Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market

Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to TV's Hottest Market is a no-nonsense read that doesn't sugarcoat the realities of the process or the ethical gut-checks that writers and producers often experience in trying to deliver an engaging end product. This newly updated 2nd edition includes new exercises, information about the Global Reality TV Market, and the latest information about Reality TV.

ISBN-13: 9781615932436

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Wiese - Michael Productions

Publication Date: 06-01-2016

Pages: 170

Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Troy DeVolld’s bestselling Reality TV: An Insider’s Guide to Television’s Hottest Market changed the game in 2011 as the first and only MWP title to focus exclusively on reality television’s storytelling process. Troy’s dozens of credits include stints on The Osbournes, The Surreal Life, Dancing With the Stars, Basketball Wives, Hollywood Game Night, and more. DeVolld, in addition to keeping a busy lecture schedule, has appeared on Today, Showbiz Tonight, and AXS Live, and been quoted in the pages of Time, Newsweek, Emmy, Written By, and countless other publications. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his cat, Zoe, who thinks he works too much.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements How to Use This Book Foreword Introduction — Changing Channels: Reflections on Reality TV and How the Second Edition Became Essential Chapter Zero and Rule Number One — Story Is Story, and Story Is Written. Sort Of Chapter One — A Brief History of Reality Television Chapter Two — The Seven (or Seventy, or Seven Hundred) Kinds of Reality Shows Chapter Three — The Reality of Reality Chapter Four — Preproduction Chapter Five — Production Chapter Six — Post-Production Chapter Seven — Get to Work Chapter Eight — Creating Your Own Shows Chapter Nine — Going to Market Chapter Ten — Understanding the Global Market Chapter Eleven — Parting Shots Chapter Twelve — Closing