Unscripted Production in the UAE
Producers, directors and researchers who develop and make reality, documentary, factual, game, talent, travel and food programmes.
Reality & documentary, Digital & social
- Head of UnscriptedLeads an unscripted or factual division, commissioning and overseeing the slate of reality, documentary and entertainment programmes.
- Executive Producer (Unscripted)Holds overall creative and editorial responsibility for an unscripted series, signing off format, story and cut on behalf of the production company and broadcaster.
- Showrunner (Unscripted)Runs the day-to-day creative engine of a large reality or competition series, steering story, casting, shoot and edit across all episodes.
- Series ProducerManages the editorial content of an unscripted series day to day, leading producers and directors and ensuring every episode delivers the format and story.
- Series DirectorSets the visual style and directing approach for an unscripted or documentary series and directs key episodes.
- Documentary DirectorDirects a documentary film or series, shaping its story, interviews, shooting style and edit.
- Documentary ProducerDevelops, finances and produces documentary films or series, managing access, budget, story and delivery.
- Reality DirectorDirects reality and entertainment shoots, blocking multi-camera coverage of contributors and scenarios as they unfold.
- Story ProducerTracks and shapes storylines across a reality or docuseries, guiding what is shot in the field and how it is structured in the edit.
- Shooting Producer DirectorResearches, produces, directs and self-shoots unscripted content, often working alone or with a small crew.
- Field ProducerLeads a location unit on an unscripted shoot, directing coverage of contributors and capturing story beats in the field.
- Segment ProducerProduces individual segments or items within a magazine, entertainment, talk or travel show from research to edit.
- Format ProducerProtects and adapts an established TV format, ensuring local versions follow the format bible and its rules.
- Challenge ProducerDesigns, tests and delivers the challenges, tasks and games that contestants face in competition and game shows.
- Game Show ProducerProduces quiz and game show programmes, managing questions, contestants, rules compliance and studio record.
- Question WriterWrites and verifies quiz questions and answers for game and quiz shows to the format's difficulty and compliance standards.
- Location ProducerFinds, secures and manages filming locations for an unscripted production and supervises the unit on site.
- Travel Show ProducerPlans and produces travel and destination programmes, researching places, stories and contributors and leading the shoot abroad.
- Culinary ProducerPlans the food content of cooking and food shows, sourcing ingredients, testing recipes and preparing dishes for camera.
- Studio Producer (Entertainment)Produces studio-based entertainment, talk and talent shows, running content and talent on record days.
- Archive ProducerSources, licenses and clears archive footage and stills for documentary and factual programmes.
- Archive ResearcherSearches film, TV and photo libraries for archive footage and images and logs rights and costs.
- Assistant Producer (Factual)Supports producers on unscripted programmes by researching, setting up shoots, directing smaller scenes and often self-shooting.
- TV ResearcherFinds stories, facts, contributors and locations for unscripted programmes and checks information for accuracy.
- Junior ResearcherEntry-level researcher who supports the team with contributor searches, fact-checking, call sheets and logging.
- Production Executive (Unscripted)Oversees budgets, schedules and business affairs across a slate of unscripted productions for the production company.
- Production Manager (Unscripted)Manages the budget, schedule, crew, kit and logistics of an unscripted series.
- Production Coordinator (Unscripted)Coordinates travel, crew, kit, paperwork and schedules on an unscripted production.
- Production Secretary (Unscripted)Provides administrative support to the production office on an unscripted series, handling paperwork, bookings and contracts.
- Production Runner (Unscripted)Entry-level runner who supports the office and shoots on unscripted programmes with errands, logistics and set support.