Channel 4 And The British Film Industry 1982 1998

Author : Laura Mayne
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 147443729X
Total Pages : 201 pages
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Download or read book Channel 4 and the British Film Industry, 1982-1998 written by Laura Mayne and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph offers the first ever comprehensive study of Channel 4's film production, distribution and broadcasting activities and represents a significant contribution to British cinema and television history. The importance of Channel 4 to the British film industry over the last 40 years cannot be overstated. The birth of the Channel in 1982 heralded a convergence between the UK film and television sectors which was particularly notable given that the two industries had historically been at loggerheads. In addition to its role as a broadcaster and curator of feature film programming, since its inception Channel 4 has funded or co-funded hundreds of feature films through its film commissioning arm, Film4. The Channel's commitment to financing between 15-20 films per year helped form the backbone of the ailing film sector throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, while Film4 funding has also been instrumental to the success of many companies which have become vital to the British film industry.

Author : Laura Mayne
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474437303
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Channel 4 and the British Film Industry, 1982-1998 written by Laura Mayne and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph offers the first ever comprehensive study of Channel 4's film production, distribution and broadcasting activities and represents a significant contribution to British cinema and television history. The importance of Channel 4 to the British film industry over the last 40 years cannot be overstated. The birth of the Channel in 1982 heralded a convergence between the UK film and television sectors which was particularly notable given that the two industries had historically been at loggerheads. In addition to its role as a broadcaster and curator of feature film programming, since its inception Channel 4 has funded or co-funded hundreds of feature films through its film commissioning arm, Film4. The Channel's commitment to financing between 15-20 films per year helped form the backbone of the ailing film sector throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, while Film4 funding has also been instrumental to the success of many companies which have become vital to the British film industry.

Author : Hannah Andrews
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137311177
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Television and British Cinema written by Hannah Andrews and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undertaking a thorough and timely investigation of the relationship between television and cinema in Britain since 1990, Hannah Andrews explores the convergence between the two forms, at industrial, cultural and intermedial levels, and the ways in which the media have also been distinguished from one another through discourse and presentation.

Author : Jacob Leigh
Publisher : Wallflower Press
ISBN 13 : 9781903364314
Total Pages : 230 pages
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Download or read book The Cinema of Ken Loach written by Jacob Leigh and published by Wallflower Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Cinema of Ken Loach: Art in the Service of the People examines the linking of art and politics that distinguishes the work of this leading British film director. Loach's films manifest recurrent themes over a long period of working with various collaborators, yet his handling of those themes has changed throughout his career. This book examines those changes as a way of reaching an understanding of Loach's style and meaning. It evaluates how Loach incorporates his political beliefs and those of his writers into his work and augments this thematic interpretation with contextual information gleaned from original archive research and new interviews."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Lone Eagle Publishing
Publisher : Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780943728940
Total Pages : 692 pages
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Download or read book 1998 Cinematographers, Production Designers, Costume Designers, and Film Editors Guide written by Lone Eagle Publishing and published by Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC. This book was released on 1997-07 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete, reliable and comprehensive reference book on below-the-line crew for motion pictures.

Author : Robert Murphy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838715339
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Directors in British and Irish Cinema written by Robert Murphy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to directors who have worked in the British and Irish film industries between 1895 and 2005. Each of its 980 entries on individuals directors gives a resume of the director's career, evaluates their achievements and provides a complete filmography. It is useful for those interested in film-making in Britain and Ireland.

Author : Galt, Frances
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1529206308
Total Pages : 250 pages
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Download or read book Women’s Activism Behind the Screens written by Galt, Frances and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frances C. Galt explores the role of trade unions and women’s activism in the British film and television industries in this important contribution to debates around gender inequality. The book traces the influence of the union for technicians and other behind-the-camera workers and examines the relationship between gender and class in the labour movement. Drawing on previously unseen archival material and oral history interviews with activists, it casts new light on women’s experiences of union participation and feminism over nine decades. As concerns about the gender pay gap, women’s rights and harassment continue, it assesses historical progress and points the way to further change in film and TV.

Author : Piers D. Britton
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292783299
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Download or read book Reading between Designs written by Piers D. Britton and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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Author : I.Q. Hunter
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1315392178
Total Pages : 473 pages
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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History written by I.Q. Hunter and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 39 chapters The Routledge Companion to British Cinema History offers a comprehensive and revisionist overview of British cinema as, on the one hand, a commercial entertainment industry and, on the other, a series of institutions centred on economics, funding and relations to government. Whereas most histories of British cinema focus on directors, stars, genres and themes, this Companion explores the forces enabling and constraining the films’ production, distribution, exhibition, and reception contexts from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The contributors provide a wealth of empirical and archive-based scholarship that draws on insider perspectives of key film institutions and illuminates aspects of British film culture that have been neglected or marginalized, such as the watch committee system, the Eady Levy, the rise of the multiplex and film festivals. It also places emphasis on areas where scholarship has either been especially productive and influential, such as in early and silent cinema, or promoted new approaches, such as audience and memory studies.