Reading Between Designs: Visual Imagery and the Generation of Meaning in the Avengers, the Prisoner , and Doctor Who - Couverture souple

Britton, Piers D.; Barker, Simon J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0292709277 ISBN 13 : 9780292709270

Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2003

Synopsis

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 received little critical attention, despite the ongoing interest in production design within the closely allied discipline of film studies.

In this book, Piers Britton and Simon Barker offer a first analytical study of scenic and costume design for television drama series. They focus on three enduringly popular series of the 1960s-The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Doctor Who-and discuss such topics as the sartorial image of Steed in The Avengers, the juxtaposition of picturesque and fascistic architecture in The Prisoner, and the evolution of the high-tech interior of Doctor Who's TARDIS. Interviews with the series' original designers and reproductions of their original drawings complement the authors' analysis, which sheds new light on a variety of issues, from the discourse of fashion to that of the heritage industry, notions of "Pop" and retro, and the cultural preoccupation with realism and virtual reality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Piers D. Britton is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Redlands in Redlands, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Texas Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0292709277
• ISBN 13: 9780292709270
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 267
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible