Elstree Studios celebrates rich film history
A new book entitled Elstree Studios: A Celebration of Film and Television was launched at Elstree Studios this week, paying tribute to the facility's impressive 90 years of film and television production.
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Pinewood Studios launches free online course
Pinewood Studios has launched a free online course examining the business of filmmaking, in a move timed to coincide with the launch of the 59th BFI London Film Festival.
Tackling the film industry's gender pay gap
The pay gap between men and women in the workplace is acknowledged and beyond debate. Phil Rhodes takes a look at the scale of the problem in the production industry.
Salford welcomes Production Guild training schemes
The Production Guild is hosting two intensive training schemes in Salford (MediaCityUK) this October.
Iannucci's MacTaggart lecture: "We"re All in This Together"
We, the media, need to be heard by government, said British satirist, writer, television director and radio producer Armando Iannucci. But what else did he say in the MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh International TV Festival?
Top Docs - Recent highlights
Here at The Knowledge we"re big fans of good documentaries. Real, visceral stories that help keep us in touch with reality through the bombardment of fiction-based material. We wanted to run through some current non-fiction films that may be in pre-production, shooting or just finished and which we"re looking forward to.
Top 5 tips for producing a commercial
The first TV commercial aired in 1941 before a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies and since then the industry of commercials producing has gone from strength-to-strength till today, where we are now at the point where creative agencies can charge large sums for single commercials.
WFTV Mentoring Scheme now open to applicants
The WFTV Mentoring Scheme designed to help women who have more than five years" worth of experience working in TV, film or digital production is now open for applications.
Morals in television production - where did it all go wrong?
Emily Wright looks at the current morals in television programmes. How have we moved on from the fabulous Up series to the so-called popular "poverty porn" programmes such as the upcoming programme Britain's Hardest Grafter.
Guilty pleasure TV - we love it
As the second series of The Royals gears up for production we thought it might be a good time to take a look at some of the shows that make great viewing in a "I-should-be-watching-something-more-highbrow" kind of way.
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