Features – Page 339
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FeaturesOn location: Quest for the Lost Ark
Producer/director Martin Kemp found teamwork was key to surviving a shoot in tricky conditions.
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FeaturesPricing the future
With plummeting rates and offline suites increasingly moving in-house, Michael Burns examines the changing business models for facilities operating in a tough commercial climate and uncovers the new growth areas.
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FeaturesOnly a thin blue line divides BBC1 and ITV1 at 8pm
Some scheduling decisions strike me as really puzzling. Last Thursday at 8pm I found myself switching between two police precinct dramas - The Bill on ITV1 and Holby Blue on BBC1. Who on earth thinks a precinct drama is a good alternative to a precinct drama?
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FeaturesContent Focus: Bearing witness
Reuters has marked the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq with an online documentary linking the conflict and those covering it.
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FeaturesEureka!: the story behind an idea
Big Bigger Biggest creator Carlo Massarella tells how he successfully pitched a show about buildings.
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FeaturesSky One gets back on track
Commissioning editor Steve Jones is determined to give Sky One a clear direction and make it the channel of choice for entertainment.
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FeaturesBehind the news: can the show-runner concept work in the UK?
Putting one person in charge of a series' entire vision is an idea from US TV that some argue should be adopted here. It worked on Doctor Who - but can it work for other UK shows?
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FeaturesFormat Focus: 71 Degrees North
Contestants can expect a frosty reception in a reality endurance format from Scandinavia.
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FeaturesPost manufacturers: Maker's take
Post-production manufacturers have a unique insight into post - their business depends on an understanding of the latest industry trends, the engineering issues and how to solve problems with new technology. Broadcast asks seven market leaders for their views.
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FeaturesOn location: Headcases
Henry Naylor and Saurabh Kakkar on the difficulties of making an animated sketch show in 3D.
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FeaturesCreative Review - T4 Idents
A new set of idents for the Channel 4 strand T4 created by design company Manvsmachine.
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FeaturesContent Focus: Castrol performance index
The official sponsor of Euro 2008 has developed a website tracking player and team performance.
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FeaturesBBC1 takes spoils from Easter TV crime wave
Viewers preferred detectives to cops in the head-to-head drama clash between the two main terrestrial channels over the Easter holiday.
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FeaturesProducers do it for themselves
The falling cost of entry to post-production means many producers are taking basic work in-house, but more creative tasks are still being outsourced. Choosing the facility often comes down to the strength of relationships.
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FeaturesEureka!: the story behind an idea
Clay producer Peter Tabern talks about the difficulty in adapting a David Almond novel.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: DNA
Contestants must match up family members in a new Rose D'Or-nominated show from Italy.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: BBC seeks ‘landmark' arts pitches
The corporation is aiming to stimulate creativity across its networks with its search for innovative arts and music programming.
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FeaturesBehind the News: ITV regional output
ITV takes a lot of flak for its axe-swinging at local level, but with some big regional drama, factual and entertainment projects on screen or in the pipeline, is the TV giant slowly making amends?