SHOWRUNNERS
"Hyphenates", a curious hybrid of starry-eyed artists and tough-as-nails operational managers. They're not just writers; they're not just producers. They hire and fire writers and crew members, develop story lines, write scripts, cast actors, mind budgets and run interference with studio and network bosses. It's one of the most unusual and demanding, right-brain/left-
Quando aceitei o desafio de criar uma série de TV "from scratch”
não entendia na totalidade o significado do termo “Showrunner” na
industria televisiva, descobri-o no processo de trabalho dos Filhos do
Rock.
A influência da cultura televisiva americana, sobretudo as séries,
no meu trabalho é enorme. Séries como The Sopranos, Six Feet Under ou o
recente House of Cards acabam por ser tão determinantes no meu trabalho
como o background de quase duas
décadas no teatro, cinema e literatura.
Proponho o seguinte alinhamento:
- O boom na teledramaturgia americana no final da decada de 90 inicio da década de 2000.
- As séries de televisão ambicionam o “status” do Cinema.
- TV Series “Overrated” e “Over-Hyped”.
- A internet e o futuro na produção e difusão de conteúdos originais.
- ?Showrunners em Portugal?
Deixo aqui o link para duas “rountable” com os
responsáveis”Showrunners" por uma ou mais séries que possivelmente
conhecem ou já ouviram falar.
I think the sitcom Community is a good example to examine (NBC: 2009-2014, Yahoo! Screen 2015-...). It has a showrunner, Dan Harmon, who is invaluable for the series. The network replaced him in the show's 4th season, which was a big mistake and was not well received by the fans (the show has a big fan base that is very much involved with the making of the show). He was brought back in the following season. The show continued until 2014, when NBC canceled it. It was picked up by Yahoo! Screen (an online on-demand streaming service, with their own original content – much like Netflix and Amazon Studios), without losing many of the show's fans.
ResponderEliminarApart from the showrunner, fan involvement and transition to an online streaming service, the show is full of popular culture references, meta humour, great characters and witty dialogs. In my opinion, it is one of the best sitcoms currently on air.
Sandra Kert