Today was the final pitch session to see what documentary and drama ideas were going to get green-lit.
I was actively involved in four ideas so pretty confident that at least two of those would get the go ahead.
The ideas were
Hoodies to Heroes - A documentary about BMX riding and its inclusion in the Olympics
Britains Bionic Man - The story of David Follett who was paralysed in a car accident
Mutilations, The Unthinkable Truth - A Documentary about the APFU and the investigation work they
do surrounding animal mutilations.
On the Cusp of Madness - A documentary charting the rise to fame of Ryan Keen with madness drummer 'Woody"
All the pitches were really good and most had a strong story and interesting subject matter but there were going to be some that wouldn't get made because we don't have the resources and time to make them all.
In the end Hoodies to Heroes and Mutilations, The Unthinkable Truth got the green light so I will be directing one and cameraman on another which Im very happy about.
Look out for more updates in the coming weeks about how we progress!
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Thursday, 10 May 2012
We are in
Today I had an email form Tobias Fredrich at the UCI Union Cycliste Internationale giving us filming rights for two cameras at the BMX world championships!
This is a massive step forward for the documentary because it gives us the access to the biggest competition in the BMX calendar.
http://www.bmxworldchamps.co.uk/
This is a massive step forward for the documentary because it gives us the access to the biggest competition in the BMX calendar.
http://www.bmxworldchamps.co.uk/
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
BMX Doc
The BMX Documentary is proving to be a very challenge piece to bring together.
We have a great initial contributor, Robert Reed, who has given us a massive list of ideas and contributors but the story is to broad for a 10 minute piece.
The list of contacts is from all areas of cycling so firstly we have focused on just BMX riding and then developed the story from there. At the moment we are trying to get the top athletes in this sport to contribute as this will give a great element to the story.
So far we are looking to make the story about how much BMX riding has changed from its early grass routes in the wastelands of inner cities right through to its inclusion in the Olympics.
As director on this piece I am trying to get us access to the UCI World Championships at the end of May in Birmingham. This is the top competition for BMX riders and showcases the talent from all over the world, over 200 riders will compete for four days for the ultimate prize to be the world number one!
We are also contacting young riders as well to showcase the up and coming future of the sport and look at who the next generation of Olympic and world champions might be.
I will update soon on how we get on and the contributors we have.
http://www.bmxworldchamps.co.uk/
We have a great initial contributor, Robert Reed, who has given us a massive list of ideas and contributors but the story is to broad for a 10 minute piece.
The list of contacts is from all areas of cycling so firstly we have focused on just BMX riding and then developed the story from there. At the moment we are trying to get the top athletes in this sport to contribute as this will give a great element to the story.
Rob Reed ©timhuntphotography
So far we are looking to make the story about how much BMX riding has changed from its early grass routes in the wastelands of inner cities right through to its inclusion in the Olympics.
As director on this piece I am trying to get us access to the UCI World Championships at the end of May in Birmingham. This is the top competition for BMX riders and showcases the talent from all over the world, over 200 riders will compete for four days for the ultimate prize to be the world number one!
We are also contacting young riders as well to showcase the up and coming future of the sport and look at who the next generation of Olympic and world champions might be.
I will update soon on how we get on and the contributors we have.
http://www.bmxworldchamps.co.uk/
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Another Idea comes together
I have lots of ideas for television programmes but many of them don't always fit the specific briefs of our modules at uni. For module 150/160 I had two ideas that did fit the briefs and I'm very pleased that today my contributor agreed to be part of my documentary idea.
The brief is BBC3 Extraordinary Me and David is definitely that. He is one of only three people in the country who is testing the EKSO an exoskeleton suit. As well as that he is a world class badminton player and a torch bearer for the Olympics.
He story is very inspirational and his determination and spirit is a credit to him.
I look forward to pitching this idea and hopefully seeing it made in the coming weeks
For david story see the daily mail article written earlier this year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2132059/Britains-bionic-man-Robot-suit-allows-Olympic-torch-bearer-22-walk-again.html
The brief is BBC3 Extraordinary Me and David is definitely that. He is one of only three people in the country who is testing the EKSO an exoskeleton suit. As well as that he is a world class badminton player and a torch bearer for the Olympics.
He story is very inspirational and his determination and spirit is a credit to him.
I look forward to pitching this idea and hopefully seeing it made in the coming weeks
For david story see the daily mail article written earlier this year.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2132059/Britains-bionic-man-Robot-suit-allows-Olympic-torch-bearer-22-walk-again.html
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
The search for the unexplained!
Unit 150 is the development stage of the final major projects of my Masters in Television Production.
Im directing a project about BMX riding and its inclusion within the Olympics but we have to do two roles so I'm developing other ideas that I have an interest in.
UFO Hunters surrounds the mystery of animal mutilations throughout the U.K. It focuses on a group called the APFU who research the mystery and try to work out what or who is doing this to animals, some farm cattle others wild, all over the country. I have been in contact with one of their founding members who has been very helpful and informative.
The more I have researched this subject the more fascinating it becomes and I think it fits the Channel 4 brief for First Cut series very well.
The Producer from the strip Doc has also been very involved in developing this idea, so much so that she has decided that she wants to have her directorial debut! Im going to do the role of cameraman and i'm very much looking forward to the challenge of filming this documentary if it is greenlit in the coming weeks.
For more information check out the link below
http://www.apfu.org/
Im directing a project about BMX riding and its inclusion within the Olympics but we have to do two roles so I'm developing other ideas that I have an interest in.
UFO Hunters surrounds the mystery of animal mutilations throughout the U.K. It focuses on a group called the APFU who research the mystery and try to work out what or who is doing this to animals, some farm cattle others wild, all over the country. I have been in contact with one of their founding members who has been very helpful and informative.
The more I have researched this subject the more fascinating it becomes and I think it fits the Channel 4 brief for First Cut series very well.
The Producer from the strip Doc has also been very involved in developing this idea, so much so that she has decided that she wants to have her directorial debut! Im going to do the role of cameraman and i'm very much looking forward to the challenge of filming this documentary if it is greenlit in the coming weeks.
For more information check out the link below
http://www.apfu.org/
Friday, 27 April 2012
Dub Pistols....
In recent weeks I have been filming live music with a small crew from my course at University. We covered some great acoustic sessions with Ruarri Joseph's and Ryan keen at Gylly cafe as part of their CafeLive sessions but I was very happy when we heard we had the gig at the Princess Pavilions covering the Dub Pistols.
It was an amazing gig and we were granted fantastic access by Barry Ashworth and the rest of the band. We filmed on stage and had the opportunity to get some truly great footage.
To get this sort of footage you defiantly need the right equipment so we used a Canon 5D Mk11 and Canon 1D mk1V. these DSLR's really come into there own in this environment.
shot at ISO 3200 and 1/50th of a second at around F4 the image quality is fantastic but follow focus for two hours is stressful!
It was an amazing gig and we were granted fantastic access by Barry Ashworth and the rest of the band. We filmed on stage and had the opportunity to get some truly great footage.
To get this sort of footage you defiantly need the right equipment so we used a Canon 5D Mk11 and Canon 1D mk1V. these DSLR's really come into there own in this environment.
shot at ISO 3200 and 1/50th of a second at around F4 the image quality is fantastic but follow focus for two hours is stressful!
Monday, 23 April 2012
Unit 150 Begins
After the Easter break we are back and starting the research stage of our final major projects.
Briefs are for a 10 minute documentary following the formats of BBC Three's Extraordinary Me or Channel 4 First Cut.We are only at the ideas stage at the moment but I'm developing an Idea with the team from the Strip Doc about cycling and BMX riding and its inclusion within the Olympics. The cameraman has a great contact Robert Reed who has links to UCI BMX World Championships, events such as Rollapaluza and many many more.
We are looking to focus on the grass routes story of BMX riding and how it has been transported to a new level by it inclusion in the Olympics.
We are also hoping to use the other contacts within competition bike events to make a promotional film for his work with schools and for his sponsors.
Currently I am contacting the Great British cycling team and event coordinators at the UCI to gain access to film at the upcoming World Championship so watch this space!
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