Features – Page 232
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The Broadcast InterviewJay Hunt, C4
C4’s chief creative officer talks to Jake Kanter about the broadcaster’s transformation in the eyes of indies, creative risk-taking and the potentially ‘catastrophic’ effects of privatisation
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Behind The ScenesBehind Closed Doors, BBC1
Our film is a testament to the brave domestic violence victims who chose to speak openly about their ordeal, says Erica Gornall
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FeaturesOutpostVFX founder on growing business outside of London
By moving out of London, investing in new talent and pioneering free software Bournemouth-based OutpostVFX is attracting a range of US indies.
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FeaturesSitcom revivals: bringing back the classics
Is the apparent appetite for reviving sitcoms a sign of a dearth of new ideas or risks – or a legitimate way to celebrate our comedy heritage? Paul Whitelaw investigates
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FeaturesThe Aliens
Provide picture conform, grade, VFX and delivery services for the 6 x 60-minute drama about aliens who reside on Earth but are forced to live a segregated life behind a huge wall in a ghetto called Troy
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FeaturesHer Story: The Female Revolution
Provide final post-production on a 4 x 60-minute co-production exploring the growing influence of women over the century, from the point of view of leadership, personal life, religion and work.
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FeaturesScrambled!
Complete quick-turnaround post on third series of the 28 x 120-minute CITV kids’ magazine show.
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FeaturesComedy roundtable: keeping comedy fresh
Comedy hits can help to define a channel, but are new ideas losing out to safer bets, ‘funny factual’ and an inflated drama slate? Robin Parker asks five leading comedy producers
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Behind The ScenesTwo Doors Down, BBC2
When you have naturally funny performers like Doon Mackichan, Elaine C Smith and Sharon Rooney in your cast, you’d be crazy not to take their opinions on board, says Simon Carlyle
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FeaturesHigh Dynamic Range: Stepping out of the shadows
HDR promises to take 4K footage to a ‘whole other level’, capturing TV images that offer unprecedented detail and texture even in the shadows. Adrian Pennington reports on the adoption of the technology
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Behind The ScenesDunblane: Our Story, BBC2
A piece of kit inspired by Errol Morris’ famous ‘Interrotron’ was key to helping contributors feel comfortable about opening up on camera, says Stephen Bennett
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FeaturesTechnology start-ups: Daring to be disruptive
Entrepreneurial spirit may abound in television, but successful technology start-ups are few and far between. Will Strauss talks to three that are attempting to buck that trend and break into the industry
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Behind The ScenesBeats international: live streaming music
The ability to stream live music events from far-flung and tricky locations has brought niche and underground music to the masses, writes George Bevir
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Behind The ScenesGet Me To The Church, W
Finding six courageous couples willing to risk missing their own wedding was hard enough, but the friends they took with them had to be dynamite on camera too, says Sarah Veevers
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FeaturesInterview: Nevion's Geir Bryn-Jensen on the shift to IP
Norway-based Nevion plans to help broadcasters face the future by transitioning them to a virtualised media production workflow.
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FeaturesBehind the scenes: The Secret Life of the Zoo
For its latest C4 fixed-rig series, production company Blast Films! called on the expertise of rig specialist Minicams to help it get up close and personal to the animals at Chester Zoo.
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FeaturesHer Story: the Female Revolution, BBC World News
Films of Records’s Neil Grant on partnering with advertising agency JWT Entertainment.
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FeaturesDiamond: the indie verdict
The latest industry diversity initiative is piling pressure on indies already juggling broadcasters’ targets, reveals Broadcast’s Indie Survey
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FeaturesDoctor Thorne
Give a ‘fairytale’ touch to the 3 x 60-minute adaptation of the Anthony Trollope novel.
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Features4 O'Clock Club
Provide full picture and sound post on series five of the CBBC musical comedy set in school, continuing its pop video look and creating a rich sound scape to make a believable school environment.