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The thing about thinking outside of the box is that it does need at least some resources to back it up.
The reason Made Television had programming of a reasonable quality during its first few years is that it wasn't afraid to spend a bit of money. Each local office was mainly made up of people with previous experience in television or fresh out of uni with relevant qualifications.
As some of you know, I produced a series for Made in Cardiff which later aired across the network, and my experience was very positive. We had their in house editors, camera and sound operators at our disposal if required. We took advantage of this for the first few episodes then got into our own stride. Obviously we got paid a production fee too, which I thought was a fair amount.
Had we just been chucked a couple of quid and left to our own devices without any guidance, the quality wouldn't have been anywhere near the same.
Whataday
Founding member
Someone at these stations need to think outside of the box. I mean they seriously cant think that reading the headlines from a bush is a good idea?
Where's s the pairings with unis and colleges? Why can't their studios be used to record news updates?
If media students see a local news break, knock up an article for the website, get that tweet out there. Where possible get on air live. Even if its just you looking into camera you can read statements, get a fellow student to source phone interviews, eyewitnesses.
It's like, come on guys!
Where's s the pairings with unis and colleges? Why can't their studios be used to record news updates?
If media students see a local news break, knock up an article for the website, get that tweet out there. Where possible get on air live. Even if its just you looking into camera you can read statements, get a fellow student to source phone interviews, eyewitnesses.
It's like, come on guys!
The thing about thinking outside of the box is that it does need at least some resources to back it up.
The reason Made Television had programming of a reasonable quality during its first few years is that it wasn't afraid to spend a bit of money. Each local office was mainly made up of people with previous experience in television or fresh out of uni with relevant qualifications.
As some of you know, I produced a series for Made in Cardiff which later aired across the network, and my experience was very positive. We had their in house editors, camera and sound operators at our disposal if required. We took advantage of this for the first few episodes then got into our own stride. Obviously we got paid a production fee too, which I thought was a fair amount.
Had we just been chucked a couple of quid and left to our own devices without any guidance, the quality wouldn't have been anywhere near the same.