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020 $a9781137265913 (hardback)
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050 00 $aPN1992.3.G7$bC667 2013
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084 $aPER010000$aPER010010$aPER010030$2bisacsh
100 1 $aCooke, Lez,$eauthor.
245 10 $aStyle in British television drama /$cLez Cooke, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK.
264 1 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2013.
300 $axii, 160 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aPalgrave Close Readings in Film and Television
520 $a"Cooke's pioneering book discusses changes in televisual style in British television drama from the 1950s to the early 21st century. Taking dinner table scenes as a recurring motif, each chapter analyses the construction of the scene in terms of camerawork, editing, dialogue and performance, exploring how decisions made by the director and members of the production team contribute to the narrative meaning of the scene. The scenes analysed come from single plays, series and serials, including Nineteen Eighty-Four, Coronation Street, Middlemarch, This Life and Teachers. Accompanied by frame grabs to illustrate the analysis, each drama is discussed in relation to changes in production practices, technology, aesthetic preferences, and social and institutional change. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book is pertinent for anyone interested in how British television drama has changed, stylistically, from the live era of the 1950s to the fast-paced, high-tech dramas of the 2000s"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 155-157) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction1.Nineteen Eighty-Four (BBC, 1954)2. Coronation Street (ITV, 1960)3.The Bond (BBC1, 1965)4.Upstairs Downstairs (ITV, 1971)5.Bar Mitzvah Boy (BBC1, 1976)6.Middlemarch (BBC2, 1994)7.This Life (BBC2, 1996)8.Births, Marriages and Deaths (BBC2, 1999)9.Teachers (Channel 4, 2001)ConclusionAppendix 1: Select Glossary of Technical TermsAppendix 2: Average Shot LengthsNotes and ReferencesBibliographyIndex.
650 0 $aTelevision serials$zGreat Britain$xHistory.
650 0 $aTelevision$zGreat Britain$xAesthetics.
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Television / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Television / Direction & Production.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism.$2bisacsh
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