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Podcast: SportsPro Podcast
Episode:

The secrets of making a successful sports documentary

Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:40:03
Publish Date: 2024-02-15 06:00:00
Description:

Series five of Drive to Survive was watched for 90.2m hours in the first half of last year - one Netflix's biggest hits. Box to Box, the creator of the show, is now applying the popular format across a number of different sports. Warren Smith, the production company's head of sport and factual, joins the podcast to give us the inside track on Box To Box's approach to making a hit sports documentary. Talking points:

  • Smith's background and working at Box to Box (2:10)
  • Why did Box to Box's style cut through so well? (9:05)
  • Are the stars more open to the cameras now? (15:44)
  • How the producers work on storylines and put the shows together (19:49)
  • Waiting for the call to commission the next season and keeping the series fresh (29:47)
  • Upcoming projects (33:51)
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