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Associated Rediffusion

Project Management, venue & location finding, production, language services

Background

BAFTA winning TV & radio production company, Associated Rediffusion, owned by British film, television and radio producer, restaurant critic and newspaper columnist, Victor Lewis-Smith. sought exciting small companies to take part in a new business TV show.

The programme, to be aired on UK & international channels as well as major digital platforms was filmed in 4K ultra high definition and was produced by Victor-Lewis Smith, a highly successful programme maker, with a team of proven entrepreneurs.

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Summary

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The show followed the fortunes of the 6 finalist businesses who received expert mentoring and strategic consultancy. The objective was to help the entrepreneurs identify the most exciting optimum real-world strategies to help them accelerate their businesses as effectively as possible.

This new show aimed to buck the trend on TV showing business in a positive light, while being entertaining, educational and interesting to watch. The programme was fully financed and the successful companies received investments from other entrepreneurs, as well as strategic partnership deals and free consultancy going forwards.

nth Degree Consultancy was contracted to support in 2 stages of this new TV production.

1- 4k studio shoot in London with two studio productions happening simultaneously
2- Location finding and production support in Spain

What we did

London shoot:

  • • Identify, interview and coordinate all logistics with potential contenders for the show
  • • Production management
  • • Coordinate the second studio shoot
  • • Liaison for the show contenders

Spain shoot:

  • • Contracted as Location Manager, nth Degree Consultancy was responsible for finding and securing locations to be used for the production and coordinating the logistics, permits and costs involved
  • • 5 stunning new locations were sourced without any additional budgetary spend and within an incredibly tight timeline
  • • Assistant Producer during the shoot
  • • Source hotels and logistics for contenders and crew
  • • Multi-lingual translation services

testimonials

  • “I have worked with nth Degree Consultancy on many occasions, and have only ever been astonished by their ability to hit the ground running, and at some of the most difficult of shoots. Their ability to think on their feet, and to turn about the seemingly unturnable is one of their many skills.

    Niki works brilliantly with a team, has excellent (and reliable) contacts and is mindful of budgetary implications at every juncture of the production process. All in all, she is a consummate professional”.

    Victor Lewis-Smith
    TV producer, Writer, Chairman
  • “I’m happy to write a testimonial for Niki Shefras at nth Degree Consultancy, I loved working with her: she learns very quickly; is highly intelligent and has excellent interpersonal skills.

    We worked together with nth Degree Consultancy on a complex and arduous 4K studio shoot. Studio-based television of this sort requires are the rock-solid logistics — the rigid, inflexible side that simply has to be right — and there’s thinking on your feet. Niki excelled at both, Niki’s logistical flair, her ability to keep a level head under pressure, and her seamless people skills meant that the whole thing ran very smoothly indeed. She was able to gain people’s respect and just got on with it! I’m very grateful to her for this, as it meant I could hand over that side of the operation and forget about it.

    Niki is immensely likeable. It’s that impression that I’m left with when I think back to the experience of working with her. She made my life easier; she was extremely professional; she was a joy to work with”

    Ben McPherson
    Television producer, Writer, Director
  • “I’m happy to write a testimonial for Niki Shefras at nth Degree Consultancy, I loved working with her: she learns very quickly; is highly intelligent and has excellent interpersonal skills. We worked together with nth Degree Consultancy on a complex and arduous 4K studio shoot. Studio-based television of this sort requires are the rock-solid logistics — the rigid, inflexible side that simply has to be right — and there’s thinking on your feet. Niki excelled at both, Niki’s logistical flair, her ability to keep a level head under pressure, and her seamless people skills meant that the whole thing ran very smoothly indeed. She was able to gain people’s respect and just got on with it! I’m very grateful to her for this, as it meant I could hand over that side of the operation and forget about it. 
     
    Niki is immensely likeable. It’s that impression that I’m left with when I think back to the experience of working with her. She made my life easier; she was extremely professional; she was a joy to work with.”

    Ben McPherson
    Television producer, Writer, Director