Rather than asking for scripts, they wanted a five-minute web pilot video. And it didn't have to have great production values. This was perfect for me.
Future Talent was an exciting new opportunity which launched in the West Midlands in November 2014. We were looking for produced online pilot episodes of a comedy, drama or interactive idea. They could be up to 5 minutes in duration and needed to have the potential to be developed into a web-series. We were seeking out bold and original ideas, great stories and fresh characters.
Submissions came in on YouTube and Vimeo from across the West Midlands region. They were shortlisted by the 大象传媒 Writers team alongside colleagues from 大象传媒 Drama and Comedy.
The shortlisted pilots were viewed by Adil Ray (Creator, writer and star of Citizen Khan), Yasmin Evans (大象传媒 Radio 1Xtra鈥檚 Breakfast Show host and DJ) and Kate Rowland (大象传媒 Creative Director).
Winner:
The winner of Future Talent was for his pilot of 'What's Wrong With Me?'. Patrick was given development opportunities through 大象传媒 Writers as a member of our writer scheme alongside investigating the potential of turning his pilot into a full web-series.
Runners Up:
- W.T.F News (Jay Droch)
- Young, Wild and Free (Raife Connolly Maddox & Harvey Solomon-Brady)
- Fran the Explorer! (Oliver Corbett)
Shortlisted:
- Delroy's Hollywood Dreams (Mark Pressdee)
- SLOMO (Katerina Pushkin)
- The Cookroaches (Lee Skinner)
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Patrick Coyle on winning the Future Talent competition