How to Get a Job in Television Build Your Career from Runner to Series Producer
"Incredibly timely, practical advice for developing contacts and skills" Jo Taylor, 4Talent Manager at Channel 4. Based on the author's experience as a TV researcher, series producer and recruitment executive, this contemporary guide is packed with advice from training bodies, HR exec...
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| Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2009
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| Edition: | 1 |
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| ISBN: | 1408101297, 9781408101292 |
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Table of Contents:
- What does a series editor do? -- How do I choose which genre of programming to work in? -- How easy is it to work abroad? -- CHAPTER 6: The future -- What's the future for TV? -- What training issues does the industry face? -- What next in training? -- What are the next big ideas? -- An A to Z of contributors and their credits -- Useful TV terms -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
- Cover -- Contents -- Acknowlegements -- Foreword -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1: The bad, the good, the ugly and me -- The bad: TV - are you tough enough? -- The good -- The ugly - how do you plot the right career path? -- And me - how did I get my first break in TV? -- CHAPTER 2: What you need to get started in TV -- Love TV? -- How well do you know yourself? -- What qualities do you need to work in TV? -- What qualitications do you need to work in TV? -- What skills do you need to work in TV? -- Do I need to be able to write to work in TV? -- Do I need to study journalism to work in TV? -- Where should I look for TV training schemes? -- How do I get into TV? -- How do I get work experience? -- What does a production manager do? -- Talent managers/heads of talent -- Useful organisations -- CHAPTER 3: Getting a job -- Do I have to do work experience to get in? -- Network, network, network -- How to apply for a job -- What are the golden rules of interviews? -- CHAPTER 4: First jobs in TV - running and researching -- The runner -- How do I go from runner to researcher? -- What is a researcher? -- How to write a brief -- Setting up shoots -- Working as a shooting researcher -- Libel law -- Defamation -- CHAPTER 5: Plotting a career path -- How do I plot a career path in TV? -- Production versus development -- Assistant producer to series editor - what are the job roles? -- What does an edit assistant producer do? -- What does an edit producer do? -- What does a producer do? -- What does a producer/director do? -- What's the different between a self shooting producer director and self shooting assistant producer? -- How do you go from being a self shooting assistant producer to self shooting producer director? -- What does a multi-camera studio director do? -- What does a series producer do? -- What skills do you need to be a good series producer?