>> I believe that you would see some big players come forward to take >> advantage of the service. At the same time it opens the power of the >> BBC to lesser known artists, independent studios and even totally >> independent artists (a bit like a book publisher who accepts unsolicited manuscripts). >> You then give all this work away, and launch the careers of a new >> generation of TV stars, who can then , in turn, charge fees for >> their services. A rare example of a virtuous circle. >>
> Great idea. They could call it "Young Filmmaker Of The Year." Get Michael Rodd to judge the entries. Or maybe Film Network? That's got a nice ring to it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/ And you could do something similar for music, and call it... I dunno, well, the bands would all be unsigned, wouldn't they? - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
