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