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Contributing
science to TV
Alice
Ford, Beyond Tomorrow (Discovery Channel)
Script
writing is a regular part of my job as a TV producer on Beyond
Tomorrow. It is the crunch time when all the planning, researching
and shooting for a story must come together in a logical,
informative and entertaining way that will appeal to an audience
and various TV execs (not an easy task!) It is perhaps the
most creative and challenging part of the process.
On 12th April, I
was flat out finishing
a script for a story
on Beyond
Tomorrow about the science and technology
behind digital characters and effects in the movie industry.
The high points were the times when the writing flowed, and
I felt like I had filmed a lot of good stuff to tell an interesting
and entertaining story . The low points were getting bogged
down with figuring out what idea should come next - and starting
to doubt my ideas - a writer's curse.
What I enjoy most about working on Beyond Tomorrow
is communicating interesting science and innovative ideas
to a broad audience. In an age of often mindless TV,
it is great to be contributing real content.
I also find it very fulfilling to be able to showcase the
work of scientists who have been slaving away at projects
for decades - we can give them acknowledgment and exposure
for their ideas and technologies.
At high school, I was interested in both the arts and sciences.
However, I only pursued arts subjects at university. Happily,
my TV career has been mainly focussed
around science themes - from wildlife films,
to environmental issue programs, kid's science programs, and
now Beyond Tomorrow. Constantly learning new things
has made my career a very interesting and stimulating one.
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