All Features articles – Page 2
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Behind The ScenesHow Spirit Studios revealed The Whole Truth
We braced for a social media reaction to our Channel 4 music-meets-mental health special, but only found positivity, says Matt Campion
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Finding the lockdown formula for IndieLab
Nothing beats good, old-fashioned networking but our class of 2020 has made the most of digital opportunities, says Victoria Powell
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Taking Ghost Bus Tours mid-pandemic
Our Lithuania-shot horror entertainment series for ITV2 could have been a nightmare but ended up a scarily strong success, says Ben Wilson
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American Nightmare: the two-week shoot that lasted six months
Covid-19 hit when I was filming our Channel 4 child poverty doc in US - but we decided to see it through, says Jezza Neumann
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In conversation: Rachel Corp, Cristina Nicolotti Squires & Paul Royall
Senior news editors on adapting to the ‘new normal’ and remaining impartial in a polarised world
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Creative Review: Triumphs of post-production
The most impressive recent work in audio, effects and grading
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BritBox’s originals wishlist
Managing director Will Harrison reveals his plans to step up commissioning, with a focus on scripted shows that reflect British culture
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Small Axe: Lessons in black history
Tracing the stories of black West Indians over 16 years, director Steve McQueen’s new BBC1 series couldn’t be more relevant or timely
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Glued to the Screen: Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia
Daniela Neumann is humbled by this taboo-busting documentary that raises awareness of the condition in men
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The BBC’s radical commissioning plan
Industry reacts to corporation’s proposal for switch to iPlayer-first approach
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Saving Strictly: Interview with showrunner Sarah James
Exec producer on stress, self isolation and same-sex couples
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Focus Group: Coping with Covid-19
Our four panellists discuss the difficulties of producing in quarantine
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Distributors Showcase Live: Boom time for format sales
Four leading distributors discuss the growing interest in classic shows and the wider impact of the pandemic on their business
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Capturing the story of GRM Daily during lockdown
Lockdown surprisingly helped expand YouTube’s one-off YouTube doc about the rise of the grime music business to a series
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Animation in lockdown: a new pace for stop motion
Every rule our animators use went out the window to create the second series of CBBC’s Scream Street, says Phil Chalk
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The collaboration game – C5’s ‘confederate’ commission
How the trio of regional indies and commissioning editor reveal how they collaborated on A Big History of…
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Time to take diverse voices off mute
Television businesses to help young people from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds break into the sector, says Nishy Lall
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Addressing miscarriage on screen: a sensitive task
Producer and director Janice Sutherland, explains her C5 film about a topic no-one could bring themselves to talk about
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Covid couldn’t stop us - try as it might
Sometimes it felt our BBC Wales drama The Pact would never get made, but we have made it into production, say Elwen Rowlands and Hayley Manning
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Planning for life after furlough
With the Job Retention Scheme set to end, now is the time to organise your indie’s future, says Val Cazalet
