Features – Page 314
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Fashion Strip
Contestants must dress to impress in a revealing fashion-based gameshow.
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FeaturesOn location: Little Dorrit
Producer Lisa Osborne on scheduling three directors at the same location on the same day.
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FeaturesBenefits of the Panasonic Varicam
Q: I've heard about the new Panasonic Varicam camcorder. Is it just for natural history or can it be used well in other genres, and what are the creative benefits?
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FeaturesGoing rate for Sky EPG slot
Q: What is the going rate for an EPG slot on the Sky platform these days?
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FeaturesTaking a TV series multiplatform
Q: I have a comedy TV series in development and want to pitch it as a multiplatform concept with a mobile service. Where should I start?
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FeaturesHD quality over the internet
Q: Will it be possible for the internet to handle real HD quality broadcasts?
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FeaturesTV and broadband over a single hub
Q: How long do you think it will be before the delivery of TV and broadband to the same hub in the home becomes a reality?
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FeaturesMusic videos: Spreading the word
Q: I have recorded by own music videos and posted them on YouTube and have set up my own Facebook page. What else can I do to bring my work to a wider audience?
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FeaturesSecuring your tapeless footage
Q. I keep reading that tapeless is the future, but I'm worried about losing my footage. How can I make sure that doesn't happen?
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FeaturesBuying your first HD camera
Q. I'm a filmmaker about to buy my first HD camera. There are so many HD formats at the moment. How can I make sure I don't waste my money on a model or format that will be obsolete next year?
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FeaturesCreative Review - Promax ident of the year
An identity to appeal to boys created around four cartoon characters that co-exist with kids in the real world.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Promax promo of the year
A promo to help overcome the (perceived) lack of obvious Olympic gold medal prospects and the fact that the Olympics for UK viewers centred around a number of minority sports.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Promax channel of the year
Indents and promos illustrating a world that challenges, provokes thought and introduces new ideas.
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FeaturesEureka!: KNTV (Tern TV for Channel 4)
Creative director Harry Bell on the archive gold mine that inspired an unusual science show.
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FeaturesTapeless: Pulling Power
The 12th series of ITV's long running motoring magazine was the first to be produced all digitally earlier this year when producer Mike Burch of X2 Productions decided to ditch the trusted Digibeta and DV formats for the high-definition output of Sony's disc-based XDCAM.
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FeaturesReevell's Ratings: Top Gear, Strictly and Antiques
How irritating to hear Jeremy Clarkson complaining about the returning Top Gear being scheduled opposite one of BBC1's highest-rated programmes, Strictly Come Dancing, as if Top Gear should be given a clear run.
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FeaturesProduction: Tape free zones
As producers move into digital HD, the benefits of tapeless are being felt across a range of productions. Adrian Pennington examines where it is making a difference.
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FeaturesAnalysis: What next for BBC talent?
After a prank in poor taste backfired on the whole corporation, Katherine Rushton asks whether curbing top stars' pay and enforcing decency risks scaring off the talent.
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FeaturesBehind the business: Sir Martin Sorrell
WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell believes media companies should diversify to beat the downturn.
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FeaturesInterview: Emma Tennant
Emma Tennant has made ITV3 the second most popular digital channel in the UK. Now she intends to restore the fortunes of CITV.