ABSTRACT
Musical production for television can be categorized by three different criteria: types of material; types of performance and types of production. This chapter starts by examining a multiple-camera special, one that does not allow for a lot of postproduction. Most television programs that feature variety entertainment, including programs like The Tonight Show, rehearse even well-established performers for appearances. The performers want to get the feel of the house band, and the band wants to run through the material to avoid any surprises. There are many ideas about how to shoot classical music. The most prevalent is one in which the director's goal is to explain the music visually. Music stock libraries, which are often referred to as production music libraries, license material for use in various media. Video stock libraries will often forgo a "viewing fee" and simply let you scan through selected files or window dub viewing tapes.
