Bafta Guru

TV is all about new ideas. But once you’ve got one, how do you develop it and sell it to a broadcaster? Is pitching as terrifying as it sounds? A panel of top development practitioners, producers and all-important commissioners offer tips and insight on how to avoid the pitfalls of pitching. Featuring: Greg Barnett, Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment, Channel 5 (Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild, Suspects) Karl Warner, Managing Director, Electric Ray (Prized Apart, How Rich Are You?) Gill Wilson, Head of Features, Channel 4 (George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces, Bodyshockers, Food Unwrapped) Jonny Meenagh, Head of Development, Shine TV (The Island with Bear Grylls, Hunted) Chaired by Emma Morgan, Head of Popular Factual, Oxford Scientific Films (The Fried Chicken Shop, Angry White and Proud)

BAFTA-winning director Otto Bathurst and BAFTA-nominated production designer Grant Montgomery take a craft-focused look at the BAFTA-winning drama’s journey from idea to screen, exploring the creation of its central anti-hero, designing its distinctive look and the challenges of delivering a production on its scale. Hear more about Peaky Blinders from creator and screenwriter Stephen Knight https://soundcloud.com/bafta/steven-knight-screenwriting-lecture-2014?in=bafta/sets/screenwriters-lecture-series

A panel that have been there and done that share what they’ve learnt, the challenges they’ve faced and offer advice on navigating your first three years in the business - what your should plan look like, how to manage yourself as a freelancer and what you need to know about industry roles, skills gaps and opportunities. Featuring: Campbell Glennie, Director of Talent Schemes, Edinburgh International Television Festival. Michelle Matherson, Talent Executive, Shiver (Come Dine with Me, For the Love of Dogs) Fatima Shafiq, Development Producer (Reggie Yates’ Extreme South Africa, The Cruise Ship) Femi Oyeniran, Actor and Director/Producer, Purple Geko (Venus vs Mars) Daisy May Hudson, Producer/Director, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit (Halfway)

How do you secure your first break as a director? Should you stay at one company for a while or move around to accrue credits? How do you get a production to trust you to take the step up to direct your first hour? A panel of established directors working in factual and entertainment discuss their trajectory, the key elements to their success and offer insights on directing that crucial first hour. Featuring: Matt Rudge, Documentary Filmmaker (The Autistic Me, My Dad -the Serial Killer, My Crazy Christmas Lights Chloe Thomas, Director and Writer (Angelo’s, Horrible Histories, Hetty Feather, Give Out Girls) Zara Hayes, Director (12 Year Old Lifer, Battle of the Sexes, Clothes to Die For) Julian Smith, Multicam Director (Pointless, Million Pound Drop) Interested in the craft of directing? Watch our web series 'On Directing' or catch the archive of our David Lean Lectures on bafta.org/guru

A panel of veterans and experts unpick the process of capturing human performance for games, exploring directing, motion capture, voice recording and casting. Hosted by Will Freeman with panellists: * Delyth Thomas * John Dower * Oliver Hollis Leick * Mark Estdale Interested in where the worlds of film and games collide? Listen to our episode looking at the cinematic influence on games, featuring the team behind Alien Isolation https://soundcloud.com/bafta/the-guru-17-making-tv-and-games-cinematic?in=bafta/sets/the-guru-podcast

BAFTA-winning and Grammy-nominated composer Cliff Martinez discusses his creative process and career spanning 25 years across film, TV and games. As drummer for Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and later for The Dickies, Martinez’ exploration of new technologies eventually led him to film scoring. After his experimental tape landed in the hands of Steven Soderbergh, he was hired to score Soderbergh’s directorial debut Sex, Lies, and Videotape. Since then, the pair have worked together on ten films including Traffic, Solaris and Contagion. More recently, Martinez’ credits include Drive, The Lincoln Lawyer, television series The Knick and game Far Cry 4, for which he received a BAFTA.

Want to know how to make a game? Get the low down on every stage of the game development process with some of the UK's hottest creatives: Jana Karlikova talks about setting up your own studio studio, Oliver Hollis-Leick talks writing for games, Rob Morgan unpicks storytelling in VR, Dave Ranyard explores reinventing the controller, Daniel Fountain levels with you about level design, Jessica Saunders gives advice on audio + John Campbell shares crucial tech tips.

Katherine Bidwell and Luke Whittaker (State of Play Games) give a behind the scenes look at their BAFTA-winning game, focussing on the craft and creative process of developing this unique, critically acclaimed title. For more 'behind the game' masterclass content, watch our Games Mini masterclasses with BAFTA-nominees on http://guru.bafta.org/skills/games

Audio Designer Adam Hay gives an insight into his work on BAFTA-winning Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and shares his advice, in conversation with BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Jessica Saunders. Check out our episode of The Guru dedicated to the world of sound design in film, featuring teams behind Whiplash, Gravity and Captain Phillipshttps://soundcloud.com/bafta/the-guru-podcast-feb-2015-sound-whiplash?in=bafta/sets/the-guru-podcast

The BAFTA-winning development team behind Monument Valley share lessons learned on their journey to creative and commercial success. Hosted by Jordan Erica Webber with panelists: * Johnathan Topf - Senior Artist, ustwo games * David Fernandez Huerta -Senior Artist, ustwo games * Michael Anderson - Junior Producer, ustwo games

BAFTA-nominated games scriptwriters Meg Jayanth (80 Days), James Swallow (Deus Ex: Mankind Divided) and Rob Yescombe (The Division) discuss writing for interactive realms and what the opportunities are for those with stories to tell in digital form.

Virtual Reality is here to stay… Or is it? Our panel of experts share their views on the next big thing in games creation and innovation, offering invaluable insights into how to best embrace the potential of realities virtual and augmented. Panellists: Dr Dave Ranyard, Virtual Reality Developer Katie Goode, Creative Director of Triangular Pixels John Campbell, Technical Director of Triangular Pixels To hear more about VR listen to Tommy Palm discuss his work as CEO and VR Guru at Resolution Games: https://soundcloud.com/bafta/guru-live-games-lecture-tommy-palm

The co-creators of Making a Murderer, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, give a rare insight into the making of the Radio Times Audience Award-nominated programme, which was filmed over an incredible 10 years. Netflix’s original 10-part docu-drama has captivated audiences world-wide with the story of Steven Avery, a man wrongfully imprisoned for 18 years, then exonerated, only to be sent to jail again for life.

Passion Pictures, the production company behind some of the most highly-acclaimed documentaries of recent years including BAFTA-nominated films Listen to Me Marlon and Project Nim and BAFTA winners Searching for Sugarman and The Imposter, offer insight on factual filmmaking and discuss how a range of craft disciplines work together to create a successful documentary.

Award-winning Australian director Justin Kurzel discusses his filmic influences, unpicks the challenges he's faced and offers advice for emerging filmmakers. Kurzel started his career as a theatre designer before directing his critically-acclaimed first feature Snowtown. Last year, his adaptation of Macbeth starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard was nominated for the Palme D’Or at Cannes Film Festival. This year will see the release of his most recent project, the much-anticipated adaptation of blockbuster game franchise Assassin’s Creed. If you are interested in hearing more from BAFTA-winning directors, check out BAFTA's archive of David Lean Lectures, our web series 'On Directing' or hear our annual Games Lecture from Jade Raymond the co-creator of the game that inspired Justin's next film, Asassin's Creed.

Kenton Allen, BAFTA-winning comedy producer (Rev, The Royle Family, Him & Her) and CEO of Big Talk Productions, talks candidly about his career, reflecting on his turning points and what he’s learnt as well as sharing his views of the industry and offering advice for navigating a career in TV, in conversation with Andrew Collins.

Tommy Palm, Co‐founder, CEO and VR Guru at Resolution Games, offers an insight into his career journey, from starting out from scratch with a tiny studio to leading one of the most successful games of recent times, in conversation with Julia Hardy. Best known for shepherding Candy Crush Saga to mobile, Palm began programming games for the Commodore 64 before founding Resolution Games, a development studio with an eye on virtual reality. If you want to hear more inspiration from leading figures in games, listen to our annual Games lectures from co-creator of Assasin's Creed Jade Raymond in 2015 and creator of Metal Gear Hideo Kojima in 2014 at: soundcloud.com/bafta/jade-raymond-games-lecture-2015

An in-depth conversation with Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated composer Clint Mansell whose career has spanned over 18 years and over 45 credits. A chance introduction to Darren Aronofsky led Mansell from his music career as as the front man of British band Pop Will Eat Itself to his film score debut, Pi. This director-composer union continued with Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Black Swan and Noah. Clint’s recent credits include Ben Wheatley's High Rise.

Actor Anna Friel, BAFTA-nominated writer Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge) and executive producers Nicola Larder and Buccaneer Media’s founder Tony Wood discuss the making of ITV's eight part crime-noir detective series Marcella, in conversation with Radio Times editor Ben Preston. Friel plays Marcella Backland, a detective rebooting her career in the Murder Squad of the Metropolitan Police after a 7 year maternity break.

BAFTA-winning director Peter Greenaway takes a fascinating look back at his career in film in conversation with Ian Haydn Smith.