Quote: chipolata @ March 26 2009, 1:25 PM GMT"The key word is rejected" sounds pithier. Boy, your editor must really earn his money!
Her. In both cases and same name!
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Quote: The Cool Mikado @ March 26 2009, 1:32 PM GMTWhy are they asking for sketches again if all of the six original projects from last year were sitcom scripts?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/writersroom/2009/03/and_now_the_end_is_near.shtml
Some of the first year's writers were chosen on their sketch commissions, but everyone said they wanted to write a narrative script as their project.
By the way, who's sorting through the submissions their years? Is it you Michael and a team?
Quote: Micheal Jacob @ March 26 2009, 1:54 PM GMTSome of the first year's writers were chosen on their sketch commissions, but everyone said they wanted to write a narrative script as their project.
Thanks for that!
Great to meet you and Mark there last night Aaron. hope you like TV or NOT TV?
I noticce that it's just original material they want, which differs from last year.
Quote: hotzappa11 @ March 26 2009, 1:58 PM GMTBy the way, who's sorting through the submissions their years? Is it you Michael and a team?
We'll do what we did last year like an inverted pyramid. I'll read everything, putting aside any submission which feels vaguely or even very promising. A colleague will then read those, and I'll read them again, aiming for a top 50. I'll then pass the 50 on to two other colleagues, so in the end there will be four views applied to a shortlist whose length depends on the quality. I'll then circulate the shortlisted scripts to the head of comedy, executive producers in the comedy department, and the head of the writersroom, who will send me back their voting forms. We will then interview the writers with the most votes, and select the final six.
I think this is an exciting scheme - I know it'll be massively competitive but fair play to the Beeb for trying to bring people along. Is there a nice helpful thread somewhere on BSG about comedy CVs? I'd like a quick look at that, I would.
Got stuff at the back a USB might suit them - thanks for the tip.
It says it's a residential scheme.
How many days/weeks?
Quote: Mikey Jackson @ March 26 2009, 8:08 PM GMTIt says it's a residential scheme.
How many days/weeks?
3
Ah ok. Cheers.
Applicants will have had their work broadcast; had work commissioned for development by a broadcaster or production company; or had their work performed professionally, either as a writer or a writer/performer. Applications which do not meet these criteria will not be considered.
Does "have had their work broadcast" include sketches on BBC Radio shows such as Watson's Wind Up? (BBC Radio Scotland)
Unless radio is no longer a broadcast medium, I'm fairly confident in answering "yes".
Quote: Aaron @ March 27 2009, 12:49 AM GMTUnless radio is no longer a broadcast medium, I'm fairly confident in answering "yes".
Stephen Fry was trying to kill it off in QI, and what that man says seems to be gospel...
Dan