Features – Page 354
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Behind The ScenesRidley Scott: the Pillars of the Earth
After the original US broadcaster dropped out, bringing in the right partners was vital for this medieval epic. Executive producers Ridley Scott and Rola Bauer reveal how it made it to the screen.
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The Broadcast InterviewJo Clinton-Davis, popular factual, ITV
Popular factual is a sweet spot for ITV, with celebrity authored docs in particular winning high ratings. But its controller is also looking for bolder commissions, she tells Jake Kanter.
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The Broadcast InterviewJana Bennett: banging the drum for a bolder BBC
The director of BBC Vision wants to demonstrate the BBC’s value by making it surprising and different.
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FeaturesThe start of a new price war?
A multi-camera, direct-to-drive system from the BBC’s Ingex Studio is shaking up file-based studio production and forcing rivals such as Avid and EVS to take note.
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Behind The ScenesSingle Father, BBC1
With just five weeks until filming was due to start, writer Mick Ford had a problem: there was no cast, no director, and he still had to finish the scripts.
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FeaturesSky 3D: From NAB to where?
As Sky prepares to launch its in-home stereo 3D channel, Will Strauss talks to director of product development Brian Lenz and chief engineer Chris Johns about how they got here and where they go next.
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FeaturesDownton Abbey
Grade and online for a new drama about the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.
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FeaturesSky Arts HD ident
One of four new idents for Sky Arts HD, produced and animated using 3D effects.
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FeaturesDistributors Survey 2010
Welcome to Broadcast’s sixth annual survey of the UK distribution sector, which this year includes 30 of the UK’s leading rights management groups.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Nutter: the networks’ head starter
David Nutter is the most sought after director of drama pilots in US television - not bad for a man who started in TV after a chance meeting on a golf course.
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Behind The ScenesAn Idiot Abroad, Sky1 HD
Producer Richard Yee puzzled why Sky 1 HD would send a travel-hater to tour the globe. Then he realised that the ranting was the story.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Frank, Zodiak Media Group
The chief executive of the rebranded Zodiak Media Group tells Chris Curtis about managing creativity and plans for a £1bn IPO.
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FeaturesColorfront On-set Dailies
A tool for creating and manipulating digital dailies, designed for use with Arri’s Alexa and Arriflex D-21 digital cameras.
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FeaturesAmerican Football Live
Titles that capture the atmosphere of the game and the importance of NFL to C4’s heritage.
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Behind The Scenes71 Degrees North, ITV1
Ten celebrities completing a series of challenges in the Arctic, in winter - great idea. So why had no one tried it before? David Mortimer tells all.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Davenport: the master of children's TV
The creator of two of the most successful ever pre-school shows, Teletubbies and In The Night Garden, talks to Stuart Derrick about licensing and maintaining the integrity of the brand.