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The second episode was filmed during the Summer Term of 2013, and edited/released at the start of the Autumn Term of the next academic year. The team travelled to Thirsk to investigate the home-town, farms and local countryside which inspired the world's most famous vet to write semi-autobiographical novels. We spoke to Rosie Wight, Herriot's daughter, interviewed visitors to the 'World of James Herriot' Museum, and got endearing shots of new-born calves being licked (by the parent cows). The main focus was on what makes a work of fiction endure and become a best-seller, particularly if from a non-academic focus. We also got to film the original recording equipment from the BBC television series 'All Creatures Great and Small', and several clips from old and new adaptations were used in the episode. | The second episode was filmed during the Summer Term of 2013, and edited/released at the start of the Autumn Term of the next academic year. The team travelled to Thirsk to investigate the home-town, farms and local countryside which inspired the world's most famous vet to write semi-autobiographical novels. We spoke to Rosie Wight, Herriot's daughter, interviewed visitors to the 'World of James Herriot' Museum, and got endearing shots of new-born calves being licked (by the parent cows). The main focus was on what makes a work of fiction endure and become a best-seller, particularly if from a non-academic focus. We also got to film the original recording equipment from the BBC television series 'All Creatures Great and Small', and several clips from old and new adaptations were used in the episode. | ||
==The York Mystery Plays== | |||
Filmed over two days just after the Three Peaks trip, this episode was pretty tight to turnaround, as the plays are only staged on wagons once every 3-4 years, on two days of the summer. We had previous footage from rehearsals filmed in April/May, and split off during the day, with two DSLR camera ops (Rob Drane and Thomas Cheyney) capturing the crowds and the various plays, and the very unlucky duo of Sam Nicholson and David Heaton having to sound and camera op respectively for what felt like more than 100 takes of each section. This resulted from Helen having only looked at the script she wrote for herself on the day. We interviewed Angie Millard, who produced Jesus's Entry into Jerusalem and Roger Lee, the chairman of the York Festival Trust. We also spoke to Laurence O'Reilly, who played Jesus in Angie's production. Footage from alternative stagings of the plays was used, and new lower thirds were created by Tom. The episode was entered for Best Factual in NaSTA 2015, and came third, with very useful and positive feedback. | |||
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Warning: Referring to the show as 'LoL' may cause the producer to flinch/lash out violently. | Warning: Referring to the show as 'LoL' may cause the producer to flinch/lash out violently. | ||
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