Book description
Producing for TV and New Media provides a comprehensive look at the role of the "Producer? in television and new media. At the core of every media project there is a Producer who provides a wide array of creative, technical, financial, and interpersonal skills. Written especially for new and aspiring producers, this book looks at both the Big Picture and the essential details of this demanding and exhilarating profession.A series of interviews with seasoned TV producers who share their real-world professional practices provides rich insight into the complex billion-dollar industries of television and new media.
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.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- About the Author
- Introduction
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CHAPTER 1 • What Does a TV Producer Really Do?
- I. The Producer’s Domain
- II. Defining a TV and New Media Producer
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III. The Many Roles of a Producer
- The Five Stages of Production: From Idea to Wrap
- Stage One: The Idea (Project Development)
- Stage Two: The Plan (Preproduction)
- Stage Three: The Shoot (Production)
- Stage Four: The Final Product (Postproduction)
- Stage Five: Next Steps (Wrap Up and Distribution)
- Why Become a Producer?
- Creativity, Clout, and Control
- IV. Producers’ Titles and Job Descriptions
- V. The Need for People Skills
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CHAPTER 2 • Television: Its Past, Present, and Future
- I. Television Is a Unique Medium
- II. How Television Works
- III. The Impact of Human Vision on Television
- IV. The Creators of Television
- V. Television’s Evolution
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VI. Television’s Transitions: From the 1920s to the Present
- Television’s Early Systems: Mechanical versus Electronic Television (the 1920s)
- Television’s Experimental Steps (the 1930s)
- Television in the Trenches (the 1940s)
- Television’s Golden Age (the 1950s)
- The First Television Society (the 1960s)
- TV Boldly Reaches Out
- Television in Transition (the 1970s)
- Television Merges with Electronics (the 1980s)
- Television Moves toward Digital Technology (the 1990s)
- The Potential of High Definition Television
- The Transformation of Television in the Twenty-First Century (the 2000s)
- VII. Television Merges with New Media
- CHAPTER 3 • The Big Idea: Script and Project Development
- CHAPTER 4 • Connecting the Dots: Breakdowns, Budgets, and Finances
- CHAPTER 5 • Welcome to Reality: Legalities and Rights
- CHAPTER 6 • Pitching and Selling the Project
- CHAPTER 7 • The Plan: Preproduction
- CHAPTER 8 • The Shoot: Production
- CHAPTER 9 • The Final Product: Postproduction
- CHAPTER 10 • It’s a Wrap! Now, the Next Steps
- CHAPTER 11 • Conversations with the Pros: Producing in the Real World
- Glossary
- Resources by Chapter
- Student Recommendations: Books and References
- Index
Product information
- Title: Producing for TV and New Media, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2012
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136069253
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