Tv Creators

Author : James L. Longworth, Jr.
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0815629532

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TV Creators by James L. Longworth, Jr. Pdf

This sequel provides yet another dozen of today's most acclaimed writers and producers an open, uncensored forum in which they discuss everything from their work ethic to the political, social, and economic issues affecting the television industry. The West Wing, C.S.I., and Judging Amy are just a few of the dramas that launched a new era of television at the turn of the millennium. TV Creators gives scholars and fans alike an exclusive, firsthand account of the lives, philosophies, and contributions of some of the best television scribes of the past two decades. TV Creators: Volume Two includes revelations such as Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) admitting that he is not a natural storyteller, and Martha Williamson (Touched by an Angel) announcing that "There is nothing more gender blind than an executive producer who desperately needs a good writer." Glenn Gordon Caron (Moonlighting, Now & Again) confesses, "I always think that disaster is an inch away," while Paul Haggis (Family Law) reveals, "I always like to do something that I think I can fail at." Also interviewed are: Aaron Spelling (Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210); Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer); Roy Huggins (The Fugitive); Clifton Campbell (Profiler); Barbara Hall (Judging Amy); Anthony Zuiker (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation); John McNamara (The Fugitive); and Don Bellisario (JAG, Magnum P.I.).

Author : James L. Longworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Television producers and directors
ISBN : UOM:39015055579133

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TV Creators: Aaron Sorkin: lyricist. Roy Huggins: television maverick. Martha Williamson: visionary. Anthony Zuiker: master of forensics. Glenn Gordon Caron: intrepid explorer. Don Bellisario: leatherneck optimist.Paul Haggis: subversive scribe. Barbara Hall: author, author. Joss Whedon: feminist. Clifton Campbell: imagineer. John McNamara: "Fugitive" phile. Aaron Spelling: prime-time perennial. Afterword: terrorism and television drama by James L. Longworth Pdf

Author : James L. Longworth, Jr.
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0815607024

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TV Creators by James L. Longworth, Jr. Pdf

This sequel provides yet another dozen of today's most acclaimed writers and producers an open, uncensored forum in which they discuss everything from their work ethic to the political, social, and economic issues affecting the television industry. The West Wing, C.S.I., and Judging Amy are just a few of the dramas that launched a new era of television at the turn of the millennium. TV Creators gives scholars and fans alike an exclusive, firsthand account of the lives, philosophies, and contributions of some of the best television scribes of the past two decades. TV Creators: Volume Two includes revelations such as Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) admitting that he is not a natural storyteller, and Martha Williamson (Touched by an Angel) announcing that "There is nothing more gender blind than an executive producer who desperately needs a good writer." Glenn Gordon Caron (Moonlighting, Now & Again) confesses, "I always think that disaster is an inch away," while Paul Haggis (Family Law) reveals, "I always like to do something that I think I can fail at." Also interviewed are: Aaron Spelling (Charmed, Beverly Hills 90210); Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer); Roy Huggins (The Fugitive); Clifton Campbell (Profiler); Barbara Hall (Judging Amy); Anthony Zuiker (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation); John McNamara (The Fugitive); and Don Bellisario (JAG, Magnum P.I.).

Author : James L. Longworth, Jr.
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0815628749

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TV Creators by James L. Longworth, Jr. Pdf

ER, Law & Order, and The Sopranos are just a few of the dramas that launched a new era of television at the tum of the millennium. TV Creators gives scholars and fans alike an exclusive, firsthand account of the lives, philosophies, and contributions of the writers and producers responsible for these and other outstanding prime time programs. James Longworth affords twelve outstanding creators of television drama an open, uncensored forum in which they discuss everything from their work ethic to the political and social issues affecting the television industry.

Author : Heather Hale
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317626916

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How to Work the Film & TV Markets by Heather Hale Pdf

How to Work the Film & TV Markets takes independent filmmakers, television and digital content creators on a virtual tour of the entertainment industry’s trade shows — the circulatory system of the entire global media landscape. This book highlights the most significant annual events around the world, details a dossier of all the players that frequent them and examines all the elements that drive the market value and profitability of entertainment properties. In-the-trenches insights from our modern, real-world marketplace are contextualized into immediately implementable practical advice. Make the most of your finite investments of funds, time and creative energy to optimize your odds for success within the mainstream, business-to-business circuit but learn how to select, apply and scale prudent, proven principles to drive your own Do-It-Yourself/Direct-to-the-Consuming-Crowd fundraising, distribution and promotional success. Heather Hale demystifies these markets, making them less intimidating, less confusing and less overwhelming. She shows you how to navigate these events, making them far more accessible, productive — and fun! This creative guide offers: An in-depth survey of the most significant film, TV and digital content trade shows around the world; An overview of the co-production market circuit that offers financing and development support to independent producers; An outline of the market-like festivals and key awards shows; A breakdown of who’s who at all these events — and how to network with them; Hot Tips on how to prepare for, execute and follow up on these prime opportunities; Low-budget key art samples and game plans; A social media speed tour with a wealth of audience engagement ideas. Visit the book’s space on www.HeatherHale.com for additional resources and up-to-date information on all these events.

Author : Horace Newcomb,Robert S. Alley
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015008365846

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The Producer's Medium by Horace Newcomb,Robert S. Alley Pdf

The Producer's Medium is the first book in which major TV producers look critically at their role in the commercial television industry. Norman Lear, Richard Levinson, Wiliam Link, and eight other producers of prime-time television discuss candidly their artistic aims, their working methods, their social and political views, and their battles with the networks they work for. Combined with these interviews is critical commentary that places the producers' words in perspective and examines TV's cultural role and the problems of creativity within the industry.

Author : Steven Priggé
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015066413421

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Created By-- by Steven Priggé Pdf

As entertaining as it is enlightening, Created by presents a stellar cast of 21 show creators who candidly talk about writing and selling hit television series: J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost); Alan Ball (Six Feet Under); Yvette Lee Bowser (Living Single, Half & Half); Mark Brazill (That '70s Show); Ilene Chaiken (The L Word); Larry David (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm); Tom Fontana (Oz); Tracy Gamble (8 Simple Rules); Dave Hackel (Becker); Barbara Hall (Joan of Arcadia); Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven, Fat Actress); Bill Lawrence (Scrubs); Dennis Leoni (Resurrection Blvd.); Max Mutchnick and David Kohan (Will & Grace); Tracy Newman and Jonathan Stark (According to Jim); Josh Schwartz (The O.C.); Shawn Ryan (The Shield); Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls); Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel). They discuss influences: writing spec scripts; first jobs in TV; getting an agent; mentors; being staffed as a writer; the pitch; writing a pilot; putting yourself in the characters you create; rewriting; producing a pilot; marketing; hiring a writing staff; making a show last; TV writing vs. film writing; drama vs. sitcom; cable vs. network TV; what show creators look for in a writer; writers block; luck and much more. This is a lively, well-written must-have book for all screenwriters and television writers -- wannabes, novices, and professionals -- as well as all avid TV fans.

Author : Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062973337

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When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Pdf

New and Noteworthy —New York Times Book Review Must-Read Book of March —Entertainment Weekly Best Books of March —HelloGiggles “Leaps at the throat of television history and takes down the patriarchy with its fervent, inspired prose. When Women Invented Television offers proof that what we watch is a reflection of who we are as a people.” —Nathalia Holt, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia Jennifer Keishin Armstrong tells the little-known story of four trailblazing women in the early days of television who laid the foundation of the industry we know today. It was the Golden Age of Radio and powerful men were making millions in advertising dollars reaching thousands of listeners every day. When television arrived, few radio moguls were interested in the upstart industry and its tiny production budgets, and expensive television sets were out of reach for most families. But four women—each an independent visionary— saw an opportunity and carved their own paths, and in so doing invented the way we watch tv today. Irna Phillips turned real-life tragedy into daytime serials featuring female dominated casts. Gertrude Berg turned her radio show into a Jewish family comedy that spawned a play, a musical, an advice column, a line of house dresses, and other products. Hazel Scott, already a renowned musician, was the first African American to host a national evening variety program. Betty White became a daytime talk show fan favorite and one of the first women to produce, write, and star in her own show. Together, their stories chronicle a forgotten chapter in the history of television and popular culture. But as the medium became more popular—and lucrative—in the wake of World War II, the House Un-American Activities Committee arose to threaten entertainers, blacklisting many as communist sympathizers. As politics, sexism, racism, anti-Semitism, and money collided, the women who invented television found themselves fighting from the margins, as men took control. But these women were true survivors who never gave up—and thus their legacies remain with us in our television-dominated era. It's time we reclaimed their forgotten histories and the work they did to pioneer the medium that now rules our lives. This amazing and heartbreaking history, illustrated with photos, tells it all for the first time.

Author : Craig Nelson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017531638

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Bad TV by Craig Nelson Pdf

The ultimate in the genre of funny TV nostalgia books, Bad TV celebrates the amazingly bad shows that have made it onto TV--from My Mother, the Car and Pink Lady & Jeff to Manimal and Cop Rock--and into our psyches, and hands out awards to the bad classics in every category. 45 photos.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Children's television programs
ISBN : UOM:39015021957314

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Television & Children by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Television programs
ISBN : IND:30000046651513

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TV Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bob Levy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780429013430

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Television Development by Bob Levy Pdf

Development is a large and central part of the American TV industry, and yet the details of how it works – who makes development decisions and why, where ideas for new shows come from, even basics like the differences between what TV studios and TV networks do – remain elusive to many. In this book, lecturer and acclaimed television producer Bob Levy offers a detailed introduction to television development, the process by which the Hollywood TV industry creates new scripted series. Written both for students and industry professionals, Television Development serves as a comprehensive introduction to all facets of the development process: the terminology, timelines, personnel and industrial processes that take a new TV project from idea to pitch to script to pilot to series. In addition to describing these processes, Levy also examines creative strategies for successful development, and teaches readers how to apply these strategies to their own careers and speak the language of development across all forms of visual storytelling. Written by the renowned producer responsible for developing and executive producing Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, Television Development is an essential starting point for students, executives, agents, producers, directors and writers to learn how new series are created. Accompanying online material includes sample pitches, pilot scripts, and other development documents. A companion website for the book is available here: https://www.tvboblevy.com/

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Radio
ISBN : IND:30000114388329

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Radio Annual and Television Year Book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gerard O'Driscoll
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0130173606

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The Essential Guide to Digital Set-top Boxes and Interactive TV by Gerard O'Driscoll Pdf

The author explores the various industry initiatives and standard bodies that are defining open set-top box technologies, describes the operating systems and middleware products available, and looks at the servers and technologies that are needed to support broadband Internet, intranet and TV-centric applications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Radio broadcasting
ISBN : STANFORD:36105015898443

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World Radio TV Handbook by Anonim Pdf

1952-54 include world-wide radio who's who.