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Learning the Ropes 2024
2024's iteration of the programme has been co-designed by Dermot O’ Leary’s Tuskar Trust, Fremantle UK, the British Production arm of global entertainment group Fremantle, alongside Meet a Mentor.
This programme matches 26 mentors with 26 mentees and young creatives currently underrepresented in the industry to break into the TV and digital storytelling sector. This is a six-month long programme which carefully pairs mentees with industry mentors, forges relationships through opportunities to network, offers TV and film set shadowing plus guarantees first running creds. The six-month programme includes a 3 day intensive TV bootcamp which gives a 360 overview of all things production from commissioning, development & script-writing workshops, to art & lighting direction, documentary making, a tour of a post to post-production facility & includes a technical camera and lighting skills workshop. The scheme also supports with job applications and cv support amd provides opportunities to go behind the scenes of some of Britain's best loved TV shows. The monthly evening sessions hosted at Fremantle UK headquarters hosted by Dermot, include candid Dermot 'in conversation' style interviews with industry figures such as Broadcasters Andi and Miquita Oliver, Director Hector Dockrill offering advice and talking about their jobs & their journeys to get there, warts and all.
Mentors
Andy Varley, Founder & CEO at Insanity
Charlie Bennett, Director of Development at Talkback
Danielle Goff, Freelance Producer at Lunar Pictures Ltd
Evie Buckley, Commissioner at Channel 4 and Channel 4.0 Lead
Hector Dockrill, Director and Photographer
Ivor Baddiel, Writer and author
Jo Taylor, COO at Label 1
Jonno Richards, Managing Director of Talkback
Kaio Grizelle, Digital Commissioning Executive at Channel 4
Karen Knowles, Head of Production at Naked
Kate Edmunds, Director of Programmes at Talkback
Laura Cairney Keize, Editor at Trim Editing
Lee Hardwicke, Senior Casting & Welfare Executive at Naked
Martha Housden, Creative Director of Development at BBC Studios
Mary Hui, Line Producer at BBC Studios
Phil Harris, CEO and Founder at Boldprint Studios
Richard Greenwood, Staff Executive Producer at Initial (Banijay)
Riffy Ahmed, Writer & Director
Rod Davies, Partner and Creative Director at Craft Films
Sangeeta Bhaskar, Freelance Executive Producer
Sharon Fuller, Head of Production at Talkback
Susan Maxwell, Executive Producer
Suzi Aplin, Freelance Producer
Tom O'Brien, Managing Director at Naked
Thomas Williams, Director of Development for Thames Television
Yasmin Ali, Development Editor at Rope Ladder Fiction