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

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