RUNNING THE SHOW [Paperback]

Running the Showtakes 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 Showreveals the ethical side of show running and writing with humor, integrity, and wisdom.
As a writer/producer/showrunner,Jeffrey Melvoinhas worked on over a dozen series includingDesignated SurvivorandKilling 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 Program. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

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. Hes 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 Americas Showrunner Training Program, a six-week master class for emerging writer-producers.

A must for readers interested in breaking into the business of writing or running a TV show. This entertaining guidebook gives straightforward, no-nonsense advice. Library Journal

A wonderful ride through the raging waters of creating telS+