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Guide to Postproduction for TV and Film, Second Edition: Managing the Process
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780240805061; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.; <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-08-09 Summary: Understanding postproduction ... I bought this book to provide me with an overview of the administrative process of post production in post-production houses or other organizations providing these services. The authors provide an excellent overview of the process and the book suits my needs very precisely. It is not a useful book for the general reader, or even a reader interested in films, or even film production. It provides no useful information about the creative process of film or video editing either. So editors looking for creative tips etc ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-09-10 Summary: Great book ... I recently started working in post production and had been looking for a good reference book for a while. I found this because it's the required reading for a Post class at a local college in LA. It gives a great nuts & bolts overview of post without drowning you in techno-speak ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2003-04-22 Summary: Post-Production Bible!!!! ... Susan Spohr and Barbara Clarke have created nothing short of a post-production bible. BRAVISSIMO to them both!! I would not have survived the last year in my job without their brilliant book!!! Everything flows in a clear, concise way, bringing the reader visually into the post-production process. Read this book and keep it with you as a reference tool! I guarantee you it is well worth your time! ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Are you an associate producer who needs to juggle projects and vendors while keeping on top of the latest trends and formats? Or an independent filmmaker who can't afford a misstep in the crucial postproduction phase? Take a step back and get a clear overview of the process. This guide will show you how to navigate each step in taking a TV or film project from production to final delivery. Start by getting a handle on the critical issues of budgets and schedules. From there, you'll learn...more

The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2010-02-09 Summary: A Great book From The Classic Tee Vee !! ... I finally have the book I wanted to have looked on the TV series since the teevee born and all these programs that have emerged since its existence. is amazing what I have discovered in this fascinating book on the tv shows, I could not finish reviewing this dictionary or bible on the tv shows. I have found many numbers of programs already that I had forgotten existed, and that once for me was something and it will be one of those great memories that take a lifetime, while I'm alive. tv shows that never again watched ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-21 Summary: ANY question about ANY Primetime TV show - the answers are in this book. ... Truly the ultimate television answer book. Settle any TV releated debate with this fabulous book. Simply put it is worth twice the price. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-10-11 Summary: super bonanza ... Every TV show produced since 1930. Everything you need to know about TV shows. The Bible for those who work in TV, or those who are interested in TV trivia. If it isn't in the book, it wasn't on TV. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT– NOW REVISED AND UPDATED! PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS! This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in one convenient volume. It’s a guide you’ll turn to again and again for information on every series ever telecast. There are entries for...more

Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The Apprentice . Project Runway . The Bachelor . My Life on the D-list . Extreme Makeover . American Idol . It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming. Yet, while this genre has rapidly moved from the fringes of television culture to its lucrative core, critical attention has not kept pace. Beginning by unearthing its historical roots in early reality shows like Candid Camera and wending its way through An American Family...more

Get on TV!
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2006-03-01 Summary: Great Stuff ... This is a great book especially for those folks that know nothing about the TV/entertainment industry. Ms. Jordan does an excellent job of detailing the different job descriptions and provides invaluable insider information that one outside the industry would never have access to. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2006-03-09 Summary: Publicity made easy from A-Z ... I have worked in media for over 25 years and Jacquie even taught me things! She takes you from wanting to promote your idea to becoming a "guestpert" that television producers want to call back...over and over again. She gives you the lay of the land and who all the players are in the field...easily and simply. It's a great resource for those who want to be in the "biz" or need the "biz" to promote their product or services. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2006-03-22 Summary: Thorough Guide to Getting TV Airtime ... `Oprah', `The Today Show', your local talk shows and even reality TV all offer unprecedented opportunities for personal and professional promotion. Position yourself to reap the rewards by targeting the right shows and applying a few insider rules for getting on the air. Author Jacquie Jordan, an Emmy-nominated TV pro, knows just what producers seek in the perfect "TV guestpert." She delivers the goods in this thorough guide to promoting yourself, your company or your product on the air. When you read this, you'll ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Expert advice on how to get booked and asked back! "Jacquie ought to know how to get you on TV...she's put half the country on TV, including me." --Maury Povich In Get on TV!, Jacquie Jordan brings her expert advice straight to you--the entrepreneurs, experts, authors, and future reality stars looking to land a television spot. Jacquie shows you the ins and outs of the TV business and what you need to do to get booked (and asked back), including: --The importance of tape and materials...more

The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts
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Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-14 Summary: Buy it. ... I have purchased quite a few books on writing for screen, large and small. This is the one that finally got me writing. Get this book and you'll see too. Thank you Ellen for your ideas, examples and for restoring my motivation! ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-07-25 Summary: Amazing book ... I was very fortunate to be able to take a class that Ellen taught on story structure and she used all of the elements in her book. It was an amazing class and I learned something very important and that was to write for at least 2 minutes every day! If you love her book, try to sign up for one of her classes. She is a human dynamo! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-07-10 Summary: Fantastic! ... This is one of the most thorough and entertaining books I've read on the subject of TV writing. Sandler deftly utilizes her experience in the industry to provide examples that are relatable and understandable. Her writing is concise allowing the reader to breeze through the book. She also includes various writing exercises which I found to be particularly helpful to the writing process and offered new, creative ways to not only write stories, but to get ideas as well. This is a fantastic book and one I would highly ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Why is TV writing different from any other kind of writing? How will writing a spec script open doors? What do I have to do to get a job writing for TV? Writing for television is a business. And, like any business, there are proven strategies for success. In this unique hands-on guide, television writer and producer Ellen Sandler shares the trade secrets she learned while writing for hit shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Coach . She offers concrete advice on everything from finding...more

Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9781932907346; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.; <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-06-20 Summary: Lightbulb ... Granted I am only at the beginning stages of my TV writing ambitions but reading this book was like discovering a shiny chrome zippo lighter after spending years trying to make fire by rubbing sticks together in the desert. This book was an eye opener. It completely demystifies the process while also laying down the frank (and sobering) requirements needed to embark on a TV writing career. With this book in my collection I feel like I'm ready to start with a realistic idea of what to expect. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-10-29 Summary: A Step-by-Step Guide From Script to Screen ... "In Writing the TV Drama Series, Pamela Douglas lays out one of the most clear, step-by-step plans for crafting your series concept and following a plan of pitching and selling it, including a month-by-month breakdown of how the TV business operates. Filled with inspired and inspiring interviews by TV greats, this is a must-read for anyone serious about writing series!" -- Derek Rydall, Screenwriter, Best-Selling Author, "I Could've Written a Better Movie than that!" "There's No Business Like Soul Business," Founder, ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-04-28 Summary: An overall Good Book..just a few ... 1.) The interviews in this book are invaluable. Interviews from both film students and professional in the industry. 2.) First 32 pages of the book, in my opinion, was hard to follow, learn and understand due to choice of words. If I hadn't of read "Crafty TV writing" by Alex Epstein, prior to reading this book, I would have been lost. THis book is for beginners, but Alexs book is for the beginner of beginners. 3.) Nice grids on pages so that you can do some training at home. 4.) This book is extremely analytical. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | This 2nd edition of Douglas's hit book gives the latest inside scoop on obtaining success in this highly competitive industry. This second edition takes readers inside Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Battlestar Gallactica, and CSI:Miami; as well as the great shows dovered in the first edition....more

The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV (First Time Books(R))
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Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-06-01 Summary: Problems with TV? ... When the bears have a problem with too much tv, mamma bear goes into action. The bears learn that too much tv is not a good thing. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-03-09 Summary: Great lesson! ... My six year old son loves this book!! He's not ready to try the whole week without a TV thing. But it's something about this book he really likes? ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-05-25 Summary: Too Much TV ... The Berenstain Bear's have television issues, like lots of kids. They love too watch it, and their poppa,daddy,enjoys it too! The family members sometimes, watch it too much, so Momma bear devises a plan......But, will it work? This may get kids thinking of wats to avoid too much TV. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less when TV is allowed again--and they don't even miss it....more