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By
Michael Essany, At age 13, Michael Essany ventured into the lowly world of local cable television by hosting a show from his parents' basement in Valparaiso,
Indiana. Essany turned his little talk show, The Michael Essany Show, into a multimillion dollar project that quickly became one of the
most talked-about reality television shows in America. By the time he was 21, he had appeared on The Tonight Show, Oprah, CNN, ET, and
Access Hollywood, to name a few. E! Entertainment Television launched The Michael Essany Show to one of the highest rated debuts of any
new E! reality series, and it has been syndicated in the UK and Australia.
Description
Do you have a concept for a reality TV show, but aren't sure about the next steps? Loaded with practical, step-by-step advice on the art
and business of reality TV producing, and featuring insights from Mark Burnett, Dick Clark, and other top producers, Reality
Check takes you from idea to...reality! At age 13, Michael Essany launched a lowly cable access TV talk show from his parents'
basement in Valparaiso, Indiana. Fast forward to 2001, and Michael had turned his little talk show, The Michael Essany Show,
into a multimillion-dollar project that quickly became one of the most talked about reality television shows. If Michael can do it, so
can you. But be prepared for a lot of hard work and a few reality checks. This book includes compelling advice on how to:
* Better understand
the nature, complexities, and potential of the reality genre
* Physically produce original reality programming
* Get past the gatekeepers
and deliver quality pitches to major networks and production companies
* Legally protect yourself, your work, and your intellectual property
* Learn from glories and the gaffes of those who toiled before you
* Utilize the internet and other multimedia outlets to create and
generate revenue from reality programming
* Avoid the professional pitfalls of the reality TV industry
* Parlay reality television projects
into a successful and enduring career
Audience
Aspiring professionals working to break into the business; amateur producers who want to protect themselves legally and financially
Contents
Welcome to Reality; Reality's Long Reel; From Fantasy to Reality; Facing Reality; The Show & Tell of Reality TV; Producing Reality; Where
Ethics and Reality Collide; The Ugly Reality; Fit for Reality; Living Reality; Reality Baggage; Random Secrets of the Reality Trade;
Avoiding the Reality Drive Through; Making Sense of Reality
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Paperback, 288 pages, publication date: AUG-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81030-0
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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