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Directing For Television

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"Directing for Television" provides a rare look into an often unsung profession - television direction. Any student of broadcasting or TV production ought to read and learn from the great directors who create the 'look' of everything we see on the small screen. My only wish is that the individual interviews were longer. By covering so many styles of directing, Rose seems to have been forced to keep each interview to a relatively brief length. Still, you will be hard-pressed to find this kind of insider's information anywhere else.

I got a copy of this book simply as research for a school paper, but soon myself reading a lot more. The entire book is filled with fascinating insights into the process of television directing. The interviewer does an excellent job of exploring all aspects of the process and interviewing directors in a wide range of television fields. Readers will almost certainly learn many things that they never knew about television directing and gain a new respect for the process.

This was an informative and well-organized survey of American TV directors. The interviews proved that these men and women are often as creative as their counterparts in film. Brian Rose does a sensational job of examining the problems and struggles directors face in their everyday lives. I highly recommend this book to those with interest in the field and to those want to satisfy their hunger for learning new information.