More sports series that go behind the scenes at clubs from grass roots to the elite level are capturing the hearts of sports fans all over the world.
We spoke to a well known director in this field to find out why fans love them and what impact they wish to have on sport.
We spoke to a well known director in this field to find out why fans love them and what impact they wish to have on sport.
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00:00 One of the great things about professional sports is that there's almost always at least one season taking place.
00:08 Sometimes though you may find that there's a lull in your actual sports watching habits,
00:13 either because every league is on a break or because you simply enjoy certain sports more than others.
00:19 If you're someone who's trying to fill an open sports watching spot in your calendar,
00:24 we suggest delving into sports docuseries that go behind the scenes and tell untold stories about some of the biggest personalities and clubs in the world.
00:35 Listen, I love sports documentaries. We, everyone at Full World does as well.
00:40 That's sort of what this company has been known for for a long time now.
00:45 There are some amazing ones out there. You know, we always used to watch Last Chance U and loads of the American ones,
00:50 all the American football ones. They sort of set the bar really for us.
00:54 I love all of them as long as they're authentic and they get behind the scenes.
00:59 And, you know, there's a level of sort of TV magic that goes on in every show.
01:04 But I think the less you can have that involved and the more authentic and real and, you know, you can get there.
01:11 And like you say, it's all about human stories. It always is.
01:16 We've seen a remarkable increase in the quality of behind the scenes docuseries.
01:21 This mainly being down to the access that cameras are now given to capture the real life stories of the characters that fans may only see on the pitches once a week.
01:31 Mud, Sweat and Tears is a new premiership rugby docuseries.
01:35 And there was no struggle dealing with the stars behind the scenes.
01:39 We've been into football clubs, organisations, athletics, all sorts of different things.
01:44 And the first question most sports people ask us is what time can we get out of here?
01:49 And you're like, we haven't even pushed record yet. The first thing you want to do is go home.
01:54 Whereas with the rugby guys, all of them were asking us, brilliant, what's going on? How do you make it?
01:59 What camera is that? What are you doing? What sort of interviews are you doing? Why are you doing this? Where does that go?
02:03 Why do you ask me that question? And they were interested in it.
02:06 And that was brilliant. And that was across the board, which was really refreshing.
02:11 It's a given that many sports clubs are at the heart of their community.
02:16 And the way the home club performs on the weekend can hugely impact the locals around them.
02:21 So just how much of this is taken into account when cameras go behind the scenes?
02:27 I mean, Northampton, for example, we sort of touch on it there, that productivity within the shoe factories goes down 50 percent if they lose on the weekend.
02:35 And it's up if they win. You know, it's that important that, you know, the key industry within that town is affected by how they do.
02:43 You don't need much more. You don't say much more than about how important it is than that.
02:49 Really, that's what sums it up.
02:51 Sporting docuseries have become a staple for the majority of sports fans.
02:56 And now with the improved access and quality throughout, they'll certainly be making an impact in the future.