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Television Craft Awards Categories

07 November 12

The list of Television Craft Awards categories with detailed information about each.

From costume design to visual effects, from editing to photography, the British Academy Television Craft Awards reward excellence across the board.

Please download our Rule Book (158 KB).

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BREAK-THROUGH TALENT

This award pays tribute to emerging talent in any part of the behind-the-camera production process. It is designed to recognise those who have made a significant impact, for the first time, in programmes aired between 16 February - 31 December 2012. An entry might comprise one piece of work or a number of productions, each of which must have been transmitted during the eligibility period and demonstrate strong production values. Entrants who already have a significant number of credits in any genre will not be considered as eligible. Entrants must not have been previously submitted in this category.

A supporting statement of approximately 100 words will be requested in addition to a CV.

See who won in previous years: The BAFTA Break-Through Talent Award

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COSTUME DESIGN

The programme should contain a significant amount of original design.
Eligibility is limited to the costume designer.

DIGITAL CREATIVITY

Entries must have been broadcast by a UK based terrestrial or multi-platform broadcaster and should be for interactive projects relating to the UK broadcast of a TV programme and can be on any platform, including web, mobile and red button.

This category rewards excellence and innovation in offering audiences a multi-platform television experience. Emphasis should be on creativity and viewer engagement through the moving image.

Awarded to individuals or a creative team working in the area of interactive media development.

Individuals should have worked on the design, technical or back-end development of the project. Producers and executives are not eligible.

A maximum of four names may be submitted. Additional names will not be considered. Alternatively, a maximum of four company names may be submitted.

Supporting statements will be required outlining the project as a whole and for the role of each individual.

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DIRECTOR: FACTUAL

Eligibility is limited to the Director(s) of the specific episode entered for consideration.

DIRECTOR: FICTION

Eligibility is limited to the Director(s) of the specific episode entered for consideration.

DIRECTOR: MULTI-CAMERA

Eligibility is limited to the Director(s) of the specific episode entered for consideration. Programmes to be considered could include entertainment programmes, game shows, live events, news, reality shows, sports, studio sitcoms and talk shows.

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EDITING: FACTUAL

Eligibility is limited to the Editor(s) of the specific episode entered for consideration. Assistants are not eligible.

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EDITING: FICTION

Eligibility is limited to the Editor(s) of the specific episode entered for consideration. Assistants are not eligible.

ENTERTAINMENT CRAFT TEAM

Awarded to a creative team working in entertainment programming. Entertainment programmes include general entertainment programmes, variety shows, game shows, stand-up comedy, quizzes, panel games and celebrity chat shows.

A maximum of four individual names may be submitted and may include the following roles:

Producers and executives are not eligible.

Category Sponsor: HotCam

MAKE UP & HAIR DESIGN

Eligibility is limited to a maximum of three artists directly responsible for the make up and hair design in the programme.

Individuals responsible for a particular performer only are not eligible.
Assistants are not eligible.

Exceptionally, where an individual has been responsible for a character or characters which make an outstanding contribution to the overall achievement of the programme, they may be considered for nomination alongside those responsible for the overall design of the programme. Final decision on eligibility rests with the Academy’s Television Committee.

A supporting statement of approximately 250 words will be requested from the supervising designer if a programme is included on the jury shortlist. This should also highlight the original work in any continuing series

Category Sponsor: MAC

ORIGINAL MUSIC

Where available, cue sheets should be provided for all programmes entered for this award. A programme will be eligible if more than 50% of its music is original composition created specifically for it.
Original songs may contribute to the total amount of original composition.
Eligibility is limited to the composer(s) of the original score, responsible for the conception and execution of the work as a whole. Where the composer created less than 50% of the original music, additional contributors may be considered.

PHOTOGRAPHY: FACTUAL

Eligibility is limited to the Director of Photography or principal members of the Camera Team.
The programme should consist mainly of material shot specifically for the programme.

PHOTOGRAPHY & LIGHTING: FICTION

Eligibility is limited to the Director of Photography.

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Eligibility is limited to the Production Designer and Set Decorator. The programme should contain a significant amount of original design.

A supporting statement of approximately 250 words will be requested from the Production Designer if a programme is included on the jury shortlist to highlight the original work in any continuing series.

Category Sponsor: The London Studios

SOUND: FACTUAL

A maximum of four names may be submitted and may include the following roles:

Sound Recordist
Sound Designer
Production Sound Mixer
Re-recording Mixer
Supervising Sound Editor

Assistants are not eligible.

SOUND: FICTION

A maximum of four names may be submitted and may include the following roles:

Sound Recordist
Sound Designer
Production Sound Mixer
Re-recording Mixer
Supervising Sound Editor

Assistants are not eligible.

VISUAL & GRAPHIC EFFECTS

Eligibility is limited to those individuals with primary creative responsibility for the visual effects achieved within the production; Consideration is given to post-production visual effects only and includes CGI. Title sequences that use post post-production visual effects, including CGI, can be considered in this category.

A maximum of three names may be submitted. Additional names will not be considered. Alternatively, a maximum of three company names may be submitted. The individuals put forward should be those responsible for the most significant and outstanding effects within the programme, generally the Visual Effects Supervisors. BAFTA recommends that senior Visual Effects Supervisors are fully consulted in the process of selecting nominees; VFX producers, coordinators and executives are not normally eligible unless it can be shown that they are also directly and creatively responsible for the effects achieved.

A supporting statement of approximately 250 words will be requested from the Visual Effects Supervisor if a programme is included on the jury shortlist.

WRITER: COMEDY

Writers of both original and adapted teleplays are eligible. Eligibility is limited to the Writer(s) of the original teleplay or the Writer(s) credited with adapting the original source material: ‘story by’ or similar credits are not eligible.

A maximum of three names may be submitted. A shooting script will be requested if a programme is included on the jury shortlist.

WRITER: DRAMA

Writers of bother original and adapted teleplays are eligible. Eligibility is limited to the Writer(s) of the original teleplay or the Writer(s) credited with adapting the original source material: ‘story by’ or similar credits are not eligible.

A maximum of three names may be submitted. A shooting script will be requested if a programme is included on the jury shortlist.

Distinction between Factual and Fiction in the drama genre is as follows: programmes whose drama content accounts for no more than 50% of the total and which very closely and accurately recreate specific historical events and identified individuals, should enter in the Factual categories (Director: Factual, Editing: Factual, Photography: Factual, Sound: Factual). Those which broadly represent historical events should enter in the Fiction categories.