RTS Craft & Design Awards 2008/2009 were presented on Monday 23 November 2009 at The Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, W1J 7BX. The evening was hosted by Justin Lee Collins.

 For press information contact: Jo Mitchell – Tel: 020 7822 2823 or Email: jo@rts.org.uk

WINNERS

Production Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

Peter Bingemann  Take That Come to Town  ITV Studios for ITV1

“The winning production designer created a lavish, rich world full of imagination, beauty and theatricality that pushed the boundaries of what can be achieved for a studio-based music special.” 

Simon Rogers  Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle  BBC Productions for BBC Two

Trials Team  I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!  ITV Studios for ITV1
 

Production Design - Drama

David Roger  Margaret  Great Meadow Productions for BBC Cymru Wales for BBC Two

“A truly accomplished piece of work with astonishing attention to period detail, which was handled with care and wit and avoided the temptation to overwhelm.” 

Ashleigh Jeffers  Occupation  Kudos Film and Television for BBC One

Phil Lewis, Jan Sanger & Matt Perry  Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death  Aardman Animations  for BBC One
 

Tape and Film Editing - Documentary/Factual

Joby Gee  The Fallen  Minnow Films for BBC Two

“An editing tour de force; taking heart-breaking stories of heroism and loss and weaving them with skill and sensitivity into a stunning, unforgettable piece of work.”

Justin Amsden  Joanna Lumley In The Land of The Northern Lights  Takeaway Media for BBC One

Paul Carlin  The Hospital  North One Television for Channel 4
 

Tape and Film Editing - Drama

Phil Hookway  Being Human (Series One)  Touchpaper/BBC Wales/BBC America for BBC Three

“Bold, ambitious and a very fresh piece of television… in which the editing treads the line brilliantly between drama, comedy and horror, allowing the show as a whole to be a terrific modern twist on genre television.”

Victoria Boydell  Occupation  Kudos Film and Television for BBC One

David Charap  Freefall  Origin Pictures for BBC Two

Tape and Film Editing - Entertainment and Situation Comedy

The Farm Editing Team  The X Factor (Series 6)  talkbackTHAMES in association with SYCO TV for ITV1

“The technically brilliant editing of the winning entry adds drama and dynamism and is an integral part of the show's stunning success.”

Adam Bokey & Charlie Fawcett  Walk On The Wild Side  BBC Productions for BBC One

Kayvan Novak, Ed Tracy, Vicki Kitchingman & Warren Chapman  Fonejacker  Hat Trick Productions for E4
 

Effects - Digital Effects

VFX Team  The Wrong Door  BBC Productions for BBC Three

“Ambitious, fresh and distinctive in its approach… and unique and visual in its wit. The digital effects were actively driving the comedy material.”

Bram Ttwheam  Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death  Aardman Animations for BBC One

The Mill  Doctor Who - The Next Doctor  BBC Cymru Wales for BBC One

Effects - Special Effects

Millennium FX  Being Human  Touchpaper Television for BBC Three

“Working with small budgets and tight deadlines with no post-production enhancement, this work illustrates a real commitment to the profession and the genre. The effective transformations into a werewolf were a tour de force.” 

Richard van den Bergh  Skellig  Feel Films/Taking A Line For A Walk for Sky 1

Davy Jones  Apparitions  Lime Pictures for BBC One

 
Effects - Picture Enhancement

Aidan Farrell The Farm  Wallander (Series 1)  Left Bank Pictures/Yellowbird/TKBC Production with ARD Degeto, WGBH Boston and Film I Skane for BBC One

“Dramatic transformations were realised using techniques seldom seen on the small screen. The objective was to create a modern look that embraced the natural surroundings…it did just that!”  

Trevor Brown Ascent 142  Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11  Dangerous Films

for ITV1

Mick Vincent The Mill  Skellig  Feel Films/Taking A Line For A Walk for Sky 1

Make Up Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

René Metcalfe & Paul Haskell  Dancing On Ice  ITV Studios for ITV

“… [a] wide variety of exotic creations… brought a sense of glamour to the production. The hair styles and make-up for the various artists were exceptional and each told their own story.” 

Daniel Parker  Krod Mandoon And The Flaming Sword Of Fire  Hat Trick & MRC in association with Watson Pond & Comedy Central for BBC Two
 

Make Up Design - Drama

Emma Scott  Moses Jones  BBC Productions for BBC Two

“Portraying in grim detail the gruesome result of a vicious beating, the make-up was so convincing, so livid and so credible that it immediately pulled you as a viewer into the heart of the story and made you curious about the character in question.”

Nadine Prigge  The Devil's Whore  Company Pictures/Power for Channel 4

Conor O' Sullivan & Rob Trenton  Skellig  Feel Films/Taking A Line For A Walk for Sky 1
 

Music - Original Score

Edmund Butt Bucks Music Group  Yellowstone  BBC Productions for BBC Two

“… this powerful score matched the visuals effortlessly while not being over played.  The end result was both bold and epic.”

Daniel Pemberton  Occupation  Kudos Film and Television for BBC One

Craig Pruess  Moses Jones  BBC Productions  for BBC Two
 

Music - Original Title

Emily Barker & Martin Phipps  Wallander  Left Bank Pictures/Yellowbird/TKBC Production with ARD Degeto, WGBH Boston and Film I Skane for BBC One

“The jury felt that the distinctive and stylish use of vocals coupled with a boldness in style would make you want to sit up and watch the show.” 

Will Gregory, Stuart Gordon  SWARM – Nature’s Incredible Invasions  John Downer Productions for BBC One

Daniel Pemberton  Desperate Romantics  BBC Productions for BBC Two
 

Lighting, Photography & Camera - Photography - Drama

Julian Court  The Devil's Whore  Company Pictures/Power for Channel 4

“Amazing work...  The winner created beautiful, rich interiors with stunning colour and for exterior shots used the landscape of Africa to create a vision of Oxfordshire in the 1640’s.”  

Anthony Dod Mantle  Wallander  Left Bank Pictures/Yellowbird/TKBC Production with ARD Degeto, WGBH Boston and Film I Skane for BBC One

Wojciech Szepel  Tess Of The D’Urbervilles  BBC Productions/WGBH Boston for BBC One
 

Lighting, Photography & Camera - Photography - Documentary/Factual & Non-Drama

Neill Rettig, Mark Payne Gill, Michael Richards and Jonathan Jones SWARM – Nature’s Incredible Invasions  John Downer Productions for BBC One

“… a visual feast showing enormous creativity and great originality.” 


Lighting, Photography & Camera - Multicamera Work

The Camera Team  The Family  Dragonfly Film and Television Productions for Channel 4

“The jury recognised the considerable skill and teamwork that went into planning complex coverage in an everyday environment. The warmth and intimacy created by the camera positioning and framing during both intimate and combative moments truly brought out the complex characters and compelling storylines whilst offering a unique insight into the family's lives.”

Paul Kirrage  Dancing on Ice  ITV Studios for ITV

Rob Kitzmann  Fire and Election: We Are Klang  BBC Productions, Manchester for BBC Three
 

Costume Design - Drama

Yves Barre  Psychoville  BBC Productions for BBC Two

“… brought the grotesque, gothic and sometimes downright unpleasant to such vivid life, creating a world that burst with vibrancy, colour and dark, deliciously daring.” 

Barbara Kidd  Little Dorrit  Co-production with WGBH Boston for BBC One

Natalie Ward  Red Riding 1974  Revolution Films for Channel 4

Costume Design - Entertainment & Non Drama

Jane Stuart Brown  The Legend of Dick and Dom  A CBBC Production

for BBC One

“A huge array of costumes…created on a tight budget which depicts the essence of the fun and joy of comedy entertainment, taking the viewer into a world of silliness and allowing them to be captivated.”
 

Sound - Entertainment and Non Drama

Andy Payne & SIS Live’s Sound Team  Proms 2009  BBC Classical Music Television for BBC

“Year on year, the sound of this spectacle delights audiences around the world.  This is a truly monumental achievement.”  

The Sound Team  The Family  Dragonfly Film and Television Productions for Channel 4

Kate Hopkins, Tim Owens & Andrew Wilson  South Pacific - Ocean of Islands  BBC Productions for BBC Two
 

Sound - Drama

Mervyn Moore, Danny Finn, Pietro Dalmasso & Ian Wilkinson  Occupation  Clear Cut Pictures/Kudos Film and Television for BBC One

“The jury felt transported to the world of this series - shocking, visceral, life-threatening.”  

Bosse Persson, Lee Crichlow, Iain Eyre & Paul Hamblin  Wallander  Left Bank Pictures/Yellowbird/TKBC Production with ARD Degeto, WGBH Boston and Film I Skane for BBC One

Adrian Rhodes  Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death  Aardman Animations for BBC One
 

Graphic Design - Programme Content Sequences

Mark Wilkin, Richard Gort & Intro Design  Formula 1: Australian Grand Prix  BBC Sport for BBC One

“The judges felt the sequence was a slick, beautifully conceived and executed piece of work, with skilful design following throughout.”  

Mick Connaire, Luke Wilmot, Tony Gilbert, & Jeremy Horton  Charles Darwin and The Tree of Life  BBC Natural History Unit/The Wellcome Trust for BBC One
 

Graphic Design - Trails and Packaging

Rob Heath & Selena Cunningham  Great Adaptations  4Creative/Film4

“’A cracking idea’…The design was simple, well executed, and suited the character of the show.” 

Oliver Harnett & Matt McDermott  Hidden Japan  Red Bee Media for BBC Four

Brian Harrington, Shizuka Hata & Why Not Associates  Chosen  4Creative/More4 for Channel 4
 

Graphic Design - Titles

Orla Handley, Paul Greer & John Durrant  British Style Genius  Burrell Durrant Hifle for BBC Two

“The judges felt this sequence was unique, bold, edgy and very striking. The animation was cleverly done, maintaining a real strength truly befitting the feel of the programme.”

Melanie Woelzemueller, Patrick Bedeau & Al Jazeera English Creative Division  America and AlQaeda  Al Jazeera English

Liquid TV  Formula One  Liquid TV for BBC One
 

Design & Craft Innovation

CBeebies

“… a cross-platform, multi-genre children’s brand which reaches on average half of its target audience (the under 6’s) each week.  It is brimming with originality, creativity and talent – always with a relentless focus on delighting its young audiences.  Its website is an integral part of the brand, with its TV production and online teams working together to create innovative game play and immersive web experiences.”
 

Judges’ Award

Florian Wieder and Dave Davey The X-Factor talkbackTHAMES in association with SYCO TV for ITV1

“In recent years we have seen a perhaps unexpected return to the big, often live, studio entertainment shows and they now dominate our weekend viewing.  This has given an opportunity for many craft and design professionals to demonstrate their considerable skills, not least the set design and lighting experts.  These two teams working ever more closely together have created the magical arenas in which shows like Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing on Ice, Britain's Got Talent and I'm a Celebrity have been played out.  Standing out in the field has been a combination of set design and lighting that has used creative flair and every technical innovation available to create a stage of endless flexibility and of extraordinary power and  excitement.  Using every inch of the double studio space at Fountain in Wembley, tonight's honourees have constructed a performance area which comfortably hosts more than a dozen separate performances in a single show, which allows for solo artists, huge dance numbers, and an on stage orchestra, ariel fly-ins and rising rostra, pyrotechnics and spectacular falls of both fire and water, whilst always keeping a judges' area and a very large studio audience at the centre of the action.  This award is given for outstanding work on the 2008 programmes, but no-one can have failed to notice the continuing innovation these two teams have brought to the current series.”
 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Bobby Warans

“…a short list of credits: The National Lottery Show, The Armstrong and Miller Show, Room 101, Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, The Two Ronnies, Top of the Pops, Queen Mania, The Eurovision Song Contest, Absolutely Fabulous, The Paul O'Grady Show, Strictly Come Dancing, ,French and Saunders, Christmas Night with the Stars, The British Comedy Awards, This Is Dom Joly, Harry Hill’s TV Burp, An Audience with...., Richard and Judy, Pop Idol, Victoria Wood's Sketch Show, The Richard Blackwood Show, Parkinson, Goodness Gracious Me, The Full Wax, Noel's House Party, Bottom, The Young Ones, A Bit of Fry and Laurie, The Best of Rory Bremner, The Generation Game, Big Break, Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie, Roland Rat: The Series, Open all Hours, The Royal Variety Show….a short list, … heavily edited from [the recipient’s] listing on IMDB.  He has been supplying props for entertainment, variety and comedy productions for both the BBC and latterly in the independent sector, since the 1960s.  A testimony to his far reaching experience and legacy in the industry is the fact that he is known universally by just his first name.  The man who can get anything, for any show, at any time.  He is, quite simply, the best known properties buyer working in British television, ever.  That doesn't just happen: it evolves over years of dedication, professionalism and unstinting loyalty to producers, broadcasters, and the craft.  He has worked with every major British star on entertainment television of the last five decades; from Val Doonican to Ant and Dec, from Dusty Springfield to Cilla Black and Rolf Harris to Shirley Bassey and Barry Humphries;  from David Frost and Terry Wogan to Esther Rantzen, Noel Edmonds, Cliff Richard and Lulu, Morecambe and Wise to Jeremy Clarkson, Clive James and Bruce Forsyth.  He understands glamour, loves the sparkle of television entertainment, displays a buoyant sense of humour throughout everything, maintains discretion at all times - and yet, despite the central role his work has played in supplying props to the most popular shows on television, his craft is rarely formally recognised.  That is why it is time to acknowledge a lifetime of dedication to pursuing excellence, in the work of the 'King of the Props'.”