
- 306 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This book is an unvarnished look at how to originate, pitch, sell, and produce factual television programming for global broadcast television networks and streaming services.
Grounded in firsthand experience, this essential "how to guide" walks readers through the crucial steps in the factual television process while unpacking valuable insights to successfully producing and delivering projects on time and on budget. With over 20 years of experience in the TV documentary arena, Executive Producer Dylan Weiss shares how to break into the industry, originate your own documentary ideas, forge a path forward through the creative process, prepare your concepts for commissioners, and then pitch them to networks, broadcasters, streamers, and distributors around the world. Industry voices are layered throughout sharing their experiences from each stage of the process. These interviews include top executives from Disney, Investigation Discovery, National Geographic, and many more.
This is an ideal resource for independent documentary producers looking to create and pitch their work to top television networks and streaming services.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One β Breaking In and Getting Started
- Chapter Two β The Eight Factual Steps
- Chapter Three β Idea Creation
- Chapter Four β Crafting a Presentation
- Chapter Five β Pitching Your Idea
- Chapter Six β Selling Your Idea
- Chapter Seven β Pre-Production
- Chapter Eight β Field-Production
- Chapter Nine β The Post-Production Process
- Chapter Ten β Delivery and Exhibition
- Chapter Eleven β Forging a Factual Career
- Chapter Twelve β Appendix
- Index