Running the Show

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Television from the Inside

By Jeff Melvoin

Summary

Running the Show offers an insider's view into the multifaceted role of a showrunner in Hollywood. Jeffrey Melvoin, a seasoned writer, producer, and showrunner, explores the creative and managerial responsibilities involved in building a television show from scratch. Readers will gain insight into script selection, hiring, casting, budgeting, scheduling, and the communication of visionary ideas that shape characters and series. The book also addresses the ethical dimensions of showrunning with a blend of humour, integrity, and wisdom.
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Ideal for aspiring showrunners, television writers, producers, and anyone interested in the inner workings of television production and leadership.

Running the Show takes you inside building a show from the ground up and what a showrunner’s life looks like in Hollywood.

Description

Running the Show takes you inside building a show from the ground up and what a showrunner's life looks like in Hollywood. This unique job covers aspects from the creative to the managerial and everything in between.

Seasoned showrunner Jeffrey Melvoin shares his fascinating insider's perspective on how to call the shots and make the final decisions when choosing and writing scripts, hiring staff, casting, making the budget, and juggling schedules. Along with the managerial responsibilities that keep the show afloat, they are also the visionary for the series and the characters. Melvoin describes how to confidently communicate abstract ideas so they can become the show's reality.

Running the Show reveals the ethical side of show running and writing with humour, integrity, and wisdom.

As a writer/producer/showrunner, Jeffrey Melvoin has worked on over a dozen series including Designated Survivor and Killing Eve. He has taught courses at USC, UCLA, and Harvard, led workshops at the Sundance Institute and the American Film Institute, and chaired the Writers Guild of America's Showrunner Training Programme. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

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Praised by acclaimed executive producer Greg Berlanti, the book is described as a valuable resource for aspiring and veteran showrunners alike, combining up-to-date industry knowledge with historical context. It captures the evolving nature of television and the challenges faced by showrunners striving to tell compelling stories. Melvoin is acclaimed as a wise and authoritative figure in the field, praised for his decades of experience and leadership in showrunner training.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781493075294

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Applause Theatre Book Publishers

Illustration: 14 b/w illustration

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 223.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

As a writer and producer, Jeff Melvoin has worked on more than a dozen series, contributing to over 375 hours of one-hour drama as a showrunner. He’s worked in every platform on Emmy-award winning shows. He has taught at USC, UCLA and Harvard, and led workshops at the Sundance Institute, the American Film Institute, and Northwestern. He speaks at professional conferences around the world, and for the past twenty years, he has chaired the Writers Guild of America’s Showrunner Training Program, a six-week master class for emerging writer-producers.