The Format Lab is where we pull unscripted formats apart to see how they work. What is the engine? Where is the repeatability? Who is the show really about? What makes the casting work? What might break in production? Could the idea travel? Is it a format, or just a premise? The Format Lab looks at new shows, classic formats, failed launches and returning hits through the eyes of a developer. The aim is simple: better format thinking.
Format Lab
There is a quiet problem in unscripted development. We talk about new ideas, new platforms, new buyers, new technology and new audience behaviour. Then we often develop as if the old system still controls everything. The old system had a familiar shape. You found an idea, shaped it into a
Format Lab
We need to talk about what a "format" is now, in this changed world of making stuff for people to watch.