Making it and Faking it in Factual TV - a conversation with John Maclaverty

Schedule

Fri Dec 06 2024 at 02:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

103 Trongate, G1 5HD Glasgow, United Kingdom | Glasgow, SC

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A chat about the reality of working in factual TV in Scotland. How to get a foot in the door & why directing docs is one of the great jobs
Everyone dreams of being the righteous documentary maker getting triumphant ovations at the Sundance Film Festival - but most newcomers would settle for a job as a junior researcher on The One Show. You're invited to a chat with award-winning documentary maker, John MacLaverty, about the realities of working in factual TV in Scotland. We'll cover how to get a foot in the door, doing your first job well, how to get on in the TV industry, why directing documentaries is one of the great jobs, and when you're allowed to fake it.
John MacLaverty has worked in TV for over 25 years, directing award-winning documentaries, presenter led travel shows, and arts TV ( but also lots of crap). Specialising in Scotland's own oddities, he's told the stories of Scotland's abysmal World Cup attempt in 1978, the story of the hunt for the Loch Ness Monster, the story of Gay Scotland, an entire f**cking documentary about cursing in Caledonia. He's worked for BBC, Channel 4, ITV and won 3 Scottish BAFTAS and 3 RTS Scotland awards en route.

Credits:
Loch Ness They Created a Monster - feature doc for Screen Scotland /BBC
The Limbs in the Loch - Catching a Killer - for BBC Scotland due November
The Mystery of Anthrax Island - BBC Scotland
Scotland '78 A Love Story - BBC
Glasgow 1967 - The Lisbon Lions
Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones - ITV
Dispatches ( 3 episodes ) - Channel 4
Coming Oot - A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland
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103 Trongate, G1 5HD Glasgow, United Kingdom, 101 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5, United Kingdom,Glasgow, United Kingdom

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