| Description |
iv, 71 pages : portraits ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
A practical guide to writing for television which describes the conventions, format and everyday running of television writing |
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A practical guide to writing for television which describes the conventions, format and everyday running of television writing. Australian author |
| Analysis |
AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
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BLUE HEELERS [TV] (AT, 1994-) |
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BREAKERS [TV] (AT, 1998-) |
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DEVENISH, LUKE |
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EDWARDS, JOHN |
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MASTERS, SUE |
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SCRIPTWRITING |
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SEACHANGE [TV] (AT, 1998-) |
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SIMPSON, ROGER |
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SITUATION COMEDY |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Australian Film Television and Radio School 2000 |
| Subject |
Television authorship.
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Television comedies -- Authorship.
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Television plays -- Technique.
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Television series -- Authorship.
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| Genre/Form |
Literature.
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| Author |
Australian Film, Television & Radio School.
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| LC no. |
00002152 |
| ISBN |
1876351101 |
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