Commission & Distribution Log - Week 9 1/1/08

hey bloggers, mike here! happy new year...I have just finished the final script and planning for the program structure...



FdBm Year 2 Commission & Distribution Michael Huck Script for Radio documentary 21st November 2007

Introduction (30 Seconds)

You may have heard or read a great deal about film actors and filmmakers. You may be familiar with your local cinemas and DVD outlets. You may even appreciate that some TV and film influence popular culture, shaping the way we see the world. But did you know that right at the heart of the TV and film industry there’s a dynamic sector working hard to connect audiences with TV and film content.

Clip: Interview pastiche (30 seconds)
First 10 seconds of Karen Partridge interview/first 10 seconds of Susan Osman/First 10 seconds of Sarah Pitt

Script 30 seconds
2007 has seen profits soar for the UK’s distribution industry with total turnover up £ 149.4m to a staggering £ 940.95m.
The big four are BBC Worldwide, Granada International, Fremantle Media and IMG who combined account for two thirds of the industry’s turnover with over a whopping 100,000 hours of programming content between them. Favourites are series like American Idol one of the most successful TV franchises in history (distributed by Fremantle Media).
Clip: American Idol

Also Doctor Who, a high earner in 2007 for BBC Worldwide. (Distributed by BBC Worldwide).

Clip: Doctor Who

Script 30 seconds
British television programs sell all over the world. Countries such as Norway, Germany and the US (financially the most lucrative for the UK) are all countries in which the British film and television industry has found a market. Those parties who arrange the sales are the distributors…Producer Karen Partridge

Clip: 1 minute 45 seconds interview with Karen Partridge talking generally about the distribution process territories and sales representatives.

Script 30 seconds
Sales agents are the intermediary between the filmmaker and the distribution company. They are familiar with the demands and idiosyncrasies of the markets and audiences in different territories. Sales agents can negotiate deals in pre-production with distribution companies unlocking valuable capital for filmmakers. Sales agents will often take products to the distribution companies at events such as the Cannes film festival…Independent filmmaker Susan Osman.