The telenovela I am working on is "Nada Personal." Guess how many episodes... 150? 200? 250? 300? 350? 400? 440? Yeah, 440 episodes that were each an hour long. That is really amazing. The amount ideas and creativity needed to fuel 440 episodes is outrageous, but the writing is more than that. It has symbolism, deeper meaning, and a message. Alberto Barrera has set a new standard in the world of writing.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A Lot of Telenovela
In their presentations, a lot of people have been discussing the number of episodes in their telenovela. Most of the telenovelas have between 100 and 150... That's a lot of episodes. Think about this: a television show in the United States usually has between 10-15 episodes per season for about 6-10 seasons, if they are lucky. While the overall time of television produced is about the same, the time period over which the show is produced is not. Telenovelas are continuous for months (and sometimes years), while television shows in the United States have a week between new episodes and season breaks.
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ReplyDelete440? That is crazy. The one that I watched had only about 23 episodes, very rare for a telenovela. Just seeing how much work really goes into the production boggles my mind. We've been studying production recently, and seeing the long hours day after day, the planning, the improvising, the hectic schedule everyone abides by; it all seems too hard. It makes American television seem so laid back. What, they make about 12 episodes for a season? Telenovelas can have up to 400 as you point out with yours. It would be interesting to see the work schedules and production methods of American television shows vs. those of telenovelas. I wonder what all would be different.
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