Television Production

The Team. I met a lot of people whilst working with Renegade Pictures and I was able to observe their roles and how they fulfilled them. Renegade Pictures Alex Cooke: CEO Alex Cooke is the CEO of Renegade Pictures. Although I didn't work with her, I was able to research her role as CEO and what this involves.  A CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is the highest ranking executive in a company. The role requires the person to make major corporate decisions, managing the overall operations of the company, and acting as the main point of communication between the board of directors and corporate operations. (1) In this case, this means that Alex works with the Series Directors and Ed Nissen in particular to ensure that Renegade is running smoothly. Alex also likely decides or approves budgets for different productions. Alan Hayling: Editorial Director Alan Hayling's role as Editorial Director means that he manages the editorial processes at Renegade. Alan will be r...

Week 2: Daily Reflections Day 1 Today in the office went very well. My first job, assigned by Woody, was to create a prop for this week's show. For the reveal of the car, they were going to create a fake auction at which the owner of the car would attend, and his own car would be in the auction. In order to make the auction realistic, I researched 60-70 cars  to put the details into a fake catalogue that could be handed out. I finished this as quickly as I could and Woody was very happy with it. I also made some signs for the auction and I used examples from Google Images to make the props look realistic and accurate. I used this image to get an idea of the layout and content of a catalogue. Woody had also informed the team that he wanted to add an extra 100 people to the audience. I used emails that had been collated by Michelle, the researcher, that stated who had applied for a ticket for that day. I sent out around 120 emails to new people, stating that they had bee...

Daily Reflection I want to be able to look back on what I've done each day so that I can reflect on what I could have handled better. Day 1 Meeting and getting to know the team was important for the first day, as for this week I would be thrown in at the deep end with the as-live show coming up on Wednesday-Friday so it was important to settle in quickly. I found it difficult at first to know what to do as the team was very busy preparing for the shoot. Ebony was able to let me help her on her work which involved organising and checking off audience members and confirming their attendance for the 2 shows.  My supervisor and the production manager Karen was able to get me involved in some creative work including making a mood-board of the set for the live show to be sent off to National Geographic. It seemed like a simple enough task and I arranged relevant images with explanations, but I wasn't happy with it. I struggled with trying to make it look professional, and ...

Car SOS. During my time with Renegade, I will be helping with a live shoot in Gaydon for their show, Car SOS. In order to understand what my role may include, I'm going to look into the programme and analyse it to get a better idea of what I'll be working on. Although the show is episodic, with a plot to each episode, the show that I will be working on is a live show version with the Car SOS presenters and an audience. This means that the show I will be looking into will be different in many ways, but I still need to know the topic behind the show, the kind of audience it attracts, and who the people involved are so that I know who and what I will be working with. What is the Premise? Tim Shaw (Left) and Fuzz Townshend (Right) Car SOS is a British show that follows 2 presenters as they meet families who have been down on their luck or are struggling with health issues. They take their old cars (that are most often vintage/ collectible models) and repair them to t...

In the beginning... In order to understand what to expect from my role and from the company, I will research into their work and previous productions to get a better idea of what will be involved. What I know already Renegade Pictures is a company based in London that creates documentary content for channels such as Channel 4+5, ITV, BBC and National Geographic. I will be helping on-set with them to help film their show Car SOS . What I need to know Company History What they do My sector Research Renegade 's History Renegade was founded in 2006 by Channel 4 editor and producer and founding member of The Big Issue Alex Cook (1) (2) and BBC's then head of documentaries Alan Hayling (3). Hayling was unhappy with how the BBC ran their documentary sector, and so moved to create his own documentary production company with Cook to make documentaries about topics that he believed were worth documentary content, as opposed to current affairs. Renegade is a subs...

Professional Practice For this project, I will be completing 2 week's experience at Renegade Pictures in London and on-set in Gaydon, a 1500 word report on the sector of the job, and a journal documenting my reflections during the project. In our first lesson addressing the report, here are my notes: Required Research The company What they do how does it run Your sector Your role Go beyond your role- more than what your job taught you. The content write as though you're teaching someone the information Blog Plan Reflections on process Research as you go/ research on how to solve problems that you've faced it's not just about you. Write about other people's roles that you've learned about write about the area that you're working in, not just the role specifically The role could be a case study Your sketchbook- It'll improve your work as you go Report Plan Shows how much you're learning from your research If ...