Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Television Handbookprovides a critical introduction to both the theory and practice of the television industry. Patricia Holland considers the history and structure of British television and, at a time of rapid change, she explores the implications of the digital revolution.
The Television Handbookoffers practical advice on many aspects of programme-making from commissioning through to the post production process. The book brings together a wide range of information on all aspects of television and includes interviews with industry figures such as Tony Garnett and Phil Redmond and with innovative producers, directors and commissioning editors.
The Television Handbookbridges the gap between theory and practice. In this new edition, Patricia Holland discusses important genres and concepts such as narrative, documentary and news. Newly updated chapters from James Curran, Tony Dowmunt and Robin Small consider television journalism, access programming and production management. A new chapter provides a critical introduction to television studies and media theory.
The Television Handbookincludes:
* Interviews with directors, editors, producers and trainees
* Updated and illustrated advice on camera, sound and editing practice
* Advice on courses and funding for independent production
* A revised glossary of specialist terms
* A comprehensive list of key texts and television programmes

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Figures (p. viii)
• Acknowledgements (p. ix)
• Part I Introduction
• 1 On television practice and television studies (p. 3)
• Television in a changing world (p. 3)
• Television training and tele-literacy (p. 5)
• 2 Studying television (p. 8)
• Studying television? (p. 8)
• Project? (p. 9)
• The institutional context (p. 10)
• Mapping the field (p. 11)
• 3 The landscape of television in the United Kingdom (p. 16)
• The growth of public service broadcasting (p. 16)
• Regulation (p. 20)
• Genres, schedules, ratings and the television flow (p. 25)
• Part II The practitioner's perspective
• 4 Television from the practitioner's perspective (p. 33)
• Working in television (p. 33)
• Work areas in the television industry (p. 34)
• Programme production types (p. 40)
• Producing and pre-production (p. 42)
• Production management (p. 43)
• 5 Production techniques: the visual dimension (p. 51)
• Director and crew (p. 51)
• The visual dimension: cameras, formats and the love of the image (p. 54)
• Types of shot (p. 61)
• The director's concerns (p. 65)
• 6 Lighting and the cinematographer (p. 70)
• Visions of light (p. 70)
• Lighting: basic principles (p. 71)
• Nick Hale: cinematographer (p. 75)
• A note on women as technicians (p. 77)
• 7 Production techniques: sound (p. 79)
• Television and the flow of sound (p. 79)
• Types of television sound (p. 81)
• Recording and 'audio design' (p. 85)
• 8 Post-production processes: editing (p. 91)
• Sequence and structure (p. 91)
• Types of transition (p. 93)
• Technologies and contexts (p. 93)
• The processes of editing (p. 96)
• Styles of editing (p. 98)
• 9 Post-production processes: sound and graphics (p. 102)
• The aural dimension (p. 102)
• Sound editing (p. 103)
• Dubbing (p. 104)
• The graphics revolution (p. 105)
• Part III About programmes
• 10 Narrative television (p. 111)
• Fictional narratives (p. 111)
• Narrative theory (p. 115)
• Tony Garnett: producer (p. 127)
• 11 Everyday television (p. 131)
• Ordinary television (p. 131)
• Helen Swords: research and production in daytime television and satellite (p. 133)
• Television sport (p. 137)
• Rupert Rumney: sports producer (p. 139)
• 12 Documentary and factual television (p. 143)
• Representing reality (p. 143)
• On genres, styles and formats (p. 146)
• Current documentary genres (p. 146)
• John Wyver: producer (p. 154)
• Research and interview techniques (p. 156)
• Leanne Klein: documentary producer/director (p. 162)
• Documentary dilemmas (p. 165)
• 13 News, politics and television as information (p. 170)
• News in a democratic society (p. 170)
• Producing the news (p. 175)
• Changing news (p. 177)
• 14 Television and the public sphere (p. 181)
• Television journalism: theory and practice, the case of Newsnight: James Curran (p. 181)
• Access: television at the margins: Tony Dowmunt (p. 188)
• Part IV From ideas to programmes
• 15 Education, training and getting into the industry (p. 197)
• Who needs media studies? (p. 197)
• Training and qualifications (p. 200)
• Susan Williams: AFM and ft2 trainee (p. 201)
• Phil Redmond: Mersey Television (p. 204)
• Courses and where to look them up (p. 207)
• 16 'A training in ideas?' (p. 208)
• Stuart Cosgrove: Head of Programmes, Channel Four Nations and Regions (p. 208)
• 17 The commissioning process (p. 211)
• Turning an idea into a commission (p. 211)
• Targeting the broadcasters (p. 213)
• Alan Hayling: Channel Four (p. 213)
• Jeremy Howe: BBC Bristol (p. 215)
• Pitching an idea (p. 217)
• Funds and opportunities (p. 218)
• Beryl Richards: writer and director (p. 219)
• Part V The changing face of television
• 18 Changing technologies (p. 225)
• Changing technology: changing consciousness (p. 225)
• John Wyver: producer (p. 228)
• Beyond television (p. 230)
• The digital revolution (p. 233)
• Ownership and globalisation (p. 238)
• 19 Television in the new century (p. 240)
• Glossary (p. 243)
• Magazines and journals (p. 260)
• Directories and other useful publications (p. 261)
• Organisations (p. 262)
• Bibliography (p. 264)
• Programme references (p. 271)
• Index (p. 291)