TV: An Insider’s Guide by Julian Dismore

What other job pays you to fly to exciting places to meet fascinating people and film their amazing stories? Working in TV is the best career in the world—but it’s also fiercely competitive. To get the best jobs in TV, be it a researcher on a peak time show or a director on a prestigious documentary, you need to shine. This book shows you how to do that—with hundreds of tips from an experienced series producer and TV skills trainer.

It gives you tricks of the trade for every stage of a television career, from runner to producer, researcher to presenter. And with TV becoming an increasingly multi-skilled industry, it also explains how to become proficient in technical skills. This book shows you how to operate a camera, record sound, and set up lights — vital skills which could give you the edge when a promotion or job opportunity comes up.

TV: An Insider’s Guide is also an essential read for anyone who hopes to work in television and is looking for their big break. There’s helpful advice on who to contact about work experience, what to put in your CV, and what to say in interviews. You find out how to avoid wasting time writing doomed applications and attending unsuccessful interviews, and how to increase your chances of getting your first TV job.

It’s a must-read handbook for the TV industry. From thinking up programme ideas to research skills, self shooting to presenting — and everything in between!