Product Description

Producing for TV and Video is a must-read for anyone interested in a career in TV production. This comprehensive book explains the role of the TV producer in detail, including in-depth descriptions of a producer's day-to-day duties and tasks and a big picture overview of the production process in general and how the producer fits in. Complete with interviews and insights from production professionals in all areas of television, such as reality television and children's programming, Producing for TV and Video will provide you with an understanding of the TV production process and the role of the TV producer from beginning to end. The accompanying CD contains forms that you will inevitably need during your production.

Instructors, please visit the textbook site for access to the Instructor's Manual

*Provides you with a complete understanding of the producer's role and how to be successful at it
*Includes a CD-ROM with crucial forms and contracts you'll need during your production
*Contains insight from industry professionals on producing in different genres of TV

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #640913 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Review
"It is a definitive guide to what to do and what not to do in becoming a professional and successful television producer .... a must read for students and practitioners who want a complete road map through the maze of televison production.Her chapter of first person interviews is worth the pricxe of the book all by itself!!"
Al Lieberman
Executive Director - Entertainment, Media & Technology program, Stern
School of Business, NYU

"This is an excellent resource for students as well as those seeking to break into television producing. The text is conversational and incorporates real life experiences through interviews with professionals who are involved in many aspects of television producing. From clearly defining the role of the producer to an overview of what is involved in the stages of production, the text answers common questions that many ask like how can I get my idea copyrighted or what do I have to do to register the story idea. A must read for anyone who is thinking about writing a script with the intent of producing their script or selling it tobe produced."
-Betsy Leebron, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media Temple University

About the Author
Cathrine Kellison's career as a writer/producer spans two decades, and includes an eclectic range of projects - from a CBS special to a PBS documentary, from corporate image pieces for IBM to behind-the-scenes celebrity interviews for MGM, from a kids' piece on recycling to educational films for teachers. To date, she has produced, written, and/or directed hundreds of hours of broadcast and non-broadcast programming for television and various avenues of new media. Starting as a writer of feature-length scripts in Hollywood, Ms. Kellison moved into producing for NBC and, later, United Artists in New York City as Director of Creative Services. She then went independent, starting her own small-but-meaningful production company, Roseville Video. Ms. Kellison began teaching producing for television and film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1994, and now teaches and advises students of media studies in NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study and SCPS. Ms. Kellison works as fluently as a writer, authoring or co-authoring a number of books and articles primarily in the Affective Education domain and in mathematics education reform. Ms. Kellison is a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Independent Documentary Association, and has won numerous industry awards, including two WGA awards for Outstanding Achievement. She lives and works in New York City.