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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910810864303321
• Autore: Lees Nicola <1966->
• 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
• 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; Select Bibliography
• 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