Features – Page 157
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FeaturesRhys Thomas: Cracker
If you haven’t seen “the best crime drama of all time”, the actor and writer/director has an offer you cannot refuse
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The Broadcast InterviewClare Sillery: "Women often simply underestimate themselves"
BBC documentary commissioning head on supporting female directors, the influence of podcasts and cross-genre opportunities
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Behind The ScenesDrain The Oceans, National Geographic
Making archaeology accessible and fun by taking a ‘cinematic and tabloid’ approach to reveal what lies beneath the waves
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FeaturesTiffen to unveil new products at MPS
New Tiffen Steadicam products announced recently at NAB and Cine Gear 2019 will be on show and on demo at the forthcoming Media Production Show in London at Olympia, June 11/12. Steadicam M-2: A new high-end Steadicam rig from the Tiffen Company, the Steadicam M-2 is a lightweight stabilizer ...
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FeaturesNat Geo seeks blue-chip docs
Broadcaster targets high-profile names behind the camera in move away from talent-led series
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FeaturesLisa McGee: Murder, She Wrote
Growing up, the Derry Girls writer dreamed of being as cool and clever as Jessica Fletcher. She still does to this day.
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FeaturesRoyal College of Art at the Media Production Show
Digital Storytelling for the present and future
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FeaturesCommissioners shop for winning format
BBC1’s Inside the Supermarket (w/t) is the latest show to make use of a ‘behind-the-scenes’ format. Hannah Bowler looks at the format’s ongoing popularity
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FeaturesRoss McCarthy: TFI Friday
Chris Evans’ ‘feral and wild’ parade of Britpop, fat lookalikes and ugly blokes thrilled the Gobstopper chief executive as a teen
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FeaturesFraser Ayres: The Real McCoy
By inviting us to laugh at, and with, each other, BBC2’s groundbreaking sketch show reached out with open arms to the TriForce Creative Network chief
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Behind The ScenesGood Omens, BBC/Amazon
Staying true to the original vision of the book was key to creating our co-production, says Douglas Mackinnon
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Behind The ScenesGaldem Sugar, BBC3
A small team and tight turnaround helped give our constructed reality grime series an authentic voice, says series producer Dinkesh Miesuria
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FeaturesCanon to showcase Sumire Prime Lenses at MPS
Camera brand also hosting cinematographer Tania Freimuth
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The Broadcast InterviewTackling diversity head-on
Lenny Henry quizzes Tom Watson MP over Labour’s plans to improve representation
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FeaturesFirst steps on a long journey
While broadcasters have made some progress towards being more inclusive on and off screen, diversity experts say many challenges still lie ahead
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FeaturesA helping hand into the industry
Broadcast hears from four young people on how industry training schemes have aided their career journeys
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FeaturesAmazon to target young adults
Amazon Studios has taken its first big swing into young adult programming.
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FeaturesMalcolm Brinkworth: Strangeways
British TV’s first unfettered inside look at prison life convinced the producer that his future lay in telling society’s hidden stories
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FeaturesDrama Masterclasses
Prestige shows including Basi Akpabio on Brideshead Revisited; Jack Thorne on Boys from the Blackstuff; and Aysha Rafaele on The Singing Detective
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Behind The ScenesThe Murder of Charlene Downes, Channel 5
Investigating a 15-year investigation into a teen girl’s disappearance forced us to embrace complex working practices, says Yonni Usiskin