My new blog

I'm gradually starting to move my blog to this new site:

It's not finished yet, but feel free to look at the work in progress...

My New Blog

More Horne & Corden

Nice little video behind the scenes showing the forthcoming new sketch show Horne & Corden.

Start on Tue 10th March on BBC3

If you don't blink for the entire length, you might spot me for half a second.

Great show, hope it's a big hit for everybody that worked on it.

YouTube Video

Horne & Corden

Nice article interviewing the amazing Kathy Burke, who directed Horne & Corden:
Interview with Kathy Burke
The show starts Tuesday Match 10th on BBC3.....shouldn't be missed!

FM - The finished dressed set

After 1 day building, we then began dressing the set with props.

I tried to re-create as real an environment as possible, based on a recce to XFM last year.

This basically involves tons of clutter!

The radio set is an exact replica of a recording studio in London where we shot the pilot episode. The Green Room area was slightly modified and extended, but apart from that, it's identical.

The corridor was a challenge. The studio wasn't quite big enough to fit the whole set and the corridor, so I had to be a bit inventive.

Photographs of ITV Studios' set of FM
Photos must not be reproduced without permission
Photos © Jonathan Paul Green

FM - The set build

Hopefully you managed to see the first episode go out.

Here are a few photos showing the set construction from the first piece of flattage, to the finished article.

Doesn't look like much when we first start, but eventually grows into the world of the Skin FM radio studio.

Photos © Jonathan Paul Green
Photographs of ITV Studios' set of FM
Photos must not be reproduced without prior permission.

FM on ITV

© Logos designed for ITV Studios' television production of FM

Here's a link to the new website.
Photos on set to follow soon.

You can preview episode 1 on the ITV website
http://www.itv.com/entertainment/comedy/fm/

Check out FM's myspace page at http://myspace.com/skinfm for loads of cool stuff including videos, pictures and exclusive content.

You can also join them on Twitter at http://twitter.com/skinfm

'FM'

FM the new comedy series starts on Wednesday 25th Feb on ITV2

It's a very funny show, and is worth a watch.

We put a lot of effort into the styling and design of the show, which has hopefully paid off.

All comments welcome!

Thanks

Top Gear

(behind the scenes during the set build)


There's a new series of Top Gear starting early summer.

I believe the studio starts filming early June, and I'm sure it'll be another cracking series.

Had a call about a possible bit of construction for a location shoot, but nothing confirmed yet.
I'm afraid I can't give any details about what's involved, but tune into the new series to find out.

Horne & Corden

Due out in March (dates tbc) is the fantastic new comedy series Horne & Corden.

Shooting took place from Sept - Nov 2008.

Photos to follow after transmission.

Please tune in and watch, I'm sure it'll be a huge hit.

Oldie but goodie

It's a few years since this job, but I recently came across these photos and realised I'd never posted them.

Some time ago when Sacha Baron-Cohen was hosting the MTV Awards, he asked me to design some sets for a few VT's to be used during the show, which would be clips from 'MTV Kazakhstan' fronted by Borat.

It was an amazing 4 days in New York and a lot of fun.

Question of Genius

So I'm off to Glasgow soon for a few days at BBC Scotland setting up the new BBC daytime quiz show A Question of Genius, hosted by Kirsty Wark.

Then back to London to install a new set for CCTV News.

After that, I'm on to a new series of 1 vs 100 with Ben Shephard and a pilot for a brand new game show called Guesstimation.

Jamie Saves Our Bacon

Before and after....



Here's a few photos of the set I designed in a pig barn in Suffolk.

Quite a challenge, but great to work on. Keeping the carpet clean was a mission and a half.

....and it was freezing!

The cute little table top pigs can be purchased online at




http://www.paintedpigs.co.uk

New work

Fresh back from a relaxing 3 weeks away (needed every minute of it to recuperate), am now quite busy.

I'm designing a News Studio for Chinese TV News, working on a series for a new BBC quiz show called Question of Genius, prepping for a fourth (I think) series of National Lottery 1 vs 100 with Ben Shephard (which is now going to be shot at BBC Scotland, so the set needs altering to fit!)
and just before that happens, a pilot for a new game show called Guesstimation (also in Scotland)

I'm also designing the logo for the forthcoming brand new comedy series for ITV called FM (on my day off).

Thankfully, lots to do, but not too stressful.....yet

Horne & Corden

I went to a screening the other night of the first two episodes.

It's a fantastic show, really funny, great performances and well worth watching.

It was a great show to work on....amazing team.

Every department was very talented, and a joy to work with......more jobs like that please!

Jamie Saves Our Bacon

This show is due out Jan 29th.

A must see, some scenes may be disturbing, and I'm not talking about the set.

New Productions

I've just finished working on the brilliant new sketch show for the BBC, Horne & Corden, starring Mat Horne & James Corden.

I'm now on to a brand new comedy for ITV2 called FM, starring Chris O'Dowd and Kevin Bishop.

Very funny, due out in Feb

Less slog more blog

So it's only been 18 months since my last post.....how ridiculous.
So long in fact that probably nobody reads this anymore anyway, but hey ho, I've got a spare 5 mins so may as well post an update.

The last part of the year has been amazingly busy.

Since the Kevin Bishop Show and Star Stories, I've been non-stop.

Delighted, and privileged to be working mostly in Comedy, I am working on a brand new sketch show Horne & Corden, for the BBC, staring Mat Horne and James Corden, not surprisingly, and it's proving to be a brilliant show.
It's a real joy to be able to work with such great talent on and off screen.

I'm also getting ready for the next series of Top Gear, which I'm sure will be every bit as good as the last, if not better.....a show that just seems to grow every series.

I'm also slipping in a new show for Jamie Oliver, which is very exciting, and quite unique in it's set up....more to follow.

Plus my annual trip up to Glasgow for BBC Scotland's Children in Need, which is always a really nice job to do, with a superb bunch of people.

Then I'm on to a brand new comedy series called FM, which I'm very excited about, and this takes me through until Xmas.

As ever, I'm very thankful that I'm able to work on such great shows, with great people....and if anybody is even remotely interested, I shall try to post more often.

JPG

Roman's Empire

Fresh with a renewed vigour to contribute to my blog more often, I have started a new blog site for the show I was involved with at the beginning of the year, Roman's Empire.

Follow the link above and check it out. I've only just started it, so please bear with me...

Another few months go by....

Shocking lack of blog posts yet again...hopefully that'll change for a while as I'm not quite so busy.

I've just finished a long stint filming a brand new show called Roman's Empire. (more details to follow soon hopefully).

Suffice is to say, it was a brilliant job with one of the best cast and crews I've ever worked with.

Everything just seemed to come together perfectly to create what will hopefully turn out to be a truly excellent show.

I was very fortunate to have been able to give the show a really strong visual look, which I hope adds to the fantastic scripts and performances.

It was six long hard weeks of filming, and hopefully now I'll have a little down time to catch up on other things.
Stay tuned for more news and pictures prior to broadcast in April.

Next I'm on to a new show staring Ben Elton, called Get a Grip, and sorting out the final of the Great British Menu.

I'm also sorting out a few bits for the every brilliant Top Gear, and then I'm on to another series that I worked on last year (news to follow soon), plus another series of the excellent and lovely to be involved with, Q.i.

To the one or two people that still read this blog (!), my apologies for lack of posting, but hopefully I'll have some nice new piccies to post soon, so you can see what I've been up to.

All the best,

JPG (or as I was referred to on the last job...... JPEG)