Indies Comment – Page 8
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CommentPandemic will breed new creativity
If TV returns to ‘normal’, we will have squandered a unique chance to innovate in our industry, says Nicola Ibison
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CommentHints of progress after a brutal few weeks
Indie sector on tenterhooks as it edges towards getting back to work
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CommentMy Mentor: Lucie Ridout on Nick Metcalfe
Following the lessons I learned from Nick Metcalfe has helped me every step of the way in my career, says Lucie Ridout
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CommentProtect creativity and the future could be perfect
Covid-19 poses commercial challenges for producers and distributors but there is opportunity ahead if we are collectively smart, says Jimmy Humphrey
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CommentHitting a century: the benefits of a high volume returner
Inside the Ambulance has transformed Brown Bob and given us confidence to spread our wings, says Jacqueline Hewer
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CommentLockdown is hard on young TV staff
Working from home with my adult children has reminded me of how lockdown is affecting our younger staff at Arrow, says Nick Metcalfe
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CommentDirectors can be key to production recovery
Our creative approach will find solutions to many of the problems producers are facing, says Dan Zeff
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CommentKnowledge is power - and it’s time to share
Production strategies to combat coronavirus must be openly discussed
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CommentCovid-19 calamity shows freelancers need New Deal
Join the conversation and help Bectu shape a stronger and more secure future for all, says Phillipa Childs
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CommentVE Day in Lockdown: we borrowed our neighbours wifi
With our presenter on lockdown and the edit moved to the shed, our Discovery doc became a domestic affair, says Kate Beal
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CommentHow long will the BBC bang the drum for BBC4?
Cassian Harrison’s puzzling move to BBC Studios could signal that it’s time up for BBC2’s brainy sister
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CommentA resilient industry will forge new paths
From virtual commissioning to avatars and thermal cameras, TV is finding ways to adapt, says Tara Conlan
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CommentStakes are high as broadcasters seek right answers
Tricky questions in the offing about who should foot lockdown bills
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CommentLockdown TV: it’s time for phase two
Right now, viewers want escapism - not self-filmed fodder or coronavirus docs that feel like an endurance test to watch, says Mark Downie
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CommentHow Red Sky scored commissions during lockdown
The current climate forced us to essentially rip our indie up and start again, but new business shows we made the right choice, says Jane Rogerson
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CommentReality smash offers reasons to be cheerful
Too Hot to Handle should pave the way for a British boom in Netflix non-scripted
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CommentMy Mentor: David Sumnall on Ben Frow
Ben Frow is not my mentor in the traditional sense but his actions changed my life
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CommentQuibi bids to overcome mobile SVoD curse
Loud and vivid but lacking depth is Broadcast insights editor Jesse Whittock’s first impression of fledgling service
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CommentA time for bold ideas to bloom
There’s never been a more important moment for indies to think even more creatively, says STV Productions chief David Mortimer
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CommentThe monumental fight facing C4
PSB could take inspiration from commercial rival as it battens down the hatches