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Chapter 1
The Television
Production
Industry
The Growth of Television Technology. . . . . 18
Evolution of the Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Areas of Television Production . . . . . . . . . .20
Commercial Broadcast Television. . . . . .20
Subscriber Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Educational Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Industrial Television. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Closed Circuit Television . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Home Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Video Production Companies. . . . . . . . . . .24
Television Program Origination. . . . . . . . . .25
Syndication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Shopping for Programming . . . . . . . . . .28
Financing the Programming Decisions. . . .29
The Business of the Industry . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chapter 2
Working in
the Television
Production
Industry
Dividing Up the Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Executive Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Producer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
News Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Production Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Production Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Floor Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Camera Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Photographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Photojournalist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Reporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Assignment Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Anchor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Video Engineer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Audio Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Lighting Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Scriptwriter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Graphic Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
VTR Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Robo Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Makeup Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
CG Operator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Maintenance Engineer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Program Production Workfl ow . . . . . . . . . .50
Program Proposals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Scriptwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Producing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Directing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Scenery, Set Dressing, and Props. . . . . .51
Costumes and Makeup. . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Camera Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Audio Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Production Switching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Special Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Duplication and Distribution. . . . . . . . .56