Archive for August, 2010
Greenlit: Kara Tointon – Don’t Call Me Stupid, BBC3
Kara Tointon – Don’t Call Me Stupid (1×60′) – Actress Kara Tointon is dyslexic. She has struggled to read throughout her life and has avoided confronting how widely dyslexia has affected her. In this documentary, Kara faces up to the extent to which being dyslexic has affected her, both as an actress and as a [...]
Stolen Recipes
The Stolen Supper Club is a London catering company that uses recipes from famous restaurants, such as Nobu, E&O, the Ivy and Marcus Waering. Every Monday, fifteen guests converge on Notting Hill, BYOB in hand, to sample the Stolen menu in return for a donation (approx. £30 depending on menu). Read a review in The [...]
Typeface
Typeface is a computer programme that scans your facial features before coming up with a custom designed typeface. Produced by students at the Copenhagen Institute of Interactive Design it is one of several programmes that encourage interaction and play between user and computer. Explore more programmes here.
Virtual Farming
Le Vedure Del Mio Orto (The Vegetables From My Garden) is an Italian website where, like the massively popular Facebook game Farmville, you can grow your own crops. The difference is that you can actually eat the crops you grow, as the website will actually plant them on its farm near Turin, harvest and then [...]
TV Development and Pitching 101: Do You Have What it Takes?
Not everyone who makes it into a commissioner’s office exhibits the ideal qualities for a successful pitch (and that goes for people on both sides of the desk). I’ve attended countless development meetings and I’ve come to recognize the recurring characters who inhabit Development Hell. Which one are you? Click through and take the quiz to find out. (Photo by DVIDSHUB CC BY 2.0)
The Architecture of Segregation
The old Montpelier railway depot in Virginia has recently been restored and opened to the public; what sets it apart from other similar buildings is that it has been restored with the segregated waiting areas and signs for ‘Coloreds’ and ‘Whites’ intact. A single ticket office served the two waiting rooms (the one for black [...]
In Development: Talent Behind Bars, Investigation Discovery
Talent Behind Bars ( x30′) – Competition reality series that gives non-violent prison inmates a chance to showcase their talents and turn their lives around. Channel: Investigation Discovery Producer: Mark Burnett TX: TBC Source: Cynopsis
Greenlit: Bugging Out, Science Channel
Bugging Out – Science series looking at the weird world of insects. Channel: Science Channel Producer: WV Enterprises / RelativityREAL TX: 19th October, 2010 (preview) / series airs in 2011 Source: Cynopsis
The Demographics of England and Wales
The UK Office for National Statistics has published demographic data for the 54million people in England and Wales, broken down in to age, sex and ethnicity. Read (a little) more in The Guardian.
Greenlit: The Unexplained, A&E
The Unexplained (1×60′ pilot) – Documentary looking at the paranormal from the producer/director of The Bourne Ultimatum. Channel: A&E Producer: Air Extreme TX: TBC Source: Cynopsis
