All Pioneer Productions articles – Page 7
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NewsSmithsonian posts wish list
Smithsonian Channel programming boss David Royle has urged UK producers to bring him HD programming that offers “new ways of looking at the world”.
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FeaturesEureka!: Entering the world of mother and child
Executive producer Jeremy Dear on delving into a baby's development stages.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Catastrophe
Post-production work completed on a C4 show about natural disasters and how they shaped the earth.
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NewsBlair to examine Christianity for C4
Michael Portillo, Ann Widdecombe and Cherie Blair will offer their personal takes on Christianity's rich history in Channel 4's forthcoming new religious strand.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: The Unsinkable Titanic
Producer Vicky Matthews on tracing the origins of the iceberg which sank the Titanic.
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FeaturesProduction: VFX: Impossible Pictures
Factual documentaries are increasingly using sophisticated visual effects to reveal the workings of the heart or other impossible images. But these techniques come at a price, Michael Burns reports.
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NewsC4 doc looks at ‘The Charles Generation'
Men born on the same day as Prince Charles will tell their stories in a Sue Bourne documentary that forms part of Channel 4's autumn schedule.
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CommentBlog: O Canada!
Pioneer Productions' head of development Jeremy Dear runs through the basics of co-production in Canada.
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Nat Geo makes CGI journey through space
National Geographic Channel UK is to take an epic voyage across the cosmos in one unbroken 120-minute shot.
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CommentYou the Jury: Stuart Carter and Nick Godwin
Stuart Carter and Nick Godwin review the latest TV shows.
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NewsPeep Show heads to Asia
Channel 4 comedy Peep Show is to be seen by viewers in South East Asia following a raft of deals throughout the region by C4i.
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Pioneer travels to the centre of the earth for Discovery
Pioneer Productions will use CGI to journey to the centre of the Earth in a 120-minute film for Discovery Channel.
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Henbest exit sees Pioneer restructure for overseas plan
Pioneer Productions co-founder Nigel Henbest is leaving the indie and has sold his 25% stake back to the company.
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NewsNat Geo orders CGI ape doc from Pioneer
National Geographic will examine the genetic and behavioural similarities and differences between humans and great apes in a one-off documentary from Pioneer Productions.
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FeaturesHD and the future
David Wood talks to leading producers, broadcasters, kit suppliers and post houses about their HD hopes and predictions for the year ahead.
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Pioneer lands Fremantle development deal
Fremantle Media Enterprises has continued its drive to ramp up its drama catalogue by signing a two-year drama development deal with Pioneer Productions.
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CommentJeremy Dear and Heather Croall
Jeremy Dear and Heather Croall review the week's television programmes.
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NewsOutrage at NHU cuts
The BBC's plan to cut almost a third of jobs at the NHU has prompted outrage among wildlife programme makers.
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FeaturesThe true cost of filming abroad
Five indies share their experiences of filming abroad, ranging from poisonous snakes to stolen master tapes and dealing with corrupt officials. So do the savings make it all worthwhile?