Style in British Television Drama

"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"--

Product details

• Authors: L Cooke, L. Cooke, Lez Cooke
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.10.2013
• EAN: 9781137265913
• ISBN: 978-1-137-26591-3
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television; Palgrave Close Readings in Fil; Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television; Palgrave Close Readings in Fil
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Genre, B, Cultural History, Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Social & cultural history, Film History, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Regional Studies, Culture—Study and teaching, Civilization—History, Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Film and Television Studies, Film and TV History, Screen Studies, Motion pictures—History, Motion pictures and television, Film history, theory & criticism, Film genres, Film: styles & genres, Genre Studies, Motion pictures—Production and direction, Directing, bibliography;drama;knowledge;style;television