Please see below call for ideas which went up on RTÉ's website today.
ENTERTAINMENT CENTENARY 2016 PROGRAMME INSERTS
As part of the commemoration/celebration of 1916 – RTÉ will transmit a series of programmes and events across Easter week. One of the events will take place in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and will be broadcast live on Easter Monday the 28th of March 2016 at 9.30pm on RTÉ ONE. The programme will celebrate the achievements of Ireland from the foundation of the state to the present day, through Dance, Music, Archive, Poetry and Song.
The programme will have elements of pre recorded EFP. We are looking for Ideas from interested Production companies for the following EFP inserts. The companies chosen will need to work closely with the core production team in RTÉ and be willing to follow a strict brief to ensure smooth flow between pre recorded inserts and Live show.
PROGRAMME INSERTS A
BUDGET INSERTS A (1) + (2): BUDGET RANGE TOTAL €65,000 - €75,000
INSERT A (1) KILMAINHAM GAOL
Number: 1 episode
Duration: 7 – 10 minutes
This is for the most part a music shoot. The chosen production company will need to secure big name acts have experience of negotiating performer and music clearances, demonstrate an ability to shoot live music on location, deal with complicated sound mixes and show an ability to shoot inserts for inclusion in a live show.
To reflect upon and remember the events which took place in Kilmainham following the rising we would like to record with some of Ireland’s best Singers and Musicians in Kilmainham Gaol.
In your project outline could you suggest artists for the insert and some songs that could be performed. Please suggest key production staff that would work on the piece, include director, camera, sound and editor. The Production Designer/Lighting Designer and core team within RTÉ will work closely with the chosen production company to ensure the style of the piece fits the overall programme.
INSERT A (2): LOCATION TBC GRIEVING
Number: 1 episode
Duration: 3- 5minutes
To reflect on the hundreds who died during the rising we would like to shoot in a location that is currently TBC. This night time shoot would involve a live music performance but we also need to commemorate those who died so we welcome ideas on how this can be achieved in this insert.
We ask, in the first instance, that producers submit ideas into the eCommissioning system:
under the programme category
Entertainment – “Centenary 2016 Programme Inserts - Inserts A”
Closing date for submissions is Monday the 16th of November 2015 at 12 noon
PROGRAMME INSERTS B
BUDGET INSERTS B (1) + (2): BUDGET RANGE TOTAL €65,000 - €75,000
INSERT B (1) FOUNDATION/ EMERGENCE/ PROCLAMATION
Number: 1 episode
Duration: 7 – 9 minutes
This insert is central to the overall show and above all needs to be visually inspiring and in parts dreamlike. It has three different elements that need to come together.
- Official flag raising ceremony – in an agreed location but we need to show similar action in historical locations across the country
- Drama shoot at the Hill of Tara, which will link the flag ceremony to the third part, proclamation.
- The last part, involves people at home and abroad reading an agreed edited version of the Proclamation. We will also celebrate our love of the Irish Flag in everyday life.
The chosen production company would need to show ability to tell a story visually to a high end, whilst demonstrating creative use of new media. Please suggest key production staff that would work on the piece, include director, camera and editor. The Production Designer/Lighting Designer and core team within RTÉ will work closely with the chosen production company to ensure the style of the piece fits the overall Programme.
INSERT B (2) VOICES VT
Number: 1 episode
Duration: 2-3minutes
We are looking for a creative producer/ director who could visualise and shoot for an agreed soundscape (that will be provided by RTÉ) of iconic Irish voices through the ages.
We ask, in the first instance, that producers submit ideas into the eCommissioning system:
under the programme category
Entertainment – “Centenary 2016 Programme Inserts - Inserts B”
Closing date for submissions is Monday the 16th of November 2015 at 12 noon
*Please note budget ranges are indicative only, and proposals that can achieve lower costs will be particularly attractive'.