“The American, Narrated by Tom Hanks, on NBC. [Stanley] Tucci in Italy On National Geographic. Walking with Dinosaurs, Narrated by Bertie Carvel (The Crown, HBO’s Upcoming Harry Potter Series), on PBS. THESE Series Are Just the Latest Star-Studded Faculties from BBC Studios Productions, One of The British and Global Media Industry’s MOST respected Production Outfits”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Of Course, There Has Also Been Prehistoric PlanetExecutive Produced by Jon Favreau, and Oceanxplors with James Cameron. And there is more to come involving big names, as Disney hasey unveiled that National Geographic Has Greenlit A New Documentary Series Under the Working Title Meet The Planetsthat is Being Developed by Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort and BBC Studios.
Bottom Line: Shows from Bbc Studios Productions, WHICH INCLUDES The WORLD-RENOWNED NATUral History Unit, The Documentary Unit, The Science Unit, WHOLY OWATED LABELTAGE, Anus Regularly Feature Hollywood Creatives and Do Well On US Screens, As Well As Worldwide.
And they have just receveted Six Primetime Emmy Nominations and 11 Daytime Emmy Nominations. Secrets of the Neanderthals an The Secret Lives of Animals are nominated for the latter. In Terms of Prmetime Emmy Nominees, The American are in the running for the outstanding narrator for Hanks and the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special Emmy for Hans Zimmer. Tucci in Italy is up for the honors for Outstanding hosted non-fiction series or Special and Outstanding cinematography. And Planet Earth – Asia was nominated in the Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special Category and Outstanding Narratory for Attenbohor.
But What is the Receipe for Factual Success at BBC Studios Productions? Key Ingredients Are Scale and Breadth, Collaborations and Partnerships, and Specialism, or Craft, Kate Ward, Managing Director, Unscriprated Productions at BBC Studios Produces Productions. Thr.
Stanley Tucci Celebrated the New York Premiere of His Natgeo Series Tucci in Italy On Monday. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
“I Think that Factual Programming is Really Haring A Moment, and We’re Really Seeing that Moment,“ She argues. “Big Dramas have incredible Power and Zeitgeist and are, Obvioses, A Huge Part of the Ecosystom. But What kind of fact as a genre is that wea Conversations.
Take The Americanfor example. “WE HOPE IT’S GIVING AMERICANS A Shared View of the Natural World of Life on Their Doorstep, SomeTimes at The End of Their Street, Whoch in a World That Can Feel Together, ”Ward Argues. “Bringing People Together is Something that Is Core to Our Values and Our Mission at the BBC.”
SO, How is Her Unscripted Team at BBC Studios Trying to Succeed in a Crowded Marketplace? First, “We’re Excited About the Scale and the Variety of Work We’re Doing for the US Market,“ Ward Shares. “OUR Shows Represent A Range of Different Styles of Pactual Programming for A Range of Different Broadcasters with A Range of Different Models.”
In terms of the Scale of Productions, She Lauds BBC Studios’ “Unmatched Ambition” and abdom to Pull Off “Epic” Shows. “If you look at The Americanfor example, Itok Five Years to Make 180 Filming Expeditions, ”She Explans.“ SO, We Are Working At Epic Proporations in Terms of Production. How Many Protein Bars Did the Team Have to Eat Over Five Years To Make This Show? As a result, you get that infectiooos curiosity that just drAWS YOU IN AS A VIEVER. ”
The Second Ingredient of Success Is Expertise. “We Can Bring the Specialism, The Craft We Are Known for,” to Enseure High-Quality Programming, Ward Explans. “Walking with dinosaurs Can Bring Real Value and An Education for Children and Adults. IT’s Rooted in Real Science. SO it is Entertainment and Education Together, and I Think That Means It Can Reach a Really, Really Large Audence. ”
Finally, Ward Says Is About Collaborations with Creatives, Producers and Distribution Partners Racher Than Going It Alone. “Creaters Bring Their Own Way of Storytelling, Ambition, PASSION, AND TOGETHER, WE CAN DO EXTRAORDINARY Things. We Also Have Deep Partnerships Productors, With Plators Unbelievable Special Relationship with PBS that we value so deeply to nbc and universal television alternative Studio (Utas), Which Was A Great Experience Forance. Geographic and Disney, and We Have Done Great Work with The Likes of Apple and Netflix. ”
Kate Ward, Managing Director, Facting at BBC Studios CourTesy of BBC Studios
Strong Relationships not only give existing shows a good audience platform But Can, of Course, Also Lead to the Development of Further Shows, and Shows that Stand Out, She Argues. “TheSe Deep Collaborative Relationships Help US Shape and Do New Things for the US Market that’s Really Distinctive,“ Concludes Ward.
Now, How About Those Hollywood Stars Collaboration with The BBC. “We’re Working with A Range of Amazing Hollywood Talent – Actors, Directors, Auteurs,“ She Tells Thr. “WHY HAVE THESEEPLE, OFTEN KNOWN FOR Their Fiction, Been Drawn to The Facting Genre? I Believe It’s Because It Alows Them to Explore The Subjects Aubiotensh Theychh Theyh .ene. Different Way of Storytelling than in their other work, which maynantly be in scripted.
How does BBC Studios Attract Such Big Names in the Always-Fierce Battle for Talent? “IT’s About Storytelers, Trust and Mutual Respect,“ Ward Tells Thr. “I BELIEVE THAT ARE Coming to the BBC, Because We Have The Trust, The Legacy, The Consistent Quality, and The Specialism That We Have Built Over the Years. Working with Other Storytelers. ”
For BBC Studios Productions, Working with Famous Personalities with a Shared Passion, Along with Fan Appeal and Bases, Is Key Too, Not Lest To Give Series The Desire. But Importantly, The Creative Collaborators Must Make Real Sense – or Viewers Will Smell A Rat. “We’re look for thoss meningful connections and that creates,“ Ward Explans. “But it is important to Approach this through the Lens of Two Storytelers Coming Together in True Partnership, and It Always Has to Be Authentic.”
Take tucci, for example. “Stanley is An incredible Storyteler, and to be part of that Storyteller’s Journy Through Italy, WHICH HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT, is so exciting, an wee. Together, ”Ward Says. “Or WHEN YOU THINK About Tom Hanks’ Role On The American: Tom’s Passion for the Subject Really Shines Through. If that wasn’t the caase, the audience would Know the Different. ”
‘Walking with dinosaurs’ Courtesy of bbc and pbs
In Other Words: You Couldn’t Just Take A Random Famous Face and Attach It To A BBC Studios Productions Documentary or Other Factorial Series Without a Real Interest OR Connection. “This is Facultial Programming. So, There Have Got to Be Real, Authentic, Passionate Connections to the Subjects, Storytelers Who IMSE You And Take You and What are “TheSe Storytelers Can Start Those Conversations, Change Perceptions, Take You To Worlds and Times That You Didn’s Creative Partnership. ”
Thanks to BBC Studios, US Audienses, Along with British and Global Viewers, Have Also Fallen in Love with Such British Voices as The Legendary Naturanley (porlist David.Lucy Worsley’s Holmes Vs. Doyle). “She Also Brings that Authentic Connection,“ Highlights Ward. “Lucy is so popular in America, and she does it so brilliantly.”
Ward Vows to Continue on the Path of Bringing Factory Hits to the Us and the World. “Scale, Specialism, and Collaboration Are Part of the Secret Sauce of How We’re Approaching the Business,“ She Tells Thr. “And we feel super privileged to be abing to bring thor and provide a melding of creation and what that dos for people who love that Exciting Proposition. ”