Television Producers

by Jeremy Tunstall

Overview

Covering all the major areas of television production, this in-depth work highlights the widely varying influences, difficulties and opportunities at work in the industry. Each kind of producer across the seven areas here examined faces the same practical issues of budget, talent and equipment resources, and end-product expectations; however, the self-image of the producers and the creative environment in which they work can differ greatly from one programming sector to the next, and whilst their careers may run parallel they are usually cut off from one another ideologically. Based on interviews from over two hundred and fifty producers working across a selection of British television channels as well as producers of a number of high-profile American shows, this book takes in a panoramic view of production models at work today and concludes with some insightful suggestions for the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134868179
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Series:	ISSN
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	313 KB

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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