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Directing the sitcom : Joel Zwick's steps for success

Title
Directing the sitcom : Joel Zwick's steps for success / Joel Zwick and Rosario J. Roveto, Jr. ; foreword by Tom Hanks.
Author
Zwick, Joel
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

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Additional Authors
Roveto, Rosario J., Jr.
Description
ix, 173 pages; 26 cm
Summary
"This guided tour of the American situation comedy is given by one of the most prolific directors of the genre. He describes the 10 steps of sitcom production and outlines the five-day process, from the early table draft to the final shooting in front of a live audience"--
Subject
  • Situation comedies (Television programs) > Production and direction > United States
  • Television > Production and direction > United States
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Foreword by Tom Hanks -- Introduction by Rosario J. Roveto, Jr. -- Joel's Approach to the Sitcom -- Step 1: Preparation -- Step 2: Staging -- Step 3: Dialogue -- Step 4: Fine Tuning the Acting -- Step 5: Writers' and Producers' Run-Through -- Step 6: Applying Producer Notes -- Step 7: Network Run-Through -- Step 8: Shooting the Show -- Step 9: Adjusting the Shoot -- Step 10: Final Shoot -- Conclusion.
Call Number
MWGR 16-5658
ISBN
  • 9781476665566
  • 1476665567
LCCN
2016032515
OCLC
934885210
Author
Zwick, Joel, author.
Title
Directing the sitcom : Joel Zwick's steps for success / Joel Zwick and Rosario J. Roveto, Jr. ; foreword by Tom Hanks.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Roveto, Rosario J., Jr., author.
Research Call Number
MWGR 16-5658
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