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Lights, camera, action! : working in film, television, and video / Josephine Langham.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.P75 L34 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Langham, Josephine.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Vocational guidance--Great Britain.
- Motion pictures.
- Television--Vocational guidance--Great Britain.
- Television.
- Video recordings--Production and direction--Vocational guidance--Great Britain.
- Video recordings.
- Video recordings--Production and direction--Vocational guidance.
- Video recordings--Production and direction.
- Television--Vocational guidance.
- Motion pictures--Vocational guidance.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 278 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : BFI, 1996.
- Summary:
- Now updated and revised, this new edition of "Lights, Camera, Action! Is the essential guide to the competitive world of the media. It offers sound advice on career opportunities, educational qualifications required, training provision, the National Vocational Qualification system, new technical developments affecting employment, and how to take the first step along a career path.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The industry: terestrial television - the onward march of the market
- film - will everyone be working for Uncle Sam?
- broadening the landscape - video, satellite and cable
- digitization, multi-media and convergence - what does it all mean?
- Part 2 Education and training: the training vacuum
- media diplomas and degrees - are they any use?
- the Brave New World of vocational training
- training options in the broadcast, film and video industry
- getting in and other problems
- Part 3 Production - what's it all about: so you want to be in film or television?
- the stages of production
- Part 4 The jobs: the production team
- the technical team
- design/crafts
- researchers, journalists and writers
- editing and engineering
- performers - the talent
- sales and marketing.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- On cover: "2nd edition".
- Bibliography: pages 269-270.
- ISBN:
- 0851705731
- OCLC:
- 36504146
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