Take One: Television Directors on Directing

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This volume consists of a series of ten interviews, collected over a period of four years, with directors of television programmes, each a specialist in a different field, who show a diversity that ranges from New York to Hollywood, the Metropolitan Opera to the Super Bowl. Their insights explain that various types of programmes dictate the degree of the director's involvement, be it concert, game show, news, discussion, documentary, special event, drama, panel show or the Miss America Pageant. In each interview the author's commentary acts as a guide and summation to the observations of the director.

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"Jack Kuney's book will be the standard for a long time to come. It's lucid and intelligent interviews make it thoroughly accessible to the layman and the professional alike."-Albert Auster Associate Editor, Cineaste
"Kuney has put all his experience and insight to work in this fascinating book. . . . No one who has any interest in learning about television should miss reading this wise and very readable book."-Lawrence K. Grossman, Gannett Center for Media Studies, Columbia University
"Take One is a wonder! It's an historical novel, a thriller, a love story--all rolled into one. . . . After reading Take One no one--from student to network veteran--will ever watch television the same way again."-Morton Silverstein Writer, Director, Producer--Public Television
"Take One is quite remarkable, unique among books about broadcasting. It's the best--and most practical--of the texts on production I've seen. But it's much more: valuable not only for the student and teacher, but also for the professional already in TV who wants to raise his sights and sharpen his skills, and it's fascinating reading for anyone who just wants to go behind the scenes and meet closeup the creative forces behind the medium's greatest programs."-Richard Pack Editor, Television Quarterly; former Senior Vice President Programming and Production, Westinghouse Broadcasting Co./Group W.
Jack Kuney, member of TVQ editorial board and Emmy Award winner, is the author of a new book ake One, -about television directors on directing. The book consists of a series of ten interviews with such notables as Kirk Browning, Sandy Grossman, George Schaefer, Marc Daniels, Don Mischer, Paul Bogart, Lloyd Tweedey, Larry Auerbach, Emily Squires, and George Paul, along with Kuney's commentary. Said one critic: 'Take One' is a wonder. It's a historical novel, a thriller, a love story-all rolled into one.'-NATAS NEWS
Kuney, former TV director and professor at Brooklyn College, has selected well-regarded directors including Paul Bogart, Kirk Browning, George Schaefer, and Marc Daniels, each of whom has worked in a specialized form such as operate, comedy, and children's programming, to help explain how directors shape programs in the control room. This approach provides diversity, and there is much of interest here.-Library Journal
Veteran TV director Jack Kuney brings together the insights of 10 television directors, each a specialist in a different field, explaining the director's key behind-the-scenes role. The directors show a diversity of experience ranging from New York to Hollywood, from the Metropolitan Opera to the Super Bowl, from dramas to game shows. Kuney's commentary acts as a guide and summation to the director's unifque observations that affirm the crucial aesthetic contribution of the TV director.-Choice
"Kuney, former TV director and professor at Brooklyn College, has selected well-regarded directors including Paul Bogart, Kirk Browning, George Schaefer, and Marc Daniels, each of whom has worked in a specialized form such as operate, comedy, and children's programming, to help explain how directors shape programs in the control room. This approach provides diversity, and there is much of interest here."-Library Journal
"Veteran TV director Jack Kuney brings together the insights of 10 television directors, each a specialist in a different field, explaining the director's key behind-the-scenes role. The directors show a diversity of experience ranging from New York to Hollywood, from the Metropolitan Opera to the Super Bowl, from dramas to game shows. Kuney's commentary acts as a guide and summation to the director's unifque observations that affirm the crucial aesthetic contribution of the TV director."-Choice
"Jack Kuney, member of TVQ editorial board and Emmy Award winner, is the author of a new book ake One, -about television directors on directing. The book consists of a series of ten interviews with such notables as Kirk Browning, Sandy Grossman, George Schaefer, Marc Daniels, Don Mischer, Paul Bogart, Lloyd Tweedey, Larry Auerbach, Emily Squires, and George Paul, along with Kuney's commentary. Said one critic: 'Take One' is a wonder. It's a historical novel, a thriller, a love story-all rolled into one.'"-NATAS NEWS

Author Bio

JACK KUNEY was a producer, director, and writer in television and radio for more than thirty-five years. He was employed by NBC and CBS, as well as individual stations and public television. He has been the recipient of many awards, among them five Emmies, awarded by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television. A retired Professor of Television and Radio from Brooklyn College, Kuney is currently at work on two books and a play.