Take One: Television Directors On Directing; Author: Kuney, Jack; Hardback; Book

Author: Kuney, Jack
Series#:25; Contributions to the Study of Education; Hardback; Book; Bibliography, Index
177 pages
Published: March 1990
Greenwood Press
ISBN: 0313263841

The insights of 10 television directors, each a specialist in a different field, explain the director's key, behind-the-scenes role in selecting the shots that determine not only what millions of viewers will see but also how closely and in what sequence. The volume consists of a series of ten interviews with directors of television programs--each a specialist in a different field, who show a diversity of experience ranging from New York to Hollywood, the Metropolitan Opera to the Super Bowl, from drama to game show. Kuney's commentary acts as a guide and summation to the directors'unique observations that affirm the crucial aesthetic contribution of the TV director in setting a program's tone and in affecting its overall impact.A collection of ten interviews with directors of television programmes, each a specialist in a different field, providing a diversity that ranges from Hollywood to New York. Their insights help explain the degree to which the director's involvement is determined by the types of programme required.