The Show Runner

The Show Runner
Author: Cy Chermak
Publisher: Jacobs Brown Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998866352

Cy Chermak will charm readers with his humor as he takes us into the world of television show business? dealing with writers, directors, actors and the networks. His producing credits include the iconic TV series CHiPs, Ironside, The Virginian, The Bold Ones, Barbary Coast, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker, among others. During his 30-year career in television, Cy also worked as a freelance writer (Bonanza, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and dozens of others), a Story Editor (Rescue 8 and The Virginian), and has been nominated for three primetime Emmys, the Writers Guild of America Award, and the Humanitas Prize. Mr. Chermak is also the proud recipient of the NAACP's Image Award. In this memoir, Cy reveals his real-life experiences, lessons learned, regrets, and many delights.

The Showrunner

The Showrunner
Author: Kim Moritsugu
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2018-06-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 145974098X

The hiring of a new assistant triggers a power struggle between an aging TV show creator and her protégée-turned-partner in a suspenseful, relatable, wickedly entertaining novel about powerful, ambitious women competing for the top job.

Show Runner

Show Runner
Author: Steve Clements
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2004
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

"Additionally, this book covers show running as a career, discussing the job's pleasures and hard realities, including selling oneself, finding work, negotiating for a percentage of a show's profits, and more."--Jacket.

The TV Showrunner's Roadmap

The TV Showrunner's Roadmap
Author: Neil Landau
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2013-12-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1134621396

If you’ve ever dreamed of being in charge of your own network, cable, or web series, then this is the book for you. The TV Showrunner’s Roadmap provides you with the tools for creating, writing, and managing your own hit show. Combining his 20+ years as a working screenwriter and UCLA professor, Neil Landau expertly guides you through 21 essential insights to the creation of a successful show, and takes you behind the scenes with exclusive and enlightening interviews with showrunners from some of TV’s most lauded series, including: Breaking Bad Homeland Scandal Modern Family The Walking Dead Once Upon a Time Lost House, M.D. Friday Night Lights The Good Wife From conception to final rewrite, The TV Showrunner’s Roadmap is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to create a series that won’t run out of steam after the first few episodes. This groundbreaking guide features a companion website with additional interviews and bonus materials. www.focalpress.com/cw/landau So grab your laptop, dig out that stalled spec script, and buckle up. Welcome to the fast lane.

Spy Runner

Spy Runner
Author: Eugene Yelchin
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2019-02-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250120829

In Spy Runner, a noir mystery middle grade novel from Newbery Honor author Eugene Yelchin, a boy stumbles upon a secret that jeopardizes American national security. It's 1953 and the Cold War is on. Communism threatens all that the United States stands for, and America needs every patriot to do their part. So when a Russian boarder moves into the home of twelve-year-old Jake McCauley, he's on high alert. What does the mysterious Mr. Shubin do with all that photography equipment? And why did he choose to live so close to the Air Force base? Jake’s mother says that Mr. Shubin knew Jake’s dad, who went missing in action during World War II. But Jake is skeptical; the facts just don’t add up. And he’s determined to discover the truth—no matter what he risks. Godwin Books

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
Author: Tara Bennett
Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2014-09-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1783297123

Collected from a truly expansive exploration of television’s most creative minds, Showrunners is an insider’s guide to creating and maintaining a hit show in today’s golden age of television. The official companion to the documentary Showrunners, this highly informative book features exclusive interviews with such acclaimed and popular showrunners as Joss Whedon, Damon Lindelof, Ronald D.Moore, Terence Winter, Bill Prady, Shawn Ryan, David Shore, and Jane Espenson.

Runner

Runner
Author: Carl Deuker
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2007-04-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780618735051

Living with his alcoholic father on a broken-down sailboat on Puget Sound has been hard on seventeen-year-old Chance Taylor, but when his love of running leads to a high-paying job, he quickly learns that the money is not worth the risk.

Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board

Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
Author: National Labor Relations Board (U S )
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 1411
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160804403

Each volume of this series contains all the important Decisions and Orders issued by the National Labor Relations Board during a specified time period. The entries for each case list the decision, order, statement of the case, findings of fact, conclusions of law, and remedy.

Producing for the Screen

Producing for the Screen
Author: Amedeo D'Adamo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2020-03-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0429679645

Producing for the Screen is a collection of essays written by and interviews with working producers, directors, writers, and professors, exploring the business side of producing for film and television. In this book, over 30 industry professionals dispel myths about the industry and provide practical advice on topics such as how to break into the field; how to develop, nurture, and navigate business relationships; and how to do creative work under pressure. Readers will also learn about the entrepreneurial expectations in relation to marketing, strategies for contending with the emotional highs and lows of producing, and money management while pursuing producing as a profession. Written for undergraduates and graduates studying filmmaking, aspiring producers, and working producers looking to reinvent themselves, Producing for the Screen provides readers with a wealth of first-hand information that will help them create their own opportunities and pursue a career in film and television.