Entertainment One)
Last month, Entertainment One Family announced that it had secured a slot for its pre-school show Peppa Pig on Gulli, the French free-to-air kids’ channel owned by Lagardère Active.
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FeaturesMistresses (Ecosse Films/ABC)
Ecosse is riding high in the US right now thanks to a deal to adapt BBC1 drama series Mistresses as a 10-part series to air this autumn on ABC.
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FeaturesThe River (Disney/itunes)
Disney has been collapsing broadcast windows for some time now, most memorably when it aired the finale of Lost in 59 territories within 48 hours of its US transmission.
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FeaturesFriday Night Dinner (Greg Daniels/Big Talk/Popper Pictures)
NBC’s decision to greenlight a US version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s sitcom The Office in 2006 was a game-changer for UK comedy producers seeking a foothold in the US – and it came just at the right time.
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FeaturesOne Born Every Minute (Shine International)
One of the things sometimes overlooked in the factual format business is that the ability to make a show is as important as the concept. However, an increasing number of UK content providers are marketing their expertise alongside their ideas.