All Freelancers articles – Page 53

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    Crow TV opens second facility

    2005-01-06T08:30:00Z

    Crow Television is doubling its capacity by setting up shop on the doorstep of Endemol, Atlantic Productions and National Geographic.

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    Production - Rough cut - The art of staking a claim.

    2004-12-16T16:40:13Z

    For the freelancer, everything can be used to further one's art - and so there is little for which tax cannot be claimed back, finds Neil MacLennan.

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    Production - Roughcut - The ins and outs of TV.

    2004-12-03T16:41:48Z

    Weary of the rigours of freelance life, Neil Percival hatches a scheme to help burnt-out thirtysomethings escape from television.

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    Production: Documentaries - Rough cut - News from the frontline.

    2004-11-12T16:17:11Z

    Freelancers take risks to bring back stories staff reporters would never have a chance of getting, writes Jonathan Levy.

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    Peck honours cameraman.

    2004-11-12T16:17:05Z

    The British TV cameraman killed in the Gaza Strip while making a documentary for HBO was this week honoured posthumously with a Rory Peck award, writes Will Strauss.

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    Peck honours cameraman

    2004-11-11T08:30:00Z

    The British TV cameraman killed in the Gaza Strip while making a documentary for HBO was this week honoured posthumously with a Rory Peck award.

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    Analysis - The trials of training.

    2004-10-29T12:07:40Z

    As the BBC prepares to cut production staff and ITV withdraws from the regions, indies are having to take on more of the training responsibilities traditionally left to broadcasters. Are they up to it, asks Leigh Holmwood.

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    The trials of training

    2004-10-28T12:18:30Z

    As the BBC prepares to cut production staff and ITV withdraws from the regions, indies are having to take on more of the training responsibilities traditionally left to broadcasters. Are they up to it?

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    Indie training put at£32m

    2004-10-21T07:50:30Z

    The indie sector spent£31.5m on training last year, around 3.5% of its annual turnover, although questions remain over some of its quality, a report has found.

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    Indies spend£31.5m on training

    2004-10-20T10:50:36Z

    The indie sector spent£31.5m on training in 2003 and the majority of this took place 'on the job', according to a new report.

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    Cost of turning Ally Pally into media hub to be£50m plus

    2004-09-23T08:30:00Z

    The planned renovation and development of Alexandra Palace into a media campus is likely to cost at least£50m and could be as much as£100m.

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    Bectu secures BBC freelance deal

    2004-05-05T10:30:39Z

    The BBC has been forced to negotiate key rights for freelance cameramen at its Natural History Unit (NHU) - including hours of work, rates of pay and holiday pay.

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    Production - Rough Cut - How to make work safer.

    2004-02-19T16:17:44Z

    Without good communication on location, freelancers risk a range of perils. Maxim Jago explains what should be done to protect them.

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    Skillset Survey - Workforce survey: 2003.

    2004-02-19T16:17:41Z

    Skillset's biennial snapshot of working life in the audio-visual industry reveals women lagging behind in salary, although they make up the majority of new entrants.

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    CNN boosts Rory Peck coffers

    2004-02-17T09:52:10Z

    News broadcaster CNN has handed news safety training body The Rory Peck Trust a significant boost by pledging funds for the next three years.

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    ITV axe to fall on Nottingham studio.

    2004-02-16T06:41:35Z

    ITV is poised to pull out of Nottingham after deciding to sell its multimillion pound studio

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    ITV axe to fall on Nottingham studio

    2004-02-12T08:05:10Z

    ITV is poised to pull out of Nottingham after deciding to sell its multimillion pound studio complex and move nearly all its operations to Birmingham.

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    Production - Crews in demand for a year of sport.

    2004-01-16T13:39:24Z

    While 2004 promises a plethora of sporting festivals for global audiences, Kevin Hilton asks how so many simultaneous events can be covered adequately.

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    Oneword cuts all staff jobs.

    2004-01-16T13:39:20Z

    The entire full-time staff of digital radio station Oneword - twice winner of the Sony digital station of the year - have been made redundant ahead of a major restructure, writes Leigh Holmwood.

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    Oneword cuts all staff jobs

    2004-01-15T08:30:00Z

    The entire full-time staff of digital radio station Oneword - twice winner of the Sony digital station of the year - have been made redundant ahead of a major restructure.