Directing Television

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Directing Television

Television production: technical and background skills

Author: Nick Bamford

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Language: English

Published by: A&C Black Academic and Professional

Published on: 24th May 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 224 pages

ISBN: 9781408157060


Television Industry and the Role of the Director

Television is a demanding industry and at the centre of the creative process is the pivotal role of the director. Do you have the right skills to make quality programmes that resonate with audiences? Directing Television offers you a contemporary survival guide.

Skills Needed for TV Directors

TV directors need a sense of vision, effective management of cast and crew, mentoring and problem solving skills and most importantly the ability to tell a visual story. See inside the everyday realities of TV programme making with this essential guide, written by a Nick Bamford a freelancer director and media trainer with over 25 years of experience of making every type of genre from studio work to outside broadcast.

What the Book Covers

Directing Television offers contemporary skills in each process from pre-production, development, casting, contributors, locations, programme structure, equipment, call sheets, scripting drama, planning the shoot, the importance of screen grammar and camera basics, through to the final edit. It covers a range of programme styles: factual and reality TV, drama, observational docs, comedy and specialist programmes as well as case studies and ‘war stories’ from real TV experience.

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