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Standard(s) Definition

Let's talk about being human, suggests PD turned Talent Exec and joint MD of Talented People, Kimberly Godbolt... In TV production, the standards are incredibly high for everyone. The viewer expects compelling content that’s beautifully shot. The Channel demands it...

Happy New Year, Talented People

It’s the start of a new decade, and whatever your career plans or aspirations, we hope you smash it in your very own way. We welcomed some major new clients onto our books in 2019 and storm into 2020 with a whole ream of new jobs on our board (check them out here),...

10 things NOT to say in a TV job interview

In any other industry, an interview is a predictable beast. A set format. Wear something smart, sip your iced water in the board room, answer direct questions about your relevant skills and training for the job in question. As we all know, in TV, an interview can...

The scoop on Channel 4’s big move to Leeds…

This week marked the beginning of a brand new era outside of London for Channel 4 – and Talented People was proud to be in the thick of it. The first wave of staff were welcomed off the train in Leeds to this reassuringly C4-esque billboard: According to Sinead Rocks,...

Big News from TP Towers

Change is afoot amongst our own talented people... You may have spotted on our socials that our brilliant Talent Manager Emily Flack has left us – sob! She’s been busy creating a brand new human though, so we forgive her... We wish her much love and luck as she swaps...

Everything you need to know about Edinburgh TV Festival 2019

For those of you who didn’t make it to Edinburgh this year, fear not – we did. Here are the highlights from Talented People’s point of view… The MacTaggart Lecture The keynote address, always given by a big industry player, like Rupert Murdoch, Jeremy Paxman or Greg...

Celebrating 2 years of Talented People

Talented People celebrates its second birthday this week - and we couldn't be prouder. What a phenomenal two years it's been. We've grown from two ambitious Talent Execs juggling it all to a trusted five strong team with far reaching contacts and even bigger ideas. We...

Fish, chips and chats – Brighton Production Hub networking event

Soho-on-Sea, some call it. You can’t argue with that, given the colour, vibrancy, and craft beer options on the seafront in Brighton. Nearly fifteen companies were keen to showcase their production wares at the Brighton Production Hub event hosted in conjunction with...

‘Don’t just shoot what you see’… how to get the best from the Sony FS7

Nine times out of ten, when a company asks us here at Talented People to find them a great PD, they need to be a strong self-shooter. Nine times out of ten, when we ask what camera they’re using, it’s an FS7. So how and why has this particular camera become the go-to...

TP Talks To: Expectation’s Head of Development, Emily Dollman

Recently 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...