Commissioning for Television in Scotland

10 second year HD Television students were given the opportunity to participate in a one day seminar with television commissioning agents and independent producers in Glasgow. The theme of the day centred around the ‘what, when, and how’ of getting your films seen in Scotland.

Ewan Angus from the BBC provided some previously commissioned material and proceeded to discuss the detail and success or failure of the programmes.
Students were given the opportunity to pitch their own ideas in the afternoon portion of the session.

As well as being encouraged to write and to be passionate about their work the group was also given some fairly harsh advice about the potential for failure, especially for the uninitiated.

The students gained valuable insight into what commissioning was all about with some genuine tips on what to do with your script and more importantly what not to do. The students were also encouraged to discuss their ideas with the panel as well as with other students from around Scotland.