Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The Different Opportunities Of A Freelance Television Writer

By Jerry Phillips


Writing for TV can mean a lot of things because this line of work is extremely broad and has a lot of potential opportunities for growth as a writer. Now, if one is interested in becoming a freelance television writer, then there are a few things he or she needs to think about. First, he or she needs to think about which field to specialize in and what each field is about.

First of all, one has to specialize in one single field of media writing. There are many types of TV shows that one can write for if he or she chooses to go about with this career. It is all a matter of specialization and also choosing which field to focus in so that one can be successful in his or her pursuit.

The first specialization would be the commercial script writing field which would literally specialize in commercials. For this field, one has to know how to write a script that is very friendly and engaging so that it can relate to the viewers. At the same time, it has to have a rather sales tone that is used to make the viewer want to buy the product being sold.

Another thing that one can do would be a story writer for movies. If one would go into this field, then he or she has to be very creative and out of the box. One will not only be writing the story for the shows but will also be writing the scripts and the dialogues of each character and how they interactive.

If one prefers something in the side of journalism, there would first be the option of a speech writer for TV personalities. TV personalities could mean government official, news casters, and celebrities. It would be good if one would have a background in media for him or her to do better.

Yet, another job that one can get in the media field is to be a transcriber. The job of a transcriber is a rather simple one wherein he or she will record the things that people say during interviews, speeches, and others of the same kind. The key to being a good transcriber is to be detail oriented and have sharp ears.

Finally, one can also be a journalist that may write news for casters that are on TV. These people get the news and report the story that they acquired and create news for it. This news will then be reported on TV with the journalist also providing a whole background and outline of the story that will be shown on TV.

Out of all these jobs, one just have to make sure that he or she has the expertise and the experience to take this kind of job. The great thing about these jobs is that they can be done on a freelance basis which means that one does not need to work from nine to five. It can also be done home based so that one does not need to report to an office in order to work.




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