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- 22: Executive Producer Tim Green - The Battle to Sell TV
Do you want to know what it takes to become a successful programme maker? Or Do you want to know how to get your programme idea commissioned on broadcast?
Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Exec Producer Tim Green.Tim is now the CEO of Hall of Mirrors, an independent TV production company in Cardiff, South Wales. He has a wealth of experience in TV, having worked in several senior roles over the last 20 odd years, such Director, Series Producer, Executive Producer and even a commissioning executive for the BBC.
He has made shows and series all over the world such as Stephen Fry’s Last Chance To See where he filmed in the many exotic locations such rain forests, or The Secrets of Scott’s Hut filmed on location in Antarctic!He's also exec produced shows closer to home such as the globally popular series The Call Centre and Hayley.In this interview we talk about his career in TV, take an in depth look at the commissioning process with invaluable tips and advice on how to get your program idea developed and on to the screen. And of course there is advice for those who are looking to get into the industry.
Find out more: https://www.hallofmirrors.tv/58 min - 21: Fire Safety Manager Matt Owens - Keeping Everyone Safe on Set
Do you want to know what it's like to provide fire safety on the sets of films and TV drama?
Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Matt Owens, the operations manager of Rapid Fire Cover.Matt and his team of specialist fire crew provide fire safety for every aspect of film, TV and live events. From supplying one fire marshal with a fire extinguisher to providing fire crews and appliances on 24 hour standby fire cover on a long term basis, they make sure that everything is safe on set and if anything does go wrong, they are there to save the day.Based in Cannock, Staffordshire, they cover the entire country and regularly work on soaps such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Casualty; dramas such as Downton Abbey, Victoria & Bulletproof.In this interview we talk about how he got into the film & TV industry, what he and his team do on any given production and what the life is like as a real-life fire fighter.
Find out more here: http://www.rapidfirecover.co.uk/20 min - 20: Dubbing Mixer Mark Ferda - Mixing Sound for TV
Do you want to know what it's like to mix sound for high end drama and factual TV shows? Do you want to know how what some of the challenges to producing quality sound?
Well, you'll want to stick around to the end of my interview with BAFTA nominated Dubbing Mixer Mark Ferda.Mark has been into sound and music since a young age and spent years as a musician, composer and record producer, working with bands and artists such as Simply Red, Sinead O'Connor, Sly & Robbie, Jah Wobble and Brian Eno before making the transition to sound mixing for TV.Over the years he's dubbed a huge amount of TV shows, from drama to factual. Dramas such as Doctor Who, Being Human, Wizards vs Aliens & Casualty and factual shows such as Human Planet Coast and Crash Detectives.In this interview we talk about his life in music and his career as a dubbing mixer, the challenges that come with the job, working from home during the current global health crisis to advice for those who are looking to get into the industry.
Find out more here:https://www.discogs.com/artist/64074-Mark-Ferdahttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1075083/1 hr 3 min - 19: Producer Director Graciela Watson - Producing Formatted TV
Do you want to know what it's like to edit produce successful formatted TV shows? Do you want to know what some of the challenges of producing factual documentaries are?
Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Producer Director and Edit Producer Graciela Watson.Graciela has over 20 years experience working on specialist factual, factual entertainment, features and Quiz shows. She's experienced in directing contributors as well presenters. In the edit suite, she has strong editorial skills and is used to hitting the ground running when joining a production.She's also Series Produced, worked in development and pitching ideas and is an accomplished self shooter.In this interview we talk about how she got her break in TV, some of the productions she's worked on, such as Find it, Fix it, Flog it for Channel 4 – which is where we met and worked together, some of the challenges television faces today, and of course she has great advice for others who want to get into the industry.
28 min - 18: VFX Supervisor at DNEG TV London Andy Hargreaves - Creating VFX for TV
Do you want to know what it's like to supervise a department that produces VFX for some of the biggest TV shows in the world? Do you want to know what it takes to be a successful VFX artist?
Well, you'll want to stick around to end of my interview with VFX supervisor and Co-Head of 3D at DNEGTV Andy Hargreaves.DNEGTV is the TV branch of the Oscar award-winning DNEG, who produce computer generated visual effects for some of the biggest movies in the world, such as Avengers End Game, Tenet, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Fast & The Furious movie F9: The Fast Saga, the Bond movie No Time to Die and many, many more.Andrew started out in the early 2000's working on movies such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The League of Extra Ordinary Men. He now heads up the London team at DNEGTV.DNEGTV have produced content for shows such as Chernobyl, Cursed, Star Trek: Picard and West World to name but a few and one of Andrew's latest projects was working as the DFX supervisor for two years on Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance for Netflix.In this interview, we talk at length about his life as a VFX supervisor, how he got his first break, some of the projects he's worked on and of course there's plenty of advice for those who are looking to get into the VFX industry.Find out more here: https://www.dneg.com/tv-vfx/51 min - 18: VFX Supervisor at DNEG TV London - Andy Hargreaves - Creating VFX for TVDo you want to know what it's like to supervise a department that produces VFX for some of the biggest TV shows in the world? Do you want to know what it takes to be a successful VFX artist? Well, you'll want to stick around to end of my interview with VFX supervisor and Co-Head of 3D at DNEGTV Andy Hargreaves. DNEGTV is the TV branch of the Oscar award-winning DNEG, who produce computer generated visual effects for some of the biggest movies in the world, such as Avengers End Game, Tenet, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Fast & The Furious movie F9: The Fast Saga, the Bond movie No Time to Die and many, many more. Andrew started out in the early 2000's working on movies such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and The League of Extra Ordinary Men. He now heads up the London team at DNEGTV. DNEGTV have produced content for shows such as Chernobyl, Cursed, Star Trek: Picard and West World to name but a few and one of Andrew's latest projects was working as the DFX supervisor for two years on Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance for Netflix. In this interview, we talk at length about his life as a VFX supervisor, how he got his first break, some of the projects he's worked on and of course there's plenty of advice for those who are looking to get into the VFX industry. Find out more here: https://www.dneg.com/tv-vfx/1 hr 1 min
- 17: Producer Director Manon Jones - Directing Welsh & English Language TV
Do you want to know what it's like to produce and direct Welsh & English language TV shows? Do you want to know what it's like to direct fast turnaround drama?
Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with Producer Director and Edit Producer Manon Jones.Manon has been involved in the world of television since the early 90's, having starred in the TV drama, Take the High Road for 6 years. Since then she has worked in many roles, including radio and promos to directing and producing shows such as Children in Need and Bargain Hunt.As a Welsh speaker she's been heavily involved in producing and directing Welsh language shows and has also directed several episodes of the BBC's longest running soap Pobol Y Cwm.In this interview we talk about how she got in to TV, the various roles she has had over the years to where she is now and of course there is advice for those who want to get into the industry.More:Dim Byd i Wisgohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p071ps5l25 min - 16: Costume Designer Ray Holman - Costume Designing for Drama
Do you want to know what it's like to design costumes for one of the world's must successful sci-fi shows? Do you want to know about the challenges faced in creating memorable costumes for TV?
Well, you'll want to stick around until the end of my interview with costume designer Ray Holman.Ray has been a costume designer for the best part of 30 years and has worked on shows such as Law & Order, Broadchurch, Liar, Torchwood, The Split & Fleabag.In this interview, we talk about his career, how he started out; the work he does with students and education; we talk about his insecurities and doubts all the way to successfully designing iconic costumes for many, many episodes of Doctor Who
And talking of Doctor Who, we take a deep dive on the process of designing costumes for The Doctor, the creatures and the many characters of this long running sci-fi show.Find out more here:http://www.costume-designer.co.uk/Doctor Whohttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0Broadchurch on the ITV Hub
https://www.itv.com/hub/broadchurch/2a1926a0001Ray on Imdbhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391635/?ref_=fn_al_nm_153 min - 15: Executive Producer Tom Ware - Inspiring The Next Generation
In this episode of In The Edit, I talk to Executive Producer Tom Ware.
Tom is also the Director of Production & Performance at the University of South Wales and helps manage one of the largest Creative Industries faculties in the UK and leads Film & TV School Wales.With nearly 30 years’ experience within the screen industries, he's been instrumental in the creation, development and production of 100s of hours of content across a wide range of genres from drama to documentary, comedy to long-running factual formats.
He's worked in a wide range of production roles for the BBC and led a successful Cardiff-based independent production company, creating content for many leading UK and international broadcasters and continues play an active part in the Film & TV sector as a producer, consultant, mentor and advisor to Welsh Government on the creative industries.
Links to some of Tom's Productionshttps://www.channel4.com/programmes/find-it-fix-it-flog-itThe Indian Doctorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01cz639http://yetitelevision.com/50 min - 14: Actor and TV presenter Simon O'Brien - Presenting TV Shows
In this episode of In The Edit, I talk to actor and presenter Simon O'Brien.
Simon has been on British screens for nearly 40 years having started out as an actor fresh out of school playing Damon Grant in the hugely successful soap opera Brookside. He spent years acting on shows such as Fraggle Rock and Out All Night and has presented a range of programmes, from travel, football, children's & property shows to upcycling and restoration shows such as Find it, Fix it, Flog it on Channel 4 which he co-presents with Henry Cole.In this interview we talk about Simon's fascinating story of how he landed his first acting gig, some of his favourite projects, what he gets up to when not in front of the camera and of course there's great advice for those who would like to get into presenting.Find out more here:http://www.simonobrien.com/https://www.channel4.com/programmes/find-it-fix-it-flog-it42 min
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