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THE COMMISSIONING PROCESS
WHAT IS IT? 
• To commission is when an idea is offered to a 
company and they will commission that idea to make 
a documentary.
THE JOB ROLES 
Commissioning editor 
- Has the final say. The commissioning editor will decide whether your 
idea will go into production. 
Producer 
- The glue of a production. The producer brings all the elements of the 
production team together and has significant involvement in selecting the 
script. 
Researcher 
- Topic information, location research, paperwork etc. 
Writer 
-responsible for the initial story and the script.
COMMISSIONING BODIES 
Corporations 
- i.e. BBC 
Independent Production Companies 
- i.e. Bedlam Productions Ltd 
Organisations 
- i.e. independent cinema office 
Competitions 
- i.e. The Sunday Times: First Light
THE ROLE OF A WRITER 
Pre-production planning 
- What needs to be accomplished throughout the production, often done 
before the production process. 
Script editing 
-in order to fit the target audience etc. 
Director/producer involvement 
- Advice and opinions 
Page lock-down 
-the final plan – what will and what will not be produced
BECOMING A WRITER 
Agent representation 
- For press conferences etc. 
Royalty payments 
- Paid to the larger companies so that their work can be produced 
Professional presentation 
Time management 
- deadlines, meetings etc.
WHY MIGHT YOU NEED AN AGENT AND WHAT DO 
THEY DO? 
An agent sends your script out to see who would like 
to bid on it for publication. They’re useful because they 
have more knowledge of the editors and publishers 
than most. An agent knows who is on the lookout for 
the next big historical novel, whose lists are full, who is 
looking for a new crime writer, and can target their 
submissions accordingly.
WHAT ARE ROYALTY PAYMENTS? 
A payment made to a writer that depends on how many of 
their books/scripts have been sold, a payment made to a 
company or person that has invented or developed a 
product by the company that sells it.
HOW SHOULD A PROFESSIONAL SCRIPT BE 
PRESENTED? 
http://www.sellascript.com/Source/column.cfm?mode=display&columnid=5
WHY IS TIME MANAGEMENT AN IMPORTANT SKILL 
FOR A WRITER? 
Writers need to focus on Deadlines and ensure that 
their script is completed on time, otherwise 
everything will go down hill from there. Without the 
script, actors do not know what they are supposed to 
do/how to react and the script must be proofread 
before the director can use it in their film/show/play.
LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
Copyright 
-law suits/legal action can take place if material breaches copyright terms 
and conditions 
Censorship 
-content is removed so that it can be made suitable for younger 
audiences i.e. sex/violence etc. 
Plagiarism 
-presenting another’s work/ideas as your own. Again, legal action can 
take place 
Watershed 
-after this time, content containing sex/violence etc. can be shown
JUDY BLUME – A LEADER OF ANTI-CENSORSHIP
REFERENCES 
www.judyblume.com 
www.jwa.org 
www.openrightgroup.org 
www.watershed.co.uk
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING 
Any questions?

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TV and Writing Powerpoint (John, Maii and Sophie)

  • 2. WHAT IS IT? • To commission is when an idea is offered to a company and they will commission that idea to make a documentary.
  • 3. THE JOB ROLES Commissioning editor - Has the final say. The commissioning editor will decide whether your idea will go into production. Producer - The glue of a production. The producer brings all the elements of the production team together and has significant involvement in selecting the script. Researcher - Topic information, location research, paperwork etc. Writer -responsible for the initial story and the script.
  • 4. COMMISSIONING BODIES Corporations - i.e. BBC Independent Production Companies - i.e. Bedlam Productions Ltd Organisations - i.e. independent cinema office Competitions - i.e. The Sunday Times: First Light
  • 5. THE ROLE OF A WRITER Pre-production planning - What needs to be accomplished throughout the production, often done before the production process. Script editing -in order to fit the target audience etc. Director/producer involvement - Advice and opinions Page lock-down -the final plan – what will and what will not be produced
  • 6. BECOMING A WRITER Agent representation - For press conferences etc. Royalty payments - Paid to the larger companies so that their work can be produced Professional presentation Time management - deadlines, meetings etc.
  • 7. WHY MIGHT YOU NEED AN AGENT AND WHAT DO THEY DO? An agent sends your script out to see who would like to bid on it for publication. They’re useful because they have more knowledge of the editors and publishers than most. An agent knows who is on the lookout for the next big historical novel, whose lists are full, who is looking for a new crime writer, and can target their submissions accordingly.
  • 8. WHAT ARE ROYALTY PAYMENTS? A payment made to a writer that depends on how many of their books/scripts have been sold, a payment made to a company or person that has invented or developed a product by the company that sells it.
  • 9. HOW SHOULD A PROFESSIONAL SCRIPT BE PRESENTED? http://www.sellascript.com/Source/column.cfm?mode=display&columnid=5
  • 10. WHY IS TIME MANAGEMENT AN IMPORTANT SKILL FOR A WRITER? Writers need to focus on Deadlines and ensure that their script is completed on time, otherwise everything will go down hill from there. Without the script, actors do not know what they are supposed to do/how to react and the script must be proofread before the director can use it in their film/show/play.
  • 11. LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS Copyright -law suits/legal action can take place if material breaches copyright terms and conditions Censorship -content is removed so that it can be made suitable for younger audiences i.e. sex/violence etc. Plagiarism -presenting another’s work/ideas as your own. Again, legal action can take place Watershed -after this time, content containing sex/violence etc. can be shown
  • 12. JUDY BLUME – A LEADER OF ANTI-CENSORSHIP
  • 13. REFERENCES www.judyblume.com www.jwa.org www.openrightgroup.org www.watershed.co.uk
  • 14. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING Any questions?