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The Days of Live. Television's Golden Age as Seen by 21 Directors Guild of America Members.
Ira Skutch
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Description for The Days of Live. Television's Golden Age as Seen by 21 Directors Guild of America Members.
Paperback. A fascinating account of the era of live television. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of 21 members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist. Series: Directors Guild of America Oral History S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APT; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
The Days of Live is a fascinating account of the era of live television. This brief period in the long history of entertainment glistened for approximately ten years, from shortly after World War II until the end of the 1950s, when the advent of video tape and the ascendancy of film programming caused it to fade into oblivion. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of twenty-one members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist. The Days ... Read more
The Days of Live is a fascinating account of the era of live television. This brief period in the long history of entertainment glistened for approximately ten years, from shortly after World War II until the end of the 1950s, when the advent of video tape and the ascendancy of film programming caused it to fade into oblivion. Compiled from the first-hand accounts of twenty-one members of the Directors Guild of America who were instrumental in shaping the medium during this formative phase, the book covers the development of network programming, technical advances, sponsor relations, and the blacklist. The Days ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Directors Guild of America Oral History S.
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810834927
SKU
V9780810834927
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About Ira Skutch
Ira Skutch started as the producer/writer/director of Philco Television Playhouse, and later worked as producer/director and vice president at Goodson-Todman Productions from 1957-1983 where he logged over 10,000 episodes of such shows as 'I've Got a Secret,' 'Beat the Clock,' 'Match Game,' and 'Password.'
Reviews for The Days of Live. Television's Golden Age as Seen by 21 Directors Guild of America Members.
This is television history in the words of those who helped to create it.
Communication Booknotes Quarterly
...plenty of juicy anecdotes, which vividly express the exhilaration, the creative freedom, and the sheer panic which marked most productions...a vital, lively book, one that's often as exciting as the era it recounts.
Past Times
Communication Booknotes Quarterly
...plenty of juicy anecdotes, which vividly express the exhilaration, the creative freedom, and the sheer panic which marked most productions...a vital, lively book, one that's often as exciting as the era it recounts.
Past Times