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Developing Ideas

Synopsis
Simon Smith is joined by three guests to talk about how to get ideas for television commissioned. With a dauntingly low proportion of ideas winning commissions, you’ll need to do everything you can to give your ideas the best chance of making it to air. This includes speaking to the right people at the right time, pitching for the right slot, and being the harshest critic of your own ideas. Offering their advice are Camilla Lewis, managing director at Cineflix UK, head of factual at Silver River Dan Goldsack and Nicola Lees, a development producer, founder of TV Mole and author of Greenlit, a book about developing ideas from concept to pitch. (23 minutes)
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2011
Year of production
2011
Subjects
Media studies
Keywords
film and television production; television broadcasting; television programmes; creativity

Online availability

URI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/collegeofproduction/podcast/view/how_to_get_an_idea_commissioned_podcast
Price
free
Delivery
Download

Credits

Contributor
Simon Smith

Distributor

Name

BBC College of Production

Web
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/collegeofproduction/ External site opens in new window

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