RTV 3405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Shonda Rhimes, Chuck Lorre, Tina Fey
25 Aug 2016
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Different forms of production, distribution and transmission. Role of production companies: manage creative production process; put up money (for equipment, salaries, etc) Helps manage the production process from concept to continuing series. Sometimes will be show"s creator (at least at first), but sometimes an experienced showrunner will be brought in if creators are inexperienced. Usually listed as an executive producer in the credits. Chuck lorre (big bang theory, two and a half men), shonda. Rhimes (grey"s anatomy, scandal), tina fey (saturday night live, 30. Series format demands regular production of unique material. Short production cycles in comparison to films (e. g. 5 hr/wk of programming for soap operas). 9 seasons of seinfeld = 180 episodes x 30 minutes each = 6240 minutes = Networks pay licensing fees to production companies to air programs. Production companies take most of the risk. For networks, this minimizes the risk and cost of developing and airing a program. Profit for production companies comes from syndication.
