How we made a broadcast quality talk show with just four people

Twelve Noon Films
(Image credit: Twelve Noon Films / Alex Fryer)

As show budgets increase, scope burgeons, and costs to subscribers spiral out of control, it’s time to look at new ways to make high quality content. Film and TV production is often locked into an inherited loop. Few would argue that if the industry were to start fresh today we’d do things in a different way. Technology and multidisciplinary people are at the forefront of this coming revolution. As is the availability of user generated content sites like YouTube and TikTok.

Our production company, Twelve Noon Films, was founded on the principles of embracing new methods of working and learning from the rich history of indie filmmaking. And they’ve created a proof of concept that showcases exactly how it’s done. The result is Forty Minutes With – a one-of-a-kind general interest talk show shot at broadcast quality.

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Dominic Danson
Creative Director at Twelve Noon Films
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