Prior to his success with the invention of the television, John Logie Baird was unlucky and struggled with a series of unsuccessful projects.
He had tried and failed to create artificial diamonds and attempted to create a cure of haemorrhoids which left him in considerable pain.
Over almost two decades at the BBC and Sky, Lucy Lumsden has commissioned some of the country’s best-loved comedies, including Outnumbered, Miranda and Moone Boy.
But the commissioner has recently swapped sides – having made her first short film last year, Lumsden is now in the business of creating comedy.
The seeds of her future career were sown at Edinburgh University, explained Lumsden, who was giving the RTS comedy masterclass.
You could be forgiven for thinking that the award- winning screenwriter and producer, Jeff Pope, approaches his work by trying to find the most gruesome story possible.
This is the man who has made TV dramas based on the dark deeds of serial killer, Fred West, Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, and Britain’s most prolific hangman, Albert Pierrepoint.
Television is at its core a visual medium and the cameraman exists at the very heart of it.
Tim Palmer, a cinematographer working predominantly in TV drama, and BAFTA winning documentary cameraman Steve Robinson turned the viewfinder on themselves to deliver an RTS craft skills camera masterclass.
The session was chaired by former Yorkshire Television high flier Helen Scott.
When it comes to producing great television, a good editor is where it all begins and ends. That was the clear message for students attending the RTS craft skills editing masterclass.
Ben Stark, a feted documentary film editor and Una Ni Dhonghaile, who has won plaudits for her work editing TV drama, delivered the masterclass chaired by media consultant Alex Graham.
Stark and Dhonghaile each discussed three examples of their work.
From a questionable rendition of The Lion Sleeps Tonight to wannabe rapping duo Ant and Seb, the X Factor has seen an array of talent over the past ten years.
With the X Factor final looming, what happened to those who made it through the gruelling auditions to win the show?
Siobhan Mulholland is the Commissioning Editor of Factual at Sky.
Here she explains what she looks for when someone pitches an idea for a documentary.
The RTS Craft and Design Awards 2015 recognise those involved in the process behind the nations favourite shows.
This year the awards were hosted by actress, writer and comedian Susan Calman at the London Hilton, Park Lane.
Here is a glimpse into what was a truly fantastic event.
The UK film industry will come under the microscope at the Screen Film Summit on Thursday 10 December.
The RTS has teamed up with the Summit to offer our members 15% off the standard ticket price to the day-long event at the newly opened Picturehouse Central, in London.
The conference will help attendees discover how filmmakers can access investment and the opportunities available.
"BBC Three is not closing, we are reinventing online," promised Damian Kavanagh, controller of BBC Three, after it was announced the youth-channel would be migrating from televisions to tablets and computers in the new year.
The decision, which has been mooted for several months, was met with a mixed reaction.
So BBC Three is set to close in February. Good.