Producing for TV and New Media: A Real-World Approach for Producers - Softcover

Kellison, Cathrine; Morrow, Dustin; Morrow, Kacey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240818970 ISBN 13: 9780240818979

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

Gain a thorough understanding of the nuanced and multidimensional role producers play in television and new media today. Harness the creative, technical, interpersonal, and financial skills essential for success in this vibrant and challenging field.

Producing for TV and New Media third edition is your guide to avoiding the obstacles and pitfalls commonly encountered by new and aspiring producers.

New to this edition:

* "Focus on New Media" sections that highlight emerging media, web video, and mobile/small format media

* New sample production forms and contracts

* New review questions accompanying each interview and chapter

* All new interviews with industry professionals offer practical insight into cutting edge developments in television and new media production

* Fresh analysis of new media technology

* A revised and revamped companion website with all the sample forms and contracts in the book, updated web link resources, and much more

Written especially for new and aspiring producers, with insight that simply cannot be found in any other books, this new edition is an indispensable guide for anyone looking to find success as a new media or TV producer.

About this title

About the Author

Cathrine Kellison was a member of the Producers Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Independent Documentary Association, and won numerous industry awards, including two WGA awards for Outstanding Achievement. She passed away in 2009.

Dustin Morrow is a filmmaker, programmer, author, and Assistant Professor in the Film program at Portland State University. His short and feature films have won numerous awards and been screened in venues around the world. His photographs have been featured in art and culture magazines as well as solo and group gallery shows. He has directed theatrical productions, programmed film festivals and screening series, and written about film for publications in the U.S. and Europe.

Kacey Morrow is an Assistant Professor of New Media Design at Western Washington University, where she teaches motion graphics, digital video, and web and interactive design. Ms. Morrow has years of experience as a motion, print, and multimedia designer in Chicago, and her videos have appeared in several film festivals and exhibitions nation-wide.

From the Back Cover

Producing for TV and New Media provides a comprehensive look at the role of the Producer? in television and new media. At the core of every media project there is a Producer who provides a wide array of creative, technical, financial, and interpersonal skills. Written especially for new and aspiring producers, this book looks at both the Big Picture and the essential details of this demanding and exhilarating profession.

A series of interviews with seasoned TV producers who share their real-world professional practices provides rich insight into the complex billion-dollar industries of television and new media.

This type of practical insight is not to be found in other books on producing. This new edition now covers striking developments in new media, delivery systems, the expansion of the global marketplace of media content.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0240818970
• ISBN 13: 9780240818979
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 414