大象传媒

Please contact the 大象传媒 NI press office before you begin production, your Executive Producer will be able to provide details of the Press Officer assigned to your production. We can provide you with a quick checklist of what press/publicity materials to consider during production/filming.

To contact the Press Office please email pressofficebbcni@bbc.co.uk  

Please Note: Network Commissions have different Press demands - please check your commissioning specification and the network commissioning site for their requirements for publicity material and stills.

Previews

One copy of the full programme for each episode, required prior to your programme delivery date, must be uploaded directly to the Previews Mediashuttle by MP4 file. Please contact the Previews team for an account to be setup.

Please make your press office contact aware when these have been uploaded.

Technical specification

• File type: MP4 only
• Compression/Codec: H.264
• Data rate: Minimum 800kbps - Maximum 1.5 Mbps
• Sound: MPEG-4 AAC, Stereo, Auto, maximum 160kbps (or other compatible MPEG-4 audio)
• Frame size: always 16/9 – 640 x 360
• Enable ‘Fast streaming’/’fast start’/’quick streaming’

When ready to upload:

• Uploaded files named as follows: ProgrammeName_ep# (eg EastEnders_ep1) NOT FD38429389/01
• Titles should also include the series number ie S4 (series four)
• Titles should not be too long and can be abbreviated where necessary

Press Stills Photography

Please contact the press office before you begin filming and we can provide you with advice regarding photography, our requirements (depending on programme’s content, etc) and a checklist.

Supply a selection of landscape and portrait photographs – five stills per episode (depending on programme's content, contributors, number of episodes, etc – please contact us in advance). Photographs should also be accompanied by a list of captions, including names/locations and any credits required.

Format: JPEG is best with a resolution of 300dpi. Ideally over 1mb in size

Screen grabs are not acceptable unless agreed in advance or there are exceptional circumstances where photography can't be taken.

Photography for publicity use should be cleared in advance – e.g. with contributors, archive photography used in filming, issues of copyright and adhere to 大象传媒 Compliance guidelines. Please refer to 大象传媒 Editorial Guidelines.

Don't wait until you deliver your programme. The earlier we get the photography, the better – i.e. photography for commissioning announcements/filming announcements etc..

And obviously if it's a central element of the film that can't be reproduced, or, it's being filmed on location, it's good practice to make sure it's captured.

For more details, please see 大象传媒 Photography Guidelines for 大象传媒 Pictures and iPlayer.

Publicity Copy

Please supply the press office with a 300 word synopsis of your programme and an episodic billing for each programme.

Clips

An MP4 extract clip must be provided for every programme and episode. Please contact the press office in advance and we can guide as to which clips would be appropriate for publicity purposes. On occasion we may need more than one clip.

Social Media

Please have a conversation with the press office in advance of production to consider any social media opportunities for publicity.