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Producing Chinese Reality Television - Sophia Tianyu Zhang

Producing Chinese Reality Television

Power, Precarity and Working Cultures
Buch | Hardcover
272 Seiten
2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-45262-6 (ISBN)
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An insider's perspective on the production practices of Chinese reality shows, offering an in-depth understanding of the working culture of Chinese television.
This study examines the production of popular Chinese reality television, complemented by interviews with a broad range of practitioners including newcomers, contractors, and migrant workers, all of whom form the industry's backbone.

Tianyu Zhang draws on first hand experiences across four television productions, providing exclusive insights into institutional dynamics and interpersonal relationships. She examines popular television series like Job Hunting (2010-), Win the Bill (2013-) and Waiting For Me (2014-), uncovering concealed narratives of precarious production that shape Chinese television.

She goes on to examine regulations impacting the broader labour market, including unsupportive national policies, social welfare systems, unhealthy work values, and the absence of trade unions, considering how these impact the television industry. Spanning a spectrum of media landscapes, from state-owned giants like China Central Television (CCTV) to provincial outlets and independent production houses, this comprehensive study captures the essence of Chinese reality TV production.

Tianyu Zhang is Assistant Head of Creative Media at LMA London, UK. She has worked as a Film lecturer at London South Bank University and was awarded her PhD in Media Arts from Royal Holloway University of London in January 2022. She has work experience in China’s state-owned television and private TV production companies. Her research interests include film and TV industries, with a special interest in ethnography and mental health.

Introduction
1. Defining factors in China’s labour market
2. Pre-production panning: complicated, effortful, under-developed?
3. Production and post-production: teamwork and improvisation
4. Production Ethics
5. Management from above
6. Self-management
Conclusion: Production cultures with Chinese characteristics
Bibliography
Appendices

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.2.2026
Reihe/Serie Global East Asian Screen Cultures
Zusatzinfo 30 bw illus
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 236 mm
Gewicht 420 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Journalistik
Sozialwissenschaften Kommunikation / Medien Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10 1-350-45262-9 / 1350452629
ISBN-13 978-1-350-45262-6 / 9781350452626
Zustand Neuware
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