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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459645003321

Autore

Lees Nicola <1966->

Titolo

Greenlit : developing factual/reality TV ideas from concept to pitch / / Nicola Lees

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

1-282-96075-X

9786612960758

1-4081-2333-9

1-4081-9881-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (515 p.)

Collana

Professional Media Practice

Disciplina

791.43612

Soggetti

Reality television programs - Production and direction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; Style Note; Introduction; 1 Welcome to Development Hell (A.K.A. What the Hell Is Development?); 2 Do You Have What It Takes?; 3 Understanding the TV Landscape; 4 Generating Ideas; 5 Developing an Idea; 6 Considering Multiplatform Content; 7 Writing a Killer Proposal; 8 Finding and Keeping Talent; 9 The Pitch Tape; 10 The Pitch; 11 Alternative Sources of Funding; 12 Getting the Greenlight; Reality Check-Idea Tick List; Sample Budget Template; Channel Budget Guide; Glossary; End Notes

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Sommario/riassunto

Blows the lid on so many TV secrets"""" Tom Archer, Controller Factual, BBC """"If every first-time producer read this before pitching a program, I guarantee a greater success rate"""" Gary Lico, President/CEO, CABLEready, USA In recent years there has been an explosion of broadcast and cable channels with a desperate need for original factual/reality programming to fill their schedules: -documentaries, observational series, makeover formats, reality competitions. Yet television executives receive a daily avalanche of inappropriate pitches



from pushy, badly prepared producers. Only 1 in 100 pr