Freelancing for Television and Radio

Leslie Mitchell

132 pages, parution le 21/03/2005

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Résumé

Freelancing for TV and Radio is an indispensable guide for those either considering or currently working as a freelance media professional. It offers brief overviews of the TV and radio industries, as well as the role of convergence in video production and multi-media.

Freelancing for TV and Radio explains what it means to be a freelancer in the world of the audio visual industries. From an outline of tax and employment issues it goes on to describe the ups and downs of the world in which the freelance works. Radio, television and related sectors like facilities and video production are assessed for the opportunities they offer the aspiring freelance and there's also an analysis of the skills you need for a successful freelance career. Freelancing for TV and Radio includes:

practical advice on how to make a start; where to find work, writing the right kind of CV, networking and making contacts
important section on maintaining and developing a freelance career as well as a chapter on the challenges and responsibilities of setting up and running a small business
a significant chapter on the basics of writing and submitting program proposals to broadcasters as well as a substantial section of useful contact information.

L'auteur - Leslie Mitchell

Leslie Mitchell is a teaching fellow in the Department of Film & Media Studies at the University of Stirling. He has spent most of his career in various kinds of broadcasting from local and network radio, to regional and network television. He has worked on staff, as a freelance and as an independent producer.

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Introduction
What is a freelance?
Starting a freelance career
Sustaining and developing a freelance career
Freelancing in radio
Freelancing in television
Freelancing in non-broadcast
Pitching ideas
Business matters
Issues and ethics
References and information
Useful reading
Notes
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Routledge
Auteur(s)	Leslie Mitchell
Parution	21/03/2005
Nb. de pages	132
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	230g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780415341028
ISBN13	978-0-415-34102-8