Television Producers

ISBN-13: 9780415094719 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 248 str.

Jeremy Tunstall; J. Tunstall;Tunstall Jeremy

Opis

From live sports coverage to situation comedy, British television is producer-driven. Television Producers presents a comprehensive survey of the entire spectrum of television broadcasting, focusing on seven key programming areas - documentaries, news, sport, infotainment, drama, comedy and game shows. Jeremy Tunstall discusses the main concerns of the producers, including money, the type of performers available, organizing studio, location and film, and the kinds of expectations which each particular genre is expected to fulfil. Television Producers provides an in-depth look at the work of individual producers including the Top People in British broadcasting - producers of leading programmes and the network barons. Over 250 producers across the range of British television - BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and the independents - were interviewed for the book, as well as the Hollywood executive producers of Dallas, Kojak, MASH and CHIPS. The final chapter considers the possibilities for the future of broadcasting as it faces the 20th century.

Spis treści

1 Producers in British television Part I Factual 2 Documentary: film-makers 3 Journalist producers 4 Sports: live events 5 The edinfotainment maelstrom Part II Fiction and entertainment 6 Drama/fiction 7 The comedy enigmas 8 ‘Light entertainment’ Part III Producers and organizations 9 The independent takeover 1510 Women producers 11 Programme barons and power 12: past 13 Towards 2022

O autorze

Jeremy Tunstall is Director of the Communication Policy Research Unit at City University in London. His previous books include Journalists at Work, The Media in Britain, The Media are American, and Media Moguls (Routledge).