So You Want to Direct TV?: Sixteen Professionals Share Their Paths to Success

by Jacob Pinger

Overview

Becoming a TV director is nothing like other professions. There is no road map. Traditionally, the only way to break in was through access to a powerful mentor to show you the way, but today creative people with a drive to direct are finding their own ways into the industry. In this book of interviews, working TV directors show you exactly how they did it. No two stories are exactly alike. These deeply personal interviews with a racially and culturally diverse range of eight women and eight men are candid and full of practical insights.

  For the first time in the 100-plus year history of the entertainment industry there are increasing opportunities to rise into the director's chair. This book reflects the hope and promise of a new era. Open the cover and discover the mentor you deserve.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476679587
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	07/14/2020
Pages:	204
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.41(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jacob Pinger is a Hollywood-based TV director of photography and camera operator with over twenty years of experience.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Foreword Samba Schutte 1

Preface 5

Interviews

Linda Mendoza 9

Eric Dean Seaton 21

Bethany Rooney 31

Payman Benz 41

Hanelle Culpepper 53

Jay Karas 64

Jude Weng 75

Diego Velasco 86

Geeta Patel 97

Ken Whittingham 110

Zoe Lister-Jones 121

Jaffar Mahmood 126

Anya Adams 137

Steven Tsuchida 146

Bill Purple 157

Nicole Rubio 165

Glossary 173

Index 191