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"Nicht zufällig fesselt ein Spielfilm die Zuschauer oder zwingt ein Feature zum Zuhören am Radio. Ulla Mothes zeigt, wie man wirkungsvoll erzählt - wie Personen und Handlung angelegt werden, dass Spannung entsteht. Die Autorin analysiert die Beziehung zwischen der Intention einer Erzählung, ihre ... more
"Die Regeln des Nachrichten-Journalismus werden in diesem Buch systematisch vermittelt und durch ca. 300 Praxisbeispiele illustriert. Das Buch ist das Nachfolgewerk von "Nachrichtenschreiben" (1988 ff.). Die jetzige Version widmet sich auch den "hybriden" Darstellungsformen, die sich unter dem Einfl ... more

Video Production Handbook

Oxford et al.: Focal Press, 3rd ed. (2001), xiv, 297 pp.
"This practical sourcebook has been specially prepared to give you an at-a-glance guide to quality video program-making on a modest budget. Emphasis throughout is on excellence with economy; whether you are working alone or with a small multi-camera group. The well-tried techniques detailed here wil ... more

Associated Press Guide to Photojournalism

New York et al.: McGraw-Hill, 2nd ed. (2001), 223 pp.
"Written by noted AP photographer and photoeditor Brian Horton, this is an insider's manual to one of the most glamorous and exciting media professions. Emphasizing the creative process behind the photojournalist's art, Brian Horton draws upon his three decades of experience, as well as the experien ... more
"Der Autor arbeitete als Lektor und Dramaturg. Er hat eine Professur an der Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg im Fachbereich Drehbuch inne. "In diesen Leitfaden fließen nicht nur Schneiders eigene Erfahrungen aus seiner zehnjährigen Lehrtätigkeit ein, sondern auch die Essenz der wichtigsten und for ... more
"This guide is for anyone who has ever thought of screenwriting. Written by someone who has "been there, done that," and lived to tell the tale, it reveals the most popular genres, explains how stories need to be structured for feature films and TV movies, offers the freshest look at workshops and o ... more
"45 Master Characters will make your characters and their stories more compelling, complex and original than ever before.You'll explore the most common male and female archetypes—the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate—and learn how to use them as foundations for yo ... more
"This Gender Sensitive training package is divided into two component parts: The Manual and Reading Materials The two are parts of the whole and are mutually supportive. Although the manual can stand alone, the trainer needs the 'reading materials' to enable her/him to implement a knowledge-based in ... more
"This brief publication does not pretend to be a definitive text. Rather, it is designed to encourage reporters to use a new approach on stories of their own choosing, to dig deeper, and aim higher. The biggest obstacles to first-rate, in-depth journalism are not always the result of a repressive re ... more
"Der Autor, Produzent der TV-Movie-Abteilung bei RTL, untersucht das aus Amerika importierte erfolgreiche Genre der extra für das Fernsehen produzierten Filme: Dramaturgie, Themen, Sprache, Inszenierung, Sendeplätze sowie die Eigenheiten der deutschen TV-Movies." (Verlagsbeschreibung)

Effective TV Production

Oxford et al.: Focal Press, 3d ed. (2000), 219 pp.
"Effective TV Production gives a succinct but thorough overview of the production process. Whatever your role in television, this book outlines the main functions of your job, placing them in the context of all other operations and showing how they are interrelated. The book shows how, within the of ... more