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Running the show : television from the inside / Jeff Melvoin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melvoin, Jeff, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Melvoin, Jeff.
- Television--Production and direction--Vocational guidance--United States.
- Television.
- Television authorship--Vocational guidance--United States.
- Television authorship.
- Television producers and directors--United States--Biography.
- Television producers and directors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Essex, Connecticut : Applause, [2023]
- Contents:
- Fade in : why this book?
- "Stop that carrot!" Remington Steele
- Tough beat, Hill Street Blues
- Stardust, Overalls, Northern Exposure, and the Sundance Kid
- "They've ruined my favorite show," Picket Fences
- Hobson's choice, showveralls, Early Edition
- Cracks in the foundation, Going to California
- One and done, Line of Fire
- Take the J. J. train, Alias, showveralls : the Sequel
- Tour of duty, Army Wives
- Brave new world, Amazon
- Brave old world, Designated Survivor
- International intrigue, Killing Eve
- Six rules, the making of a television writer
- Dumbo's feather, film school
- Anderson's yardstick, timing
- Carpenter's apprentice, craft
- The arrows in your quiver, spec scripts
- Why agents don't matter, representation
- Strategy, pilots versus staffing
- Tactics, making it happen
- Decisions, decisions, a case study
- Paydirt, staff writer to executive story editor
- Bottleneck, writer-producers
- Means of ascent, routes to the top
- Fastballs and passed balls, the art of pitching
- The impossible job, showrunning defined
- What it takes, dimensions of leadership
- Where Am I?, context
- Allies, assembling your team
- The mantra, four words to live by
- Money ball, hiring writers
- The talk, setting the tone
- The art of discovery, managing the room
- Making the map, outlines
- Drafts and disappointment, scripts
- The sack, firing Writers
- "We have a few notes," executives
- The money part, budgets
- Horse-trading, pre-production
- Show and tell, directors
- "I'm not saying that," actors
- Final rewrite, editing and post-production
- Two suitcases, work-life Balance
- Fade out, the road ahead.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Other Format:
- Print version : Melvoin, Jeff. Running the show
- ISBN:
- 9781493075300
- 1493075306
- Publisher Number:
- 90101515242
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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