Visible Fictions by John Ellis

Visible Fictions by John Ellis

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Summary

Ellis questions the assumption that cinema and television are interchangeable media. He sees cinema and broadcast TV not as competitive media, but as distinct forms, able to play interdependent social roles.

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Visible Fictions by John Ellis

This revised edition of a standard textbook combines an examination of the cinema and television industries with a detailed analysis of their aesthetic and semiotic characteristics. John Ellis draws on his experience as an independent television producer to provide a comprehensive and challenging overview of the place of film, television and video in our daily lives and their future prospects in a changing media landscape.
Now an independent TV producer, John Ellis has been a lecturer in film studies, an editor of and contributor to Screen magazine, and also co-wrote Language and Materialism (RKP 1978).
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ISBN 13 9780415075138
ISBN 10 0415075130
Title Visible Fictions
Author John Ellis
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1992-07-23
Number of pages 310
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.