Michael Essany

Reality Check (eBook, ePUB)

The Business and Art of Producing Reality TV

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Do you have a concept for a reality TV show, but aren't sure about the next steps? Loaded with practical, step-by-step advice on the art and business of reality TV producing, and featuring insights from Mark Burnett, Dick Clark, and other top producers, Reality Check takes you from idea to...reality! At age 13, Michael Essany launched a lowly cable access TV talk show from his parents' basement in Valparaiso, Indiana. Fast forward to 2001, and Michael had turned his little talk show, The Michael Essany Show, into a multimillion-dollar project that quickly became one of the most talked about reality television shows. If Michael can do it, so can you. But be prepared for a lot of hard work and a few reality checks. This book includes compelling advice on how to:* Better understand the nature, complexities, and potential of the reality genre * Physically produce original reality programming* Get past the gatekeepers and deliver quality pitches to major networks and production companies* Legally protect yourself, your work, and your intellectual property * Learn from glories and the gaffes of those who toiled before you * Utilize the internet and other multimedia outlets to create and generate revenue from reality programming* Avoid the professional pitfalls of the reality TV industry* Parlay reality television projects into a successful and enduring career

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136059490
• Artikelnr.: 39180156

Autorenporträt

Michael Essany is a published author and columnist who has been featured on Oprah and The Tonight Show and in Time, People, TV Guide, and Entertainment Weekly. Michael has produced and written for local and national television since 1997. A graduate of Valparaiso University, he hosted The Michael Essany Show on E! Entertainment Television for two seasons prior to the program's syndication overseas. Michael is currently married and resides in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is the Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Indiana Grain Company, LLC. He can be reached at [e-mail].

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Welcome to Reality; Chapter 2 Reality's Long Reel; Chapter 3 From Fantasy to Reality; Chapter 4 Facing Reality; Chapter 5 The Show and Tell of Reality TV; Chapter 6 Producing Reality; Chapter 7 Where Ethics and Reality Collide; Chapter 8 The Ugly Reality; Chapter 9 Fit for Reality; Chapter 10 Living Reality; Chapter 11 Reality Baggage; Chapter 12 Random Secrets of the Reality Trade; Chapter 13 Avoiding the Reality Drive-Through; Chapter 14 Making Sense of Reality;

Rezensionen

"Michael's the real deal and he's in it for keeps. If there is a sage at the top of the reality show mountain, it's got to be Michael Essany. In Reality Check, he shows his real love for the business with his shrewd insight and savvy. A must read for anyone trying to get real in the unreal world of reality tv." - Leeza Gibbons, TV personality and producer