Producing for TV and New Media

Looks at the role of the 'Producer' in television and new media. This book features a series of interviews with TV producers who share their real-world professional practices. It offers insight into the complex billion-dollar industries of television and media.

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Cathrine Kellison's career as a writer/producer spans two decades, and includes an eclectic range of projects - from a CBS special to a PBS documentary, from corporate image pieces for IBM to behind-the-scenes celebrity interviews for MGM, from a kids' piece on recycling to educational films for teachers. To date, she has produced, written, and/or directed hundreds of hours of broadcast and non-broadcast programming for television and various avenues of new media. Starting as a writer of feature-length scripts in Hollywood, Ms. Kellison moved into producing for NBC and, later, United Artists in New York City as Director of Creative Services. She then went independent, starting her own small-but-meaningful production company, Roseville Video. Ms. Kellison began teaching producing for television and film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1994, and now teaches and advises students of media studies in NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and SCPS. Ms. Kellison works as fluently as a writer, authoring or co-authoring a number of books and articles primarily in the Affective Education domain and in mathematics education reform. Ms. Kellison is a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Independent Documentary Association, and has won numerous industry awards, including two WGA awards for Outstanding Achievement. She lives and works in New York City.

Klappentext
Producing for TV and New Media provides a comprehensive look at the role of the "Producer" in television and broadcast media. Every project has a Producer at its core who provides a wide array of creative, technical, financial, and interpersonal skills. The author's 20+ years as a professional broadcaster & producer gives her a unique perspective of television producion. Written especially for new and aspiring producers, this book gives an overview including everything from the "big picture" to the small details of what to expect in this demanding profession.

A series of real-world interviews with seasoned tv producers sharing professional practices provide readers with a window into the hidden world of the television industry. The interviewees represent a wide selection of people who produce prime-time programming, reality shows, comedy, drama, news, children's shows, music videos. This type of practical insight is not to be found in other books on producing. This new edition now covers striking developments in new media, delivery systems, the expansion of the global marketplace of media content.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 What Does a TV Producer Really Do? Chapter 2 Television: Its Past, Present, and Future Chapter 3 Script and Project Development: The Big Idea Chapter 4 Breakdowns, Budgets, and Finance: Connecting the Dots Chapter 5 Legalities and Rights: Welcome to Reality Chapter 6 Pitching and Selling the Project Chapter 7 Pre-Production: The Plan Chapter 8 Production: The Shoot Chapter 9 Post-Production: The Final Product Chapter 10 It's a Wrap! Then, Next Steps