Working with the OU
Working with The Open University (OU) on a co-production means:
- The OU鈥檚 Broadcast and Partnerships team will manage all aspects of commissioning, business and production relating to the OU. The 成人快手 business affairs manager (BAM) remains the productions main business contact.
- An OU Broadcast Project Manager (BPM) will be assigned to manage the liaison between production and the OU.
- A nominated academic (NA) will be assigned to all projects to give academic expertise on the programme.
- There will be academic consultation at various key stages.
- OU credits and branding appear on each programme.
- OU investment secures OU educational rights.
- There will be OU deliverables that are additional to the 成人快手 broadcast deliverables
- Every co-production is supported by free online resources on the OU鈥檚 . Certain projects also offer viewers a free print item, specially written, designed and produced by The Open University.
Once contracted, the productions OU contact is the broadcast project manager (BPM). The BPM will contact the production to set up an editorial/project meeting between the production team and the OU. This is usually held at The Open University campus in Milton Keynes.
For pre-commissions please liaise with Caroline Ogilvie, OU Head of Broadcast and Partnerships.
Further information about OU commissioning can be found on the Commissioning website.
Find OU contacts on the contacts page.
Please note:
- All OU deliverable requirements should be met from within the production budget.
- All deliverables set out below form part of the contract and should be provided in full within the allotted schedule period.
- Production are responsible for planning for and incorporating the OU delivery requirements in their post-production schedule.
- All products and paperwork must be correctly.
Find general information about delivery on the Technical requirements page.
Academic consultation
The OU nominated academic (NA) should be used as a route to academic expertise and consultation. Key points of consultation include:
For television/digital:
- Attending and contributing academic expertise to an editorial/project meeting for the programme and related online content.
- Commenting on draft scripts before and during filming, if available.
- Viewing the rough cut and providing feedback (first viewings are generally in person with the Producer, subsequent viewings are usually conducted remotely).
- Reading and commenting on the final commentary script for fact checking and providing advice on the academic approach.
- Viewing the fine cut (usually remotely) and giving sign off from an academic perspective.
- Development of additional content.
- Contributing academic expertise to the production of supporting Open University online content.
For radio:
- Attending and contributing academic expertise to an editorial/project meeting for the programme and related online content.
- Commenting on draft scripts before recording, if available.
- Reading and commenting on the final scripts for fact checking and providing advice on the academic approach.
- Listening to the final, edited version of a programme and giving sign off from an academic perspective (where possible).
- Development of additional content.
- Contributing academic expertise to the production of supporting Open University online content.OU delivery requirements
Delivery requirements
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Delivery (and queries) to:
Steve Morris, Information and Recorded Materials Manager (IRM)Broadcast and Partnerships teamLevel 1, Perry BuildingThe Open UniversityWalton HallMilton KeynesMK7 6AA
01908 655301
- Delivery to OU should take place on the agreed delivery date stated in the contract.
- Delivery to the OU is via Media Shuttle (OU Portal).
- Production to email OU鈥橲 IRM (see contact above) with the programme UID number/s (with appropriate suffix), plus the Production Manager鈥檚 contact details for Silvermouse set up (if applicable).
- Production Manager to contact OU鈥檚 IRM to set up access to the portal to facilitate OU delivery.
- Production are responsible for planning and incorporating the requirements into their post-production schedule.
- Deliverables should be cleared according to the contract.OU learning journey version
Additional requirements
In addition to the co-production deliverables the OU is often interested in acquiring one or more of the following:
- Extended interviews/activities
- Selected rushes
- Specially shot material
Additional content is negotiated separately to the main commission. Once a specification and costing has been agreed between the OU and production team, the OU broadcast project manager will liaise with OU Rights Department to arrange a contract addendum.
Call to action
All OU TV Learning Journey projects shall conclude with a request made to the audience to continue the learning journey by accessing complementary materials produced by The OU.
- The call to action wording, 成人快手 URL and OU telephone number (if appropriate) will be a collaboration between production and the OU and must be agreed in advance of the on-line edit.
- The URL should appear in vision and be voiced on each programme.
- The CTA is generally between 15-20 seconds and is placed before the end credits.
- Production are responsible for ensuring the 成人快手 Commissioner has been made aware of the CTA wording and content.
- The OU shall be entitled to approve the CTA sequence once it is incorporated into the programme.
Crediting
- TV Closing credits: Open University (OU) academics will be credited as "Academic Consultants for The Open University". The OU shall provide and be entitled to approve any such credits prior to their incorporation in the programme.
- Radio attributions: All OU radio content should be voiced: 鈥淧roduced in Partnership with The Open University鈥�.
- Online: Relevant programme websites on bbc.co.uk should link directly to complementary materials produced by the OU on their Broadcast and Partnerships website, connect.open.ac.uk where editorially appropriate. The OU will provide text and links for these pages. The links will be placed in an OU branded widget or other such device as appropriate.
- Publicity: press releases should include the following references:
- 鈥�... produced in partnership with The Open University.鈥�
- End note in body of copy ('call to action'): 鈥淭o continue the learning journey with The Open University, visit bbc.co.uk/xxx and follow the links to the Open University website.鈥�
Within notes to editors:
- Mention should be made of any OU print offers associated with the series, and should reflect the call to action in the programme eg 鈥淔or your free xx poster, visit connect.open.ac.uk/xx or call xxx.鈥�
- The name of the commissioner for The Open University and if appropriate the OU academic consultant/s.
Branding
Public recognition of the OU partnership with the 成人快手 is achieved through branding on screen, online, digitally and via radio announcements.
Any branding queries should be referred to the Broadcast Project Manager (BPM) at the OU. Find contacts for end card technical queries.
Open University on screen branding
The partnership has its own end card branding in accordance with .
OU specific end cards can be created within the standard 成人快手 end card software. Find general end card assets and requirements for 成人快手 programmes.
The OU shall be entitled to approve the final end sequence (Call to Action, Academic credits, OU End card credit) once it is incorporated into the programme.
OU partnership end card
- The OU has a strap line at the top of the end card saying 鈥楢 成人快手 Open University Partnership鈥� in text
- The OU static logo in white appears on the same line to the right of the 成人快手 logo
- For any third party co-producers or organisations which may be due a credit, see the credits page for more information
OU fully funded programmes end card
- In rare circumstances, the OU will fully fund the programme and the end card will be adapted so that the OU logo appears on the left and the 成人快手 logo on the right
Please note the 成人快手 is not responsible for the content of external websites.