Television writing : the ground rules of series, serials and sitcom / Linda Aronson
- Bib ID:
- 2073351
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Aronson, Linda, 1950-
- Description:
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- North Ryde, N.S.W. : Australian Film, Television and Radio School, 2000
- iv, 71 p. : ports. ; 25 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1876351101
- Full contents:
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- 1. How television series and serials are created
- What the networks want
- Components of a series
- Hour-long drama series
- Writing to screentime
- Buttons and tags
- Drama serials
- 2. Sitcom
- Comic conflict and comic perspective
- Structure
- Subplot and main plot
- Comic premise
- Types of families in sitcom
- SeaChange
- 3. Writing an episode
- Getting the job
- Preparing for the audition
- 4. Devising a series, serial or sitcom from scratch
- What show are we in?
- Producer's involvement
- What is hot about the idea
- The series template
- The pilot
- 5. Issues for producers
- The head writer
- Research resources
- Establishing the world of the series
- Working with the writers: producer's checklist
- 6. Advice from the experts
- Roger Simpson, writer/producer, Simpson Le Mesurier Productions
- John Edwards, drama producer, Southern Star - A case study of Breakers: a strip serial
- Sue Masters and Luke Devenish, ABC Drama Department, Melbourne.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian Film, Television and Radio School
- Terms of Use:
- Australian Film Television and Radio School 2000.
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2000
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