Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Here is the one-stop handbook to make your studio production shine.The TV Studio Production Handbook explains the production process from beginning to end and covers everything media students need to know to create a successful studio television programme. It is an illuminating read for those starting out in the industry and an invaluable resource for students of media, film and TV.The book is packed with interviews from top TV executives from the UK, USA, Australia and China and includes live case studies from hit international formats covering every genre, from reality, to drama to news, with scripts from Britain's Got Talent, Big Brother, Coronation Street, The Chase, Teletubbies, Channel 4 News and more. The authors, both award-winning TV programme-makers and academic programme leaders, break things down genre by genre and explore pre-production, casting, scripting, as well as all the required paperwork from call sheets to running orders. They also examine the future of studio and the multiplatform opportunities available for programme makers internationally.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• List of Images (p. viii)
• Acknowledgements (p. ix)
• Part 1 Standby!
• 1 Introduction (p. 3)
• 2 The Big Idea (p. 15)
• 3 Getting Commissioned (p. 29)
• 4 The Studio Environment (p. 40)
• 5 Production Management (p. 61)
• Part 2 Action!
• 6 Talent Shows (p. 81)
• 7 Studio Dramas: Soaps and Sitcoms (p. 98)
• 8 Game and Quiz Shows (p. 117)
• 9 News (p. 132)
• 10 Food Shows (p. 147)
• 11 Children's TV (p. 160)
• 12 Talk Shows and Magazine Formats (p. 182)
• 13 Reality TV Shows (p. 197)
• 14 It's a Wrap! (p. 214)
• Glossary (p. 219)
• Notes (p. 224)
• Index (p. 225)