Year 2 Term 1 W2 Commissioning Process Question 3 Detail/Help

3.How do you get a script commissioned, give examples I.e. BBC. 

Finally explain in your own words the commissioning process. Remember to include what happens to the proposal once submitted and any details on Legal and ethical considerations: copyright; bias; censorship; watersheds; libel; plagiarism *

Use these sites to help youhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/pitching-ideas/how-it-works.shtml andhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/how-we-work/business-requirements/code-of-practice.shtml

From these two sites you will need to get details on

• 3.1 What is the timeline that the BBC uses? (In other words how long will it take for the script to get through their system at each stage?)

• 3.2 What should the proposal include?

Also this site gives you an idea on how much the bbc pays http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/how-we-work/business-requirements/tariff-ranges.shtml

• 3.3 Tell me how much you might get for you drama script

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Submitting Ideas from the public http://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/tv/pitching-ideas/ideas-from-the-public.shtml

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