Essential TV Director's Handbook

'The Essential...Handbook' series offers a range of no-nonsense guides to the craft of TV programme making based on tried and tested tricks of the trade. Each book is written in an entertaining and informative way providing only the essential 'need to know' information for beginner broadcasting professionals and students alike. They include: checklists of things to remember, hints and tips for on-the-job solutions, and addresses and contacts. The Essential TV Director's Handbook describes, step-by-step, how to prepare and direct every familiar type of common programme format including interviews, discussions, reportage, music and dramatizations shot either on location or in the multi-camera studio. It is the essential reference handbook for any director confronted by a new programme format or the challenge of an unfamiliar technology. An appendix suggests plans for the most commonly encountered studio situations.