Introduction

This week explores the development process, which takes an idea for a story and aims to turn it into a valuable film project worth investing in. First, you'll hear again from director Bharat Nalluri.

This week will focus on what happens right at the very beginning of the process, and you will meet some of the key players. It’s at this stage that you begin to turn your idea into an ‘asset’ that people are prepared to invest in. You’ll hear from Ollie Madden, the producer of the case study film, Spooks: The Greater Good and also from the film’s writers, Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent. Simon Bowles, production designer on Spooks, will also be contributing this week.

They will be talking in general about the development process and in specific terms about the development process around Spooks: The Greater Good. The development process is not an exact science but there are some basic steps that will be shown in the course of this week.