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FeaturesProduction: VFX: Impossible Pictures
Factual documentaries are increasingly using sophisticated visual effects to reveal the workings of the heart or other impossible images. But these techniques come at a price, Michael Burns reports.
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FeaturesFormat Focus: Reality Bites Back
Comedians get the chance to send up reality shows in this US format.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: When Women Rule the World
Executive producer Peter Davey on building an Amazonian-style village for a new C4 reality show.
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FeaturesInterview: Neil Fox
Magic's clean sweep in last month's Rajar results fulfilled the goal set by the station with Neil Fox when he joined. But Fox's work is only just beginning, he tells Rob Shepherd.
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FeaturesBehind the business: William Van Rest
A revived ITV Play is attempting to shake off the PRTS scandal to boost traffic on itv.com.
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FeaturesThe rise of thrift programming
The gloomy economic climate is creating growing demand for programmes that recognise viewers have less cash to spare.
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FeaturesFincham's finest hour: The verdict
In his rousing MacTaggart address, ITV director of television Peter Fincham pilloried Ofcom for imagining TV as a form of social engineering. Here top industry figures give their take on his speech.
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FeaturesEureka!: Mutual Friends (Hat Trick for BBC1)
Co-creator Anil Gupta on the task of depicting the seldom-seen world of male friendships.
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FeaturesHow to be first with the news
As technology continues to revolutionise newsgathering, Adrian Pennington asks leading journalists what benefits technical developments are bringing to their work.
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Behind The ScenesOn location: Lost in Austen
Filming Pride and Prejudice with a modern twist, Michele Buck first had to find the Bennet's home.
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FeaturesCreative Review - 4Music launch campaign
Graphics spots, teasers, clip-based trails and talent launch promos for Channel 4's new music channel 4Music, posted by Envy.
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FeaturesRohit Kachroo, 26, reporter
The thing that sets Birmingham-based reporter Kachroo apart, according to deputy editor of ITV News Jonathan Munro, is dedication.
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FeaturesGraham Black, 28, reporter/producer
“Cometh the crunch, cometh the man. Graham has brought the real credit crunch stories from voices that are often hard to find,” says ITV news consumer editor Chris Choi.
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FeaturesBenjamin McGrath, 28, development assistant/script editor
“Ben's passion for and knowledge of all forms of drama combined with his ability to recognise standout writing and his instincts for popular drama make him a deserving and exciting contender,” says ITV's director of drama Laura Mackie.
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FeaturesJude Liknaitzky, 29, producer
Fearsome attention to detail and a cool head have helped Liknaitzky advance at Kudos, where she is currently co-producing Moving Wallpaper for ITV.
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FeaturesJohn Jelley, 26, producer
“John is the epitome of a contemporary multi-platform journalist,” says Sky News editorial development manager Rob Kirk.
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FeaturesRuth Barnett, 24, multimedia producer
Barnett joined Sky News in 2007 from the Press Association's video unit and within a year was part of the award-winning TV show Sky.com News, covering all aspects of multimedia, such as presenting news stories on location for Sky News' online video section.
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FeaturesLuc Edwards, 29, associate producer
“Luc is able to turn his hand to anything from writing scripts and shooting DV to directing multi-camera shoots and dealing with high-profile talent,” says MTV executive producer Lisa Stokoe.
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FeaturesTim Hancock, 26, head of development
Bushy hair, lightening wit and a slew of TV and online commissions have been the hallmarks of Hancock's rapid rise at indie World of Wonder.
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FeaturesMatt Tiffin, 26, development producer
Tiffin's commercial nous and willingness to work hard make him a valuable find, says Wayne Garvie, director of content and production at BBC Worldwide.