All Freelancers articles – Page 47
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NewsSlumdog supervisor starts Soho VFX outfit
The visual effects supervisor on Slumdog Millionaire has teamed up with a former head of imaging from Mill Film to start a Soho VFX company.
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Features
Surviving the downturn: Impact on indies’ businesses
Only 1% of respondents to the survey said their businesses had not been affected at all by the downturn.
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CommentShowcomotion: Dunkirk spirit
At the Showcomotion children’s media conference in Sheffield, Katherine Rushton finds a cash-strapped industry adopting a Dunkirk spirit and a buzz around the BBC’s move north.
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CommentCan you cope with cuts?
How many shows, like The Bill, are rising to the challenge of looking good for less?
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NewsThe Bill halves its staff and changes its tune
The Bill’s iconic theme tune will be scrapped as part of its 9pm relaunch, which will also see the ITV1 show’s 180-strong production team halved.
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Comment
ITV clarification about on-demand strategy
I was more than a little surprised to read in Broadcast that not only is ITV planning “to levy small charges for on-demand content” but that our plans are so far advanced that the service would “include flagship shows such as Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor” and the ...
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CommentNew crop of TV workers under pressure
How is the TV industry training new entrants to equip them to deal with the demands of production, asks Elsa Sharp.
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CommentBlog: Breaking into TV
It’s harder than ever to break into TV and the current economic downturn means that even the industry’s high fliers are touting for work. Elsa Sharp appraises the situation.
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Features
BBC Nations and Regions: Life outside London calling
The BBC's nations and regions strategy aims to change the DNA of UK broadcasting. As the deadline looms for managers to commit to Salford, it's crunch time, says Katherine Rushton.
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North East decline drives staff exodus
A third of production staff in the north east of England have left the region to find work over the past 18 months, according to new figures from development agency Northern Film and Media.
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Features
Behind the Scenes at ... Whizz Kid Entertainment
Whizz Kid EntertainmentNumber of staff 15Locations LondonKey staff Malcolm Gerrie, chief executive; Lisa Chapman, managing director and executive producer
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FeaturesCan I make economies by offering staff a shorter working week?
Q: I am running a production company and we are looking at how we can reduce the fixed cost of salaries without making people redundant to weather the credit crunch. Can I offer longstanding staff a shorter working week and what legal issues do I need to consider?
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Blog: Save on lunches, not people
As the recession continues to hit us all, October Films' Denman Rooke provides some tips on how to survive and come out the other side.
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Blog: Freelancers fight for fair pay
TV is no place to make a fast buck but freelancers should still be paid fairly and not exploited for their passion, writes Joe Mahoney.
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Blog: Survival guide for TV freelancers
As the crunch continues, Angus Henderson provides a 16-point survival guide to making it as a freelancer in television.
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Don't cut training, BBC urges industry
The BBC's training and development director Caroline Prendergast has urged the industry to continue to invest in educating staff despite the economic downturn.