RTS Futures Articles
In Brief
21/12/2017
Couldn't make it to this year's RTS Futures Christmas quiz? Or perhaps you want to have another go now you know all the answers. Buzzers at the ready for ten tricky TV questions.
04/12/2017
Video journalist Renee Bailey shares her tips on how to become a video journalist and how to stand out as a camera operator in a male dominated industry.
Working on the video team at Press Association, her varied role sees her filming in a range of exciting places to cover newsworthy events, including press conferences, film premieres and...
In Brief
17/11/2017
Grab experience where you can
Santana: “I arrived here, jobless, from the Canary Islands in 1994, and wanted to carry on editing.
“I did a very short online course in order to get into low-budget TV. It was great experience and led to me working on National Geographic documentaries.
“You shouldn’t be sniffy about low-budget productions as an...
In Brief
17/11/2017
The job: “If you do what we do, you have to love it because it’s not easy. It’s pretty much an all-consuming passion.” (Darlington)
“I’ve been from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to the top of a volcano in Ethiopia and everywhere in between. I’ve had the most amazing experiences – and been paid to do it.” (King)
People versus machines: “Cameras...
In Brief
16/11/2017
Duff works on studio and live shows, combining both specialisms on ITV’s The Voice; Duffield is usually found on location, from the Alps for the feature documentary, Touching the Void to BBC Two’s The Story of China.
Duff on getting started: “This is the only industry, I think, where you can start [from the bottom] as a runner and get in – I see...