As the U.K.’s coronavirus crisis steadily escalated, Argonon Group-owned Britespark Films raced to complete a fast turnaround documentary on the pandemic for broadcaster Channel 4. Britespark…
Films raced to complete a fast turnaround documentary on the pandemic for broadcaster Channel 4. Britespark director of programs Tom Porter details the extreme logistical hurdles involved. -induced industry freeze, there has been one genre in which new business has still been commissioned — news and current affairs.
The first hurdle was jumped quickly — securing a seasoned documentary and fast turnaround specialist in our brilliant senior producer Storm Theunissen and a great team working with her to produce the film. But logistically speaking, the challenges ahead were bigger. As a commissioner at Channel 4, I was involved in assembling one of the most detailed safety protocols ever for a Channel 4-HBO co-production for a film about the victims of Ebola. This reminded me of that process.
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