Chapter 8: Talent

At the end of each chapter of Greenlit you’ll find a list of useful exercises, links and useful resources. Here are some of them:

123people - a free people search engine. See where potential hosts have a presence on the web and get their contact details. Beware as can throw up several different people with the same name.

Findatvexpert - free website featuring profiles, resumes and contact details of UK experts who are interested in appearing on TV.

Hollywood Representation Directory – book and online database that lists the contact details of more than 10,000 US talent agents, entertainment attorneys and casting directors. Updated twice yearly in April and October.  Online subscription is $19.95 per month.

LinkedIn – check potential a potential expert’s credentials and get introduced to interesting prospects via your connections.

Red Pages - subscription website that lists the agents, publicists and managers for more than 20,000 international celebrities.

Spotlight Presenters Directory – features profiles and agent contact details for more than 700 UK-based TV presenters. Cost: £20

TED Talks - a non-profit organization dedicated to “ideas worth spreading”, which holds annual conferences around the world where expert speakers from the  worlds arts, business, science, technology deliver inspiring 18-minute talks. Around 600 talks can be accessed online.