Reading between Designs : : Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Doctor Who / / Simon J. Barker, Piers D. Britton.
From the alien worlds of Star Trek to the realistic operating room of ER, the design of sets and costumes contributes not only to the look and mood of television shows, but even more importantly to the creation of memorable characters. Yet, until now, this crucial aspect of television creativity has...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION Design for Television as a Subject for Study: The Critical Background
- CHAPTER ONE Making a Spectacle: Design for Television in the Arena of Cultural Studies
- CHAPTER TWO Agents Extraordinary: Stylishness and the Sense of Play in Design for The Avengers
- CHAPTER THREE Your Village: Cultural Traps in The Prisoner
- CHAPTER FOUR Worlds Apart: Originality and Conservatism in the Imagery of Doctor Who
- AFTERWORD
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX