Features – Page 422
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FeaturesKieron Quirke, 29, writer
Evening Standard theatre critic Quirke is preparing to put himself on the other side of the firing line pending the broadcast of Trinity, set at a fictitious Oxbridge college.
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FeaturesTim Dawson, 20, writer
“In his quest to make the audience laugh, Tim employs a broad range of weaponry, from knob gags to sharp and witty jokes - and he's still only 20,” notes BBC Comedy executive producer Stephen McCrum.
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FeaturesAnalysis: Britain's lost talent
Is the industry doing enough to nurture TV's future production stars? Ann-Marie Corvin quizzes this year's Hot Shots to find out what their experiences of training and development have been.
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FeaturesHots Shots: Writers
The Broadcast Hot Shots writers of 2008.BroadcastingProduction 1DirectorsProduction 2WritersProduction 3Post-productionPost-Production 2
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X Factor return points to biggest series yet for ITV1
ITV1's singing contest The X Factor was back with a bang last week with a higher audience than any edition for the past two years, excluding both the previous series' finals.
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FeaturesMary Walsh, 29, sound designer
“Mary is requested more than any other operator for voiceover sessions and sound design,” says Jannine Martin, a senior post-producer at Envy.
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FeaturesBen Ormerod, 29, dubbing mixer
“Look out Bafta winners - Ben Ormerod's hot on your heels,” declares Blue studio manager Jim Jacobs.
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FeaturesRob McGowan, 28, post-producer
“We had high expectations of Rob and he easily exceeded them. He's an absolute star.”
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FeaturesAnthony Hull, 22, editor
Hull joins the likes of musician Jarvis Cocker as part of the talented team working on Wes Anderson's eagerly awaited feature film Fantastic Mr Fox - but unlike Cocker, who is creating the soundtrack, Hull is only 22.
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FeaturesLucie Parker, 27, head of bookings - senior post-producer
Clear Cut chief executive Horacio Quiero has no doubts about Parker's potential. “She will become a well known and respected name in the post industry, just watch this space.”
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FeaturesSteve Williams, 28, editor
After only nine months of working for BBC Sport, Williams was selected as part of the Beijing Olympic editing team - following three years as a fully fledged editor with BBC Post Production.
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FeaturesJames Cole, 29, editor
“James Cole is an editor I would find it hard to live without,” says Gardeners' World series producer Rosemary Edwards.
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FeaturesAsh Jenkins, 25, offline editor
In the three years since he left college, editor Jenkins has worked with some of the brightest stars, including acclaimed director Nick Broomfield.
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FeaturesEureka!: Stacked (Brocken Spectre for Channel 4)
4Talent Pilot winner Bryony Ive on seeing her first drama commission come to life.
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FeaturesDaniel Cormack, 28, director
Disillusioned with 10 years of Labour rule, last year Cormack set off on a mission to see if he could stomach turning Conservative.
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FeaturesPaul Caslin, 25, live events director
“This kid came to us as one of those tip-offs as a ‘got to check him out' straight out of Liverpool Community College,” says John Pavely, creative director of west London production company JJ Stereo.
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FeaturesTom Harper, 28, director
Currently directing ITV1's new primetime monster romp, The Last Van Helsing, Harper already has fans among his leading actors.
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FeaturesMiriam Lyons, 29, director
“A talented, creative director and minor miracle worker,” is Biography Channel boss Richard Melman's take on Lyons, who last year was commissioned to make three exclusive films on Michael Flatley, Donny Osmond and Vinnie Jones for Biography.
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FeaturesPaul Taylor, 26, director
Taylor started work on his award-winning documentary We Are Together, about a South African orphanage, while he was still at Bournemouth University, completing it after three years through his own production company Rise Films, which he co-founded with Teddy Leifer.
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FeaturesTom Dumican, 25, producer/director
“He's the hottest young directing talent that this company has produced over the past 15 years,” says Stuart Clarke of his protégé.