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China Turned On - Television, Reform and Resistance (Hardcover): James Lull China Turned On - Television, Reform and Resistance (Hardcover)
James Lull
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The years following the Cultural Revolution saw the arrival of television as part of China's effort to 'modernize' and open up to the West. Endorsed by the Deng Xiaoping regime as a 'bridge' between government and the people, television became at once the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party and the most popular form of entertainment for Chinese people living in the cities. But the authorities failed to realize the unmatched cultural power of television to inspire resistance to official ideologies, expectations, and lifestyles. The presence of television in the homes of the urban Chinese strikingly broadened the cultural and political awareness of its audience and provoked the people to imagine better ways of living as individuals, families, and as a nation. Originally published in 1991, set within the framework of China's political and economic environment in the modernization period, this insightful analysis is based on ethnographic data collected in China before and after the Tiananmen Square disaster. From interviews with leading Chinese television executives and nearly one hundred families in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Xian, the author outlays how Chinese television fosters opposition to the government through the work routines of media professionals, television imagery, and the role of critical, active audience members.

Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video (Paperback, 5th edition): David K. Irving, Peter W. Rea Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video (Paperback, 5th edition)
David K. Irving, Peter W. Rea
R680 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R38 (6%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, Fifth Edition is the definitive book on the subject for the serious film student or beginning filmmaker. Its unique two-fold approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both the producer and director, and clearly explains how their separate roles must work together to create a successful short film or video. Through extensive examples from award-winning shorts and insightful interviews, you will learn about common challenges the filmmakers encountered during each step of filmmaking process-from preproduction to production, postproduction, and distribution-and the techniques they used to overcome them. In celebrating this book's twentieth anniversary, this edition has been updated to include: Two all-new, in-depth cases studies of esteemed short films-Memory Lane and the Academy Award-winning God of Love A revised chapter progression that reinforces the significance of the actor - director relationship Interviews with the filmmakers integrated alongside the text, as well as new images and behind-the-scenes coverage of production processes Revamped sections on current financing strategies, postproduction workflows, and the wide variety of distribution platforms now available to filmmakers A "Where are They Now" appendix featuring updates on the original filmmakers covered in the first edition An expanded companion website (www.focalpress.com/cw/rea) containing useful forms and information on distributors, grants and financing sources, film and video festivals, film schools, internet sources for short works, and professional associations

The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio (Hardcover): Christopher H. Sterling, Cary O'Dell The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio (Hardcover)
Christopher H. Sterling, Cary O'Dell
R4,640 R1,680 Discovery Miles 16 800 Save R2,960 (64%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The average American listens to the radio three hours a day. In light of recent technological developments such as internet radio, some argue that the medium is facing a crisis, while others claim we are at the dawn of a new radio revolution. The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio is an essential single-volume reference guide to this vital and evolving medium. It brings together the best and most important entries from the three-volume Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Radio, edited by Christopher Sterling.

Comprised of more than 300 entries spanning the invention of radio to the Internet, The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio addresses personalities, music genres, regulations, technology, programming and stations, the "golden age" of radio and other topics relating to radio broadcasting throughout its history. The entries are updated throughout and the volume includes nine new entries on topics ranging from podcasting to the decline of radio. The Concise Encyclopedia of American Radio include suggestions for further reading as complements to most of the articles, biographical details for all person-entries, production credits for programs, and a comprehensive index.

Digital Terrestrial Television in Europe (Hardcover, New): Allan Brown, Robert G. Picard Digital Terrestrial Television in Europe (Hardcover, New)
Allan Brown, Robert G. Picard
R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Digital technology for the production, transmission, and reception of television is expected to replace analogue transmission throughout the world. The timetable for this transition is uncertain and different projections have been made for virtually every country in the world. This book gives the exhaustive details of the issues of this changeover in Europe and elsewhere. The details are placed within the context of the massive changes, which the television industry has been subjected to over the past 25 years. The rollout of digital terrestrial television (DTTV) in Europe is a significant issue for every country included in this survey. It is of such importance because DTTV is the centerpiece of many governments' policies toward making Europe the world leader in new information and communication technologies. These same governments are all wrestling with the issues of how to use the technology in ways that create both commercial and non-commercial value. European perspectives on the social, cultural, and political nature of broadcasting vary significantly from those in other parts of the world and require that the introduction of DTTV should be handled differently to its introduction elsewhere. There are enormous technical, political, and economic aspects to be considered and these vary from country to country in Europe. The two editors bring a perspective to this study as media economists who come to the European scene from other parts of the world. The book covers DTTV in depth, and it also includes discussions of cable, satellite, broadband, and Internet technology for comparison.

Masked by Covid: The underreported stories of 2020 that need to be heard (Paperback): Masked by Covid: The underreported stories of 2020 that need to be heard (Paperback)
R280 Discovery Miles 2 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the winter 2020 issue, Masked by Covid: The underreported stories of 2020 that need to be heard, the Index on Censorship team delve into the most important stories that happened this year but were not given as much attention as they should due to a world and news cycle almost exclusively focused on the pandemic. We look at why people in Inner Mongolia are committing suicide, the election of leaders in Europe which spell trouble for our freedoms, a journalist killed in the Philippines with little outrage, an entire liberal arts university that was closed in Turkey - these stories and more from our award-winning journalists. Also an essay from John Gray, a call to action from British MP Tom Tugendhat, a debate on vaccine disinformation and an interview with Bianca Jagger.

American Television News: The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest - The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest... American Television News: The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest - The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest (Hardcover)
Steve M. Barkin
R3,614 Discovery Miles 36 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This concise history of the news broadcasting industry will appeal to both students and general readers. Stretching from the "radio days" of the 1920s and 1930s and the early era of television after World War II through to the present, the book shows how commercial interests, regulatory matters, and financial considerations have long shaped the broadcasting business. The network dominance of the 1950s ushered in the new prominence of the "anchorman, " a distinctly American development, and gave birth to the "golden age" of TV broadcasting, which featured hard-hitting news and documentaries, epitomized by the reports by CBS's Edward R. Murrow. Financial pressures and advertising concerns in the 1960s led the networks to veer away from their commitment to serve the public interest, and "tabloid" television -- celebrity, gossip-driven "soft news"-- and news "magazines" became increasingly widespread. In the 1980s, cable news further transformed broadcasting, igniting intense competition for viewers in the media marketplace. Focusing on both national and local news, this stimulating volume examines the evolution of broadcast journalism. It also considers how new electronic technologies will affect news delivery in the 21st century and whether television news can still serve both the public interest and maintain an audience.

Stay Tuned - A History of American Broadcasting (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Christopher Sterling, John Michael Kittross Stay Tuned - A History of American Broadcasting (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Christopher Sterling, John Michael Kittross
R4,029 Discovery Miles 40 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since its initial publication in 1978, "Stay Tuned" has been recognized as the most comprehensive and useful single-volume history of American broadcasting and electronic media available. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to bring the story of American broadcasting forward to the 21st century, affording readers not only the history of the most important and pervasive institution affecting our society, but also providing a contextual transition to the Internet and other modern media.
The enthusiasm of authors Christopher H. Sterling and John Michael Kittross is apparent as they lead readers through the development of American electronic mass media, from the first electrical communication (telegraph and telephone); through radio and television; to the present convergence of media, business entities, programming, and delivery systems, including the Internet. Their presentation is engaging, as well as informative, promoting an interest in history and making the connections between the developments of yesterday and the industry of today.
Features of this third edition include:
*chronological and topical tables of contents;
*new material reflecting modern research in the field;
*a new chapter describing historical developments from 1988 through to the current day;
*an expanded bibliography, including Web site and museum listings;
*an updated and expanded glossary and chronology; and
*extensive statistical data of the development of television and radio stations, networks, advertising, programming, audiences, and other aspects of broadcasting.
Designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses on the history of American mass media, broadcasting, and electronic media, "Stay Tuned" also fits well into mass communication survey courses as an introduction to electronic media topics. As a chronicle of American broadcasting, this volume is also engaging reading for anyone interested in old radio, early television, and the origins and development of American broadcasting.

British Television Policy: A Reader (Paperback, New): Bob Franklin British Television Policy: A Reader (Paperback, New)
Bob Franklin
R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Author Biography:
Bob Franklin is Professor of Media Communications in the Department of Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield. His publications include Making the Local News, Social Policy, the Media and Representation, Hard Pressed: Newspaper Reporting of Social Work and Newszak and the News Media.

No News is Bad News - Radio, Television and the Public (Paperback): Michael Bromley, Hugh Stephenson No News is Bad News - Radio, Television and the Public (Paperback)
Michael Bromley, Hugh Stephenson
R1,739 Discovery Miles 17 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume of collected essays provides a wide-ranging survey of the state of radio and television, especially the idea of public service broadcasting, and of news, current affairs and documentary programming in America, Australia, the UK and the rest of western Europe. Among the key issues it addresses are the 'dumbing down' of TV news, the infotainment factor in current affairs shows and the disappearance of the documentary. Using contemporary cases and examples - from the row over the scheduling of News at Ten in the UK to the creation of ABC News Online in Australia -- the essays link the performance of radio and television at the turn of the millennium with the processes of deregulation, liberalisation and digitalisation which have been evident since the 1980s. Working from a much needed and original comparative approach which encompasses complex and well-established public broadcasting in the USA as well as emerging and vulnerable participatory radio stations in El Salvador, the book sets a variety of experiences of factual radio and television programming within wider political and cultural contexts. It offers analyses of not only the 'problems' associated with news, current affairs and documentary broadcasting in an era of a declining public service ethos and the apparent triumph of the market, however. The essays also explore the potential of alternative radio and television, new forms of communication, such as the internet, and changing practices among journalists and programme makers, as well as the resilience of public broadcasting and the powers of the public to ensure that the media remain relevant and accountable. A companion text to the bestselling Sex, Lies and Democracy: The Press and the Public, this volume presents a multi-faceted approach to the tumultuous present and the uncertain future of news, current affairs and documentary in radio and television.

If It Bleeds, It Leads - An Anatomy Of Television News (Paperback, New Ed): Matthew Robert Kerbel If It Bleeds, It Leads - An Anatomy Of Television News (Paperback, New Ed)
Matthew Robert Kerbel
R984 R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Save R155 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This text is a real-time look at what happens on television, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the news broadcasts that provide information to millions of Americans. You've been watching television news forever. You're intimately familiar with the friendly faces and soothing voices that nightly tell you whats wrong with the world. You think you know everything there is to know about them. You're wrong. This volume shows you why. It takes you minute-by-minute through two-and-a-half riveting hours of syndicated, local, and network information programming to uncover the truth behind what passes as news. Why is the only real difference between Jerry Springer and Dan Rather that Dan's guests usually don't need medical attention? How did a load of baking powder spark two minutes of high-strung local news coverage? Its all here: the personal revelations of talk show guests; the dangers lurking in your neighbourhood; sports; sex; celebrity; power; and weather updates every ten minutes - all real material taken from real broadcasts combined into 150 minutes of the most electrifying newscast you've ever seen.

Television News (Paperback, 4th edition): Ivor Yorke Television News (Paperback, 4th edition)
Ivor Yorke; Edited by Ray Alexander
R2,149 Discovery Miles 21 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A straightforward account of the editorial and production processes used by journalists to bring television news to the viewer. It is an invaluable text for students on journalism courses, print and radio journalists moving into television and TV journalists wishing to update their knowledge. Takes into account the latest practices and issues in the television industry.
This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to take account of the latest practices and issues in the television industry. It includes new illustrations of developments from both a technological and an editorial perspective.
In a changing broadcasting environment, newcomers to television journalism are finding themselves entering a world in which an empathy with technology is as important as a way with words. The newsroom itself is now completely computerized and consequently new skills and working methods need to be mastered to take account of the revolutionary advances.
Keep up to date with the latest practices and issues
Get everything you need to know from this respected and classic text
Easy to understand - factual and logical approach

Television Program Making - Everything you need to know to get started (Paperback): Colin Hart Television Program Making - Everything you need to know to get started (Paperback)
Colin Hart
R2,298 Discovery Miles 22 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is for anyone starting out or hoping to work in the ever-expanding world of television and video. Everyone involved in a TV or video production is contributing to the program making process. They all need to know and understand how it happens. Whatever you want to end up doing, whether you are part way through a course or starting from scratch, this book gives you all the essential information you will need. It takes a practical, step-by-step approach, based on the author's own 25-year experience of producing, writing and directing for broadcast television and the corporate sector on both video and film. It describes the roles people perform, the equipment they use and what it does. In simple, easy-to-read language it explains the grammar of shooting and editing and offers first-hand advice on treatments, scripts and budgets. As well as covering the technical aspects of both single and multi-camera production, it also looks at the editorial elements that create a successful program. With practical examples it demonstrates how best to turn ideas into reality, how to obtain successful interviews and how to put together programs that work. Colin Hart has his own production company making programs for corporate clients. He trained as a single and multi-camera director in local televison news and for ten years worked in BBC Current Affairs producing and directing for Nationwide and The Money Programme.
Practical, step-by-step approach with many useful flowcharts, checklists and practical examples
Written by experienced professional producer/director
Covers technical and editorial elements of successful programme-making

Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes (Hardcover): Phoebe Robinson Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes (Hardcover)
Phoebe Robinson
R525 R429 Discovery Miles 4 290 Save R96 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

New York Times bestselling author, comedian, actress, and producer Phoebe Robinson is back with a new essay collection that is equal parts thoughtful, hilarious, and sharp about human connection, race, hair, travel, dating, Black excellence, and more. Written in Phoebe's unforgettable voice and with her unparalleled wit, Robinson's latest collection, laced with spot-on pop culture references, takes on a wide range of topics. From the values she learned from her parents (including, but not limited to, advice on not bringing outside germs onto your clean bed) to her and her boyfriend, lovingly known as British Baekoff, deciding to have a child-free union, to the way the Black Lives Matter movement took center stage in America, and, finally, the continual struggle to love her 4C hair, each essay is packed with humor and humanity. By turns insightful, laugh-out-loud funny, and heartfelt, Please Don't Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes is not only a brilliant look at our current cultural moment, but a collection that will stay with you for years to come.

Monopoly Television - Mtv's Quest To Control The Music (Paperback): Jack Banks Monopoly Television - Mtv's Quest To Control The Music (Paperback)
Jack Banks
R1,356 Discovery Miles 13 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In August 1981, Music Television-now popularly known as MTV-was launched. Within a matter of years it revitalized a struggling record industry; made the careers of leading pop stars like Madonna, Boy George, Cyndi Lauper, and Duran Duran; infiltrated traditional network television and the movie industry; revolutionized the advertising industry; and stimulated purchases in several markets, most notably fashion apparel. The reach of MTV has proven long and profitable. In this book, Jack Banks examines the historical development of music video as a commodity and analyzes the existing structures within which music video is produced, distributed, and exhibited on its premier music channel, MTV. Who controls MTV? What part do record companies play in the financing and production of music video? How do the power brokers in the business affect the ideological content of music video? Given the tight sphere of influence within the music industry, what are the future trends for music video and for artistic freedom of expression? Banks tackles these questions in an intelligent, lively, and sophisticated investigation into one of the most influential media enterprises of our society.

Judged - How governments use power to undermine justice and freedom (Paperback): Rachael Jolley Judged - How governments use power to undermine justice and freedom (Paperback)
Rachael Jolley
R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Introduction to Media Distribution - Film, Television, and New Media (Hardcover): Scott Kirkpatrick Introduction to Media Distribution - Film, Television, and New Media (Hardcover)
Scott Kirkpatrick
R4,066 Discovery Miles 40 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Introduction to Media Distribution offers a clear, direct and comprehensive overview of the entire film, television and new media distribution business, valuable to both students and professionals. In this book, author Scott Kirkpatrick draws from over a decade of personal experience in the distribution arena to explore what fuels the distribution process, and explains in real-world terms how the business works from beginning to end-not merely what happens to a film or television series after a distributor acquires it, but how distributors develop, pre-sell and broker deals on content before it even exists. Kirkpatrick covers deal structures, release strategies, acquisition approaches, rights sales, international co-productions, tax credits, audience research, global regulatory boards, and even 'behind closed doors' monetization practices. The book offers: A straightforward, clear and insightful approach to understanding the fundamental basics of how the global distribution marketplace works, and how distribution companies actually operate and create the content they need; An insider's analysis of all levels of the business with an emphasis on the independent scene, the root from where development in the industry grows; A comprehensive overview of how film and television markets and festivals work, and how buyers and sellers actually broker deals in the field; Detailed explanations of how each media right is defined and windowed to maximize potential revenue; A detailed overview of several major international territories, and how each operates within the context of the global media business; Guidance and advice from an industry expert on how one can initiate their professional career in the entertainment industry, applicable to individuals in all roles; A robust appendix containing in-depth studies of legal definitions, material delivery requirements, territory-by-territory financial projections, and more. An accompanying eResource offers template contracts, sample agreements, and further resources for download.

Television And The Crisis Of Democracy (Paperback): Douglas Kellner Television And The Crisis Of Democracy (Paperback)
Douglas Kellner
R1,365 Discovery Miles 13 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Douglas Kellner offers a systematic, critically informed political and institutional study of television in the United States. Focusing on the relationship among television, the state, and business, he traces the history of television broadcasting, emphasizing its socioeconomic impact and its growing political power. Acknowledging that television has long served the interests of the powerful, he points out that it has dramatized conflicts within society and has on occasion led to valuable social criticism.Kellner's examination of television in the 1980s and, in particular, its role in the 1988 presidential election yields the conclusion that in our time television has worked increasingly to further conservative hegemony. In so doing, Kellner argues, contemporary television has helped produce a crisis of democracy.But "Television and the Crisis of Democracy" goes beyond description and diagnosis. In a discussion that is both analytical and comparative, Kellner presents alternative models to the existing structure of commercial broadcasting and shows how new technologies might be used to create a more democratic future for television--one that could enhance political knowledge and participation.

Managing Media Companies - Harnessing Creative Value 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition): A. Aris Managing Media Companies - Harnessing Creative Value 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
A. Aris
R1,669 Discovery Miles 16 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The authors of this book have made an in depth study of the strategies and management practices of leading media companies and have identified the core competences media companies need to have to win in the new world. The book is strongly focused on applicability and combines long standing best practice principles with innovative approaches for staying ahead. It systematically discusses competences needed in each of the key functional areas in the media companies drawing on examples from all main media sectors.

You Can't Air That - Four Cases of Controversy and Censorship in American Television Programming (Hardcover): David S.... You Can't Air That - Four Cases of Controversy and Censorship in American Television Programming (Hardcover)
David S. Silverman
R687 Discovery Miles 6 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this illuminating book, David S. Silverman assesses four controversial television programs from the perspective of media history, assessing the censorship present at all four networks and the political and intellectual inertia it produces in broadcast television. Beginning with ""The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"" in the sixties, the author also examines ""The Richard Pryor Show"", ""TV Nation"", and ""Politically Incorrect"". Drawing on firsthand accounts by the writers, producers, and performers of these programs, Silverman offers an unbiased view of the ways in which censorship, sponsor intimidation, regulation, and network tampering force all American broadcasters to manipulate creative talent and stifle genuine controversy. Shedding new light on the prevalence of censorship in broadcast television, this book reinvigorates the subject of free speech in American society.

Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States 1990-2001 (Paperback): Vibert C. Cambridge Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States 1990-2001 (Paperback)
Vibert C. Cambridge
R832 Discovery Miles 8 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The last decade of the twentieth century brought a maturing of the new racial and ethnic communities in the United States and the emergence of diversity and multiculturalism as dominant fields of discourse in legal, educational, and cultural contexts. Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States, 1990-2001 is a contribution to our understanding of the web of relationships that existed at the intersection of immigration, race, ethnicity, and broadcasting in America during this period. Professor Vibert C. Cambridge investigates and questions how broadcasting in the United States responded to the changing racial and ethnic composition of the society. What patterns could be drawn from these responses? What roles were served? What roles are currently being served? What stimulated the changing of roles? Ultimately, Immigration, Diversity, and Broadcasting in the United States evaluates the performance of the American broadcasting industry. The answers to this book's core questions provide insights into how the American broadcasting industry responded to freedom, equality, diversity, information quality, social order, and solidarity at century's end.

The Al Jazeera Phenomenon - Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media (Paperback): Mohamed Zayani The Al Jazeera Phenomenon - Critical Perspectives on New Arab Media (Paperback)
Mohamed Zayani
R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Few phenomena in the Arab world are probably more curious and more controversial than Al Jazeera Satellite Channel. In spite of its relatively short history, this Qatar-based news network seems to have left an indelible mark in the Arab world and changed the face of the otherwise parochial Arab media - although in the West, it is largely perceived as a channel that is set on countering Western ideologies. Edited by the reputed scholar Mohamed Zayani, this collection of essays provides a unique insight into and a critical analysis of a media phenomenon that still defies understanding. This long-overdue study, which brings together diverse but complementary perspectives of media scholars from the Arab world, the United States and Europe, assesses the role Al Jazeera has been playing in the shaping of ideas and the reconstructing of Arab identities during a crucial juncture in Middle Eastern history and politics. politics, its agenda, its programs, its coverage of regional crises, and its treatment of the West, in an attempt to gauge its impact on ordinary Arab viewers, understand its effect on an increasingly pronounced Arab public sphere, and map out the role it plays in regional Arab politics.

There's No Place Like Home Video (Paperback): James M. Moran There's No Place Like Home Video (Paperback)
James M. Moran
R637 Discovery Miles 6 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Poets at Bush House - The BBC World Service (Paperback): Daniel Weissbort Poets at Bush House - The BBC World Service (Paperback)
Daniel Weissbort
R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Poets at Bush House" seeks to draw attention to a comparatively little known aspect of English cultural life, the BBC World Service, at a time when it is about to leave its historic home on The Strand. The initial aim was to produce a book that would represent a substantial selection of the many languages in which the BBC broadcasts from Bush House (by the end of World War II the Corporation was already broadcasting in forty-five languages). As well as representing work by a few of the notable writers formerly associated with the service, the anthology also includes contributions by some currently at Bush House, including translations by David Constantine, Michael Scammel, Sasha Dougdale and Zinovy Zinik.

Breaking In - Tales from the Screenwriting Trenches (Paperback): Lee Jessup Breaking In - Tales from the Screenwriting Trenches (Paperback)
Lee Jessup
R1,151 Discovery Miles 11 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Breaking In: Tales from the Screenwriting Trenches is a no-nonsense, boots-on-the-ground exploration of how writers REALLY go from emerging to professional in today's highly saturated and competitive screenwriting space. With a focus on writers who have gotten representation and broken into the TV or feature film space after the critical 2008 WGA strike and financial market collapse, the reader will learn from tangible examples of how success was achieved via hard work and specific methodology. This book includes interviews from writers who wrote major studio releases (The Boy Next Door), staffed on television shows (American Crime, NCIS New Orleans, Sleepy Hollow), sold specs and television shows, placed in competitions, and were accepted to prestigious network and studio writing programs. These interviews are presented as Screenwriter Spotlights throughout the book and are supported by insight from top-selling agents and managers (including those who have sold scripts and pilots, had their writers named to prestigious lists such as The Black List and The Hit List) as well as working industry executives. Together, these anecdotes, learnings and perceptions, tied in with the author's extensive experience in and knowledge of the industry, will inform the reader about how the industry REALLY works, what it expects from both working and emerging writers, as well as what next steps the writer should engage in, in order to move their screenwriting career forward.

Confessions - The agenda-challenging, unexpected memoir from one of our best-loved broadcasters (Hardcover): Edward Stourton Confessions - The agenda-challenging, unexpected memoir from one of our best-loved broadcasters (Hardcover)
Edward Stourton
R616 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'A clear-eyed and compelling account of a life, told with honesty.' - Luke Jennings 'A book brimming with surprises and insight.' - Nicholas Coleridge 'Calmly, bravely written... deployed with generosity and modesty.' - Adam Nicholson ------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Stourton was born into a life of privilege. The son of expat parents in colonial Nigeria, Ed was sent back to Britain to be educated by Benedictine monks at Ampleforth, at the time when, it was latter revealed, the school and monastery were the setting for serial abuse cases. He then went up to Cambridge, where his life as an undergraduate gave him access to a network of future ministers, judges and newspaper editors. As a young journalist, he reported first from party conferences and picket lines and then from war zones, witnessing the events making international headlines, from Haiti to Hong Kong, before returning home to join the infighting on BBC Radio 4's Today. During this time, the Empire has given way to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, men-only clubs have been replaced by Me Too, and instead of a choice selection of voices on a handful of radio and television channels, we have millions of voices on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok. The world has changed, and so has Ed. Brought face to face with the author of his obituary and his own inevitable mortality, Ed is prompted to reflect on the life he has led and the events that have shaped him. In Confessions, he describes this remarkable journey with candour, humour and the insight that only forty years' experience of writing and reporting can provide. 'A searingly honest insight into the life of one of our great journalists. Hugely entertaining too.' John Humphries

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