Television and British Cinema Convergence and Divergence Since 1990
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 t
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Television and British Cinema Convergence and Divergence Since 1990 Hannah Andrews Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York, UK
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables
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Acknowledgements
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List of Abbreviations
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A Note on FilmFour
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Introduction: The Contexts of Convergence Unknown cinemas and lost continents: Locating television in British cinema studies Quality in broadcasting: Public service brands and ‘Cinematic’ television Convergence: A new media discourse? Convergence and divergence in British cinema and television
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Part I Convergence/Divergence: The Relations between Television and Film at the End of the Analogue Era 1 Film and Television Drama: The Making of a Relationship Film and television production: From telecine to television films David Rose, English Regions Drama and Channel 4’s department of fiction Conclusion 2 Television as Film, Film as Television: Broadcasting Cinema in the 1990s Film 4 Today: Re-broadcasting, re-branding Broadcasting art cinema: Channel 4 and Derek Jarman Four Weddings and a Funeral as a television event Conclusion v
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3 Commercialism and Qualit
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