Features – Page 321
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FeaturesDigital Focus: Setanta, ITV2 and Sky 1
The digital talking point of the week is obviously Setanta's World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday, with the England vs Croatia game taking 1.4 million/7% share at 8pm.
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FeaturesRatings Focus: Poirot and Tess
With the all-important autumn season underway, it was time for the big two terrestrial channels to wheel out high-profile literary adaptations.
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FeaturesProduction: Extreme film-making
A dangerous overseas shoot can rapidly become an exercise in survival, and producers planning extreme shoots must satisfy daunting risk assessment criteria before broadcasters will green light a show. Luckily, specialist firms are on hand to help, as Adrian Pennington reports.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: The Road Debate
A new ratings hit from Finland is styled as a “talk show on wheels”.
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FeaturesRob Brydon on...
The Welsh comedian gives his thoughts on characters, comedy and setting up an indie.
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FeaturesInterview: Rob Brydon
Since Rob Brydon gave up voiceovers for comedy, he's used his distinctive Welsh baritone to build a range of comic characters. Now, he tells Michael Rosser, he's speaking up for new talent with the launch of indie Arbie.
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FeaturesEureka!: School of Comedy
Executive producer Andy Harries on a school revue's successful graduation to TV.
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FeaturesOn Set: Comedy commissioning
Indies must find new strategies to get funding for comedy programming.
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FeaturesBehind the News: Politicians as TV personalities
Gordon Brown is the latest politician to step outside the confines of current affairs to appear in other genres of TV. Rob Shepherd weighs up the pros and cons.
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FeaturesOn Set: Comedy commissioning
Indies must find new strategies to get funding for comedy programming.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Raindance film festival trailer
Sound design work intended to convince the audience that they are watching an authentic zombie movie trailer.
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FeaturesCreative Review - Britain's Worst Titles
Spoof press quotes in the style of a high-budget Hollywood movie.
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FeaturesDigital Focus: Tennis, science and celebair
Andy Murray seems to enjoy playing in America more than at Wimbledon.
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FeaturesReevell's Ratings: All you need to know to take control at BBC2
In one of those useful broadcasting coincidences, Big Brother reached a low-rating finale, just as BBC2 advertised for a new controller. Audiences of 4.7 million/23% share at 10pm and 3.8 million/17% share at 8.00pm suggest the show's best days are behind it.
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FeaturesBehind the scenes: Merlin
When Shine's Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps gave the legend of King Arthur a new twist they faced big challenges. Here the joint producers and creators of Merlin recount how they found Camelot and got a dragon to talk.
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FeaturesMerlin: Visual effects
“Using our Feature Film Pipeline on Merlin involved scanning Super 16mm film at hi-res and then rescaling it for the VFX work and grade.
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FeaturesArmstrong and Miller
Armstrong and Miller are honing their behind-the-scenes skills for their indie, Toff Media. They tell Robin Parker why they're serious about comedy.
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FeaturesThe Armstrong and Miller Show: Series two
A selection of characters old and new in the second series of The Armstrong & Miller Show.
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FeaturesAnalysis: Power to the nations
The BBC's plan to shift network commissioning power to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have major implications. Broadcast gauges the reaction.