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contents
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Sundance Grand Jury and Audience Award winner
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Blood Brother is part of our annual Festival Report.
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Unscripted action at the NewFronts;
Dubuc and Raven upped at A+E .........................................................9
Super 8 fi lm shot by Nixon’s top aides is featured in
IDEAS & EXECUTION
Our Nixon (Still courtesy of Dipper Films).
U.S. cable nets unveil slates; crowdfunding words of wisdom ...........13
“The perception was you
SPECIAL REPORTS
could pitch a show on a
THE REALITY REPORT
A look into the Emmy Reality Peer Group;
log line, put 10 cameras
paranormal reality revamps ..............................................................27
somewhere, and that
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was reality.”
Super 8 rules in Our Nixon; 1895 Films’ 9-11: The Heartland Tapes;
FOCAL Awards winners and UK copyright news ...............................35
FESTIVAL REPORT
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Profi les of Gideon’s Army and Blood Brother .......................................40
PRODUCTION MUSIC
Music shop execs reveal the dollars
and sense behind scoring for shows .................................................45
THINK ABOUT IT
Making talent agreements agreeable ...............................................48
Science Channel’s slate features a move into scripted
drama, with 73 Seconds: The Challenger Investigation.
AND ONE MORE THING
Daryl Hall’s can-do attitude ..............................................................50
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May + June 13 Volume 16, Issue 5
Realscreen is published 5 times a year by Brunico Communications Ltd.,
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As
I write this, spring is fi nally arriving at realscreen’s home VP & Publisher Claire Macdonald [email protected]
Editor and Content Director Barry Walsh [email protected]
base of Toronto, Canada. And just as our city is thawing
Associate Editor Adam Benzine [email protected]
out following what seemed to be a malevolently persistent
Staff Writer Kelly Anderson [email protected]
winter, those of us on the realscreen team are eagerly awaiting the Contributors Hubert Best, Nicole Page, Chris Palmer, Kevin Ritchie, John
opportunity to bask in some serious SoCal spring temperatures, as we Smithson
prepare to head to Santa Monica for another edition of Realscreen West. Associate Publisher Melissa Giddens [email protected]
Account Manager Lisa Faktor [email protected]
Of course, it won’t be all surfboards and poolside mojitos for our team, or for
Account Executive, Realscreen Connect Russell Willer [email protected]
those hundreds of delegates heading to the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica
Marketing & Publishing Coordinator Aimee Ross [email protected]
for June 5 and 6. But speaking of mojitos (which I don’t do often enough), Creative Director Stephen Stanley [email protected]
just as a conscientious bartender would go that extra distance to concoct the Art Director Mark Lacoursiere [email protected]
perfectly mixed beverage, we’ve endeavored to craft an event agenda jam- Production/Distribution Coordinator Robert Lines [email protected]
Event Producer Heidi Rotter [email protected]
packed with valuable takeaway, carefully mixed with just the right amount of
networking opportunities, with an end result designed to leave you pleasantly
webmaster Farhan Quadri
refreshed, if not a little woozy afterward. audience services
With our West Coast event specializing in the business of unscripted Director of Audience & Production Services Jennifer Colvin
entertainment, this year’s agenda for Realscreen West features panel sessions [email protected]
Manager, Audience Services Deborah Brewster [email protected]
that will put various sub-genres under the microscope, including food
corporate
programming and game shows, to highlight the innovations and opportunities
President & CEO, Russell Goldstein [email protected]
within them. We’ll also be looking at burgeoning opportunities for producers VP & Editorial Director Mary Maddever [email protected]
in panels dedicated to programming for the growing Hispanic audience, and of VP & Publisher, Kidscreen Jocelyn Christie [email protected]
course, the return of our “Amping Up Unscripted” session, which showcases VP Administration and Finance, Linda Lovegrove [email protected]
VP and Chief Information Offi cer, Omri Tintpulver [email protected]
networks making further forays into the genre.
Sticking with the cocktail metaphor, there’s also a sizable shot of practical
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Bertram,
Congratulations to an extraordinary man,
Husband and Father.
You have shared your life with all of us through
your work and your storytelling,

and continue to inspire us to look at every
new day with wonder and excitement.
Thank you for taking us on the journey.
All our love,
Elise
and your daughters,
Barbara, Vanessa and Ava
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Awards and
rewards
F
or the past couple of years, I’ve fi lled a number of these pages
thanking countless people in the non-fi ction entertainment
industry for their support of realscreen in myriad ways. I’m
fortunate to lead a brand in which stakeholders are interested,
committed and passionate.
That passion emanates also from the team that brings realscreen to
Thanks to our
you – whether it’s through the pages of this magazine, our online
newsletter and realscreen.com, our realXchange platform, the
sponsors!
Realscreen Awards or any one of our conferences. I feel privileged to
be supported by a team that really does give a damn and consistently
gives it their all.
In the past fi ve years realscreen has evolved at light speed, essentially
mirroring the growth of the unscripted entertainment business globally. MARQUEE SPONSOR
In 2004 the magazine was published six times a year, we published
a newsletter three times a week and ran one event – the Realscreen
Summit, which in February 2009, drew just shy of 1,100 delegates.
Fast-forward to May 2013… We have fi ve print issues, a daily
newsletter, three conferences and a robust awards program (as you’ll
see on pages RSA1-RSA24 of this issue). This past January saw
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2,300 international delegates descend on Washington, DC for the
15th edition of the Realscreen Summit, and as we put the fi nishing
touches on Realscreen West in Santa Monica on June 5 and 6, all
indicators are that we’ll be hosting more than 800 at this, our fi fth
West Coast conference.
I’ve played a very active role in content development, very ably
supported by Heidi Rotter, our conference producer, and Barry Walsh, SILVER SPONSORS
editor of realscreen, and of course, an incredible events team. The
time has come to pass that baton so that I can focus on business
development, so it gives me great pleasure to announce on this page
Barry’s promotion to editor and content director. He has made an
enormous contribution to our events and awards program and now
he’ll be driving these initiatives, working with Heidi and our events
production team. Please join me in congratulating him and if you’ve SILVER/DIGITAL/WiFi SPONSOR
an idea for a panel at next year’s Realscreen Summit, drop him a note
at [email protected]. I will, of course, continue to be involved in
every aspect of our business and look forward to remaining in close
contact with you.
‘til next time, go well
Claire Macdonald
VP & Publisher
realscreen
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BY BARRY WALSH hile unscripted has traditionally lent itself Principato-Young Entertainment, and Now Eat This! Italy
well to short-form, as seen in the number of with Rocco DiSpirito.
YouTube channels built around it, this year’s Style is further represented with Inspiration with
As this spring’s
second edition of the NewFronts, presented by Digitas, saw Jonathan Adler, produced by AOL Studios; The
NewFronts in New York online giants such as AOL bringing considerable star power Sartorialist, starring photographer Scott Schuman; and
to their slates (including Gwyneth Paltrow and Sarah Jessica Fuego Your Life, featuring Sandra Vergara and produced
City revealed, players Parker) and companies known for traditional media (Condé by Telepictures Productions.
Nast, The Wall Street Journal) making concerted moves into Seventeen-year-old NASCAR driver Dylan Kwasniewski
in the online original online original programming, with the bulk of it residing in is the subject of docuseries Flat Out, produced by Vuguru
the non-fi ction camp. and NASCAR Productions, while My Ink, produced by
content space are Condé Nast, for example, announced 30 programs Mandalay Sports Media, gets sports stars to open up
for its fi rst NewFront presentation, delivered by Condé with the stories behind their tattoos. BermanBraun,
making bigger bets on
Nast Entertainment head (and former president of meanwhile, presents the fi rst-time father exploits of actor
entertainment for The CW) Dawn Ostroff. The company’s Hank Azaria in Fatherhood.
unscripted content,
roster of series features episodes running the gamut from Funded looks at crowdfunding business success stories,
and attracting A-list one to 10 minutes each, spanning assorted publishing and is produced by AOL Studios with Cultivated Wit,
brands under the Condé Nast umbrella, including while Acting Disruptive, produced by Tribeca Enterprises,
talent to their platforms. Wired, Glamour and GQ and “airing” on their respective follows Hollywood types launching tech and new media
websites. GQ.com will present Casualties of the Gridiron, start-ups. More tech programming comes in the form of
Here’s a look at some a documentary about the rise of injuries in the NFL, while Hardwired, featuring Justine Ezarik (aka iJustine) and The
the Wired channel will feature such titles as Angry Nerd, Future Starts Here, featuring Webby Awards founder and
of the non-fi ction news
in which columnist Chris Baker will issue rants on topics fi lmmaker Tiffany Shlain.
ranging from the Star Trek reboot to the failings of Peter Meanwhile, Yahoo! is spicing up its online original
coming from the digital
Jackson’s fi rst Hobbit fi lm. and unscripted offerings with a comedic series exec
upfronts. Fashion bible Vogue will begin rolling out web originals produced by Morgan Spurlock and actor/occasional
on May 8, including such titles as Vintage Bowles, following Beach Boy John Stamos. Losing Your Virginity with John
international editor-at-large Hamish Bowles as he travels Stamos will feature the actor in conversation with various
the world in search of great fashion fi nds. Magical Elves, famous folks, discussing the celebs’ “fi rst time” and
meanwhile, are partnering with Glamour to present stylist embellishing the stories with “humorous recreations
competition Style to Kill. using crude animation, stop-motion techniques, and
Upcoming series for AOL’s On Network the occasional Barbie Doll and/or sock puppet to help
include Second Chances, produced by Ryan underscore the story.”
Seacrest Productions and featuring Paltrow New lifestyle content making its way to Yahoo! includes
and Tracey Anderson, who will spend time Cinema & Spice, an interactive cooking show featuring
with “women who’ve overcome hardship, Julianna Strickland and Natasha Feldman, and Grill Girls
injury, and setbacks to triumph in the (w/t), hosted by chef Megan Mitchell and delving into the
face of adversity,” through the use of world of women who love to barbecue. Fashion Recipe,
good diet and exercise regimens. meanwhile, has celebrity stylist Brett Alan Nelson diving
Sarah Jessica Parker’s prodco, Pretty into the closet of a different woman each week to offer
Matches Productions, will team up invaluable fashion tips. It’s produced by Full Picture.
with Zero Point Zero for City.Ballet., a Hulu, which entered the online unscripted arena in
docuseries going behind the scenes at the 2011 with Spurlock’s A Day in the Life docuseries and
New York City Ballet. followed that up last year with a travelog from Richard
Nicole Richie will star in #CandidlyNicole, Linklater, Up to Speed, has a new docuseries on tap for the
a series inspired by the multi-hyphenate’s year ahead. Behind the Mask will delve into the shadowy
musings on her Twitter feed and featuring world of sports mascots.
her uncensored takes on style, parenting and While YouTube didn’t unveil several hundred new
relationships. Telepictures Productions and channels during the Google NewFront, it did offer up a
World of Wonder will produce. new buzzword – Gen C, meant to serve as a descriptor
Food content will come in the form of for the YouTube generation that indulges in “creation,
Anthony Eats America, starring actor/ curation, connection and community.” And days after its
comedian Anthony Anderson presentation, the online video powerhouse unveiled its
and produced by fi rst round of paid subscription channels.
Morgan Spurlock’s
Warrior Poets has a
new series coming
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Gone
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POINTED ARROW:
A Producer’s Perspective
A look at what’s BY JOHN SMITHSON
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on the way from
hatever has happened to downside – wave goodbye to the back end.
assorted networks, coproduction? Producers used to talk Inevitably, this has led to a further fracturing of the
about it all the time. The major markets copro market place, with lots of alternative options
and what’s on the
thrived on it. The airlines were happy as we traveled evolving. Now, producers have found new ways of
T way out. the world with bags full of proposals. Funds were adapting to a situation where only one country, from
I raised, multiple versions of shows were delivered, and either the UK or the U.S., wants to commit – and at
everyone was happy. Well, at least most of the time. budget levels below those needed to make a show.
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Not any longer. As the global TV market has evolved, The fi rst port of call is Canada. Partnering with
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so has coproduction and the model we all used to a Canadian producer and network can unlock
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Initially, for those of us on the UK side of the Atlantic, genuine partnership, with proper Canadian spend.
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we could make copro work with just the UK and U.S. And as the production now needs to feed two indies’
R But as tastes evolved and ambitions soared, it became mouths, the production fee gets sliced. But with the
necessary to bring in one or more of the other big right attitude it can work. Producers have enjoyed
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Food Fighters territories such as France and Germany. Producers could similar success in Australia, France and Germany.
Produced by: Electus, still fi nance their shows, the rest of the world was still An extra pressure has been added by the reality of
Universal Television in play and you had a very content distributor. international distribution. It used to be possible to get
Network: NBC Occasionally a few big shows are still made with this a big distribution advance, which, along with locking
model, such as last year’s ambitious Plane Crash. But one or two broadcast partners, made a show possible.
Nashville Confi dential in recent years, a combination of overlapping market But it’s tougher now, with distributors reluctant to
Produced by: Evolution Media forces have combined to create a seismic shift in throw large sums of money around. Also, although
Network: TNT the way the business works. Ownership rather than many territories are still prepared to pre-buy, the
partnership is now the name of the game, because money to spend is much less than a few years ago.
ownership guarantees creative control. There’s one glimmer of hope on the horizon. The
Buckwild Networks in each key territory are becoming more fast-growing countries, with money to spend and
Produced by: Parallel assertive about what works for their markets, as they citizens that are keen to devour quality content, are
Entertainment, Zoo fi ght for market share with their competitors. This the new kids on the block. They are anxious to cozy up
Productions means they are more likely to spend big money on to English-language producers with the right creative
E Network: MTV shows that defi nitely work rather than coproductions skills. It’s not just about content – they want to learn.
that could work. Their default response is to turn to So suddenly Beijing, Shanghai, Mumbai, Rio de
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Ready for Love home producers who know the lay of the land. Janeiro, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul look interesting.
O Produced by: Renegade 83, This has been particularly true of the big U.S. factual Many producers are already spending time and money
UnbeliEVAble Entertainment networks, which are increasingly looking to LA and New in the hopes that these will evolve intosignifi cant
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and Universal Television York producers rather than to London and beyond. partnerships. Still, there are considerable creative,
Network: NBC Further strengthening the possessive instinct, cultural and commercial challenges.
all these big nets are aggressively growing their But as the old model has collapsed, the producer’s
America’s Most Wanted international networks and want to fi ll the pipeline survival instinct is forcing us to fi nd new ways of
Network: Lifetime with quality output. For example, Discovery, History fi nancing work. As networks become more tenacious
Produced by: 20th Television, and Nat Geo are keen to take all rights worldwide, about how much they want to spend, it’s the only way.
Walsh Productions rather than co-fi nance with another broadcaster. For John Smithson is creative director of Arrow Media, an indie he
producers, the upside of that is it’s one-stop shopping co-founded in 2011. Previously he was chief executive of Darlow
– you can get your show fi nanced with one pitch. The Smithson Productions.
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