Chad Gervich, the man who bamboozled Warren Littlefield into thinking we deserved a career is once again out fooling everybody into thinking we are more imporant than we are. He wrote a book about us.
Okay, so it wasn’t about us. But we are in it, so I feel a certain right to claim it’s about us :) Anyway, Chad has killed himself to put together an extremely comprehensive manual on all the ins and outs of the TV business, and if you want to know anything about breaking into television, get his book from our affiliate link: Mediabistro.com Presents Small Screen, Big Picture: A Writer’s Guide to the TV Business
Chad Gervich is a great writer, a fantastic teacher, and probably the funniest guy I know. He keeps a regular blog at http://blog.writersdigest.com/scriptnotes/ that is a must-read for anyone who wants to be a Hands-On Producer.
What I like about his book (aside from the fact that he was kind enough to feature Joke and myself in it) is that it’s an easy, fun read that really breaks down the business of television. I doubt I can do a better job than the review given by David Pitt on Amazon:
This could just be the most informative book ever written about the television industry…Gervich, who has worked in television production for about a decade, concentrates on the mechanics of the industry…It would be difficult to imagine a more engaging, user-friendly, and educational book on the subject. –David Pitt
I agree, and not just because Chad is largely responsible for much of our career success (more on that another time, so be sure to subscribe!)
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