Recorded For Training Purposes (Series 3) Page 35

Hi Ed,

Many thanks for coming on here and addressing the concerns both of those writers who have been successful in having sketches considered for acceptance, and those who have not. I am in the latter group. I fully appreciate that it is not possible to give feedback on every sketch submitted, but I wondered if I might ask a question that would help me and others with future submissions?

I submitted three sketches. One of those I was pleased with, and I felt it met the brief in terms of both content and pacing. The second met the brief and I was happy with the execution, but I was concerned the subject might be over-familiar. The third sketch I liked, but it only loosely met the brief and the pacing was probably not right for the show.

My question concerns whether, when you are considering material, you simply look at each sketch in isolation, or whether you are looking to identify writers to develop - in which case would I have done myself a disservice by including material that I knew might not be suitable?

Thanks Ed for taking time to explain the situation.

Just like Timbo, I didn't get in.
Mind you... one of my submitted sketches were three shop tannoy announcements, which I thought would be very funny as three runners...
...but alas I guess there were LOADS of tannoy sketches.

Still... Back the drawing board. It'll only make me stronger.

I'm looking forward to hearing the new series as it looks like loads of fellow BSGers will be featured.

Tim,

Each sketch was looked at in isolation; there were eight of us reading sketches, with each sketch being read twice. Anything anyone liked was forwarded to me - and these were the 180-odd writers that got feedback. People who wrote a good sketch that didn't fit were either told as much - "It's good, but we can't use it" - or were given some pointers as to rewriting their sketch so it was suitable.

Not every sketch by the writers we shortlisted was considered for inclusion - we only gave feedback on the individual sketches that were there or thereabouts.

Does that explain it? I can't help feeling it's vaguely gibberish...

Ed.

Any one got any idea what time tomorrow's recording is, and a good time to get there to make sure I get in? (I'm on the guest list, but not sure how that helps...)

Cheers Griff.

Quote: Ed Morrish @ January 4 2009, 5:47 PM GMT

Tim,

Each sketch was looked at in isolation; there were eight of us reading sketches, with each sketch being read twice. Anything anyone liked was forwarded to me - and these were the 180-odd writers that got feedback. People who wrote a good sketch that didn't fit were either told as much - "It's good, but we can't use it" - or were given some pointers as to rewriting their sketch so it was suitable.

Not every sketch by the writers we shortlisted was considered for inclusion - we only gave feedback on the individual sketches that were there or thereabouts.

Does that explain it? I can't help feeling it's vaguely gibberish...

Ed.

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No, I think I followed it. Thanks for taking the trouble to reply.

Tim.

The recording starts at 7.30pm. We ask guests to get there by 7pm, as the BBC Ticket Unit (www.bbc.co.uk/tickets) sends out more tickets than there are seats (because they're free, some people don't feel bad about not using them; typically they send out 2-3 times the number of seats). So sometimes more people turn up than (capacity) - (people on the guest list). So at 7.15pm or so, they start giving away the seats reserved for guests...

Cheers,
Ed.

I'll see you there Griff and Antrax.

I knew they sent out more tickets than seats but I didn't realise it was 2-3 times as many! That's a LOT of people who don't bother turning up.

Hey guys,

I got The E-Mail back too and sent off my amended script last week. Obviously I don't know if it'll get in any of the final shows, but I also won't get to any of the recordings, so would someone be an absolute star and keep an ear out for me?

It's a spoof current affairs piece about a condition called Predictive Speech Syndrome.

Thanks!

I'm also going tonight (and next week), so see you all there

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Quote: Griff @ January 5 2009, 12:07 PM GMT

Are you expecting that sketch to be on tonight, Cool Mikado?

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No, no one replied. Here's the other two you won't hear.

RECORDED MESSAGE 1 – MENSA

F/X PHONE RINGING THEN ANSWERPHONE STARTING

WOMANS VOICE
Hello and thank you for calling the Mensa helpline. In order to help us deal with your enquiry more efficiently please enter the square root of 197 after the tone.

F/X TONE & SOUND OF SEVERAL KEYS BEING PRESSED.

WOMANS VOICE
I'm sorry; you're not clever enough to speak to anyone here at the moment. Goodbye, you idiot.

TRAIN ANNOUNCEMENT

F/X MOVING TRAIN

ANNOUNCER
Please be aware that beggars are operating on this train. If you are approached with requests for spare medical equipment or loose organs please alert your guard who is located on D ward at the rear of the train

I liked the first one alot.

Though I'd switch "you idiot," for a bye bye like you would say to a 5 year old.

Quote: sootyj @ January 5 2009, 5:18 PM GMT

I liked the first one alot.

Though I'd switch "you idiot," for a bye bye like you would say to a 5 year old.

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"Now, putty the phoney-woney downy..."

Ha, I really like that Mensa one.

Good luck for the recording later everyone.