Television [DVD] : critical methods and applications / Jeremy G. Butler.

Originally published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, c2002. 2nd ed.

Incluye bibliografía.

Understanding television´s structures and systems: Television´s ebb and flow; Narrative structure, television stories; Building narrative, character, actor, star; Beyond and beside narrative structure -- Television´s style, image and sound: Style and setting, mise-en-scene; Style and the camera, videography and cinemotography; Style and editing; Style and sound; A history of television style / G.A. Copeland -- Special topics in television form: Music television / B. Allan; Animated television, the narrative cartoon; Television commercial -- Critical analysis, methodology: Alternatives to empirical study -- Appendix: Sample analyses -- Glossary.

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This ... text explores how television constructs meaning and encourages readers to incorporate critical thinking into their TV viewing. [The book] introduces students to the processes through which television tells stories, presents news, and sells products to its viewers. Looking beyond the ´how to´ techniques of producing television content, this text examines how videography, acting, lighting, set design, editing, and sound work together to produce the meanings that viewers take away from their television experience. [The book] also provides critical and historical contexts, explaining how critical methods have been applied to the medium and highlighting the evolution of television style through the decades ... This text is intended for courses in television critical studies, and is also suitable for media and screen studies.-Back cover.