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1 online resource (232 pages) |
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| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Editorâ#x80;#x99;s introduction; 1 Film noir: gesture under pressure; 2 Captured ghosts: horror acting in the 1970s British television drama; 3 Docudrama performance: realism, recognition and representation; 4 Living stories: performance in the contemporary biopic; 5Borders and boundaries in Deadwood; 6 The Colbert Report: performing the news as parody for the postmodern viewer; 7 Contemporary comedy performance in British sitcom; 8 2-D performance and the re-animated actor in science fiction cinema. |
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9 The multiple determinants of television acting10 Bollywood blends: genre and performance in Shahrukh Khanâ#x80;#x99;s post-millennial films; Index. |
| Summary |
Looking at contemporary film and television, this book explores how popular genres frame our understanding of on-screen performance. It brings together ground-breaking and inspiring work on this topic from both renowned and newer academics in the field. Previous studies of screen performance have tended to fix upon star actors, directors, or programme makers, or they have concentrated upon particular training and acting styles. Moving outside of these confines, this book provides a truly interdisciplinary account of performance in film and television and examines a much neglected area in our u. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Film genres.
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Film genres. |
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Television program genres.
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Television program genres. |
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Motion picture acting.
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Motion picture acting. |
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Television acting.
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Television acting. |
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Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc.
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Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc. |
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Television programs -- Plots, themes, etc.
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Television programs -- Plots, themes, etc. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cornea, Christine. Genre and performance: film and television. Oxford : Manchester University Press, ©2017 |
| ISBN |
9781526129833 |
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1526129833 |
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