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Title The changing spaces of television acting : from studio realism to location realism in BBC television drama / Richard Hewett.
Author Hewett, Richard, 1970- author.
Publisher Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.


Status Loan Type Location Shelf-mark
 In Library  Standard  Library Level 11  Theatre T200.A3 HEW  

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Description xiii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN 9781784992989
1784992984
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index.
Summary This title is an historical overview and a then-and-now comparison of performing for British television drama. By examining changing acting styles from distinct eras of television production - studio realism and location realism - it makes a unique contribution to both television and performance studies, unpacking the various determinants that have combined to influence how performers work in the medium. Comparing the original versions of The Quatermass Experiment (BBC, 1953), Doctor Who (BBC, 1963-89) and Survivors (BBC, 1975-77) with their respective modern-day re-makes, the book unpacks the developments that have resulted from the shift from multi-camera studio to single camera location production. Textual analysis is combined with extensive archive research into production process and reception, alongside interviews with numerous actors and production personnel from more than sixty years of television production.
Library Class Theatre T200.A3
Subject British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
Television acting -- Great Britain.
Television acting -- Technique -- History.

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