His Dark Materials: The inside story
Find out how the 鈥榰nfilmable鈥� Philip Pullman books were commissioned, envisioned and filmed with the executive producer and 麻豆社 commissioner of His Dark Materials.
Join Joel Collins, production designer and executive producer for His Dark Materials at Bad Wolf and Ben Irving, commissioning editor 麻豆社 Drama, for a conversation about the commissioning and filming of His Dark Materials in Cardiff.
Discover how the high-end drama production ecosystem developed in South Wales with companies like Bad Wolf and 麻豆社 Studios and hear about which digital jobs are most in-demand in high-end drama production.
Panellists:
Joel Collins: Production Designer and Executive Producer for His Dark Materials at Bad Wolf. His work in TV dramas, feature films and commercials plays the key role in developing a creative vision and transferring this vision to the screen. He has vast experience on productions ranging from鈥疊lack Mirror through to London has Fallen, Day of the Triffids and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Ben Irving: Commissioning editor in 麻豆社 Drama having previously joined the 麻豆社 as Head of Drama Development. He has commissioned and overseen dramas including鈥疕is Dark Materials,鈥疓iri/Haji,鈥疶he Capture,鈥疓entleman Jack,鈥疍racula, and Life鈥痑s well as鈥疍octor Who鈥痑nd鈥疌asualty. As part of his role, Ben oversees network drama in Wales, and works closely to support Welsh indies. Prior to joining the 麻豆社 he was at Heyday Films and worked on features including鈥疓ravity,鈥疨addington 1 & 2,鈥疐antastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.