[FoME] Entertainment-Education Production Handbook

[Christoph Dietz]

Writing and Producing for Television and Film
by Esta de Fossard and John Riber
New Delhi, Thousand Oaks, London: Sage, 2006, 278 p.
(Communication for behaviour change, vol. 2)

This book is designed to provide practical guidelines to those in the field of entertainment-education drama who want to sharpen their skills. With separate sections for various users - programme managers, writers, producers, directors and actors - the book is a structured, step-by-step manual that provides answers to the problems they can face.

The book focuses in detail on the 'design approach' for determining and articulating effective messages that are contained in the drama. It draws on methods that have been tried and tested worldwide. In addition to a number of actual scripts that have been converted into dramas, it also contains useful appendices that provide sample documents of various procedural requirements as suggested in the book.

Esta de Fossard is Senior Communication Advisor and Professor at the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs. She previously taught at the universities of Southern California, Ohio and George Mason. John Riber is a Independent Film-Maker and Director, Media for Development (East Africa), Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania  
 
Table of Contents: 

PART ONE: ENTERTAINMENT-EDUCATION    
Using Television and Film for Social Development
The Entertainment-Education Format  
 
PART TWO: FOR THE PROGRAM MANAGER    
The Role of the Program Manager    
Articulation    
Designing Message Content for Entertainment-Education Programs  
 
PART THREE: FOR THE WRITER    
Artistry    
Writing Entertainment-Education Drama  
Artistry    
Character Development  
Guidelines for Script Presentation and Review    
Auxiliaries    
Enhancing the Message  
   
PART FOUR: FOR THE PRODUCER, DIRECTOR AND FILM-MAKER    
Guidelines for Pre-Production    
Needs, Budgets, and Contracts  
Guidelines for Pre-Production    
Artistic Preparation  
Guidelines for Successful Shooting    
 
PART FIVE: FOR THE ACTORS//ARTISTS    
Guidelines for Successful Acting    
 
PART SIX: FOR THE EVALUATORS    
Pilot Testing    
 
PART SEVEN: FOR ALL PROJECT PARTICIPANTS    
Major Checklist