Producers on Producing: The Making of Film and Television

by Irv Broughton

Overview

Imre Horvath, producer of 60 Minutes, was asked how to get to talk to inaccessible people: "People that are busy…are scheduled tight…it's at 5:00 and 6:00 that they're back in their office to unwind…there's a kind of resonance or sympathy that springs up. "Oh, you're still in your office too?"

Twenty-two interviews feature the producers or creators of Mister Rogers, Highway Patrol, Sea Hunt, The Cisco Kid, The Tonight Show, Rockford Files, Falcon Crest, Gunsmoke, Family Feud, and Roots, among others. These people offer opinions on the producer's role, the creation and packaging of different program genres, getting the best from the production team, tips for success, and of course personalities and personal moments. Honest and intelligent, these interviews give the reader a fascinating view of the industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786412075
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	09/18/2001
Series:	McFarland Classics
Edition description:	ALTERNATE
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.64(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Living in Spokane, Washington, Irv Broughton is an author and independent film and video producer known for his films on American writers.

Editorial Reviews

subjects are particularly well chosen…plenty of substance”—Booklist; “necessary for anyone anticipating a career in film or television production…will also fascinate the general reader concerned with performing arts and electronic media”—Choice; “fascinating stuff. Better than fiction, it’s real and it’s exciting reading…one to re-read many times”—Classic Images; “interesting insight...enjoyable”—Movie Collector’s World; “interesting reading”—Communication Booknotes.

From the Publisher

fascinating stuff. Better than fiction, it's real and it's exciting reading...one to re-read many times

Classic Images

necessary for anyone anticipating a career in film or television production...will also fascinate the general reader concerned with performing arts and electronic media

Choice

subjects are particularly well chosen...plenty of substance

Booklist

Interesting reading.

Communication Booknotes

Interesting insight...enjoyable.

Movie Collector's World

Everyone has heard of producers, but how many people actually know what do they do? Broughton, himself a producer, explains what role they play in the entertainment industry through a series of interviews with producers of films (Michael Wiese), prime time TV (Earl Hamner Jr.), soap operas (Agnes Nixon), and even cartoons (Chuck Jones). Probably more for academic libraries supporting film and TV courses, but publics also may want to invest in this 1986 title. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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