1st Edition

Cinematic Digital Television Negotiating the Nexus of Production, Reception and Aesthetics

By Chris Comerford Copyright 2022
202 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Chris Comerford explores cinematic digital television as an artistic classification and an academic object of study, and illuminates the slippage in definitions of previously understood media forms. The growth of television as an artistic, informative medium has given rise to shifts in the aesthetic style of the programmes we watch, and this book outlines these shifts along with the... Read more

Introduction 1. Quality and the Cinematic: Contested Grounds in Television 2. Aesthetics and Style in Cinematic Television 3. Production, Engagement, Intervention: Industries and Audiences in Cinematic Digital Television 4. Episodic Brand-Building: Cinematic Digital Television as Experience and Extension 5. Reevaluating Cinematic Television: Four Case Studies  Conclusion

Biography

Chris Comerford is Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Wollongong, Australia. His research specialises in screen studies, fan studies and digital media, mapping cinematic television in relation to production, reception and aesthetic aspects of screen studies, and the benefits of emergent media, including social media, video games and streaming television, in leisure and pedagogy.