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How TV Drama
workswith Tim Holloway
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Bre d n f 9.30-9.40 Intr ducti ns
9.40-10.30 Ide t Screen: vervie10.50-11.50 evel pment nd prep-
pr ducti n
11.50-12.50 Pr ducti n nd P st
12.50-1.40 Lunch
1.40-3pm Pr ctic l r sh p
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Focus of
to ayU rsta i g how
T l visio Drama g ts
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Explori g proc ss s from
v lopm t to Post
pro uctio
Practical skills
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I tro uctio sM a You
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Who am I?T ach r of M ia Stu i s
T ach r of E glish
BAFTA TV jury m mb r
x-Film Mak r
x-Dir ctor a Pro uc r
of TV Drama
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CVTVS ri s Pro uc r - Byk r Grov 2006 (BAFTA
Nomi at 2007)
H a of Ki s Drama v lopm t, Z ith
E t rtai m t - 2005/6
Pro uc r - Casualty (BBC1) 2000-2002
Dir ctor - Th Bill, Casualty, Brooksi , P ak
Practic , Da g rfi l 1997-2003
Film
Dir ctor - Tilt Films films 1995-7 (s v ral awar s)
Script R a r - Ha ma Films 1995
Film school - Polish Natio al Film School 1992/4
a NSFTV - 1991-2
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Who ar you?What o you watch?
Wh o you watch?
How o you watch?
Do you watch?
Why o you watch?
How much o you watch?
Is maki g importa t to you?
Do you mak a ythi g?
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Pair up a iscuss th qu stio s
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What about
stu ts?What o our stu ts watch a
cr at ?
How o th y i t ract with th M ia?
TV Drama is part of th OCR AS sp c
but is it r l va t to th stu ts?
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KEY ROLESi th D v lopm t Proc ss s
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Who works with who?fitti g all th pi c s tog th r
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pro uc rsTh y com i various shap s a
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ag tsICM, William Morris, CCA,
Cassarotto Ramsay....
th ir rol is to promot a prot ct
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GOOD AGENT MEANS BETTER
WORK FOR BETTER MONEY
AND MORE POWER OVER THE
PRODUCT.
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dir ctorsi TV th y arriv lat to th
proj ct a d l av arly (i th US
aft r 3 days i th dit!)
th y hav littl or o i volv m t
with th development of the script
they are tasked with creating the
vision of the writer andexecutive
producer andnot screwing it up
Directors in TV are almostinvisible as Mal Young ex-head of
BBC TV drama series once said,
glorified camera pushers!
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In t e l r
What r le will y ur tudent have t
fulfil?
What r le will y u have t fulfil?
Why i it i p rtant t have e grasp fthese labyrinthine stru tures?
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What forms of TV
dramaList all the programme formats you can
think of fordrama.
eg. continuing drama series (soap)
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Drama formatsWhat is TV drama? You might have hadwrittendown some or all of the following?
Different forms: theatrical release, TVmovie, single, serial, series, continuing
series (soap), childrens, hybrid
(docudrama, factual drama, dramedy,
online/interactive...?)
And there arenew forms being piloted
each year.
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What enre
s
List as many enresas you can think ofin a minute.
example: copsshow
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Can you classify these shows?
Life on Mars
Coronation Street
The Street
Mad Men
Torchwood
Outnumbered
Skins
Shameless
Sherlock
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Compare youranswers
did you agree?
what words did you use?
is classificationeasy ordifficult?
how would GCSE students do at this
type ofexercise?
what about A level?
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Creating a New Show
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Useful wor
ds?Sci-fi fantasy romantic mystery
crime epic thriller mythological
medical dystopian horror scientific
comedy period political extra-terrestrial
domestic contemporary classical musical
interactive magical puppet animation
CG feel-good time-travel procedural
precinct star-vehicle police hospital
working class animal apocalyptic biographical
rock r elationship sporting school
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Creatin ne dr amaIn pairs you have 3 minutes to create
three ne drama series ideas.
Rules:
Use 2 to 5 ords from the sheet todescribe each one.
Think ofa crackin title for the sho .
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First Pitch
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Choosin the riter
You have a reat idea but now you need
to find the ri ht writer to create yourvision.
Use the writerssheet forsome
su estions.Whowill you choose andwhy?
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WritersDavidChase
The Sopranos
StevenMoffatSherlock/Coupling/Dr
Who
Alan BennettTalking Heads/History
Boys
Aaron SorkinTheWest Wing/The
Social Network
Andy HamiltonOutnumbered/Drop the
Dead Donkey
Dennis Potter
The Singing detective
Paul Abbott
State of Play/Shameless
Alan Bleasdale
Boys from the Blackstuff
Andrew Davies
Bleak House/Pride and
Prejudice
Jimmy McGovern
Cracker/The Street
A team of 16-21 year old
kids picked from writing
comp.
Coronation Street
writing team
The unknown middle-aged writer of a spec
script you think is a work
of genius.
Peter MoffatCriminal
Justice/Shakespeare re-
told
A best selling femalefantasy novellist whose
books rival Dan Brown for
sales.
David Simon
TheWire
Graham Lineham
The IT Crowd/Father
Ted/Black Books
David Peace
Red Riding/The Damned
United
Russell T Davies
Queer as Folk/Dr
Who/The SecondComing
Joel Surnow
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Joss Whedon
Buffy/Angel/Toy Story
A hot shot film school
graduate with a Cannes
winning short film
Peter Morgan
The Deal/Last King of
Scotland
Abi Morgan
Sex Traffic/White Girl
Your sister because she
read you idea and really
got it.
Tim Kring
Heroes
Tony Jordan
Life on
Mars/Hustle/Eastenders
Heidi Thomas
Cranford/Soldier Soldier
ShaneMeadows
This is England 86
Phil Redmond
Grange Hill/Brookside
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writers researchChoose your writer and figure outwhat they are going to bring to
the show
Heres the rub -
If you chose a really big nameyoull get the show commissioned
but you might get the chop
Choose a minnow and you may
not get the commission at all
If you dont like thenames listed
find someoneelse....
You have 5 minutes
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Did you change anything from the originalidea?
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Commissionin
The processof ettin your idea commissioned is a
tricky one.
BBC, C4, ITV
Independent Production Companies
Slots
Audience
Channel profile and requirements
Schedule
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relationshi s
Commissioning isabout matching relationshi s with
roduct.
You may have the roduct but not the relationshi s tomake it happen.
You may have the relationships but noproduct at that
time.
So who gets the commissions?
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Production
CompaniesTiger AspectThe Deep/Secret Dairy of a Call
Girl/Robin Hood
Talkback Thames
The Bill/Capturing Mary
Shine
Merlin/Hex/Sugar Rush
Shed Media
Waterloo Road/Bad
Girls/Footballers Wives
World ProductionsNo Angels/Outlaws
KudosSpooks/Lip Service/Hustle
BBC in house
75% of all BBCdrama inc.
Soaps/DrWho/State of Play
Wall to Wall
New Tricks/Man on a Wire
Company Pictures
Skins/Wild at heart/Shameless
Imagine Entertainment
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Bad Robot
Lost/Alias/Six Degree
Hat Trick
Bodies/God on Trial/Outnumbered
Granada Media
Corrie/Prime Suspect/Housewife
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Or start your own...
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De elopment
You ha e your idea, you ha e the writer
and the production company.
Now de elop the pitch.
24 words or less
Plus a 250 word synopsis
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Plenar
Move round the tables and read the other
groups work. As ou read their pitches and s nopses tr
to think what went well (www) and even
better if (ebi)
These two means of positive evaluation
can reall make adifference to the students
development
Write ou www and ebi and box it out to
one side
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Plenary
Read the feedback
How will you improve your pitch?
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UK Drama QuizWhich form ofdrama rates the highest audiences?
Which form ofdrama has the highest oversees sales?
Which drama format costs the most per hour?
Which channel broadcasts the cheapest dramas?
Who makes the most drama in the UK?
What is state of thenationdrama? Give anexample.
Why doesnt our soap sell well abroad?
Why was The Bill cancelled?
Which are the most popular US drama imports?
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AnswersContinuing drama series
Period Drama adaptations/Murder mystery
Period Drama
BBC 4
BBC Drama
One which explore fundamental issues in society: State of
Play
regional accents
Poor ratin s didnt make successful transition to 9 m slot
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Drama follows
fashionTV drama like all forms of reflective andrepresentative media must address the
issues, debates and fashions of its time.
What are the current obsessions in our
society?
What debates trouble us?
What fears do we have as a society?
What innovations are we obsessed with?
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Sour es
book/play adaptations
origi
nal
news (both print and web)
internet stories
films
resear h
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Channelswho takes what, when and how?
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WhereMain players:
BBC - up to 75 % commissioned in
house (min 25% independent)
ITV - all independent but used to have
strong production arm
C4 - all independentC5 - as C4 (now part of same grouping)
Sky - mainly independent commisioning
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Casting
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Stage 2 - Ideal
CastingChoose one of your ideas.
Now from your knowledge andexperience as consumers of TV drama
and movies - cast the main characters
from the show.
Tip. Say what other work the actors have
done, you can look them up online if you
need to.
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Pre-productionwhat you need to have and what you dont...
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List
make a check list for what you thinkmight benecessary pre-production for ashort film shoot.
work in groups of three or four
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Think as a student...!
What do you think your average GCSEstudent will do by way of pre-productionfor a Coursework assignment?
So what iare the absolute MUST DOs?
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working without
sound Tip working without sound free the students to focus on camera work and
miseen scene
giving them this freedom will lead to better shots, less naff a dialogueand overall better films.
It also allows you to teach sound as post production.
As you will discover sound acquisition can be problematic withoutexcellent mics, mixeretc. Most domestic videos are NOT built for
good sound acquisition.
With this in mind, digital stills cameras with HD video mode are asgood for production often as Camcorders.
Older style DV camcorders with Manual focus are better still (CanonXM1/2 etc)
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Shooting Schedules Shooting schedules
All film and TV shoots have them and they are a vital part ofproduction
Encourage all groups to produce one and stick to it. The information on it can be basic but will help avoid confusion:
Dates and time of shoot, sunrise/sunset
Locations, props, actors, costume, make-up, equipment needed
Scenes to be shot, in which order with start and finish times
Shots to be achievedeach day.
Whose involved
Telephonenumbers of EVERYONE, roles and responsibilities
ory oar s v s o
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ory oar s v s o -
list
v overhead plan I believe in all three andencouragingstudents to think in 2D and 3D space is
important.
Plans of sets are important fordesign
Shot-lists and plans help lighting and
design Storyboards help, editors, design and
camera
All help production anddirector
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Task
In groups of 3/4
Write a short scene - one page only - set in a school
Plan your shoot - storyboard, shot list and overhead plans.
To do this you have 15minutes to walk around the school site withcameras, take photos anddiscuss your idea, adapt your script.
Then back in the classroom, make overhead plans, storyboard and
shot-list.
Then create a draft shooting schedule for your script.