Jeffrey Michael Bays

Creatives Working Together (eBook, ePUB)

Communication and Cooperation for Media Professionals

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With this book, filmmaker Jeffrey Michael Bays utilizes a range of professional leadership experience with his background in creative collaboration to guide today's media practitioners in getting along harmoniously.

This book begins by exploring the unique personality traits that make it difficult for artists to work together, then offers solutions with expertly guided tutorials on leadership, motivation, and conflict resolution. Readers are then guided through the intimidating waters of business communication, including how to manage their inbox and send clear, effective emails. The text includes case studies featuring content on real media practitioners, ethics scenarios, writing exercises, as well as surveys and data to back up each chapter's assessments.

Providing a framework for success in today's media businesses, this book will be an integral reference guide for creative professionals and students who want to gain leadership skills, resolve conflicts, and maximize the efficiency of the creative teams they work in.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040423332
• Artikelnr.: 75410114

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey Michael Bays is an American filmmaker and radio producer, best known for his SiriusXM radio play 'Not From Space,' the first to record its actors remotely over the Internet. With a Master of Arts in Cinema Studies from La Trobe University, he is a frequent speaker at film festivals worldwide, including places like Los Angeles, Atlanta, Toronto, St. Louis, Palm Springs, Boulder, Buffalo, Santa Cruz, and Bern. Jeffrey is a contributor to MovieMaker Magazine, producer of the collaborative Hitch20 docu-series exploring Hitchcock's twenty works of TV, and author of two filmmaking books: Between the Scenes and Suspense With a Camera.

Inhaltsangabe

Ch 1. Creatives Working Together Creative Collaboration
Business vs. Art
Success Stories
Collaboration vs. Competition
Starting with Empathy and Understanding
Embracing Cultural Differences
Resisting the Urge to Give Up
Assembling Your Competent Warriors
Ethics: Being an Honest Creative Ch 2. Navigating Creative Personalities The Personality Landscape
Understanding the Creative Process
Artist Personalities
Artist Psychology
Artists Working Together
Embracing Differences
Ethics: Don't Try to Diagnose Ch 3. Protecting the Actor Bubble Understanding the Self
Conscious Performer
Actor Personalities
Actor Psychology
Creating a Protective Actor Bubble
Documentary Subjects and Podcast Guests
Toward a Stronger Team
Ethics: Breaching the Actor Bubble Ch 4. Leadership and Teamwork A Team of Self
Leaders
Team Etiquette
The Roles of a Leader
Having Influence
Styles of Leadership
Mixing Leadership Styles
Ideal Qualities of a Leader
The Nuts and Bolts of Leading
Moving Forward
Ethics: Influence Gone Wrong Ch 5. Motivating the Cast and Crew Propelling the Purpose
Motivation Begins at the Top
Most Creative Projects Feel Bad
Showing Footage as a Motivator
Motivation Theories
What Motivates Creatives?
Needs of Creatives Working Together
When Creatives Procrastinate
Your Team Takes Shape
Ethics: How Not To Motivate Ch 6. Flow of Information and Authority Knowing How You Fit In
Flow of Information within the Team
Organizational Design
Anatomy of the Organizational Chart
Chain of Command
A Stronger Collaboration
Ethics: Jumping the Chain Ch 7. Overcoming Team Negativity Team Negativity
Causes of Negativity
Preventing Negativity as a Team
When it Turns to Conflict
Solving a Conflict
Approaches to Avoid
The Importance of an Apology
Solving an Actor Conflict
Violence, Harassment, and Bigotry
Moving Forward
Ethics: Another Look Ch 8. Basics of Communicating Professionally Starting with Empathy
Being a Smart Communicator
The Communication Model
Choosing the Right Channel
Timing of Your Message
Barriers to Communication
Responding to Senders
On a Smarter Path
Writing Exercise: Say No Ch. 9 Crafting the Message Writing the Message
Using the Direct Pattern
Persuading with the Indirect Pattern
Writing the Reply
Special Goodwill Messages
Going Forward with Confidence
Writing Exercise: Revise an Email Ch 10. Anatomy of a Good Business Letter Paying Attention to Tone
Recipient Fields
Subject Line
The Greeting
The Email Body
The Closing
Signatures
Attachments
Writing a Paper Business Letter
Looking Good
Writing Exercise: Invite Someone to Collaborate Ch 11. Navigating the Spam Epidemic The Spam Epidemic
Keeping Your Emails Out of Filters
Finding Accidentally Filtered Messages
Discerning Real vs. Fake
Ways to Reduce Spam
Competent Warriors Going Forward
Writing Exercise: Rewrite a Spammy Email Ch 12. Sample Emails for Media Professionals Apology Note
Request a Podcast Interview
Letter of Recommendation
Cover Letter
Follow Up
Saying No
Quitting a Job
Writing Exercise: Write a Recommendation Ch 13. Holidays to Avoid January/February
March/April
May/June
July/August
September/October
November/December Ch 14. Film Production Communication During Development
During Pre
Production
During Production
During Post
Production
Release and Thereafter
Sample Communication