Troy DevolldReality TV
An Insider's Guide to Tv's Hottest Market -2nd Edition
Troy DeVolld's bestselling Reality TV: An Insider's Guide to Television's Hottest Market changed the game in 2011 as the first and only MWP title to focus exclusively on reality television's storytelling process. Troy's dozens of credits include stints on The Osbournes, The Surreal Life, Dancing With the Stars, Basketball Wives, Hollywood Game Night, and more. DeVolld, in addition to keeping a busy lecture schedule, has appeared on Today, Showbiz Tonight, and AXS Live, and been quoted in the pages of Time, Newsweek, Emmy, Written By, and countless other publications. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his cat, Zoe, who thinks he works too much.
Acknowledgements
How to Use This Book
Foreword
Introduction - Changing Channels: Reflections on Reality TV and How the
Second Edition Became Essential
Chapter Zero and Rule Number One - Story Is Story, and Story Is Written.
Sort Of
Chapter One - A Brief History of Reality Television
Chapter Two - The Seven (or Seventy, or Seven Hundred) Kinds of Reality
Shows
Chapter Three - The Reality of Reality
Chapter Four - Preproduction
Chapter Five - Production
Chapter Six - Post-Production
Chapter Seven - Get to Work
Chapter Eight - Creating Your Own Shows
Chapter Nine - Going to Market
Chapter Ten - Understanding the Global Market
Chapter Eleven - Parting Shots
Chapter Twelve - Closing
