Getting into Films and Television: How to Spot the Opportunities and Find the Best Way in, 9th Revised Edition

New edition of this well established & respected source for students of film & TV production and media studies courses...a must for all media studies students.A" REVIEWS: This is an excellent publication - includes some real nuggets of information. The userfriendly print and layout ensure that even small items of advice or information are unlikely to be overlooked.A" - Newscheck The book will make an added contribution over and above the factual information about the real nature of working in the audio-visual industry. Highly recommended.A" - ScriptWriter A no-nonsense sensible handbook...a veritable treasure chest of practical information. - Empire A really useful guide to working in the media...A" Daily Telegraph AUTHOR BIOG: ROBERT ANGELL had many years' experience as a film and television producer. He was chairman of the BAFTA Short Film Award Jury for 14 years and continues to lecture on careers on, or behind, the large and small screens. CONTENTS: List of illustrations Foreward by Lord Puttnam CBE Preface to the ninth edition 1. Introduction 2. Feature films 3. Commercials 4. Documentries 5. Animation 6. Television 7. Training for film and television 8. Selling yourself to film and television Appendix of further information Training and working overseas Glossary Index. Contents......Page 6 List of illustrations......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Preface to the ninth edition......Page 12 1 Introduction......Page 16 Pre-production: the foundations......Page 19 The scriptwriter......Page 20 The film starts to come together......Page 30 The production starts......Page 34 A typical day’s work......Page 46 Post-production......Page 53 Getting into feature film making......Page 75 Summing up......Page 95 Commercials as mini-features......Page 97 Advertising agencies......Page 98 Commercials production......Page 99 Post-production......Page 102 Starting points in post-production......Page 104 New media......Page 105 4 Documentaries......Page 107 Documentary subjects......Page 108 Sponsorship......Page 109 Job differences in documentaries......Page 110 Documentaries on video......Page 121 Summing up......Page 128 Production......Page 130 Starting points in animation......Page 134 Computerised animation......Page 138 Graphics......Page 140 DVD......Page 143 Areas unique to television......Page 144 Production of a typical 30-minute show......Page 146 Outside broadcasts......Page 153 News programmes......Page 155 Starting points in television......Page 158 Summing up......Page 159 Importance of the right training......Page 160 Finding the right training......Page 162 Courses with particular specialities......Page 168 FT2......Page 171 Working for the BBC......Page 174 BBC engineering and technical operations......Page 176 ITV and independent companies......Page 178 Workshops......Page 179 Nationally recognised qualifications for film and TV......Page 180 Introductory course......Page 181 Summing up......Page 182 8 Selling yourself to film and television......Page 183 A plan of action......Page 184 A final word......Page 187 Further reading......Page 188 Useful addresses......Page 190 Principal broadcasting organisations in the UK......Page 191 Sample pages from NVQ in Sound Operation level 3......Page 193 Training and working overseas......Page 196 F......Page 202 O......Page 203 V......Page 204 W......Page 205 E......Page 206 P......Page 207 W......Page 208 'Getting into Films and Television' provides a lively introduction to the various careers available in the film & television industries. The book offers advice on deciding which area to go into, what training is needed & how to get that first job. Suitable for students of film and TV production and media studies courses, this book provides information on film schools worldwide.