{"product_id":"critical-approaches-to-tv-and-film-set-design-9781138636507","title":"Critical Approaches to TV and Film Set Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe analysis of scenic design in film and television is often neglected, with visual design elements relegated to part of the mise-en-scène in cinema or simply as wallpaper in television. \u003ci\u003eCritical Approaches to TV and Film Set Design\u003c\/i\u003e positions itself from the audience perspective to explore how we watch TV and film, and how set design enhances and influences the viewing experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy using semiotics, history and narratology and adding concepts drawn from art, architecture and theatre, Geraint D'Arcy reworks the key concepts of set design. Looking at the impact of production design on how the viewer reads film and television, these updated theories can be applied more flexibly and extensively in academic criticism. D'Arcy creates a new theoretical approach, representing a significant expansion of the field and filling the remaining gaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is ideal for anyone interested in understanding how we can read and interpret design in film and television, and shoul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A comprehensive and enlightening work that brings the importance of studying set design to the fore of film, television and media studies scholarship once and for all.’ – \u003cb\u003eBen Lamb\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer in Media, Teesside University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A thorough and interesting book spanning hundreds of years of screen content, its set design, and its development and criticism. This is a valuable resource for students, theorists and academics alike.’ – \u003cb\u003eKerry Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e, Course Leader, BA Production Arts for Screen, Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts, London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is an excellent text for anyone studying production design and also for those studying film in general. D’Arcy clearly maps out the theoretical terrain and key discussions within it, calling for a deeper understanding of production design and the ways in which it contributes to the film text.’ – \u003cb\u003eJane Barnwell\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer in Moving Image, University of Westminster\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e00_Introduction: Histories and Contexts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e01_ Critical Underpinnings \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e02_Film, Realism and the Nineteenth-Century Crisis in Representation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e03_Television, History, Realism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e04_Architecture and Film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e05_Narrative and Film Design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e06_Reading Television Design Through Genre and Narrative. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e07_Dramatic Function in Spatial Design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e08_Conclusion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515640275287,"sku":"9781138636507","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-approaches-to-tv-and-film-set-design-9781138636507","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}