| Description |
1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Breaking In and Getting Started -- Why We Create Factual Television -- The First Rule Is There Are No Rules -- There's No One Way to Do Anything -- Always Be Creating Content -- Don't Settle for No -- Nobody Is an Overnight Sensation -- Fast-Tracking Your Knowledge -- Creativity and the Process -- A Dearth of Content -- The Evolution of Nonfiction Programming -- A Multitude of Platforms -- Two Factual Routes -- Inside the Industry With Matt Taylor, The Walt Disney Company |
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Chapter Two -- The Eight Factual Steps -- Love the Process -- Chapter Three -- Idea Creation -- Ideas Are Everywhere . . . -- Don't Self-Reject -- An Eye Toward Accessibility -- One-Offs versus Mini-Series versus Series -- Ideas Are Everywhere, Talent Is Not -- Access Docs -- Inside the Industry with Winona Meringolo, Investigation Discovery -- Chapter Four -- Crafting a Presentation -- Presentation Materials -- It All Starts With the Pen -- Creating a Treatment -- Don't Self-Limit -- What Goes in a Treatment? -- Brevity Is Its Own Reward -- Crafting a Deck -- Cutting a Sizzle Reel |
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Importance of Titles -- Inside the Industry With Michael Welsh, Executive Producer -- Chapter Five -- Pitching Your Idea -- So What Is a Pitch? -- The Gift of Conversation -- The Right Person to Pitch -- A Fragmented Playing Field -- Development Discussions -- Do I Need an Agent? -- Successfully Making the Pitch -- Whiffing a Pitch -- The Follow-Up -- The Sting of Rejection -- Power of a Deadline -- The Middle Ground -- A Development Deal -- Win, Lose, Next -- Inside the Industry with Babette Perry, Innovative Artists -- Chapter Six -- Selling Your Idea -- Budgeting -- Good, Cheap, Fast |
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Creativity With Numbers -- Two Ways to Budget -- Crafting a Preliminary Schedule -- Budget Assumptions -- Building Your Budget -- Networks Crunch Numbers Differently -- Right Tool for the Right Job -- Put the Into the Show -- Inside the Industry With Marjolaine Souquet, National Geographic Channel -- Negotiating the Deal -- Price and Terms -- A Fair Price for a Fair Project -- Types of Deals -- Full Commission -- Co-production -- Acquisitions and Pre-sales -- Top-Off Funding -- Deficit Financing -- Sponsored Programs -- Other Types of Funding -- Streaming Services -- Intellectual Property |
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Inside the Industry With Adam Jacobs, Quintus Studios -- Distributors -- Finding a Distributor -- What to Look for in a Distributor -- Inside the Industry With Roger Vanderspikken, Fred Distribution -- Inside the Industry With Ludo Dofour, Blue Ant International -- Closing the Deal -- Tenacity -- Ethics -- Be Clear and Constructive -- Etiquette -- Chapter Seven -- Pre-Production -- Every Minute Counts -- Engaging With the Network -- The Executive Producer -- The Production Manager -- The Unit Manager -- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly -- The Kickoff Call -- Protect Your EP's Interest |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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The Big Boss |
| Subject |
Documentary television programs -- Production and direction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000807424 |
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1000807428 |
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