Category Archives: Art of development

Selecting a Creative Idea

Posted on 14/05/2015 by Phil

We all have great ideas, or too many, or just one, the problem is how do you go about selecting an idea to work on. In this blog, Phil Parker, co-founder of BCre8ive, looks at the initial stages of developing … Continue reading →

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7 Tips on how to become one in a million new creatives

Posted on 30/04/2015 by Phil

This week’s blog by BCre8ive Co-Founder Phil Parker looks at the skills and work needed by creatives to survive in the coming years. NESTA have produced a report calling for 1m more creative jobs to be created by 2030, while … Continue reading →

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4 Phrases which limit Creativity?

Posted on 22/04/2015 by Phil

Developing new original creative projects to the point where they are more likely to succeed than fail is difficult. However, it is made even more difficult by the prevailing development culture as encapsulated in four often-used phrases. These four statements … Continue reading →

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5 Writing Tips from Jocelyn Stevenson

Posted on 12/03/2015 by Phil

This week’s tips are from Jocelyn Stevenson a children’s media professional. Jocelyn  has worked for over 40 years in children’s media as a writer, creator, producer and executive producer. Her credits include Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, The Magic Schoolbus, Bob … Continue reading →

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Creative Collaborations – starting out

Posted on 04/03/2015 by Phil

Collaboration is key to success in the arts, and especially so in digital projects and transmedia, but how do you do it, and what does it mean. In this blog I will discuss some of the key elements which are … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Creative Ideas – David Sproxton

Posted on 16/02/2015 by Phil

This blog is based on 5 Creative Ideas from BCre8ive’s Creative Champion David Sproxton. Dave is co-founder and Executive Chair of Aardman Animation working on projects from Morph and Wallace and Gromit to Shaun the Sheep. In no particular order … Continue reading →

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5 Top Creative Tips – Chris Trengrove

Posted on 05/02/2015 by Phil

This blog is based on the top 5 Creative Tips from BCre8ive’s Creative Champion Chris Trengove. Chris has been writing for UK and US television since 1986 with hits shows from Thundercats and Bob the Builder to Dennis and Gnasher. … Continue reading →

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How to Protect your IP rights

Posted on 18/12/2014 by Phil

A small claims court for your intellectual property. This blog is written by BCre8ive’s guest blogger – photographer Alan Gallery The most important thing to understand about copyright is that in UK and EU law it is a property right. … Continue reading →

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10 Steps to Successful Creative Collaborations

Posted on 10/12/2014 by Phil

At the heart of all creative endeavours is a team. It may only be two people – the creator of the work and the distributor of the work, but even in this simple version if there is a breakdown in … Continue reading →

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Sources of ideas – inspiration

Posted on 21/11/2014 by Phil

Sources of Inspiration On Quora this week someone wrote they had a great film idea, and just needed someone else to write it up! The problem, as one reply noted, is everyone has at least one great idea for a … Continue reading →

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