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.
'How to Work the Film & TV Markets' by Heather Hale offers practical advice and current insights to help independent producers optimize their chances for success at these markets around the world.
Christina Kallas frames these insider insights with an astute overview of the writer's instrumental role in the rise of sophisticated TV narrative, and concluding reflections which will be invaluable to writers, critics and fans alike.
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.
This new edition now covers striking developments in new media, delivery systems, the expansion of the global marketplace of media content. The companion website contains many of the crucial forms and charts included in the book.
This volume, a collection of interviews with some of today’s top episodic writers arranged in a roundtable format, explores the artists’ drive to express how they honed their creativity, and what compromises they have made to pursue ...
Combining interviews and critical commentary, Newcomb and Alley explore the genuine creativity that exists within the American television industry. They interview 11 producers among them Norman Lear, Richard Levinson, William...
TV on Strike examines the upheaval in the entertainment industry by telling the inside story of the hundred-day writers’ strike that crippled Hollywood in late 2007 and early 2008.
Annie Berke brings to life the struggles and triumphs of these writers and their ground-breaking work."—Elana Levine, author of Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History "What Annie Berke does in this book is as impressive ...
Discusses the lives and work of Glen and Les Charles and James Burrows, the team behind "Cheers" and other television programs
Edited by writers' program director Linda Venis, Inside the Room is the ultimate guide to writing one's way into the Writers Guild of America.