Working in From ATVLAND In Colour is a joy, but the toughest part is that the members are flung all over the UK. Luckily, we don't need all of our team for each filming assignment, and the power of the internet means we can get on with research work and script-writing at home.
Keith Jacobsen - there's a name I mentioned very early on in this blog. Keith is an ex-BBC/ITV cameraman who continues to work in television. He also happens to own Television South Limited. This is the guy who came up with the concept of producing a documentary DVD on the history of ATV/Central's Broad Street studios back in 2006.
Well, Keith's back on board. His recent services have been valuble to us in warding off those aforementioned legal threats. Plus his own knowledge on putting a production together is at an expert level. It's great to have him back.
Here we are at the end of the year, and with Christmas nearly over and done with, we're looking forward to resuming project work in the New Year. While we still have some cold winter months ahead, I can sit at home during the nights, hunched over the iMac, composing music for the DVD, and script-writing.
And now, to blow my own trumpet. I've finished putting together Tiswas Night 2008 for viewing online. It's slightly justified, as I'll be doing a lot of editing and design work on the From ATVLand In Colour DVD. Whilst the camerawork is a bit shaky on this (it is a live event with immense spontaneity after all), it's the production as a whole I'm quite proud of. Thanks must go to Matthew Gulliver for enabling me to put on an almost authentic Central-Television-style presentation!
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Saturday, 6 December 2008
The new ATVLAND.productions Facebook Group
Just to let everyone know that ATVLAND.productions has a brand new Facebook Group.
Please feel free to request to join the group. It is just another way of getting across our Productions message.
We look forward to seeing you there too!
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
ATVLAND.productions WELCOMES MIKE PRINCE!
In the past few days, I have had the pleasure of talking to Mike Prince over the telephone.
Mike was first in contact with group colleague Matthew Gulliver in April this year. Mike wanted me to say to everyone that follows the project that he is very keen to participate in our film about ATV/Central, and hopefully in the next few weeks we will be able to meet the man himself.
Mike is linking our site to his Facebook page, and as a way of saying a big thanks to him, I want to mention www.piemanradio.com, and any of us who are interested in football may well like to email THE PIE MAN! Check it out, it is a fantastic website.
So, lets all give a warm welcome to Mike. Its great to have you on board.
Monday, 27 October 2008
Meeting With A Legend
As many of you will know already, we have been trying to get hold of a host of people who worked at ATV and Central in Birmingham over the years, and have already had great interviews with people like Peter Tomlinson, Bob Carolgees, and Debbie Shore. Over the past few months we have been in touch with several personalities who worked there and hope to be able to get back to them pretty soon to arrange a meeting with them, whereby we can record some more great stories for you, about their time at the ATV Centre....
One of the people I have contacted was ATV and Central legend Shaw Taylor M.B.E. Shaw contacted me back and generously agreed to meeting with us to do an interview. So, last week, Lee, Steve and I went to Birmingham and met up with Shaw at the Hyatt Regency hotel where he was staying. I have to say here, what a wonderful experience it was meeting such a great personality as Shaw, who was so generous with his time and so enthusiastic about talking to us about his time at ATV. Many of you will know that Shaw was a big personality for ATV, he was an announcer, a game show presenter, a Royal correspondent, a panel judge on programmes such as New Faces and Miss ATV and of course presenter for 30 years of Police 5. I know that you will all enjoy hearing what Shaw had to say when the programme is finished. What I can say (without giving too much away) is that, as you would imagine, Shaw recounted his fond memories of ATV and some of the people in the organisation with whom he worked, including Lew Grade no less.
I would like to personally thank Shaw again, for his generosity in the time he gave us and the stories he told us which will enhance our programme no end for you the viewers.... Just for now, here is a small taster for you....
One of the people I have contacted was ATV and Central legend Shaw Taylor M.B.E. Shaw contacted me back and generously agreed to meeting with us to do an interview. So, last week, Lee, Steve and I went to Birmingham and met up with Shaw at the Hyatt Regency hotel where he was staying. I have to say here, what a wonderful experience it was meeting such a great personality as Shaw, who was so generous with his time and so enthusiastic about talking to us about his time at ATV. Many of you will know that Shaw was a big personality for ATV, he was an announcer, a game show presenter, a Royal correspondent, a panel judge on programmes such as New Faces and Miss ATV and of course presenter for 30 years of Police 5. I know that you will all enjoy hearing what Shaw had to say when the programme is finished. What I can say (without giving too much away) is that, as you would imagine, Shaw recounted his fond memories of ATV and some of the people in the organisation with whom he worked, including Lew Grade no less.
I would like to personally thank Shaw again, for his generosity in the time he gave us and the stories he told us which will enhance our programme no end for you the viewers.... Just for now, here is a small taster for you....
Monday, 6 October 2008
PRODUCTION REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
Well there seems to have been a lull over the summer since we interviewed Debbie Shore back in August. That doesn't however mean that the team haven't been working away, behind the scenes, on various aspects of the production. We have been doing plenty, but on their own these bits and pieces may not have been worth including here in the blog.....
One thing we have been doing is arranging to interview more people, who you will recognise, for the programme as well as looking to produce more exclusive material for your enjoyment. We are still looking to hear from anyone who worked at ATV Centre between 1969 ad 1997 who can offer us any information or help in making this programme for the fans of ATV and Central in the Midlands.
In trying to make this programme interesting to the audience, we have been looking to generate as much original material as we possibly can, it is intended that this will be both interesting and entertaining for you all. Recently some of our team were granted access to one of the top floors of the Alpha Tower to photograph the studio buildings from an un paralleled
vantage point. We would like to thank Steve Evans at Dandara (the company responsible for the "V Building" project on behalf of Miller Developments) for allowing us into their suite of offices to get this wonderful view which you will, of course, be able to see in the final programme along with a few more .....
So the nights are drawing in, but rest assured, we are still working away at this, and will keep you informed as we go along. It is a project that we are all working on in our spare time, so please bear with us, One thing we can promise though, you will enjoy it, we promise..... !
One thing we have been doing is arranging to interview more people, who you will recognise, for the programme as well as looking to produce more exclusive material for your enjoyment. We are still looking to hear from anyone who worked at ATV Centre between 1969 ad 1997 who can offer us any information or help in making this programme for the fans of ATV and Central in the Midlands.
In trying to make this programme interesting to the audience, we have been looking to generate as much original material as we possibly can, it is intended that this will be both interesting and entertaining for you all. Recently some of our team were granted access to one of the top floors of the Alpha Tower to photograph the studio buildings from an un paralleled
vantage point. We would like to thank Steve Evans at Dandara (the company responsible for the "V Building" project on behalf of Miller Developments) for allowing us into their suite of offices to get this wonderful view which you will, of course, be able to see in the final programme along with a few more .....So the nights are drawing in, but rest assured, we are still working away at this, and will keep you informed as we go along. It is a project that we are all working on in our spare time, so please bear with us, One thing we can promise though, you will enjoy it, we promise..... !
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