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TP Talks To: Expectation’s Head of Development, Emily Dollman
This week we had a cuppa (and a laugh) with skyrocketingly successful indie Expectation's Head of Development in Factual, Emily Dollman. She rather unwisely let us pick her brain about the weird and wonderful world of TV ideas generation, crazy pitching props and what...
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Hedging Your Bets – a TV guide to playing fair
It's a funny old market for freelancers at the moment. Some people saying how eerily quiet it has gone despite bites about work, others have lots of meetings but still no definitive offers. But the common theme at the moment is a feeling of indecisiveness. From...
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News: It’s Grierson DocLab o’clock
It's always an honour to be asked onto a industry panel. But as a company just as passionate about unearthing fresh new TV talent as placing the well-known & experienced kind, the Grierson DocLab selection day is about as exciting as it gets. And that's where...
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TP Talks to: ’60 Days on the Streets’ Series Producer, Jamie Seal
The first episode of '60 Days on the Streets' is going to be a tough watch. More people are sleeping rough today than at any time since the Second World War - an important premise for former solider Ed Stafford to take to the streets and film his experiences for two...
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TV Then and Now…
Talented People and Executive Producer / MD of Kerfuffle Steven D Wright put the TV world to rights over coffee and lemon drizzle cake one wintry afternoon. We asked him to put pen to paper about how working in TV now differs to when he started his career... As a...
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TP talks to: Flirty Dancing Series Director Nik Warner
Channel 4's Flirty Dancing has got team Talented People - along with the rest of the nation - hooked. We persuaded Series Director Nik Warner to let us into the secrets of those filmic first encounters, the cameras & toys, and, erm, super flossing with...
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An Edit Producer’s Survival Guide
Celine Gilbert is an Edit Director / Senior Edit Producer & Series Producer. She wrote us this rather foolproof and insightful guide for anyone new to (or perhaps anxious about) the edit. Go on, bookmark this link before you forget. You're welcome... KNOW YOUR...
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Hello 2019…
We’re past the happy new year stage now, aren’t we? Even so, we’re thrilled to be kicking off 2019 with lots of news to report from Talented People: New website. Ta-dah! Let us know what you think. New team members – check out Talent Managers Emily & Katie’s...
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Freelancing in TV – liberating or lonely?
Here at Talented People we talk a lot about the lack of support and training for freelancers in telly. From the moment you get your first runner job, to the SP contract you land (not an actual paper contract of course, that’d be madness), you’re flying solo when it...
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Dear Mums in telly…
Dear Mums in telly, You are amazing. Of course – the Dads are alright too. And let’s face it, everyone in this industry works bloody hard. But. As it’s Mother’s Day, and as Talented People was founded by two Mums in TV who know first-hand just how real the juggle is,...
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