You cannot prove this with a script alone, but you can demonstrate views and shares for a video. A broadcasting company are also looking for confirmation that a show can attract an audience. Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant parody this brilliantly in the sitcom Extras when Ricky’s character Andy Millman works with the BBC to produce his comedy script and he ends up hating the final product. Keeping in mind the paragraph above, if you are a writer giving your work to Channel 4 asking them to source all other aspects of the comedy team, what is the likelihood the show will turn out as you or they want it to? You are both likely to have different objectives, and if you have only provided a script then their interpretation of that script will inevitably be different from yours. They are a broadcaster wanting to show great content to attract an audience. So going back to the statement, lets think about what Channel 4 are for a second. It can feel like a completely different production. Try reading it again with different characters in mind or from the perspective of someone who hasn’t watched the show (we know this is hard to do!). If there is a comedy show you particularly like you may well have read the script book for it with the actors and scenes you are so familiar with already in mind. The casting, direction, production and post-production are just as important as the writing to the quality of a finished product. We’ve been there ourselves as aspiring writers.īut its important to say at this point there is one part of the statement we completely agree with. How many times have you read that? We know its frustrating. Channel 4 cannot accept unsolicited scripts from members of the public.”
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The production company and you can then pitch the idea, as a full package, to the Commissioning Editors. A fantastic script is the first crucial stage in making a great show, but you’ll also need skilful casting, production, direction and post-production. “Individual talent or emergent writers will inevitably need the backing of a production company. Here’s a quote from the Channel 4 comedy commissioning website:
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