Television: Critical Methods and ApplicationsANALYZING TELEVISION takes television seriously and has as its premise that students and teachers are also taking television seriously in courses on television criticism and aesthetics. The text starts with a look at narrative structure in television. Then it examines television style in settings, in camera style and principles, in editing and in sound. Finally the text looks at a variety of critical approaches to the study of television. |
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