Directing And Producing For Television: A Format Approach

✍ Scribed by Ivan Cury

• Publisher: Focal Press/Routledge/Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 338
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Directing and Producing for Television provides essential tools required to direct and produce effectively in a variety of settings. Ideal for students in television production courses, Directing and Producing for Television addresses critical production techniques for various formats, including multiple-camera panel productions, news and demonstration programs, as well as scripted and musical productions, documentaries, sports, commercials, and PSAs. In full color for the first time, this new edition has been updated to include information about online distribution platforms like YouTube and Vimeo, and new production tools such as actions cameras, smart phones, DSLRs, and drones.
- New, full-colour images throughout give this classic text a fresh look featuring today's latest technology
- Written by an expert with years of experience in both the industry and in teaching television directing and producing
- An approachable writing style brings a real world perspective to the procedures and protocols of a demanding industry
- Visuals showing camera setups and accompanying shots illustrate the best approach to a variety of formats and the related challenges for each

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Part 1 The Basics......Page 14
1 Introduction......Page 16
2 The Facility......Page 32
3 Who’s Who......Page 62
Part 2 Multiple-Camera Formats......Page 90
4 Panel Programs......Page 92
5 Demonstration Format......Page 124
6 Scripted Format......Page 134
7 Music......Page 180
8 News......Page 218
9 Multiple-Camera Remotes......Page 232
Part 3 Single-Camera Format......Page 254
10 Documentaries......Page 256
11 Commercials and Public Service Announcements......Page 272
Part 4 Reality and Emerging Formats......Page 286
12 Reality Programming......Page 288
13 Evolving Technologies and Broadcast Sites......Page 292
Appendix One: Script Formatting......Page 308
Appendix Two: Sources and Job Hunting......Page 314
Glossary and Jargon Buster......Page 318
Index......Page 332

✦ Subjects

Directing, Television Production